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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014

Madison misses out on WAC's top award

In the end, the Western Athletic Conference's nine coaches went with the best player on the one of the league's two best teams instead of the league's leading scorer. New Mexico State's Daniel Mullings was named WAC Player of the Year on Sunday afternoon, beating…

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Impact of WSU's win over UCLA

Video courtesy of WSU Athletics From Pullman -- Washington State's win over UCLA last night was more than just an uplifting couple hours at the end of a dreary season. The game leapfrogged WSU over USC in the standings, keeping WSU out of last place…

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Day after Santa Clara

Back with a day-after post from Gonzaga's 77-75 survive-and-advance special over No. 9 Santa Clara. David Stockton hit the game-winner, a mad dash down the lane finished off by a right-handed layup from the left side of the rim. Sam Dower Jr. provided the foundation…

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Sunday morning Pac-12 links

From Pullman -- The Washington State seniors went out in style last night, upending UCLA in the regular season finale. We've also got video and quotes from the win. However, the laws of the universe required that the WSU women fall in the Pac-12 tournament…

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Idaho completes road sweep at UMKC

The Idaho basketball team entered the week with three road wins all year. In the span of three days, it pocketed two victories away from Moscow -- and the latest was arguably the Vandals' most impressive road victory of the season. Idaho thundered back from…

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