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For Price, Tide Could Turn Into Quicksand
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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December 22, 2002
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SPORTS COLUMNIST
It had rained that morning, but Mike Price didn't care.
As he and his foursome finished the front nine at Black Rock Creek
south of Sunnyside, Price wheeled his golf cart up to a note pad-
carrying reporter and smiled, "Want a ride?"
And over the next six holes, between golf shots and sips of beer,
Price spoke candidly about everything from the Apple Cup rivalry to
Jason Gesser to Ryan Leaf.
The golf competition was a four-man scramble, meaning all four
players tee off, then all four hit from where the best shot landed,
and so on. On a par 4, after all had driven, Price continued to
espouse his loyalty to the then-embattled Leaf, saying he still spoke
regularly with his ...
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