Jared Cowen, the Spokane Chiefs' star defensemen and first-round NHL draft pick of Ottawa, gets his first taste of the big time tonight in the Senators' exhibition game with Montreal. It is rumored according to The Ottawa Citizen he could be back in Spokane for…
COUGARS We spent an inordinate amount of time this morning reading. All the stories on the link? Of course we read those. But there were a lot of other headlines that made us pause, some on subjects unrelated to football and games this Saturday. In…
Conrad Scheidt and Jared Heston, a Lake City product, have opened eyes in their first year with the Idaho football program. Scheidt has already seen playing time at linebacker -- and is expected to get a lot more -- and Heston is one injury away…
COUGARS A quick evening post, as WSU's Thursday practices don't have any hitting and are mostly spent getting the game plan down pat. Besides, the players and coaches are off limits. But we have a couple things to share.
Back with the unedited article on Bol Kong's arrival, soon to be followed into Spokane by Elias Harris. Read on for more.
COUGARS As part of the quarterback shakeup this week, WSU coach Paul Wulff announced freshman Jeff Tuel will play, if not this week, then sometime. So just who is this quarterback that was expected to redshirt and be ready for the future? Though we couldn't…
The latest high school football predictions from Mike and Greg.
Gonzaga has released its 2009-10 schedule and it's another demanding slate (Michigan State, the Maui Invitational, WSU, Wake Forest, Duke, Oklahoma and Illinois in the non-conference). Read on.
The Spokane Chiefs opened the 2009-10 Western Hockey League season - their 25th - Friday night in Prince George. Below is the unedited copy of the story that will appear in Friday's paper.
Bol Kong is finally a Zag. Kong, a Sudanese native who has lived in Canada since the age of 7, has enrolled for classes at Gonzaga after obtaining Canadian citizenship recently and his student visa earlier this week. The talented, 6-foot-7 forward verbally committed to…
Brynsen Brown, a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver on Eastern Washington University's football team, has been moved to the Eagles' defensive line. I didn't get a chance to talk to Brown about the position change, but Eastern coach Beau Baldwin said he is catching…
The Western Hockey League Western Conference capsules, from Cory Flett at the WHL office. Later today we'll have our Spokane Chiefs' preview that will run in Friday's paper. The Chiefs open at Prince George on Friday. After two games on the road, the Chiefs return…
Last week bloggers complained about teams running up the score and and Al Loysius took me to task for not being critical enough on the former. Here are my thoughts in my weekly Prep Page column.
The trouble with having your pre-season preview and predicted standings come out after the first game, meet or match, you don't have the advantage of passing time allowing people to forget before you prove yourself the fool.It appears I gave up too early on Mead…
COUGARS Just can't think of anything this morning, so we almost left this short lead-in blank, knowing you folks would understand. But despite the brain lock, we battled through and came up with 52 words to get you to go to the link, where the…
COUGARS With SMU on the docket for Saturday, can we put all the new quarterback stuff, the Jeshua Anderson resignation (see below) and the injuries behind us for a little while? We want to see how WSU is getting ready to play the Mustangs, a…
COUGARS We have our story about Jeshua Anderson deciding to quit playing football and to concentrate on track up on the link. After you read the unedited version, check back in a couple hours and you'll find the story we had penciled in for tomorrow's…
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COUGARS Some more big news out of WSU. It looks like Jeshua Anderson has decided to forgo his football career to concentrate on track full-time, which means he's made the choice, two weeks into the season, to pull away from football. After spending a couple…
The Western Hockey League season starts Thursday - Friday for the Chiefs with a two-game set in Prince George.We'll be sitting down with the Chiefs later today to discuss their chances for a story in Friday's paper. Resources don't allow for a complete rundown of…
It's been a while since we updated the Spokane Shock's future plans, so here's what we've learned. The Shock appear bound for a revamped arena football league that will include some af2 holdovers, several former AFL franchises and a couple of newcomers. That's pretty much…
The Mead and Mt. Spokane volleyball teams waged an entertaining five-game battle as the Greater Spokane League opened play Tuesday. Click here to see our game story.
COUGARS For the second consecutive week, there was a lot of WSU news on a Tuesday. But Pullman isn't the only place with such doings. There's pretty interesting items from all over the Pac-10. Read on for your daily fix.
The Vandals are gearing up for their home opener vs. San Diego State, and practice on Tuesday was pretty animated. Keep reading for an update on personnel issues and injuries.
COUGARS This is going to be one long post. So strap yourself in, or whatever you do in front of your computer, grab something to drink and click the link. We're covering some highlights from the Pac-10 conference call, we've got practice notes and we'll…
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