MARINERS • UPDATED: 2:45 P.M.The road trip from hell is over, though the unending stretch of games continues.And the M's failed their first big test of the season. With Felix on the mound. And with the offense supplying six runs.Now Seattle comes home trailing the…
PREPSAs May winds down, so does the Prep Page.In Idaho, the last page of the school year includes a feature on Greg Lee's North Idaho male athlete of the year, Frank Lagrimanta of Timberlake, and his female athlete of the year, Coeur d'Alene's Jenna DeLong.…
EARLY AFTERNOON NEWSA couple of things to call your attention to …• With the explosive growth of ultimate fighting, boxing seems to be taking a seat further and further back. That's discouraging to Spokane's best heavyweight, Chauncy Welliver, who John Blanchette profiles in today's S-R…
EAGLESDave Trimmer broke the news this morning that Eastern Washington University fired head basketball coach Mike Burns.Burns has coached the Eagles for three years, posting a 38-49 record despite the presence for the past two years of Rodney Stuckey, one of the more talented players…
BULLDOGSThe only local news with any fire seems to be Gonzaga's baseball team being snubbed by the NCAA.Steve Bergum had this story in today's S-R which includes comment from coach Mark Machtolf.But Steve wasn't the only writer to mention the Gonzaga oversight. The State in…
BASEBALLI've written a column for Tuesday's paper about Barry Bonds' quest to pass Hank Aaron on the career home run list.Bonds' steroid-fueled run – since he turned 35 and began using performance-enhancing drugs, Bonds has hit 301 home runs; only two men in the history…
BULLDOGS • UPDATED: 9:40 P.M.For a long time now I just figured the NCAA didn't like Whitworth. It was a Division III thing, I figured. No money, so let's cut corners by not inviting the Pirates to any postseason when we have an excuse. Basketball,…
MARINERSWe've talked about this before, but Saturday's game just underscored it again. Bill Bavasi should not be the Mariners' general manager.How did Saturday's 9-1 win over Kansas City lead to that conclusion? Simple. Bavasi, and the organization I'm presuming, didn't think Cha Seung Baek could…
COLLEGESOne game.Gonzaga University's baseball season may just come down to one game.Win today (3 p.m.; 790-AM), and the Bulldogs have earned their way into the NCAA Tournament, no ifs, and or buts about it. Lose, and they'll have to be given an at-large berth. Even…
SHOCKJustin Rummel - who? - connected with Kelvin Dickens on a 18-yard touchdown pass as time expired, giving Spokane a wild 66-63 win over Central Valley.You can read my game story here. But I don't know if I did the crazy nature of this game…
PREPSEach year since Sam Skillingstad came to Shadle Park, the Highlanders got closer and closer to a state title. In 2005, they finished fourth. Last season it was second.Saturday they took the final step. Behind Skillingstad's arm, the Highlanders, ranked 14th nationally, defeated Mountain View…
PREPS • UPDATED: 3:20 P.M.; 4:35; 5:40The Mead girls' doubles team of Katrina Schwab and Britta Stime defeated Erica Ehlo and Lyndi Seidensticker of Lewis and Clark, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 to win the State 4A title. Schwab, a junior, and Stime, a sophomore, advanced through…
MARINERSWe wrote yesterday how Horacio Ramirez's injury wasn't too serious. Next thing we know, he's on the 15-day disabled list.So we won't write today Felix Hernandez's back problem isn't all that serious – though everyone seems to be saying that – in hopes he won't…
PREPSThere were so many state tournaments and meets going on yesterday, it was almost impossible to keep track of them all. Though we tried. At least with the big schools.But to cover all the stories today, we'll have to be organized. So we'll divide all…
MORRISON WATCHThe Charlotte Bobcats have named Sam Vincent head coach, replacing Bernie Bickerstaff.In his introductory press conference, Vincent stressed defense and individual player development.
MARINERS • UPDATED 2:45 P.M.We talked about the M's shortcomings yesterday – one of those being third-base coach Carlos Garcia's decision-making – so today we will try to look forward to this evening's (5:10; FSN; 920-AM) game.The pitching duel matches the M's future (Felix Hernandez,…
PREPSThe Washington State tournaments get underway in a big way at 9 a.m., so we have a choice: Give you links to stories from all over the state, or just cover the tournaments, posting scores and links as they roll in.Like any good politician, we'll…
MARINERSOne play. One dive. One win.In a 162-game Major League baseball schedule, at least a few games will be decided by defense. Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Devil Rays was one of them.When Yuniesky Betancourt left his feet in pursuit of B.J. Upton's ground ball…
PREPSIt's Thursday and you know what that means …But before we go to the Prep Page stories, we have to remind you of one thing: This is the last week of the high school sports season. Next week we will have pictures of the spring…
MARINERSI know this is awful late (blowing any chance at the one proposed nickname: EarlyInfo), but it won't be complete either, so there's that.It took me more than 16 hours to get over the shock that Richie Sexson had come up with a big hit.…
COUGARS UPDATED: 10:15 A.M.; NOONWhat a terrible day in Pullman.But the worst news from Tuesday for Cougar fans was the last piece, one that didn't become common knowledge until late in the evening.New women's basketball coach June Daugherty apparently suffered a heart attack and is…
COUGARS, EAGLES UPDATED: 6 P.M.Couple of college notes breaking this afternoon ...• Glenn Kasses has the news on his blog two more Cougars, running back Derrell Hutsona and safety DeWayne Patterson, failed to meet NCAA standards and are no longer with the WSU football team.•…
COUGARSGlenn Kasses has some news on his blog concerning the football coaching staff.Cornerbacks coach Ken Greene (pictured hugging a Cougar player; S-R file photo) is leaving the program due to conduct issues. Glenn will have more as he fleshes out the story. He also has…
MARINERSNo snow. No win. No chance. Seems like the last sentence has been the most common one the past week, with the M's falling behind early in games and, with their anemic offense (poster boy: Richie Sexson), failing to rally.Quick aside … how's this for…
COLLEGESYou would think a Tuesday in late May wouldn't be filled with college sports news, but, surprisingly, this morning is pretty darn full.Starting with the Cougar basketball team, of all groups.Glenn Kasses has this story about WSU's preparations for its trip to New Zealand and…
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