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TUESDAY, NOV. 30, 2010

Q&A with Vandal WR Eric Greenwood 

Saturday, along with 14 other Idaho seniors, Eric Greenwood will play his final game as a Vandal. The 6-foot-6 wide receiver from Edmonds, Wash., was the first recruit to sign with Robb Akey after the coach took the job before the 2007 season, and he's…

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WSU pounds cold Sac State 

COUGARS The Sacramento State Hornets didn't prove to be much of a test for Washington State on Tuesday night. But there were a few interesting aspects of the 84-36 Cougar win that we didn't get into our game story, so read on.

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WSU leads 47-17 at the half 

COUGARS We promised a halftime post so here it is. But really ... Washington State broke out to a 27-0 lead before Sacramento State scored. Antoine Proctor did the honors with a drive at the 10:02 mark. By then eight Cougars had scored. The closest…

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Zags crush EWU 

Gonzaga rolled to a 49-20 halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way, defeating Eastern Washington 86-57 on Tuesday. Steven Gray hit his first six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points. Rob Sacre and Mathis Monninghoff each had 13 and Sam Dower added 11.…

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A double-duty WSU post 

COUGARS OK, so we're out of the bubble and into Beasley, trying to get ready to cover tonight's basketball game with Sacramento State. My guess is the crowd will be somewhere around 125 non-students, considering the condition of the roads, but Whitman County folks are…

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Colfax's Tyler McNannay hangs onto Adna's Bubba Lara after Lara caught a pass during the third quarter of the state 2B high school football championship game in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Adna won 32-24. (John Froschauer / Associated Press)

Gridiron Classic schedule 

Click the link below to see the schedule for the Washington football state championship games Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.QUESTION: Which teams do you think will win? I'll share my predictions Thursday in my Pick 6 feature.Pictured above is Colfax defensive back Tyler…

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Lewiston at CdA girls ppd

The anticipated early showdown between three-time defending Idaho 5A state girls basketball champ Coeur d'Alene and runner-up Lewiston, scheduled for tonight at CdA, has been postponed because of the storm passing through the area. No makeup date has been announced.In fact, it looks like most…

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WSU puts in a little extra time for UW 

COUGARS Talking to Myron Beck after practice last night, he said it took him 8 hours to get home to Seattle for Thanksgiving break. Which is about as long as practice seemed Monday, as Washington State didn't hit, but it spent a lot of time…

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