Back with the day-after Loyola Marymount post following the Lions' 74-66 victory on Thursday night. Simply put, LMU outplayed, outworked and most definitely outshot the Bulldogs. I talked to LMU's Drew Viney and coach Max Good, and after I interviewed Mark Few I didn't have…
COUGARS I'm trying my hardest to stay away from the Tiger Woods statement, joining my brethren in boycotting the made-for-TV event (and wondering why Oprah is not hosting it). But, like the wreck on the interstate, I'm having trouble avoiding rubbernecking, so I might sneak…
Eastern Washington's road woes continued Thursday night when the Eagles suffered another heartbreaking loss to the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.The Big Sky Conference loss dropepd EWU's road record to 2-12 and severely damaged the Eags chances of qualifying for the six-team BSC Tournament…
Something seems to have clicked for the Vandals. Maybe it's that they're not playing the elite of the WAC, but they're definitely playing better. They won for the fifth time in seven outings Thursday night by beating Seattle University 82-72. My game story is below.
The Mead Panthers played stingy defense and made most of their free throws down the stretch to defeat Gonzaga Prep for the District 8 4A boys basketball championship. It was their second win in three meetings with the Bullpups.Shadle Park captured District 3A by beating…
Only three times this three times this year had Gonzaga scored 70 points or less and won until Thursday night when the Bulldogs defense smothered Loyola Marymount for 73-40 win.Even more amazing is it has been 16 years since Washington State won back-to-back conference games.…
Gonzaga's four-game winning streak ended Thursday as Loyola Marymount knocked off the Bulldogs 74-66 in front of 3,770 at Gersten Pavilion. You can read my unedited game story below and check back tomorrow for a day-after post.
COUGARS Sorry we are a little later than usual, but it took the Cougars a longer-than-usual time to come out of the locker room. And that sat us back. But as my dad used to say, people don't want to hear about the labor pains,…
Mead pulled down the stretch to win the District 8 girls basketball title at Lewis and Clark while Central Valley snagged the third spot to regional by edging Gonzaga Prep.It just goes to show seedings mean little, especially this year. The unedited story is below.
Gonzaga scored the first basket of the second half, but Loyola Marymount took control with 24-10 run and went to upset the 13th-ranked Bulldogs 74-66 at Gersten Pavilion on Thursday. LMU had five players in double figures, led by Ashley Hamilton's 17 points. The Lions…
COUGARSBeasley Coliseum began clearing out with more than 10 minutes left Thursday, not that it was all that full to begin with. But with WSU trailing by about 20 most of the second half, even many of the diehard Cougar supporters were unable to stomach…
Gonzaga stretched its lead to 10 early and was on top by nine with 4 minutes left, but Loyola Marymount shot its way back, closing within 39-36 at half.Steven Gray had nine points, four assists and two steals for the Zags, who shot 14 of…
COUGARSYes, and it could have been worse. What with UCLA shooting nearly 70 percent from the field. It didn't matter what defense the Cougars played, zone or man, they didn't play either well. And, when the shots stopped falling and the turnovers began to burn,…
Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. I included blurbs on the Moscow, Kellogg and Clark Fork games. I'll update later with Lewiston and Priest River.
COUGARSIf you wondered why we didn't have a pregame basketball post, it's because of this. Yes, president Elson S. Floyd offered the athletic director position to Bill Moos today. The story we've put together for tomorrow's paper is on the link. We'll be back at…
The Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team played some of its best defense of the year and weathered foul trouble as the second-ranked Vikings knocked off No. 1-ranked Boise 47-37 in a State 5A tournament opener Thursday afternoon at the Idaho Center in Nampa.Freshman Kendalyn Brainard…
I'm at the Idaho state girls basketball tournaments in the Boise area. Just a quick note to let you know that all of the 5A, 4A and 3A games will be streamed live at Idahosports.comAll the 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II games…
Prep notebook: Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team seeks third straight state championship.Feature: North Central wrestlers Ben Carter, Nathan Brown, Jared Berlinger and Steven Taylor.Column: West Valley wrestler deserved chance to go to state.
COUGARS A busy day on, er, with links (sorry, was thinking about how it won't be much longer before we can be out on the golf course again) today, then a basketball game tonight. I'm sorry I couldn't bring you more basketball coverage this week,…
The Idaho men's basketball team is on a bit of an uptick, having won four of its last six games. But it's hard to know how the Vandals will respond in two non-conference games this week -- versus Seattle University tomorrow night and Long Beach…
COUGARS We're back with our second post of the evening. This one has to do with Washington State men's basketball's post-season possibilities heading into the weekend with the Los Angeles schools. Read on for the unedited version of the piece.
COUGARS We have two stories for tomorrow's S-R. And we're dividing them into two posts. The first, on the link, is the unedited version of our piece on Bill Moos' meet-and-greet this afternoon. It's not complete – how can it be? Moos talked for almost…
I've put together a few notes that will run on the S-R's Four Corners college basketball page Thursday. You can read the unedited copy below.
With training camp less than a month away and the season opener roughly six weeks out, the Arena Football League -- yes, it's back -- announced its most concrete plans yet for 2010 and beyond. (Here are a few links: The new AFL website is…
Where does the time go? Arrived at work bent on getting the news out and got involved writing a story. Mix in spin class and suddenly I'm behind again.Today's women's basketball notebook focused on another Eastern Washington senior, Nicole Scott (pictured above battling Gonzaga's Heather…
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