The Idaho Vandals haven't played this well during the conference portion of their season in a long time -- definitely not since joining the WAC. UI managed to hold off Nevada 72-67 tonight at Cowan Spectrum for their fourth straight win. Read on for an…
A couple of items before we shut it down for the night. Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury won't be on the sideline for Thursday's game against Gonzaga. He'll be with his first grandchild, who was born prematurely Sunday. Also, Pepperdine's Keion Bell, who scored 37 points…
Idaho's Jeff Ledbetter put on a clinic in the last few minutes of the half, scoring seven straight points and grabbing steals on three consecutive possessions to help the Vandals take a 30-28 lead over Nevada at halftime. The Vandals (9-6, 3-1) are seeking their…
Back with my feature article on Mathis Keita, who has gone from barely playing to starting the last three games. Here's a link to the article that will run on the Four Corners Page in Thursday's S-R. I'll post a short preview of Thursday's GU-Pepperdine…
Here's my game story from the Ferris/Rogers boys basketball game and roundup of GSL games. Brett Bailey of University swats a shot by Garrett Sawyer of Central Valley in the picture above. Here's our GSL girls roundup. Here's our area girls roundup. Here's our area…
Did I just hear that? A weather update on a local sports radio station said things are looking good for the outdoor hockey game, it's supposed to rian on Saturday. Not sure that is so good but who can't be excited the game with the…
Never thought I'd have occasion to put these three names in the same sentence, but here are updates on ex-Zags Josh Heytvelt, Ronny Turiaf and Bol Kong. Links on Heytvelt, who left his team in Italy may be heading back to Turkey; Turiaf helping the…
COUGARS Sitting here looking out the window at what appears to be an inch of snow per minute makes me wonder how the flight schedules might be disrupted the next couple days. And long for summer. With that in mind, we have our morning post,…
We start our women's basketball news today with an update. We got to know the Maryland women's basketball program a few years ago when the Terrapins were the No. 1 seed in the 2008 regional at the Arena. First we found the local connection, a…
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