UPDATED: 12:15 a.m. Stanford whipped Gonzaga in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament and the photographers whipped us writers, getting the slide show up first. On the budget is a game story, a notebook (Greg Lee's credit was left off) and John Blanchette's column,…
Top-seeded Stanford pulled away from 11th-seeded Gonzaga in the second half 83-60 in the Spokane Regional final Monday in front of 11,646 at the Arena, ending the most successful season in the Bulldogs’ history.
Eastern Washington has hired Jim Hayford, Whitworth University ultra-successful head coach, to head its men's basketball program. You can read more here, and stay turned for any updates that become available.
COUGARS A couple of afternoon notes from New York, including Washington State's Abe Lodwick earning first-team All-Academic honors from the Pac-10. For more, read on.
UPDATED: 9:30 Once again it's time to go surfing on the big wave that will carry you right up to the 6 p.m. tip-off off Gonzaga's Elite 8 game with Stanford at the Arena (and on ESPN). This morning, in addition to the game advance,…
COUGARS Good morning from New York. Took a nice long walk to and from dinner last night and was shocked by the depth of the chill. It is actually quite a bit colder here in the city than it is in Pullman. Plus the wind…
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