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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/1030 WILSON-COMMENCEMENT REMARKS Russell Wilson takes jab at NC State on lesson learned MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s quip about a personal lesson learned has gone over well at the University of Wisconsin but ruffled some feathers where he began his college career in […]

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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1243 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINATAS Oregon class celebration has presidential candidate pinatas (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon civics teacher is getting some unexpected attention because a presidential candidate pinata was part of a class celebration after the students completed their exams. Students brought […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/620 MARINERS Surprising Seattle leads the AL West in mid-May SEATTLE (AP) — When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound. Dipoto believed the Mariners could be revamped without spending heavily in free agency through […]

Rhody Royalty Crowned at Showcase

Queen Rhododendra CIX, Hannah Anderson Siuslaw High School junior Hannah Anderson was crowned Queen Rhododendra 109 last night, capping off an evening of performances on the stage at the Florence Events Center. Anderson’s talent was a humorous radio show based on the 1940s according to Chantelle Meyer with the Siuslaw […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/907 TRAIL BLAZERS-WARRIORS Splash Brothers Curry, Thompson send Warriors to West finals OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six 3-pointers, Stephen Curry added 29 and sealed it with a 3 with 24.9 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference […]