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SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 2013

Lanigan makes big saves to thwart Chiefs

Cam Lanigan, the reigning Western Hockey League Goaltender of the Week, stopped 55 shots and chalked up two rare assists Saturday night during the Medicine Hat Tigers' 4-3 win over the Spokane Chiefs at the Arena. Spokane outshot the Tigers 22-7 in the second period…

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Barone's huge game carries Idaho

Kyle Barone is making a strong case for WAC player of the year honors. He followed a 27-point, 16-rebound effort on Thursday with 25 points and 16 rebounds tonight in a 74-70 win over UTSA. He also made the biggest play of the night when…

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GU's quick start buries another WCC foe

Gonzaga got off to another quick start, endured another somewhat sloppy second half and won another WCC home game. The Bulldogs knocked off San Francisco 66-52 on Saturday, following a similar pattern to their two previous conference home games. GU outscored Saint Mary's, BYU and…

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Medicine Hat makes most of its shots

Boston Leier and Hunter Shinkaruk scored second-period goals Saturday to give the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers a 2-1 lead over the Spokane Chiefs in Western Hockey League play. Spokane outshot the Tigers 20-7 in the second period and just missed scoring seconds before Leier's goal…

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Fiddler's 34th gives Chiefs 1-0 lead

Todd Fiddler scored his Western Hockey League-leading 34th goal of the season at 17:15 of the first period Saturday night to give the Spokane Chiefs a 1-0 lead over the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Arena. Mike Aviani assisted on the goal for his 50th…

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Rare look at Medicine Hat

The Spokane Chiefs are 25 minutes away from their only matchup of the 2012-13 Western Hockey League season against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Medicine Hat hasn't played at the Arena since Dec. 3, 2010. The Tigers are hovering around .500, but they've won seven of…

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Tale of the tape: WSU 71, OSU 68

COUGARS FROM CORVALLIS -- A physical, emotional game finally went the way of the Washington State Cougars, who won at Gill Coliseum today for the fourth consecutive time. We have our usual recap after the jump, so read on.

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I gave my heart years ago

A GRIP ON SPORTS What makes a relationship work? When a long history is shared and expectations have grown, sometimes it takes a lot of work to keep a relationship going, growing, and to keep it fresh. I'm in one of those relationships right now…

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From Corvallis, with links

COUGARS FROM CORVALLIS -- It's another Pac-12 gameday, this one featuring four games. Washington State's tilt with Oregon State is among them. We have some links before that game tips at 2 p.m., so read on.

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