COUGARS We are going to zone in this morning and I'm not promising extra concentration. No, that would be impossible after last night. It was Friday, after all. Anyhow, the zone reference is a basketball one. So read on.
The weeklong buildup has been unlike any game this season. Idaho vs. Boise State. Two men's basketball teams better than most anticipated (the Vandals, on a six-game winning streak, much better). The last season of their rivalry with both as members of the WAC. Easily…
The Spokane Chiefs scored the last three goals to defeat the Kootenay Ice 5-2. Dominik Uher had two goals and an assist to earn first star, Tyler Johnson (above) had a goal and two assists for the second star and trade deadline pickup Cody Eakin,…
Greater Spokane League boys scores: Ferris 81, Central Valley 58; University 64, North Central 58; Gonzaga Prep 60, Mead 46; Rogers 78, Mt. Spokane 73; Lewis and Clark 69, Shadle Park 54. Greater Spokane League girls scores: Upset: Mead 52, second-ranked Gonzaga Prep 42; Shadle…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 8 P.M. One more post for the night. We have our story for tomorrow's paper concerning Klay Thompson's season, future – both near and far term – and his competition for the Pac-10 Player of the Year award. Read on.
COUGARS It looks as if Paul Wulff has found his linebackers coach. It's veteran Chris Tormey, a Spokane native and UI graduate who has coached for years at UW and was head coach at Idaho and Nevada. His most recent coaching stint was at the…
Good morning from sunny Oakland. It's not so sunny for the Zags, who lost to Santa Clara 85-71 last night. First, the links: Game stories from S-R, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury-News, and ESPN.com. More below in my game-day post.
COUGARS When you lose your first two games of the Pac-10 season – hey, how is that road trip to Los Angeles going Stanford and Cal? – then follow that up with an overtime loss in Berkeley, must-win games start piling up. Washington State had…
Our women's basketball roundup: As expected the Gonzaga women rolled past Santa Clara, Eastern Washington got a solid road win at Northern Arizona but Idaho fell at previously winless San Jose State, despite a monster game from Yinka Olorunnife (above, center). All that to go…
COUGARS For one of the few times this season, the Washington State offense began inside. Yes, it says something for Ken Bone's faith in DeAngelo Casto, but it also says something about the interior defense of Arizona State. Heck, it says something about the Sun…
Back with the game story from Gonzaga's 85-71 loss to Santa Clara on Thursday. The unedited version is below. I'll be back in the morning with a day-after post.
Kevin Foster hit four 3-pointers in the last 5:12 and finished with 36 points as Santa Clara upset Gonzaga 85-71 on Thursday at the Leavey Center. The Broncos (11-9, 2-2) hadn’t beaten GU on their home floor since Feb., 2001. The victory ended GU’s nine-game…
COUGARS It's funny, but Washington State isn't playing all that well on either end, but the Cougars hold a 10-point halftime lead. We have some thoughts about that. Read on.
COUGARS So just when we thought the drama was in the past, something pops up. Read on.
With conference reshuffling still ongoing, Idaho athletic director Rob Spear in an email confirmed that he's had conversations with Mountain West Conference comissioner Craig Thompson. "We are exploring all avenues and this includes the Mountain West," Spear said. UI has yet to make a presentation…
The Washington State women's basketball team is finally showing the progress predicted for them. The Cougars won at Arizona State behind a veteran and a rookie. It was their third win in four games, back-to-back road wins and consecutive wins at ASU.
A busy night and weekend for area Division I women's basketball teams. Gonzaga is home for the first time in West Coast Conference play, facing former assistant Jen Mountain and Santa Clara tonight, San Francisco and first-year coach Jennifer Azzi on Saturday. Idaho is at…
Good morning from Sea-Tac. En route to tonight's game (in-game updates at Twitter.com/SRjimm) and, with the benefit of free wireless, I have a morning post of the GU items on the S-R's Four Corners page today. I did a short article on David Stockton, who…
COUGARS Sometimes it's almost impossible to sleep. Used to be game days when I was a participant (wouldn't call what I did playing). Wake up in the middle of the night trying to remember where I left my shin guards or something. Usually they would…
COUGARS Just got done talking with coach Ken Bone after practice and he said Reggie Moore's suspension has been lifted. Moore will return to the court Thursday night against Arizona State. Moore, who was indefinitely suspended prior to last Saturday's Stanford game, did not practice…
Time for the latest update of "Who Has To Come To Spokane" when the NCAA basketball tournament arrives at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center in mid-March. That may sound like a bad thing, who has to come to Spokane and, well it is, sort of. Spokane…
The Gonzaga Prep girls basketball team continues to roll along, topping defending Greater Spokane League champ Central Valley. Here's our story. Here's our GSL boys roundup. Here's our area girls roundup and here's our area boys roundup. And here's our wrestling roundup.
The Spokane Chiefs rolled at Chilliwack Tuesday night, smacking the Bruins 6-1, in a record-breaking romp. I'll get to the records in a moment. The Chiefs have won three straight since a 6-2 loss at Kootenay last Friday, which they avenged with an 11-2 romp…
COUGARS Ever really need a cup of coffee? Not me. Never felt that way. It wasn't my thing. Until my wife bought me a new coffee maker for Christmas. Now I'm hooked. Before I could sit down here and write about Washington State news, I…
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