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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015

Shock sloppy in 54-43 home loss

Spokane head coach Andy Olson summarized it succinctly: "It was sloppy, from quarterback play to fumbled kickoff returns to broken coverages on defense. Everything about it was sloppy." All of those mistakes added up as Spokane dropped its home opener to Philadelphia, 54-43, Saturday at…

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Members of Atomic City and Snake Pit Derby Dames take part in the well-coordinated chaos of roller derby.

Rolling down memory lane with roller derby 

A GRIP ON SPORTS • I guess it is an appropriate weekend for a surprise. Nothing's more surprising than when your 4-year-old discovers an Easter egg under a bush that was hidden there when she was a 3-year-old. So being able to pass along a story on roller derby, while surprising, isn't in that category. Read on.

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