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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

Indians show no signs of slowing down

There's almost a feel in the air at Avista Stadium that the Spokane Indians are going to find a way to win. After Tuesday night's 7-3 win over Boise, the Indians are 8-0 at home and 10-1 overall to start the Northwest League season. Five…

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Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota can get an early start on the 2014 Heisman Trophy race with a good performance in the Alamo Bowl. (Associated Press)

Fast forward: Oregon

​(Our series previewing the 2014 WSU football schedule continues with Oregon) A game against Oregon, the fastest, most efficient bully in college football, can quickly get out of hand. Washington State learned that last year when a commendable 34-24 halftime deficit turned into a 24-point…

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Chris Siegfried has the top-ranked Spokane Shock pointed in the right direction after wondering if his coaching days might be finished. 
 (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Siegried leaves coaching carousel

I caught up with Chris Siegfried, who coached Spokane to the 2006 arenafootball2 championship in the franchise's inaugural season, last week and the result was this Then & Now feature that ran in today's S-R. He's moved on from coaching after a couple of rough…

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Potent offense keeps Indians rolling

The hits started in the first inning and kept piling up. The Spokane Indians accounted for a season-high 15 hits Monday while improving their record to 9-1 with a 12-6 win over Boise in Northwest League play at Avista Stadium. Spokane had four hits, all…

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