A wild day and wild night in the Arena Football League. Spokane sleep-walked through the first half, falling behind by nine points, before rallying for a 61-43 win over Pittsburgh on Friday night. My unedited game story is below. Earlier, I put together a story…
It was thought that tonight's Spokane-Pittsburgh game had no bearing on the AFL playoff picture. However, Shock majority owner Brady Nelson told me 30 minutes before kickoff he's been informed by the league office that the No. 1 seed in the National Conference is not…
Spokane, riding a four-game winning streak, concludes the regular season against the Pittsburgh Power tonight at 7 at the Arena. Here's my game preview.
COUGARS Thanks to the folks at ASAP Sports, we have a full transcription of WSU's time at the podium today. Q. Good morning, Coach, you've been vocal in your criticism over the new targeting rule. Can you give us the specifics on what exactly is…
As expected, the Pac-12 announced its new football contact policy at its media day this morning. The full release is below, but the gist is this: teams are now allowed no more than two full-contact practices per week during the regular season, and if a…
COUGARS Here's a look at WSU's updated depth chart, as printed in the media guide being distributed here today ... OFFENSE QB -- Connor Halliday / Austin Apodaca RB -- Teondray Caldwell / Marcus Mason WRX -- Dominique Williams / Kristoff Williams / Vince Mayle…
COUGARS This will serve as our open thread for the day, which begins at around 9 a.m. with an appearance from Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott. Expect an announcement at that time about the conference's new contact policy. Mike Leach, Elliott Bosch and Deone Bucannon take…
COUGARS Here are the results of this year's preseason media poll. As expected, Oregon has been tabbed to win the conference title, with UCLA selected as the South division champion. Washington State was picked to finish sixth in the North. Here's the poll (first-place votes…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Not too long ago, Pac-12 football media days were sleepy little affairs that only interested the hardcore fans. Sort of like Pac-12 football. But that's all changed. Read on.
COUGARS Here's the schedule for Pac-12 media day on Friday. As you can see, Washington State's contingent will lead things off. You can watch it all live here. 9:00 a.m. Welcome- Larry Scott, Pac-12 Commissioner 9:15 a.m. Washington State - Coach Mike Leach, Elliott Bosch…
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