COUGARS If you like your basketball not-so-pretty, you would have loved being one of the 4,382 in the Spokane Arena on Friday night. Within its friendly confines, the lackluster turnout was treated to a lackluster game. For more, read on.
COUGARS I tweeted this earlier, but there is a distinct lack of energy in the Spokane Arena tonight – in the stands and on the floor. But only with the guys in white. Only a 12-2 run near the end of the half allowed them…
COUGARS As I write this, the Spokane Arena floor is being overrun by mites. As in mighty mites. It's full of youngsters going through a clinic with the women's basketball team, which will play Gonzaga in the McCarthy Athletic Center tomorrow afternoon. Tonight they are…
Spokane has signed former WSU and Seattle Seahawk receiver Michael Bumpus. Bumpus had 195 career catches with the Cougars. He played in four regular-season games with Seattle in 2008, making one start. He finished with five receptions.And a couple of days after losing RJ Archer…
Back with my game preview of Saturday's GU-Notre Dame contest. Click here for the version that will run in Saturday's S-R. Here's an article on Gonzaga's problems in the South Bend Tribune.
For the second-straight weekend, the Eastern Washington's defense will be geared up to stop the run on Saturday when the No. 1-ranked Eagles play host to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.You can click here for an early look…
Eastern Washington's sophomore point guard Glen Dean, who has missed the Eagles first seven games of the season with a stress fracture in his foot, was cleared to practice earlier this week and could be available for Sunday rematch against San Jose State in San…
In only his third season as Eastern Washington University's head football coach, Beau Baldwin has the Eagles in the FCS playoffs for the second straight year and poised to advance to the semifinals for only the second time in school history.This story on EWU's successful…
COUGARS Good morning from the fine city of Spokane. A light snow fell last night, giving the neighborhood a Christmas look, which is probably darn appropriate for Dec. 10. Washington State has a basketball game here tonight, which is also darn appropriate for Dec. 10.…
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