9-30: Weather; 5 things; Sprunk; Strong; McLaughlin; QBs; BBall; Bobs ambitious plans

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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Portland weather (NOAA).
5 things to watch in Montana's road game against PSU (Missoulian).
From unrecruited to selfless starter: Cooper Sprunk (Missoulian).
THE HITTER: Strong’s reputation as a thumper continues growing (Skyline Sports).
Q&A: Despite smaller height, McLaughlin doesn't come up short (406).
Vikings Would Like Another Wet And Wild Saturday Against The Griz (PSU).
Big-play QBs square off in Sac. St-EWU (STATS).
BASKETBALL: Men’s Bball looks for ‘contagious energy’ as it opens practices (406).
BOBCATS: 'The time is now': MSU unveils ambitious 20-year facilities plan (406).

5 things to watch in Montana's road game against Portland State
By AMIE JUST, 406mtsports.com, Sep 29, 2017
http://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/things-to-watch-in-montana-s-road-game-against-portland/article_db8489dd-7378-5db4-a2bf-0f5bc615278a.html

From unrecruited to selfless starter: Cooper Sprunk expects a lot of himself
By AMIE JUST, 406mtsports.com, Sep 29, 2017
http://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/from-unrecruited-to-selfless-starter-cooper-sprunk-expects-a-lot/article_b34279a1-e20d-5bc4-bf73-bd5e507d529e.html

THE HITTER: Strong’s reputation as a thumper continues growing
By Colter Nuanez, Skyline Sports, September 29, 2017
http://skylinesportsmt.com/the-hitter-strongs-reputation-as-a-thumper-continues-growing/

Griz Q&A: Despite smaller height, Montana's Mitch McLaughlin doesn't come up short
By NICK PUCKETT for 406mtsports.com, Sep 29, 2017
http://helenair.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/griz-q-a-despite-smaller-height-montana-s-mitch-mclaughlin/article_d2171703-72d0-5ede-ac16-55b9f1018e46.html

Vikings Would Like Another Wet And Wild Saturday Against The Griz
By Mike Lund, Portland State Athletics, 9/29/2017
http://goviks.com/news/2017/9/28/football-vikings-would-like-another-wet-and-wild-saturday-against-the-griz.aspx

Big-play QBs square off in Sac. St-EWU
By MATT BECKER, STATS Editor, September 29, 2017
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170929145518869631104&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

BASKETBALL: Montana men’s basketball looks for ‘contagious energy’ as it opens official practices
By FRANK GOGOLA, 406mtsports.com, Sep 29, 2017
http://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/montana-men-s-basketball-looks-for-contagious-energy-as-it/article_29595fc7-f972-5ec0-a021-768317b450aa.html

BOBCATS: 'The time is now': Montana State unveils ambitious 20-year facilities plan
By JEFF WELSCH, 406mtsports.com
http://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/the-time-is-now-montana-state-unveils-ambitious--year/article_6232a1e3-c8b5-58dc-a6bc-02522518efd3.html

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Portland Weather
NOAA
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=45.511790000000076&lon=-122.67562999999996#.Wc-0dGiPI2w

Game Time: 2:00 PDT, 3:00 MDT, 4:00 CDT, 5:00 EDT
TV: SWX, ABC Montana
LIVE STREAM: Pluto TV channel 232 (www.pluto.tv)
LIVE STATS: www.ViksLive.com

Today: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.