Spokane will entertain Arizona at 8 p.m. Friday in the opening round of the National Conference playoffs. The game time was finalized late Friday night after the NFL Network confirmed it will televise the Jacksonville-Orlando playoff game at 5. More here. Arizona stumbled into the…
COUGARS If there was a flood of Pac-10 news following Thursday's media day, then I guess you could say the reservoir has been drained, because there's not a lot out there this morning. But we did find a few items of interest, so read on.
I waited for the end of the Arizona-Iowa game to post the Shock game story. The Shock lost to Jacksonville 64-49 on Friday and I've posted a recap below. Meanwhile, Iowa blasted Arizona 67-47 in Phoenix. The setback cost the Rattlers a home playoff game…
Spokane's 11-game winning streak came to an end Friday as No. 3 Jacksonville took advantage of four Shock turnovers to post a 64-49 victory.Check back for more in about an hour.
COUGARS The Pac-10 started down the road toward the Pac-12 on Friday, as the athletic directors of the 12 schools met for the first in what could be a few conferences aimed at ironing out the football schedule. To have a championship game – and…
COUGARS If you want to head to Pullman and watch the 2010 football go through its paces prior to the Oklahoma State opener Sept. 4, you now can pencil in your plans. The school's sports information office released the schedule today. Click the link to…
Idaho's Mike Iupati, a first-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers, signed a contract Friday worth an estimated $18.25 million. Stories and photos here.
Game-day for the Shock and it looks like they'll be dealing with Aaron Garcia at quarterback. Garcia has been sidelined with a concussion and separated shoulder, but he practiced this week and will probably start tonight, according to the Florida Times-Union. More here. Elsewhere, the…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10 A.M.; 12:30 P.M. For the first time in months, it's possible to spend your whole day reading and watching video of Pac-10 football. With plenty of Cougar stuff thrown in. If you want to spend your Friday that way, read on.…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 6:25 P.M. The 2010 Pac-10 football media day is over. My guess is I'm about seven pounds lighter. I know my skin is three shades redder. After the lack of outdoor exposure this summer, today in the Rose Bowl was a rude…
Back with a preview of Spokane's game with No. 3 Jacksonville on Friday. Here's a link to the article that will run in tomorrow's paper. From Jacksonville, it sounds like quarterback Aaron Garcia will be available to play. . Some other AFL news: It sounds…
COUGARS A quick summary of Paul Wulff's remark's to the assembled media in the Rose Bowl follows on the link. One piece of news, Jeff Tuel is the guy at quarterback. Read on.
After the short, cool summer, it's time to get back to football with a vengeance. There are a lot of items on the link, so read on. By the way, I am trying a new look today, dropping the Cougar label, to correspond to the…
I believe these (and others) have been mentioned here before, but GU has officially released five of its non-conference games (Illinois, WSU, Baylor, Oklahoma City and Memphis) for the upcoming season. More here. The complete schedule will be released at a later date.
Spokane held on to the top spot in yet another curious edition of the weekly coaches poll, but there will not be a 1-vs.-2 showdown against Jacksonville on Friday. Spokane picked up 11 of 15 first-place votes. Tampa Bay climbed from fifth to second, apparently…
The WIAA executive board concluded its July meetings Tuesday and the expected announcement of where the new "regional state" sites would be was delayed.Click the tab below for more information.
COUGARS If Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott had any expectations concerning his media blitz of the East, they were probably exceeded yesterday. We have that and more on the link, so read on.
Donna Lenseigne, who turned the Gonzaga Prep girls tennis program into a powerhouse, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday. She was 51. Read the story here.
Some teams rest starters when they've done about all they can do in the regular season (see Indianapolis Colts, 2009). Some teams don't change their approach, even though there is risk of injury that could mar their playoff run. Read more about Spokane's approach here.(By…
COUGARS Washington State is a little thin at the defensive tackle spot, and the Cougars got a little thinner Tuesday when redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Dan Spitz was suspended for the first nine games of the season after failing a NCAA-mandated drug test last fall.…
Bob Kustra, president of Boise State, told the Idaho Statesman today that he sees no need to play the the University of Idaho in Moscow -- or in Boise -- after the football teams meet for the last time this season before BSU moves to…
With the start of fall practice less than a week away, Eastern Washington University's football team continues to rake in individual preseason awards. The Eagles, who have been picked to finish second to perennial national power Montana in the Big Sky Conference standings, just had…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 12:45 P.M. As the Pac-10 coaches tour the Big Apple (and nearby media compounds with four initials), conference commissioner Larry Scott is the man of the hour. It was just a year ago Scott oversaw his first football media day. A lot…
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