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Raises, extensions for Boise State, Idaho men's basketball coaches

Leon Rice is heading into his third year as coach for the Boise State mens basketball, while womens coach Gordy Presnell is headed into his eighth year at BSU.

The State Board of Education will consider new deals for Leon Rice and Don Verlin this week.

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Local colleges: Boise State hires track coach from Iowa State

Also: C of I AD earns league honor, College National Finals Rodeo results, new WAC commissioner
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Idaho colleges: Idaho receiver transfers; C of I football adds 7; new BSU soccer assistant

Jahrie Level, the Vandals' third-leading receiver in 2012, has transferred to the New York school, the FCS program announced Monday. Level had 46 catches for 538 yards and scored two TDs last season as a sophomore, his lone campaign with the Vandals after transferring from a junior college.
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Idaho colleges: Bates third, two pole vaulters in top eight at NCAA track

Three of the state's track and field standouts earned first-team All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday in Eugene. Boise State junior Emma Bates finished third in the women's 10,000 meters, Idaho senior Jeremy Klas (Moscow High) finished sixth in the men...
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Title track: Eight Idaho athletes in the NCAA championships

Eight competitors from Idaho schools — four from Boise State, three from Idaho and one from Idaho state — will participate in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships Wednesday through Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
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Vandals add two more coaches to football staff

Eric Brown joins the Idaho staff as the linebackers coach, and Bam Hardmon is the new defensive line coach.
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Idaho colleges: Boise State, Idaho, Idaho State athletes qualify for track nationals

Boise State juniors Emma Bates (women's 5,000 meters), Matt Post (men's hammer throw) and Daveon Collins (men's 200) qualified Saturday for the NCAA track and field national championships.
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Idaho colleges: Forward Vujovic leaves Boise State basketball team

Vukasin Vujovic, who played in nine games last season as a true freshman, is returning to his native Serbia to pursue other opportunities, the university announced Friday. Vujovic averaged 1.2 points and 0.4 rebounds per game. Boise State is expected to add three new players next season, and with...
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Vandals' response to Akey's lawsuit: He doesn't deserve extra money

The University of Idaho, in an official response to fired football coach Robb Akey's lawsuit asking for extra compensation, denies that it breached their contract.
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Idaho colleges roundup: Boise State's Bettles loses in NCAA men's tennis singles first round

Junior Andy Bettles lost to USC sophomore Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Wednesday in Urbana, Ill. Hanfmann broke Bettles' serve in the match's first game to seize early control, then earned another break at 3-2 to take over the second set. Bettles (30-...
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Pullman police want felony charge for Vandals receiver

The Pullman, Wash., police department on Wednesday issued a conclusion of its investigation into a March 24 assault involving Washington State and Idaho football players.