COUGARS Once more into the breach. Or at least out to the practice field. Washington State will hold its final practice of the work week at 8:30 this morning, then have time off until 4 p.m. Tuesday. It's almost like a vacation. Of course there…
Plenty of newsy items came out of the Vandals' third and final scrimmage this afternoon in the Kibbie Dome. The starting offensive line is set. We have a few more injuries to report, and the defense again had the upperhand much of the time. Read…
COUGARS With school starting on Monday, a morning scrimmage already in the books, and the afternoon filled with a National Lentil Festival parade appearance, Washington State's afternoon practice wasn't strenuous. In fact, it was more a mental drill than a physical one. The Cougars' 90-minute…
COUGARS Late this week, Washington State coach Paul Wulff decided to turn the early Saturday workout into a scrimmage. He must have known the offense was ready. Because it didn't matter whether it was the ones or twos, in this one the Cougar offense won…
I just exchanged text messages with Shock majority owner Brady Nelson, who spent the night in the hospital while his team was winning ArenaBowl XXIII. Texted Nelson: "Just heading home. A win sure helps." Nelson said NFL Network wasn't available at the hospital, so he…
COUGARS It is a scrimmage day in Pullman – and around the Pac-10. For Washington State, today's 8:30 a.m. scrimmage in Martin Stadium is a change on the schedule, as this morning's workout – the Cougars will also practice this afternoon after an appearance in…
The Spokane Shock finished off the Arena Football League season in style Friday, thumping Tampa Bay 69-57 in ArenaBowl XXIII at the Arena. The Shock earned the AFL title in their first season in the league, which returned from a one-year absence in 2009. Spokane…
COUGARS It's time to get to the games it seems. Though the opener is still two weeks away – to jog your memory, Washington State will travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State on Sept. 4 – the Cougars are starting to get a…
As first reported by KREM, the Idaho Vandals had almost $3,000 worth of football equipment stolen from the Kibbie Dome last weekend. The gear included helmets, pads and footballs. And went all of it went missing, coach Robb Akey said this: "I’m assuming they must…
If the Spokane Shock were looking for additional motivation heading into tonight's ArenaBowl, they might find an easy source with the All-AFL awards. After getting blanked in the eight top player/coach awards released Tuesday-Thursday, the Shock had two players recognized with the release of the…
COUGARS We're back in the Northwest and ready to get back into the swing of Washington State football practice. We kept the links up through the magic of modern technology – aren't these internet machines groovy? – but now we get to use our eyeballs…
All kinds of stuff to post tonight. First, here's my game preview that will run in tomorrow's S-R. Here's the view from the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune, Here's a look at the starting quarterbacks for Friday's game.If you have an ArenaBowl ticket, then…
UPDATED -- 4:28 p.m.On Wednesday morning, WAC commissioner Karl Benson was transitioning his daughter to college life at USC. Hours later, the league he runs was in disarray.Benson said the sudden exit of Fresno State and Nevada were "selfish actions." Only six WAC teams remain,…
I attended three practices on the first day Greater Spokane League football teams could begin workouts - Gonzaga Prep, Central Valley and Ferris.Click here to read a notebook I put together. CV quarterback Gaven Deyarmin is pictured above.
A variety of items to pass along this morning. Here's a link to my article on Tampa Bay coach Tim Marcum, who was in on the AFL's ground floor and has been winning ever since. Not much in the way of ArenaBowl articles out of…
COUGARS What a day it was in West Coast college athletics yesterday. Not a lot of it directly concerned Washington State, but, because there are always ripples when a boulder hits a pond, the Mountain West vs. Western Athletic conference spat might just have some…
UPDATEDFresno State and Nevada are joining Boise State in a move from the WAC to the Mountain West, leaving Idaho and the five other remaining WAC members -- at this point -- to pick up the pieces. The exodus of two of the league's upper-echelon…
Eastern Washington staged its first scrimmage of fall camp Wednesday afternoon, and while both the offense and defense looked good at times there would seem to be reason for Eagles fans to be concerned about the situation at safety.Click here for my story on the…
The AFL continued to hand out awards Wednesday with Tulsa's Gabe Nyenhuis winning Lineman of the Year and Chicago's Chris Gould winning Kicker of the Year.More below.
The Spokane Chiefs unviel the Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Western Hockey League game against Kootenay at Avista Stadium on Jan. 15, 2011. Click here for the story.
COUGARS We weren't supposed to be back on here until Friday, but, thanks to a little nudge from the guy that matters, we are. So you won't miss your report from Washington State football practice, or your information from around the conference. Read on.
The Vandals' retooled offensive line appears to be coming together. The starting five -- though no one is calling it that -- protected much better, which led to some explosive plays from Nathan Enderle and Co.We've got all the details below.
Spokane Shock receiver Huey Whittaker, a former Tampa Bay Storm player, expected to see his former teammates in Friday's ArenaBowl. Read more here.
The Spokane Chiefs will become the second Western Hockey League team to announce an outdoor game for the 2010-11 season but it will be the first outdoor game for the league. They also made a trade on Tuesday. Read more here.
Five of Gonzaga's West Coast Conference games will be televised on ESPN's family of stations. The five games are Jan. 20 at Santa Clara, Jan. 27 vs. Saint Mary's, Feb 3 at Portland, Feb. 10 at Loyola Marymount and Feb. 24 at Saint Mary's.The Santa…
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