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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012

Shock news

A couple of news items, one involving a fire at Shock player Kevin Ellison's apartment, the other an update on AFL labor negotiations. First, the fire in the apartment complex where virtually every Shock player resides. Ellison will face arson charges, according to investigators. The…

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Gonzaga's Mathis Monninghoff, above, and Demetri Goodson, right, dive into to take the ball from Memphis' Will Barton, left, who helped the Tigers past the Bulldogs, 62-58, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at the Spokane Arena. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Monninghoff leaving GU program

Mathis Mönninghoff, a 6-foot-7 forward who saw limited playing time in two seasons at Gonzaga, has decided to leave the program to sign with a professional team in Germany, Bulldogs assistant coach Tommy Lloyd said. Mönninghoff, who is from Ibbenbüren, Germany, played just 134 minutes…

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An odd sort of Thursday morning 

A GRIP ON SPORTS Kind of an odd day. Maybe it's because the sun is shining. OK, not really, but it's not raining and the clouds are a bit scattered. Or maybe it's because we found a series of stories worth passing along on Olympic…

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