Nov. 6 WSU football chat
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 2013
When is the high going to hit 80?
A GRIP ON SPORTS You would think it was the middle of July or something with all the Mariners news yesterday. Raul Ibanez is announced as the winner of the Fred Hutchinson Humanitarian Award. Hisashi Iwakuma is a finalist for the American League Cy Young…
Eastern and Big Sky links
The biggest regular-season game in Eastern history? I think so, what with a sellout for third-ranked EWU and No. 4 Montana State this Saturday at Roos Field. Here is my report from Tuesday's practice, plus an all-you-want-to-know preview from Eastern and one from MSU. Meanwhile,…
Wednesday morning Pac-12 links
From Pullman -- Well, another election day has come and gone. Congratulations/I'm sorry that your favorite candidate did so well/poorly. Speaking of tight races, the Pac-12 South is too close to call ... Hopefully this poll is accurate ... Alright, no more bad puns. Let's…
Vandals top Walla Walla in exhibition
Idaho had no problem discarding Walla Walla University, an NAIA school, in an 90-49 exhibition win on Tuesday night at Memorial Gym. Our story is here, but more telling that any stats is who started for Idaho -- and who got minutes. We run down…
TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 2013
Walk-ons running strong at GU
Gonzaga's bench is a little more crowded this season with the addition of three more walk-ons -- Connor Griffin, Leo Roese and Dustin Triano -- joining holdovers Rem Bakamus and Brian Bhaskar. The popular Bakamus, who played 22 minutes last year, summed up the role…
Fiddler traded to Prince George
This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with the continuing saga of former Spokane Chiefs player Todd Fiddler. The Moose Jaw Warriors, who announced last week that Fiddler was no longer part of their plans, arranged a trade this week with Prince George. As timing…
Prep postseason football chat
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The NFL is in a funk right now 4
A GRIP ON SPORTS You think you have it bad. All those e-mails that are piling up. All the folks at work wanting things done yesterday. All the clothes in the laundry room that won't wash themselves. Kid's stuff. You want bad? Check out the…
Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 5
From Pullman -- The Cougars are still off and won't practice again until Thursday. In the meantime, we'll be having our live WSU chat tomorrow at 11 a.m., and here are some links. Athletic director Bill Moos has some advice for antsy fans ... The…
MONDAY, NOV. 4, 2013
Game time set for WSU at Arizona 2
From Pullman -- The game time has been set at 11 a.m. for the Washington State football team's game at Arizona on November 16th. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, and ends a streak of three-straight night games for the Cougars. It…
Hawks walking a fine line 5
A GRIP ON SPORTS Have to say it. Sorry. Mea culpa. Apologies. However you want to hear it. When we compared the Seahawks to a rollercoaster last week, we were wrong. Nope, a rollercoaster is too safe. It's more like a guy on a high…
Monday morning links 7
From Pullman -- Today will be another Monday without a WSU football press conference. Thanks to the bye week there won't be as much access as usual while the team takes some time off, but we'll still be having our weekly Wednesday WSU football chat.…
SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 2013
Unit Grades: Arizona State 3
From Pullman -- It wasn't a happy Halloween for the Cougars, who bring home a report card that would've gotten me grounded for a fortnight. By the time the first half mercifully ended there were scarcely 10,000 fans still in the stadium, and more snuck…
It's only a halftime score 8
A GRIP ON SPORTS There was a priest at my high school with a deep Irish brogue. Well, there were a lot of them, but the one I'm thinking of was Fr. Cyril. The first quarter of my freshman year he came into our classroom…
Sunday morning links
From Pullman -- Just a couple of games for the Pac-12 on Saturday, and with a third of the conference on bye weeks there frankly hasn't been much news. But we've cobbled together some links. ...
SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 2013
Texas State trips up Idaho, 37-21
A fumble on their first possession. Missed tackles all over the field. Dropped passes. Two personal fouls early in the game. That's a sample of the self-inflicted wounds from the Vandals in a 37-21 loss to Texas State on Saturday. But even with all the…
Idaho-Texas State preview
Consecutive trips to the South, sandwiched around a bye, are behind the Idaho football team. Now it gets to back-to-back games in the Kibbie Dome to wrap up its home season, starting this afternoon with Texas State at 2. It's Dad's Weekend in Moscow, and…
It's a matter of faith 13
A GRIP ON SPORTS It doesn't take all that long for a fan to lose faith, does it? Sometimes it is a week-to-week thing. Other times it's cumulative. And often it's a combination of both. Read on.
Saturday morning links 2
From Pullman -- Take a deep breath, make another pot of coffee. This is just the second out of three straight Saturdays you must endure without a Washington State University football game. I know, it's hard on me too. What to do with your Saturday?…
FRIDAY, NOV. 1, 2013
WSU 93 CWU 56; Box Score
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Fram's hard work pays off for Chiefs
Jason Fram added 15 pounds of muscle over the summer to give the Spokane Chiefs some extra heft among their defensemen. Fram learned the value of extra work from his parents, both of whom came to Canada from other countries. Read story
Gonzaga Prep defeats Central Valley 49-27
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered the Gonzaga Prep vs. Central Valley game. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos.
Shadle Park defeats Lewis and Clark 43-20
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered the Shadle vs. LC game at Joe Albi. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos.
Eagles won't overlook ISU, Baldwin says
As so-called “trap” games go, this one doesn’t have a lot of teeth. In other words, Idaho State may be in the right spot on the Eastern Washington football schedule, but that alone probably isn’t enough to upset the Eagles in today’s Big Sky Conference…
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