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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 2010


Vandal men sign three

The Idaho men's basketball team has signed three players -- one high school senior and two junior college players -- on the first day of the early signing period. You can read my story on the signings here. Don Verlin said a fourth signing is…

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Article on newest Zags 

OK, a little later than intended, but here's a link to my article on Gonzaga's 2011 recruiting class, which signed on the dotted line today, that will run in Thursday's S-R. And here are some of Mark Few's comments on the newest Zags.

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Women's recruiting lists incomplete 

Seems to be too much news in the world of women's basketball.Washington State's list was in the previous post, along with Eastern's (those are the ones we know committed but EWU won't have an announcement until all letters of intent are returned. Idaho has one…

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GU cements 2011 class

Gonzaga has received letters of intent from Gary Bell, Ryan Spangler, Kevin Pangos and Kyle Dranginis. A fifth player, G-Prep's Chris Sarbaugh, is also coming to GU, but he's considered a walk-on since he'll be attending on a tuition waiver.I'll have an article up here…

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UTSA set to join WAC  

Idaho athletic director Rob Spear was quoted in the Lewiston Tribune today as saying expansion of the WAC could be immiment. "I would actually keep your eyes and ears open this week," Spear said. Sure enough, a San Antonio newspaper is reporting that the University…

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University's Jory Zettle (25) eludes Gonzaga Prep's Grenz Zach on a run in the third quarter, part of an on-again, off-again drive that resulted in a Titans touchdown.  (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

State football playoff pairings

Click the tab below and you'll find the matchups in the first round of the Washington football playoffs and the semifinal matchups in Idaho.Pictured above is University running back Jory Zettle, who will be the subject of my Thursday column.

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Ferris catcher Ryan Krustangel tags out Central Valley’s Joe Arlt at home plate Tuesday at CV. (Jesse Tinsley)

Area athletes signing today

Here are the area athletes that we're aware of so far today that have signed letters of intent.BaseballRyan Krustangel (Ferris), University of Washington, pictured above.Girls basketballCassie Thompson (Timberlake), Univeristy of Portland; Jordan Loera (Moses Lake), University of Oregon; Shelby Cheslek (Pullman), Gonzaga University; Shaniqua Nilles…

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More on WSU signees and hoops 

COUGARS We're going to have a story later today for tomorrow's S-R concerning Washington State's basketball signees and the practice of signing more players than there are scholarships available. But on the link we have some notes on WSU's two signees, Davonte Lacy and Greg…

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Angie Bjorklund puts in the winning basket with 2.3 seconds left for fourth-ranked Tennessee against host Florida.  (Associated Press / Fr117487 Ap)

Cougars women sign three

As the countdown continues to Friday's season openers, no doubt we'll keep stumbling into women's basketball news.Today is the first day of the fall signing period. We know some local girls are signing, but it could take all week to get the news out. Typically…

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