COUGARS Washington State is off the turf in the indoor practice facility after its usual short, sweet Monday night let's-get-the-week-started practice. Not a lot went on, but we do have an update on some of the injuries, plus a couple links, so read on.
Eastern Washington dropped its second, and last, exhibition basketball game Monday night, losing to Montana State-Billings 66-60 at Reese Court.It was ugly.You can get an early look at the short game story that will appear in Tuesday morning's S-R by clicking here.
Guard Gary Bell, who has committed to Gonzaga, made the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West. The Kentridge High (Kent, Wash.) product is one of 15 to make the list. More here and here.
Gonzaga Prep senior Tia Presley, No. 23, is going to sign a letter of intent to play basketball at Washington State.
Somehow the week leading up to the Idaho-Boise State game is always interesting, if only for the conversation on both sides. Friday night's game happens to mark the last time the rivals will play for at least two years, and we've got a story about…
Eastern Washington would seem to have a bit of an FCS playoff cushion as it heads into its final two regular-season football games. But Eagles' coach Beau Baldwin insists the stakes are still extremely high for his team as it prepares to take on Southern…
My apologies hockey fans. I thought Saturday night after cross country writing, I would have more information on the Spokane Chiefs' 3-1 win at Swift Current. That information never came. Still nothing on Sunday when I checked from home. Then I realized that maybe, just…
No surprises as long as we judge on W's and L's, the area women's basketball teams won their exhibition games.Gonzaga, Eastern and Idaho won handily, Washington State struggled. One list has Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga as the No. 13 on a list of NCAA WNBA…
COUGARS The Apple Cup must be near because the trees in the neighborhood have lost almost all their leaves. The two have always seemed to be connected in my mind from the time my kids were young (they're not anymore). But this year, the leaves…
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