I was at Shock practice this morning and I put together a Shock notebook that will run in Wednesday's S-R. The first item is on Andy Olson, the former Shock receiver (pictured above from the 2009 season) who is now Spokane's offensive coordinator. Here's a…
COUGARS After that debacle, I wanted to get out of Madison Square Garden, out of New York, really, as fast as I could. But I think the Washington State fans beat me to the phone, because Wednesday's flights to Seattle, crowded but still with seats…
COUGARS Quick halftime post. We'll just recount each of Washington State's baskets. There was a Reggie Moore jumper (his only bucket), a Klay Thompson (his only bucket to go with three fouls), four jumpers from Faisal Aden (he has a team-high eight points), a DeAngelo…
Eastern Washington University used the Spokane Club as the venue to officially introduce Jim Hayford as its new men's basketball coach. The press conference was attended by many of the friends Hayford made during his 10 years as the head coach at Whitworth University, and…
COUGARS Well, we're in the world's greatest, or biggest, or most-important, or whatever arena a couple hours before game time, as is our M.O., and guess what? It's just as empty as other arenas. And not nearly as big or impressive as Staples Center. Or…
Here's our first prep baseball notebook that will be in our Tuesday newspaper and appear weekly thereafter through the season. Danny Rowton of Shadle Park (pictured above during American Legion last summer) is hitting .818 after a week. Here's our first prep softball notebook that…
Courtney Vandersloot achieved another milestone on Tuesday, becoming the first Gonzaga women’s basketball player to earn Associated Press Second-team All-American honors.
COUGARS • UPDATE: 11:45 A.M. It's game day and it's about time. It seems like a month since Washington State last played a basketball game, but it's been less than a week actually. We'll see if the time spent traveling, practicing, away from home and…
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