The Gonzaga Bulldogs continue to fill out future schedules and they will hook up with a semi-familiar foe the next two seasons. GU will entertain Oklahoma State this season and visit Stillwater next year. Gonzaga has defeated OSU three times -- in Oklahoma City, Seattle…
Ed Ta'amu has made Spokane his home since arriving in 2006, even when he played for Kansas City in 2007-08. The big reasons why: girlfriend Jessica and son Noa. Click here for more on Ta'amu.Meanwhile, there won't be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown…
Sunday's Spokane Indians game against the Tri-City Dust Devils has been postponed because of rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on July 25 with the gametime to be announced.
The Tri-City Dust Devils defeated the Spokane Indians, 9-5, at Avista Stadium on Saturday night. Here is our story.
The Shock continued to roll, handling Tulsa 63-42 Friday for their sixth straight win. Click here for an expanded game story.
Spokane was strong on both sides of the ball en route to a 63-42 win over Tulsa at the Arena on Friday. Read on for a short game story and check back in an hour for a longer version.
Game time in about 20 minutes, plenty of time for a quick injury update. Turns out Shock backup quarterback Erik Meyer isn't sick, as the team and head coach Rob Keefe have maintained the last two weeks. Meyer has a pinched nerve in his neck,…
The Texas Rangers on Friday signed third baseman Mike Olt, their top collegiate pick from this month’s first-year draft, and assigned him to Spokane. Olt, who set the career home-run record at the University of Connecticut, was selected in the supplemental first round and the…
Jimmy Kimmel had a little fun with a short clip of "Adam Morrison's NBA final highlights." Morrison didn't get any playing time in the finals. Here is the link to the youtube clip.
The Spokane Chiefs are moving slowly, but on the timetable they made, in a search for a new coach. The Western Hockey League team brought in a familiar face for a recent interview.
Adam Morrison didn't get any playing time for the Lakers against the Celtics in the NBA finals, but he'll collect his second championship ring and true immortality -- his picture (look for No. 6), in a team photo, on a special-edition box of Wheaties.
It was an eventful day for the Idaho athletic department at the Idaho State Board of Education meeting in Idaho Falls. We've got a story to fill in all the details on the link.
I put together a short preview of Friday's Spokane-Tulsa game at the Arena. You can access it here. (Programming note: A feature article on offensive lineman Ed Ta'amu will run in Sunday's S-R).UPDATE: Yet another ex-AFL franchise is coming back. Kansas City, following announcements earlier…
COUGARS With the University of Utah poised to accept membership today in what will become the Pac-12 Conference, it seems as if the avalanche of expansion has petered out without too much damage to the status quo. Which might just be a good thing. Read…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 5 P.M. The expected (inevitable?) has happened. The Pac-10 has invited Utah to join the party. The Utes will accept their invitation tomorrow. The Pac-10 will likely become the Pac-12 either next year or the year after. Now all that seems to…
For the third straight week Spokane is No. 2 in the AFL coaches poll. Jacksonville stayed in the top spot. Milwaukee is No. 3, followed by Arizona.UPDATE: On the expansion front, San Jose, one of the league's most successful franchises, is returning to the AFL.…
A quick update on former Zag guard G.J. Vilarino.Gerry Vilarino, G.J.'s father, said his son has at least three visits scheduled, one an unofficial trip to a university Gerry declined to identify.Vilarino will visit Appalachian State and another school (it's apparently not in the Northwest)…
A nearly $100,000 raise -- that is what's in store for Idaho football coach Robb Akey, who negotiated a new contract with UI after the team's most successful season in 11 years. Keep reading for all the details of the five-year deal, which will pay…
Many of Clay Harrell's former AFL teammates aren't on the field this season because the league, after a one-year hiatus, returned with lower wages for the players. Find out why Harrell continues to play the game here.UPDATE: If you watched the NFL Network's AFL game…
Eastern Washington University has its webcam up and running at its stadium so fans can watch the progress of the red-turf project. Here is the link.
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COUGARS Let's see. I take a day off to play golf – one of the members of our scramble group not only missed a hole-in-one by an inch (I took pictures) he also rolled in birdie putt from the neighborhood of 70 feet but, alas,…
COUGARS It looks like the next 48 hours will define the future of college athletics as we know it. Now that isn't too apocalyptic, is it? But it just might be true. So where do we stand? We’re sure Colorado will join the Pac-10, Nebraska…
Some Sunday reading material: John Blanchette says Shock ownership needs to step up to make sure the 2009 players get their rings for winning the ArenaCup championship. Meanwhile, Orlando, particularly defensive back Kenny McEntyre, wasn't too pleased with Saturday's loss to Spokane.
Former Eastern Washignton University all-American offensive tackle Michael Roos and his wife, Katherine, were on had at Woodward Field on Saturday to take part in "turf-breaking" ceremonies for the school's Red Turf Project.The project is expected to be completed in time for the Eagles to…
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