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Cougars won by keeping Bryce Love in check

Sun., Nov. 5, 2017

Stanford playing football in the snow is rare – even more rare than a lackluster day from electric Cardinal running back Bryce Love.

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Getting drafted would be a kick but Idaho’s Austin Rehkow won’t be watching

Wed., April 26, 2017

Austin Rehkow doesn’t plan on tuning into a moment of NFL draft coverage this weekend. He won’t be glued to his phone for updates, either.

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Idaho Vandals work to improve defensive secondary after bowl-winning season

UPDATED: Thu., April 6, 2017

Lloyd Hightower is listed at 173 pounds on the Idaho spring football roster.

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WSU Cougars beat UC Davis to reach WNIT quarterfinals

Thu., March 23, 2017

Energized by the loudest home crowd coach June Daugherty could remember in her 10 years at WSU, the Cougars’ unlikely postseason run continued Thursday night with a 71-62 victory over UC Davis in the third round of the WNIT.

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Vandals men prepare for Texas State with another 20-win season in reach

Tue., March 21, 2017

The season is stretching into its sixth month and the Idaho men’s basketball team had to make another multileg trip for tonight’s second-round CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament game at Texas State.

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Vandals men breeze to victory in first round of CIT

Wed., March 15, 2017

Their star point guard scored his fewest points since early December. Their home atmosphere – a crowd of 1,109 with students on spring break – was sleepy for much of Wednesday night.

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It’s not the NCAAs, but CIT still valued reward for Vandals

Tue., March 14, 2017

It doesn’t have the prestige of the NCAA Tournament, or even the College Basketball Invitational that the University of Idaho played in last year. But the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament affords the Vandals something that men’s basketball coach Don Verlin holds in high regard.

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Idaho enters Big Sky men’s basketball tournament as conference’s hottest team

Wed., March 8, 2017

For two weeks in China, it was just them.

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Vandals hold off Weber State in overtime despite absence of leading scorer Victor Sanders

Sat., Feb. 25, 2017

When the news reached Weber State coach Randy Rahe that Idaho would be without Victor Sanders on Saturday afternoon, he didn’t exactly rejoice.

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Unbreakable bond: Prison time didn’t shatter Sanderses’ strong relationship

Wed., Feb. 22, 2017

Idaho's Victor Sanders, currently enjoying the finest year of his college career (21.2 points, 3.2 assists), was fatherless for 10 years. But no one played a bigger role in instilling in him a love for basketball than his dad – while in and out of prison.

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Board pushes back University of Idaho’s request to put more institutional funds toward athletics

Wed., Feb. 15, 2017

The University of Idaho wants more of its state funding to go to athletics to cover a projected deficit, and the State Board of Education wants more details before it grants UI’s request.

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Vic Sanders reaches 1,000-point mark as defensive-minded Idaho men race past Hornets

Sat., Feb. 4, 2017

Late in Saturday night’s game, Idaho guard Pat Ingram flew into a crowded spot on the floor and came away with the loose ball on defense.

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Idaho Vandals fill pressing needs on signing day

Wed., Feb. 1, 2017

The Idaho football program addressed several pressing needs and signed a couple of players with familiar last names to start National Signing Day.

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Dropping down may help Vandals with recruiting, says high school coach of UI recruit

Tue., Jan. 31, 2017

Capital High School football coach Todd Simis gets it. He understands the angst that many Idaho football fans feel about the Vandals transitioning to the Big Sky Conference in the fall of 2018.

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BJ Blake scores 18 points and Idaho roughs up last-place Northern Arizona

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 21, 2017

BJ Blake had a career-high 18 points, Vic Sanders had 17 and Idaho squeezed the life out of undermanned Northern Arizona 65-49, with 1,323 watching at Cowan Spectrum on Saturday.

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Eagles hold off late rally by Vandals to win Big Sky opener

Fri., Dec. 30, 2016

Eastern Washington held off a frenzied comeback attempt from rival Idaho to pocket a 69-62 win at Cowan Spectrum in the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball opener for both teams on Friday night.

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Lewiston man’s online petition seeks to keep Vandals in FBS

Thu., Dec. 29, 2016

The University of Idaho football team made its statement last week in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Now a Vandals booster is trying to make another one.

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Fire on ice: Vandals heat up, pound Rams in Potato Bowl

Thu., Dec. 22, 2016

Idaho took control in the second quarter and built a 34-point lead in the third quarter as the Vandals knocked off heavily favored Colorado State 61-50 in the 20th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Thursday before a crowd of 24,975 at Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium.

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Potato Bowl notes: Matt Linehan leads on field then makes waves during postgame

Thu., Dec. 22, 2016

First, Matt Linehan sizzled on the field. Then he made waves in a postgame radio interview. After leading Idaho to a 61-50 win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the junior quarterback told ESPN Radio that Idaho belonged in the FBS.

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Idaho coach Paul Petrino took to heart encouraging words in darker days

Wed., Dec. 21, 2016

In his first two seasons as Idaho football coach, Paul Petrino tried not to let the losing get to him.

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Young linebackers step up for Vandals

Tue., Dec. 20, 2016

Ed Hall is a walk-on-turned-starter whose dad plays on a reality TV show. Kaden Elliss is a turnover-producing force whose dad starred in the NFL. Tony Lashley, whose position coach says he has a Ray Lewis-like mindset, is Idaho’s leading tackler.

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Idaho’s Trent Cowan was born and raised to play football for Vandals

Sun., Dec. 18, 2016

Trent Cowan grew up wanting to play for the Idaho Vandals – to play for the team he had loved all his life. He also dreamed of facing Boise State at Broncos Stadium after traveling to the Idaho-BSU game every year with his family.

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Vandals welcome December practices as they prepare for Potato Bowl

Thu., Dec. 15, 2016

On Thursday evening, the Idaho Vandals completed their fifth practice to prep for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, where they will face Colorado State on Thursday at 4 p.m. PST.

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Vandals’ Steven Matlock remembers late mother, father ahead of Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Wed., Dec. 14, 2016

Steven Matlock remembers his mom dropping him off at college for the first time. He remembers how unhappy she was to say goodbye to her oldest son. Then he remembers getting the phone call.

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Football preview: Georgia State Panthers at Idaho Vandals

Fri., Dec. 2, 2016

They’re guaranteed to go to a bowl and finish fourth in the Sun Belt. So what’s left to motivate the Vandals as they finish the regular season against Georgia State? Plenty. Twenty seniors, including four from Paul Petrino’s first recruiting class in 2013, will be honored before the game as part of senior day.