COUGARS The weather was incredible yesterday in Pullman, warm – it hit the 60s – clear and calm. It didn't last, though, as it's raining lightly now. It should stop and WSU should be able to get in the final game of its three-game baseball…
Bo Levi Mitchell, a junior to be and first-year transfer from Southern Methodist University, was the most of impressive of the five quarterbacks Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin used during Saturday's first scrimmage of spring drills.You can read an unedited version of the scrimmage story…
The Vandals completed their second of three intrasquad scrimmages today before the Silver and Gold game on April 23. I wasn't able to make it, but read on for a report from UI.
COUGARS Washington State's second scrimmage is in the books, or on the web if you prefer. We have our story on the link and our usual web-only notes. Read on.
COUGARS A crowded weekend in Pullman continues this morning with Washington State's second spring scrimmage, starting a little after 10. After today's workout, the Cougars will have five more practices, the Spring Game on April 24 and be done. That's for next week and beyond,…
COUGARS We were out at the baseball game against top-ranked Arizona State tonight, and we have this story for you to read if you so desire. There is also a short basketball note on the end, so read on.
The Spokane Shock evened their AFL record with an impressive 68-34 road win over Utah on Friday night. Kyle Rowley passed for six touchdowns and rushed for another score. Huey Whittaker led the Shock in receptions for the second straight week, catching 12 passes for…
University handed Central Valley its first loss in Greater Spokane League baseball Friday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story and roundup.
We have an opportunity for Chief fans to get some questions answered.Spoke to general manager Tim Speltz this week, hoping to wrap up the recently completed Western Hockey League season and look ahead to next year. That, however, will have to wait."I always want to…
Hey, it may not feel like spring yet - in fact, we may be experiencing our winter weather now after having a spring-like winter - but we got out to see some Greater Spokane League baseball and track Thursday.Here's our GSL baseball roundup featuring league-leading…
COUGARS No football today, but we will be out at the baseball game vs. the nation's top-ranked team, Arizona State. The temperature should be somewhere around 43 degrees for the 5:30 start tonight, which should be somewhat of a shock to the Sun Devils' system.…
Spokane Chiefs defenseman and captain Jared Cowen played 6-minutes, 46-seconds his National Hockey League debut with the Ottawa Senators Thursday night.The Senators' firsts-round pick last June picked up a penalty in the 4-3 shoot-out loss at Tampa Bay.Ottawa had Cowen join the team after the…
Caught up with Shock coach Rob Keefe just before he was boarding a morning flight to Salt Lake City. As he stated earlier in the week, Keefe made a couple of adjustments to the roster, but not wholesale changes. Read on for my unedited advance.…
COUGARS As the wind howled outside – at times making the cover of the bubble look like the waves of an ocean – WSU went through a helmet, shirt and shorts practice inside its indoor practice facility. Without pads, the practice was light on team…
Calling it more than a dream come true, Gonzaga senior Vivian Frieson was selected in the WNBA Draft Thursday afternoon.Frieson was picked by the Tulsa Shock with the seventh pick in the third round, 31st overall. The Shock is a the highly successful (on the…
Back with more on guard Marquise Carter, who verbally committed to Gonzaga earlier today. My unedited article is below.
A few things to link to on the Thursday Prep Page.Greg Lee column regarding former Lewis and Clark football coach Tom Yearout staying put and not pursuing the Shadle Park job.A feature on Gonzaga Prep tennis standout Anna Lambert (pictured above). With this preview box.A…
Three Rivers Community College guard Marquise Carter said Thursday he has verbally committed to the Gonzaga men's basketball program.It was no secret Gonzaga's first priority in recruiting was a guard. The 6-foot-4 Carter, who played point guard while leading Three Rivers (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) to…
Spokane Chiefs' defenseman and captain Jared Cowen (above) is making his National Hockey League debut tonight at Tampa Bay, according to the Ottawa Senators' website.The story is below.
Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin put his team through its first full-pads workout of spring drills Wednesday afternoon and felt his Eagles were a little flat, at times, during a full-contact practice that ended a prolonged layoff.You can check out the practice story…
I'm not going to post a bunch of these, but here's an indication of where the Zags might be when more concrete rankings come out this fall. Fox Sports' Jeff Goodman has GU at No. 9 in his aptly named Ridiculously Early pre-season Top 25.…
While Mitch Wahl and Kyle Beach went off to play in the AHL after the Spokane Chiefs season ended, Jared Cowen gets a little Florida vacation. The captain is hanging with the Ottawa Senators, who drafted him in the first round last summer. A story…
COUGARS Though Washington State will not practice today – the next time the Cougars hit the spring practice field is Thursday, so plan on hail, showers and even some sun then – but there is still a lot to cover this morning, so let's get…
Spokane was ranked No. 6 in the AFL writers preseason poll, but a 74-62 loss to Milwaukee dropped the Shock out of the top 7 (there's only 15 AFL teams). Milwaukee climbed from No. 7 to No. 2. Chicago, which defeated Iowa, remained in the…
The Idaho Vandals will welcome three teams to Moscow in early December for an in-season men's basketball tournament, the Idaho Statesman reported today. Eastern Michigan, Monmouth and North Dakota will join the Vandals for the round-robin tourney from Dec. 3-5 at Memorial Gym. The Vandals…
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