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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 2012

Vandals win fifth straight

Kyle Barone remained hot Saturday night, going for a career-high 25 points. And the Vandals remained hot, dispatching Portland State 77-68 to push their winning streak to five games. My game story with all the details is below, if you're interested.

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Spokane defender Corbin Baldwin and goalie Mac Engel try to beat Seattle’s Colin Jacobs to loose puck in front of Chiefs’ goal. (Jesse Tinsley)

Chiefs' skid reaches four

After losing 3-2 on Saturday night to the U.S. Division-rival Americans in Tri-City, the Spokane Chiefs have now lost four-straight games - their longest losing streak of the season. Not ideal timing with the Western Hockey League regular season winding down. The Chiefs had a…

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Zags fall again at USF

Senior center Robert Sacre is still the only Bulldog on the roster to experience a win at San Francisco's War Memorial Gym. Gonzaga, after overtime losses to USF the last two years, lost on Rashad Green's 7-foot shot with 3.3 seconds left, giving the Dons…

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Gonzaga's Katelan Redmon shoots over Pepperdine's Lauren Bell, left, and Shay Cooney-Williams during the first period of play on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12, 2011,  at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Pregame from McCarthey

Less than an hour until the Gonzaga women's basketball team and Pepperdine Waves (12-12, 7-6 WCC) tip-off at the Kennel. One piece of good news, aside from the Bulldogs' 87-55 win over Santa Clara on Thursday, was last-place San Francisco's victory over BYU this week…

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Bandoumel, Idaho seniors bid adieu

The Vandals still have three more WAC regular-season games to play, but all are on the road. So tonight is it -- the final home date of the season. Portland State is in Moscow for a BracketBuster matchup (7:05 tip). And four Idaho seniors will…

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