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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 2010

Shock leave no doubt in ArenaBowl

The Spokane Shock finished off the Arena Football League season in style Friday, thumping Tampa Bay 69-57 in ArenaBowl XXIII at the Arena. The Shock earned the AFL title in their first season in the league, which returned from a one-year absence in 2009. Spokane…

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WSU players ready for a change 

COUGARS It's time to get to the games it seems. Though the opener is still two weeks away – to jog your memory, Washington State will travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State on Sept. 4 – the Cougars are starting to get a…

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Vandals' gear goes missing

As first reported by KREM, the Idaho Vandals had almost $3,000 worth of football equipment stolen from the Kibbie Dome last weekend. The gear included helmets, pads and footballs. And went all of it went missing, coach Robb Akey said this: "I’m assuming they must…

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Ta'amu, Whittaker honored

If the Spokane Shock were looking for additional motivation heading into tonight's ArenaBowl, they might find an easy source with the All-AFL awards. After getting blanked in the eight top player/coach awards released Tuesday-Thursday, the Shock had two players recognized with the release of the…

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WSU builds depth at running back 

COUGARS We're back in the Northwest and ready to get back into the swing of Washington State football practice. We kept the links up through the magic of modern technology – aren't these internet machines groovy? – but now we get to use our eyeballs…

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