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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2012

Chiefs beat Tri-City on the road

Beating the top team in the Western Hockey League on home ice is one thing. Doing it on the road is another. Less than a week after beating the Tri-City Americans at the Arena, the Spokane Chiefs scored the encore they were looking for on…

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Mike Aviani scored earlier for Spokane, but missed this golden opportunity – as the Chiefs did often – against Seatte goalie Calvin Pickard. (Dan Pelle)

Chiefs take on Tri-City tonight

Before a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Spokane Arena on Monday put out the Spokane Chiefs' fire, they ingnited the ice last Saturday to defeat the top team in the Western Hockey League - the Tri-City Americans. New Chiefs' forward Dylan…

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No GSL basketball games tonight

All Greater Spokane League boys and girls basketball games tonight have been postponed. "It was decided that the forecast was to threatening with the possibility of freezing rain on top of snow," GSL secretary Herb Rotchford said. Rotchford had hoped the games could be made…

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David Stockton, left, and Kevin Pangos, rear, of Gonzaga combine to stop the drive of Cody Doolin of San Francisco and cause a turnover. (Christopher Anderson)

Day after San Francisco

The words of warning have been issued and they finally came true last night. LMU, one of the teams outside the Big 3 of Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and BYU, rose up and smacked the Cougars in Provo last night. It probably won't be the last…

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Nothing but college hoop news 

A GRIP ON SPORTS It was a perfect night for Inland Northwest men's college basketball teams, despite the weather. Gonzaga handled USF rather easily at home and Washington State rallied from 13 down in the second half to top Pac-12 front-runner Stanford. It wasn't as…

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