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TUESDAY, AUG. 17, 2010

O-line looks better in UI scrimmage 

The Vandals' retooled offensive line appears to be coming together. The starting five -- though no one is calling it that -- protected much better, which led to some explosive plays from Nathan Enderle and Co.We've got all the details below.

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Five GU conference games on ESPN

Five of Gonzaga's West Coast Conference games will be televised on ESPN's family of stations. The five games are Jan. 20 at Santa Clara, Jan. 27 vs. Saint Mary's, Feb 3 at Portland, Feb. 10 at Loyola Marymount and Feb. 24 at Saint Mary's.The Santa…

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Ferris wide receivers Jordan Tonani, left, and Jason Bates celebrate Bates' 2nd touchdown catch of the game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, during  the state 4A championship game. (Patrick Hagerty / Special to The Spokesman-Review)

Practices begin Wednesday 

Greater Spokane League football teams begin preseason workouts Wednesday. Over in Idaho, Lake City and Coeur d'Alene, among others, have a week under their belts with Aug. 27 openers looming.I'll be out checking out a couple of practices Wednesday.Here's your chance to start talking prep…

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Whittaker, Rowley honored

Spokane's Huey Whittaker and Kyle Rowley have been selected for weekly AFL honors. Whittaker was named Ironman of the week. He had 165 receiving yards and assisted on one tackle in the Shock's playoff win over Milwaukee. Rowley was named Playmaker of the week after…

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WSU ready to return to practice 

COUGARS Washington State gets back to work today after their first day off of the fall. The Cougars will go through another two-a-day, with practice starting at 8:30 this morning. The second will be at 3:30 this afternoon. Before they get underway, we have some…

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