Slow start to the day
Day 2 of our journey to Texas has left one of us feeling a little ill on Day 3. Nothing a Gas-X, two Tylenol and a good plate of ribs can't fix.
Day 2 of our journey to Texas has left one of us feeling a little ill on Day 3. Nothing a Gas-X, two Tylenol and a good plate of ribs can't fix.
Hawaii came into last night 8-1 at home and as the WAC's best 3-pointing shooting team. But Idaho squelched the Warriors' long-range attack and came up with a satisfying 59-44 road win. The Vandals moved to 8-6 and 2-1 in the WAC after holding their…
COUGARS It happened against Baylor in Hawaii, but WSU was able to hold on. It happened against Butler and the Cougars couldn't. It happened against UCLA in the Pac-10 opener for another defeat. But Thursday, when it looked as Washington State might cough up a…
COUGARS The Cougars are wearing their gray uniforms tonight, a color usually reserved for the road team – in baseball at least. And WSU is shooting as if it's on the road, and for the Cougars this year, that's a good thing. As we documented…
FRISCO, TEXAS, US of A -- All day long, the anticipation weighed on us. Would we be ready? Were we up to the challenge? Not the big game. That's tomorrow, when our beloved alma mater, Eastern Washington University plays the University of Delaware in the…
COUGARS We have some news in our pregame post – I know, a shock, huh? – so we won't waste any time. We already have wasted enough catching up with some old sports writing friends. Read on.
Dinner: The El Jefe Grande from Kenny's Burger Joint in Frisco, Texas. Seven pounds, 7,000 calories and still the champion. (Here's what's left of it.)
Eastern was perfect on the red turf at Roos Stadium this season. Click here for a look back, in photos, at the success the Eagles enjoyed at home.
Former Washington State University quarterback Kevin Lopina has signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL. Lopina will likely back up AFL veteran Mark Grieb, a two-time ArenaBowl MVP. In 2008, Lopina completed 87 of 153 passes for 841 yards, with 11 interceptions and…
Eastern Washington University's senior linebacker and two-time All-American J.C. Sherritt has been named the winner of the 2010 Buck Buchanan Award as the Football Championship Subdivision's top defensive player. Sherritt, who finished second in last year's Buchanan voting, was to be honored at a banquet…
While crashing in our room snacking on Cheetos, these reporters learned (by way of ESPN) that the Dallas Cowboys might retain interim coach Jason Garrett. (Actually I'm not 100 percent sure ... Jess changed the channel to Judge Joe Brown.)
Just watched Delaware's practice ... frankly we're not worried one bit. They don't even wear helmets or pads.
Gonzaga's Elias Harris and Steven Gray made the Wooden preseason Top 50 watch list, but they weren't on the mid-season Top 30 list, which was released today. Find the Top 30 here. WSU's Klay Thompson made the Top 30, as did Washington's Isaiah Thomas.
What a view from our deluxe suite. Makes the Tri-Cities look like Maui.
It's time to prepare you for the first full weekend of women's basketball conference games, but I'm going to take a detour first. What a great morning to wake up to the first installment of the Fabulous (not) Baker Boys trip Frisco, Texas, as they…
The start of the WCC season means a wider selection of stories around the conference. My WCC preview ran in today's S-R (uncut version is in the previous post). Elsewhere, Portland, Gonzaga's opponent on Saturday, won 12 pre-conference games; Saint Mary's, which ranks in the…
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Hooked up with real sportswriters last night, but in this town, bars close at 11, convenience stores quit selling beer at midnight and, as our friend Steve Bergum said, "How could George Bush have gotten a DUI in this place?" Thrilled to not be hung…
By Jess and Ralph Walter Correspondents CANTINA GRILL, DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – This fall, my brother and I had a secret. We were in love. Uh … not with each other. Or at least no more than usual. No, we were in love with our…
COUGARS There's a reason we rarely tweet about upcoming radio interviews and the like. You just never know if it's going to work out. Take today for instance. We were supposed to be on a Seattle station at 7:30 a.m. If we had tweeted that…
Arrived in Frisco, Texas, last night about 11:15 and went straight to the hotel to check in. Big mistake. Huge! Because after dropping off our bags in our rooms we headed back out to find a burger and beer -- only to learn that every…
With Gonzaga a few days away from its conference opener against Portland, I put together a look at the WCC for the debut of the Four Corners page that will run every Thursday in the S-R. Gonzaga has won 10 straight WCC titles, tied for…
COUGARS OK, we have more on the Reggie Moore situation – bottom line, he hasn't been suspended for tomorrow's game with Oregon State – and a preview of the upcoming weekend. Both are on the link, so read on.
Charles Dillon, the former Washington State Cougar receiver who helped Spokane win the 2009 arenafootball2 title, is back with the Shock. Dillon was with the Green Bay Packers, registering eight receptions in preseason games, before being released. Dillon will be reunited with former WSU teammate,…
COUGARS We will have a story for tomorrow's S-R on the importance of this weekend, but we have one piece of news for you right now, so read on.
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