Day after Tennessee 15
Just arrived home (small leak in the basement not exactly the welcome back I was hoping for), so we'll get the day-after Tennessee post up. A lot to cover from Gonzaga’s 89-79 overtime victory. Read on.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 2009
Nice having eastern WIAA presence 1
It's nice having John Miller at the WIAA. The former Mead and Mt. Spokane teacher, coach and athletic director understands eastern Washington concerns and is always available to lend and ear and a voice. I talked with him this week about a number of things,…
Idaho wrestling rankings
The state individual rankings can be seen here. Coeur d'Alene is ranked the No. 1 dual team in 5A.
Idaho preps
The Coeur d'Alene girls and Post Falls boys basketball teams come into the new year playing the best ball. Click the link here to read more.
WSU tries to end streak 15
COUGARS Remember last season when WSU lost three consecutive home games? The Cougars avoided losing a fourth by thundering O.J. Mayo and USC, 74-50. Which means WSU hasn't lost four in-a-row at home since 2004, Dick Bennett's first year. But that is a possibility tonight…
Gross AWOL as Eags prepare for ISU
Good afternoon.I have links to several items concerning EWU's men's basketball team, which entertains Big Sky Conference rival Idaho State at 7:05 tonight at Reese Court.The Eagles will be without Trey Gross, whose whereabouts are still a mystery to EWU coach Kirk Earlywine after the…
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7, 2009
GU-Tennessee game story 5
As promised, read on below for my unedited game story on Gonzaga's 89-79 overtime win against Tennessee on Wednesday.We'll be back with a day-after post tomorrow, probably from Sea-Tac in the afternoon.
Zags work overtime to end skid 3
Gonzaga had its chances in regulation, but finally finished off Tennessee in overtime, ending a three-game losing streak with an 89-79 victory in front of 22,326 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday.The Bulldogs, who missed free throw after free throw in regulation, hit 9 of 10…
Tatum shoots Vols to lead at half
Tennessee's Cameron Tatum scorched Gonzaga with four 3-pointers and a career-high tying 19 points in the first half to stake the Volunteers to a 40-33 halftime lead. Tatum's deep 3-pointer gave the Vols their biggest lead 31-16 before GU battled back. The Bulldogs actually led…
A sea of orange and some Gray
About 10 minutes from tip off and it's a nothing but orange in Thompson-Boling Arena, an impressive facility with seating capacity of 21,678 (it was more than 24,000 before a remodel two years ago added luxury boxes at the expense of a few thousand seats).One…
Idaho preps
If the weather cooperates - the roofs don't collapse and the gyms don't flood - there might be some high school basketball in North Idaho soon! Click the extended entry tab below to continue reading.
Who can stop the Bullpups? 7
Is Greater Spokane League basketball as good as last year, better or down a bit? It's tempting to say the latter given that every team, but two have three or more losses already. But maybe we were so focused on Ferris last year that we…
FSN and the Holt hire - plus hoops 23
COUGARS It was, seemingly, a huge day yesterday for Husky fans. The hiring of former Idaho head coach Nick Holt as defensive coordinator was such a big deal that Fox Sports Northwest televised the press conference – twice. Read on for more on that and…
Blanchette on Zags' slide 3
A couple of items for your consumption on a blustery morning in Knoxville. First, John Blanchette checks the Zags' temperature here. Also, a preview of the GU-Tennessee matchup from the Knoxville newspaper.
TUESDAY, JAN. 6, 2009
Gonzaga, Tennessee ready for round three
For the third time in just over a year, Gonzaga and Tennessee will square off. Tennessee won last season in Seattle, Gonzaga won five weeks ago in Orlando. The third meeting is Wednesday night at 6 PST at Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena, which hasn't been too…
Cal, Stanford headed for Pullman 3
COUGARS The Bay Area teams come into Pullman this weekend, starting with the Cal Bears on Thursday night. Cal and Stanford are two of the surprising teams in the Pac-10 this season, so we thought we would take a look at their success. Read on…
WSU links drizzle out on a Tuesday 33
COUGARS Not a lot in the way of links this morning. Now rain, that we've got a lot of. Piles of snow one morning, ice all afternoon and rain the next day. How fun. Anyhow, read on for the few links we do have and…
MONDAY, JAN. 5, 2009
Randa recalls playing days at Eastern
As promised, I've attached an unedited version of the Then & Now yarn on former EWU center John Randa that will appear in Tuesday morning's S-R below.From his painful on-court encounter with Kevin Duckworth to his wedding on The Rock of Gibraltor, Randa has some…
Shock sign two, trade one
Spokane continued to adjust its roster, adding two players, DB Damon Jenkins and OL Hercules Satele, and trading LB Blair Boynton to Amarillo.More here.
Bulldogs working to snap skid 3
Media day this afternoon at Gonzaga, so I'll post an unedited notebook that will run in Tuesday's S-R. I'm catching a flight tomorrow for Knoxville, but I'll try to post my GU-Tennessee advance sometime mid-morning.Meanwhile, here's the latest Bracketology (GU is seeded No. 7).Read on.
Free throws vital 1
Earlier on this blog a poster was keeping tabs free throw shooting and lamenting the inability to convert. There is no questioning that 70-plus percent is vital to the outcome of a game. Back in the day, when Jud Heathcote was at West Valley, players…
Cal atop Pac-10? OSU wins? Stay tuned for a strange Pac-10 year 19
COUGARS • UPDATED: 1:10 P.M. What an interesting weekend in Pac-10 basketball (and you guys had a lively conversation about it, that's for sure). UCLA and Cal (yes, Cal) emerged from the first week atop the conference standings. Oregon State earned its first Pac-10 win…
Zags drop out of poll 15
Gonzaga's three-game losing streak has cost the Bulldogs a spot in the ESPN/USA Today top 25. The Bulldogs dropped out of the rankings and received just 27 votes, which puts them tied for 36th (Note: corrected from 37th). Tennessee, Gonzaga's opponent on Wednesday, stayed in…
Valentine leads EWU past Sac
Eastern Washington's junior point guard Benny Valentine erupted for 33 points Sunday afternoon and the Eagles picked up an important Big Sky road win over Sacramento State.You can read the game story published by the Sacramento Bee here, check out the game details provided by…
SUNDAY, JAN. 4, 2009
UW loss, the morning after 37
COUGARS As I was looking back at the box scores from the past couple year's worth of WSU/UW basketball games yesterday, I was struck by how often Washington State had played 40 minutes of basketball against an aggressive, physical team without turning over the ball…
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