Entertaining football game at Millwood last night. West Valley kept Cheney from capturing the Great Northern League championship with a 27-21 decision in overtime. Pictured above is WV running back Dylan Ellsworth scoring a touchdown in the second quarter. NOTE: I'll be tweeting updates tonight…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10:20 A.M.; 1:30 P.M. We're on the early flight to Seattle out of Spokane, so we'll post our Washington State links, then catch up with the rest of the Pac-12 after we get into the Emerald City (does anyone call it that…
COUGARS Washington State's Thursday walk-through is over so that means the preparation for California is pretty much over as well. We have some on that and how it relates to what coach Paul Wulff had to say at his short news conference as well. Read…
The Idaho State Board of Education today gave Boise State the OK to pursue membership in the Big East as a football-only member, a move that could have major implications for the Western Athletic Conference and the University of Idaho. If Boise State moves to…
For your hockey reading please a couple of stories about former Spokane Chiefs. The WHL has an alumni spotlight on Minnesota defenseman Jared Spurgeon. TheCarolina Hurricanes talk to Drayson Bowman after the winger is called up from the minors.
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COUGARS Another morning, another morning post. There aren't many things in the universe this regular. Now the quality of each one, that's up and down more often than United Airlines. But, as folks like to say these days, it is what it is. Read on.
I spoke with Robb Akey after Wednesday's practice, and he was hoping to make a decision on who will start at quarterback for the Vandals -- Brian Reader or Taylor Davis -- by tonight or tomorrow. Read on for more.
COUGARS In the years I've been doing this job, I don't remember many practice days colder than this one. The wind was blowing, not too hard but it was steady, and it was biting. Despite wearing a sweatshirt and two jackets, I felt it wasn't…
Former Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen scored his first National Hockey League goal Tuesday night, a bittersweet moment because Ottawa's winning streak came to an end. The Chiefs have reassigned 17-year old rookie Cody Nelson, who only played in three games. Another story about Chiefs'…
Just got off the phone with Shock team president Adam Nebeker, who is stepping down to become executive director of Cancer Patient Care. Nebeker is one of three members of the original ownership group that brought arena football to Spokane in 2006. He will remain…
COUGARS Just noticed one interesting fact about the Pac-12 this week. Every game is a divisional game. First time this season that's happened. Read on.
UPDATED A lot - and I mean a lot - going on in area sports this week. Idaho finished up all of its fall sports last weekend with Coeur d'Alene's boys winning the 5A state cross country championship and the CdA girls taking second. Timberlake's…
COUGARS Sitting out at practice this evening I was thinking about the Nov. 12 Arizona State game. It wasn't 7:30 yet (still isn't as I write this) but it was getting awfully cold out there. And it's still 11 days yet until the Sun Devils…
Washington prep star battling leukemia picks Washington over Gonzaga in women's basketball recruiting battle. Katie Collier is expected to make a full recovery.
The Spokane Chiefs and Gonzaga women's basketball team are No. 1. The Chiefs are No. 1 in a Yahoo poll of junior hockey teams worth checking; as usual, the Bulldogs are favored to win the West Coast Conference again ... but it's only the fourth…
COUGARS The 2011 calendar has turned another page. It's November, the month of Thanksgiving, college basketball tournaments and crunch time for Washington State football. Read on.
COUGARS Halloween practice at WSU was quite interesting. A Power Ranger walked by. A couple of schoolgirls. Even a group of folks dressed as soccer players. Wait, maybe they were headed to an intramural game. My bad. Read on for what happened at practice.
There couldn't be a better way to start Halloween than with John Blanchette's column on a big kid that manages to enjoy the spirit of the day despite a few other demands on his time. It's part of what makes Kelly Graves (above, surrounded by…
Another quick hockey update. The Spokane Chiefs dropped a 3-1 decision at Tri-City on Saturday. The Tri-City Herald had this report. They have a week to prepare to face the Americans at the Arena on Saturday. The loss ended their seven-game winning streak but they'll…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 2:35 P.M. What a nice day. I don't know what the weather is like, because I have yet to look outside my windows. But I know it's a nice day. It's Halloween and when I was growing up in Southern California, it…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 6:15 P.M. With an early start time for Saturday's game, there was enough time to get organized afterward, write and then put together items for this morning's post. Plenty of time. So we have more than usual for you on the link.…
It's now six losses in a row for the Idaho football team, and with each successive week, the setbacks grow more painful. Today at the Kibbie Dome, the Vandals were in great position to upset Hawaii. But it didn't happen. Read on for more my…
COUGARS We've been at Autzen Stadium longer than I would have ever imagined, but we have just one more thing to do. Give you your post-game blog fix. Read on.
Visiting Portland State used a strong running game to knock of Eastern Washington 43-26 and spoil the Eagles' Senior Day at Roos Field on Saturday. You can eventually check out the game story that will appear in Sunday's S-R here.
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