GSL 4A playoff picture
The top three Greater Spokane League boys 4A basketball district playoff berths are set, but there’s still plenty of suspense before the final two nights of regular season play, tonight and Thursday, are over.
TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 2008
McKenna new Prep coach
Gonzaga Prep “lifer” Dave McKenna has been hired as head coach to continue the winning Bullpups football tradition.“Or else my tenure won’t be long,” he said with a laugh.Click here for the story posted at S-R.com.
MONDAY, FEB. 4, 2008
Gaels edge Gonzaga in OT, 89-85
On the toughest road trip in the West Coast Conference, Gonzaga played two thrillers, three overtimes and finished 1-1. The Zags lost to Saint Mary's 89-85 in overtime Monday, two days after defeating Santa Clara 87-82 in double overtime.Click below for my unedited S-R game…
Bulldogs fall in OT
Click below for a short article on Gonzaga's 89-85 overtime loss to Saint Mary's on Monday night.
Pre-tip notes
About 25 minutes from tipoff and McKeon Pavilion is probably a two-thirds full _ and already rocking. Capacity is 3,500.Some notes in extended entry below. Check back here for a halftime update.
I bet the Patriots didn't find it Super
COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:55 A.M.Just a quick post this morning because, with Super Bowl Sunday taking up all the space in the nation's sports sections, there wasn't any room for much in the way of WSU news.For what I was able to find, read on.
SUNDAY, FEB. 3, 2008
Mills primed for showdown with Gonzaga
Finished up a feature on likable Saint Mary's freshman point guard Patty Mills, who has taken the Gaels to an 18-3 record and a national ranking."There are people comparing him to Tony Parker and saying he's a sure-fire NBA guy," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said.…
If you want to read more, here are the links
COUGARSHow many of you really want to read about Saturday's overtime loss to Stanford? I mean really, not just out of habit? Raise your hand. OK, I see enough, I'll do the links.Just thought you might want to skip this one.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 2008
Gonzaga-Santa Clara game story
OK, just filed the game story from one of the most improbable finishes I've ever witnessed. Santa Clara's Brody Angley inexplicably fouled with 0.3 seconds left and GU's Steven Gray made two free throws to send it to overtime. Gonzaga outlasted the Broncos 87-82 in…
Zags win wild double-OT thriller
It got so crazy there at the end of regulation, and the first overtime and much of the second overtime, that I forgot to post a quick post-buzzer update.Gonzaga survived in double overtime, 87-82, in front of a packed house of 4,500 at the Leavey…
WSU-Stanford post-game video
Talking about WSU's loss to Stanford here are Tony Bennett, Kyle Weaver, Derrick Low, Robbie Cowgill and Stanford's Brook Lopez.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
Already getting loud at Leavey
Sections 108 and 109 were nearly full of students, most wearing gray Ruff Riders t-shirts, at least 45 minutes before tipoff at the Leavey Center. They heckled Josh Heytvelt, the first Zag on the court with 59 minutes left on the clock in pre-game warmups,…
Cougs fall in overtime thriller
Quick gamer after the post.The Cougars failed to clinch an overtime match at home, losing their second in a row and third in four games.
Another match-up change
The news is -- one minute before tipoff -- that Stanford's Anthony Goods will not play after twisting an ankle at the Washington game Thursday. He is the Cardinal's second-leading scorer with 11.6 points per game.As Vince pointed out below, Goods provides a threat on…
Fourteenth-ranked Stanford comes to Pullman
COUGARSHere's a quick post with links to advances for today's game. Later we'll get to the particulars of the matchup.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 2008
There hasn't been a second-consecutive loss in Tony Bennett era
COUGARSAs I promised earlier today, here is an unedited version of the advance that will run in tomorrow's paper.
Idaho preps, and more snow
The 5A Region I girls basketball tournament begins tonight - at least part of it does.The Lake City vs. Post Falls game at 5:45 is still a go, but the Lewiston/Coeur d'Alene game has been postponed until Saturday at 1 p.m.Most everything is postponed and…
THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 2008
WSU-Cal post-game video
Tony Bennett, Derrick Low, Caleb Forrest and Taylor Rochestie talk about their home loss to California on Thursday.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
Bobcats trip short-handed Eags again
Montana State overcame a rash of first-half turnovers and dominated the boards Thursday night to post a 64-57 Big Sky Conference win over Eastern Washington at Reese Court.The Eagles played without starting point guard Adris DeLeon, who has battled flu-like symptoms all week.You can read…
Cougars, Bears tied at halftime
HALFTIME: 35-35The WSU men's basketball team got out to a quick start on Friel Court, running 6-0 over Californa to take an early lead. But the Bears ate away at the Cougars' lead, closing in via missed WSU shots and free throws.It was another scoreless…
These Bears will have some bite
COUGARS • UPDATED: 6:20 P.M.The roads in Pullman were pretty good, but the parking lot I use wasn't. But a great parking attendant, Tim, dug my car out and helped me get settled. Hope I can get out.Read on for my thoughts on tonight's game.UPDATE:…
Notes
After the Spokane Chiefs took the day off on Wednesday and caught some well-deserved rest, I caught up with coach Bill Peters at Eagles Ice-A-Rena today after the Chiefs' practice.Read below for my unedited notebook that will run tomorrow.
Keating quotes, and a couple more things
More from my conversation with Santa Clara coach Kerry Keating and a couple of items from the S-R's weekly college basketball page in extended entry below.
GSL makeup basketball games
Nearly all of the snowed out Greater Spokane League basketball games have been rescheduled, some under Friday Night Lights.Tomorrow night's games are Gonzaga Prep at Ferris, boys at 5 p.m. and girls at 6:30; Mead at Lewis and Clark, boys only, and Rogers at Mt.…
An existential question
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10 A.M.What if they played a basketball game and nobody came? Would it make a sound? Let's ask philosophy professor Edwin W. Watt. Professor? "No." Would it count in the Pac-10 standings? "Yes." Thanks professor Watt.Sorry, the snow is causing dementia here…
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