A month ago, the Idaho men's basketball team had no trouble discarding Hawaii inside the Kibbie Dome. But the Rainbow Warriors were a whole different beast at home on Saturday, throttling UI 71-49.The Vandals' worst WAC loss of the season coincided with a woeful performance…
COUGARS It's late and I have a heck of a long walk ahead of me. Here's the unedited version of my game story with some web-only notes. Read on.
Back with the game story from Gonzaga's 68-50 pratfall against Memphis in front of 11,339 at the Arena and a national television audience on ESPN.Read on for the unedited article below and check back for a day-after post on Sunday.
Eastern Washington got physical with Northern Arizona at Reese Court Saturday night and dug out a crucial 54-50 Big Sky win.You can read an unedited version of the game story that will appear in Sunday morning's S-R below.
COUGARS In what was the best game of the season, regardless of the outcome, Cal pulled away from WSU in the final minutes again, winning 71-63. Both teams shot the lights out, with the Cougars hitting more than 60 percent of their shots until the…
COUGARS Sorry this is a little late, but I got caught watching the first half instead of preparing this post. It was that good. First the Cougars made a run thanks to their 7 of 9 shooting. Then Cal rallied back as Tony Bennett subbed…
Gonzaga's nine-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Saturday as Memphis dominated the first 32 minutes, building a 26-point lead before holding off a late GU rally for a 68-50 victory at the Arena.No. 18 Gonzaga had eight field goals and 11 turnovers while…
COUGARS There's a hard-to-shake image from the first game between WSU and Cal, that the Bears won 57-50 in Pullman. It's immortalized (OK, that's a little too much hyperbole) by the picture I ran with this morning's post. Patrick Christopher cutting back door, rising above…
Adam Morrison is now an L.A. Laker. The former Gonzaga standout was traded Saturday. Is this a good fit for Morrison? Click here for the story. And here and here for more.
Some reading material for tonight's GU-Memphis game at the Arena. Here's my game advance, John Blanchette's column, and a preview, column and an update on the dismissal of freshman forward Matt Simpkins from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Here's Jay Bilas' take on the matchup.
COUGARS As the Pac-10 basketball season winds down, each game takes on increased importance for those teams in the middle of the pack. Which, with the parity in this conference, means just about everyone. Seven of the 10 conference teams have records ranging from 6-4…
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