Hauptman leaves Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs forward Jarid Hauptman has left the team and returned home to Morinville, Alberta, the Chiefs announced Tuesday. Keep reading for more details.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 2012
Area women's basketball teams look to rebound after tough week
June Daugherty summed it up quite simply. “We have to be able to rebound,” the Washington State women’s basketball coach said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Daughtery was speaking literally, of course, about rebounding in order to get more looks at second and third…
Spangler sidelined with broken pinky
Back with my Gonzaga notebook from today's media day. As mentioned before, Ryan Spangler will miss 2-3 weeks with a broken pinky finger. More details on that and a few other notes here. Also, Gonzaga coach Mark Few mentioned shortly after Finals week that the…
Spangler out 2-3 weeks with broken finger
Good afternoon. A quick post after attending media day earlier today. I tweeted a couple hours ago (twitter.com/srjimm) that freshman forward Ryan Spangler broke the pinky finger on his left hand in Monday's practice. He'll have surgery this afternoon and will probably miss 2-3 weeks.…
Ken Bone talks rebounding, among other things 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN – It was a sparse teleconference with Ken Bone today, but we do have some news and notes to pass along. Read on for what the Cougars coach had to say in Pullman and on the Pac-12 call.
Preps this week
In Greater Spokane League boys basketball tonight, the co-leaders - Gonzaga Prep (8-4 overall, 8-2 league) and Central Valley (9-3, 8-2) meet at CV. Tipoff is at 5:30. CV romped past G-Prep 60-41 in the first meeting Dec. 9. I'll be covering the G-Prep/CV boys…
Eagles fly home, face PSU next
We're not even at the halfway mark, but the Big Sky basketball race is shaping up. Well, Weber State is shaping up to dominate the conference. The Wildcats, who have many more weapons besides national scoring leader Damian Lillard, moved into sole possession of first…
It's Tuesday with all that entails 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS Really thought I would wake this morning to a covering of snow. And yet, nothing. I know 80 miles south of here, in Pullman (my home away from home the past five years), there is a covering of the white stuff…
It's cold outside, but links are room temperature 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN – Snoqualmie Pass was not friendly yesterday, but the Honda managed to plow through the slush, ice and snow and arrived safely back on the snow-covered Palouse. Though looking at the forecast, it seems we may have left the worst of this…
MONDAY, JAN. 16, 2012
Chiefs have serious case of the Monday's in loss to Seattle
There’s really nothing gentle about hockey – and that includes honest feedback when a lackluster performance is turned in. Two days after scoring an impressive victory over the Western Hockey League’s top team, the Spokane Chiefs went scoreless on six power-play opportunities and gave up…
Zags fall out of rankings
As expected, Gonzaga dropped out of the Top 25 in the A.P. and ESPN/USA Today rankings. GU was 21st in A.P. and 23rd in ESPN/USA Today a week ago before going 1-1 on its road trip. The Bulldogs slipped to 29th in A.P., T-30th in…
Looking back at a near-perfect Sunday 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS There is nothing better than spending a Sunday having breakfast, getting comfortable, watching football, having a nice dinner and then hitting the sack early with an engrossing book. Yes, everything was perfect yesterday except a stretch between 5 and 6 p.m.…
SUNDAY, JAN. 15, 2012
Postgame quote sheet: UW 75, WSU 65 3
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE -- It's going to be a long, slow drive back to Pullman tomorrow morning, and we're hitting the road early to take full advantage of the daylight. So here are some quick quotes from each team after Washington's 75-65 win over WSU.…
Spokane's Redman crosses paths with Dan O'Brien at Olympic Training Center
Jamie Redman of Spokane crossed paths with a former University of Idaho track star as she works out with the U.S. Women's Rowing Team at the Olympic Training Center near San Diego. Redman took time out to chat with former Olympic decathlete Dan O'Brien, who…
The game that was: Washington 75, WSU 65 1
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE -- Just filed our game story, and we'll link that when it's up. But for now, here's our capsulated look at tonight's game, a 75-65 win for Washington over Washington State.
Follow-up from Chiefs' big win on Saturday
After watching the Spokane Chiefs grind out a gutsy win Saturday night against the Tri-City Americans, I woke up this morning for my usual Sunday morning read of the Sports section. When I get to my story, I can't help but focus on anything I've…
A pregame post from snowy Seattle 5
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE – Pullman was sunny and dry when I left it on Friday. Now Seattle is covered in a layer of wet, slushy snow. But we made it to the arena and have some thoughts on today’s game, so read on.
Day after Loyola Marymount 1
Greetings from snowy Sea-Tac Airport. It doesn't snow here often, but you can pretty much count on me being at Sea-Tac when it does. I put together this day-after LMU post on the first leg of the trip. Here's a link to my game story…
Game day for WSU, day after for most others 3
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE -- We've got some Pac-12 games to recap, and one -- the one you care about -- to preview. Read on for links and game-day content for the Cougars, as well as a football personnel note.
Sunday morning in the Northwest 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS Can't say I joined what was probably most of you in your main activity yesterday. Nope, I didn't get to watch the NFL playoffs, most notably the game of the century – as of now, anyway – in San Francisco. Missed…
SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 2012
Idaho fades down the stretch
All in all, Don Verlin has to be happy with the longest WAC road trip, in miles, for the Vandals. They gutted out an overtime win at Louisiana Tech on Thursday -- their first-ever victory in Ruston -- and tonight they hung with one of…
Zags bounce back with win over LMU
Two days after getting thumped by Saint Mary's, Gonzaga dug out a 62-58 road win over Loyola Marymount tonight at Gersten Pavilion. Elias Harris had 19 points and Gary Bell Jr. was outstanding at both ends of the court. He had a season-high 16 points…
Saturday links, and a scouting report 2
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE -- We have a quick look at game-day in the Pac-12, as well as another visit with an opposing team's beat writer. Read on for the whole gauntlet.
A darn full Saturday 6
A GRIP ON SPORTS It was a big day in the Northwest yesterday and the biggest aspect of it didn't hit until late afternoon. That's when news began to leak about the Mariners' trade of Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher/designated hitter…
FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 2012
WSU officially announces football assistants 2
COUGARS FROM SEATTLE -- Yes, Seattle. We were driving when an email popped into our inbox announcing the official hires of Mike Leach's assistant coaches. And then wrote this story from the front seat of our Honda Civic while parked on Elliott Avenue. There are…
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