Spokane got off to another slow start, but recovered quickly and handled Las Vegas 51-34 on Saturday. The third-seeded Shock (7-11) will meet No. 2 Arizona next Saturday in the first round of the National Conference playoffs. More below.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • For those of you who have been waiting for Washington State football since, I don’t know, last December, today is the day. Not the first game of the 2015 season, mind you. Just the first practice. But it will have to do. Read on.
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