Nov. 13 WSU football chat
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2013
By 10 p.m. the eyes started to glaze
A GRIP ON SPORTS I spent the entire day yesterday watching college basketball. Yep, the entire day. And I came to a couple conclusions. Read on.
Eastern and Big Sky links
Lost in Eastern's big win last week over Montana State was a dominant third quarter by the Eagle defense, which has been making that a habit lately. Here's my story from practice, plus links to the football site at Eastern and at Cal Poly, this…
Wednesday morning Pac-12 links
From Pullman -- The offense had some issues in WSU's practice last night ... There's a new top team in the conference ... But Oregon isn't going to start adapting to Stanford's style ...Pac-12 coaches are becoming less conservative in their play-calling ... The Cougars'…
TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 2013
Tuesday practice report 2
From Pullman -- While Washington State coach Mike Leach said that practice on Tuesday was "great", he appeared to take issue with the offense midway through practice. Quarterback Connor Halliday appeared off-target and there were some drops by the receivers, including one that led to…
Wooden Award watching six from Pac-12
From Pullman -- The prestigious John R. Wooden Award is presented to the best player in college basketball at the end of the season. But the Los Angeles Athletic Club, who presents the award, has released the names of 50 players it considers to be…
Day after Colorado State
Between my game story, John Blanchette's column on Gerard Coleman and Dan Pelle's photo gallery, most of what needed to be written or pictured following Gonzaga's 93-61 dismantling of Colorado State was in today's S-R. But we have a few more items below in the…
It's just part of the changing of the seasons 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS You know how, when football season starts, everyone seems to lose interest in the Mariners? I do. The optimism of what-hasn't-happened-yet always trumps the pessimism of another losing season. So when college basketball season begins around here, do people lose interest…
Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 1
From Pullman -- It's been awhile since we've a regular schedule so let's recap. Yesterday was Monday, meaning there was Washington State football press conference, videos from which can be found on SportsLink. Like this one of coach Mike Leach ... We also have a…
MONDAY, NOV. 11, 2013
Bell's 3-point barrage sparks Gonzaga 2
Let's see, Gary Bell Jr. made eight 3-pointers and the team hit 14 3s. Gerard Coleman slashed into the lane and finished on the break. The bigs of Przemek Karnowski and Sam Dower Jr. didn't miss a shot attempt and controlled the boards. That would…
Idaho's Madison WAC Player of the Week
Idaho small forward Stephen Madison was named WAC Player of the Week on Monday after he kicked off his senior season with a 21 points, a career-best 14 rebounds and five assists in a 67-63 win over Western Illinois. Madison also won the weekly WAC…
Gonzaga vs. Colorado State (Nov. 11)
S-R photojournalist Dan Pelle covered the Gonzaga vs. Colorado State game at GU. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos.
Shock 2014 schedule released
Spokane learned its 2014 AFL schedule and it'll bring more games against division/regional opponents. The Shock will face Pacific Division foes Portland and San Jose three times each. Spokane will entertain Portland twice and visit the Rose City on July 26 in the regular-season finale.…
Gonzaga hosts new-look Rams 2
Gonzaga seemed to wait forever for the season to start with the new rules stretching out preseason drills. When the games began to count, the first two came in a hurry. GU, which opened with a 100-76 victory over Bryant, is back at it 48…
We have some sick predictions 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS Sorry I wasn't able to join you in this space yesterday. But just because I was not feeling well doesn't mean I didn't write some things down. Yep, as sick as I was I still sat up in bed and put…
Monday morning Pac-12 links 2
From Pullman -- Most college football teams have played two games since Washington State last took the field, thanks to a Thursday game followed by a bye week. But it's finally game week once again for the Cougars, who travel to the desert to take…
SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 2013
Sunday night practice report
From Pullman -- The Cougars took the field at 7:45 p.m. on a brisk Sunday night in Pullman for a short football practice. Freshman safety Isaac Dotson was nowhere to be seen, but defensive coordinator Mike Breske said that the former quarterback remains a part…
Day after Bryant
Back with a day-after post from Gonzaga's 100-76 victory over Bryant University. Perhaps lost a little bit in GU's easy win was that it came against a pretty decent ball club. Bryant has experience, played in the post season last year and has two nice…
Early Sunday morning blues 3
GRIP ON SPORTS I have some bad news ... or good news. It's just a matter how you look at it. Read on.
Sunday morning links 2
From Pullman -- Lots of great story lines out of yesterday's action, with ASU narrowly avoiding an upset to keep command of the Pac-12 South. While Washington State didn't play because of their bye week, it was still a Saturday chock-full of west-coast college football,…
SATURDAY, NOV. 9, 2013
Mixed bag of success for Idaho hoops, football teams
It was more of the same for the Idaho football team this afternoon -- a fifth straight loss, and another blowout to boot. Meanwhile, the UI men's basketball team gave 1,326 fans a taste of what might be in a 67-63 win over Western Illinois…
Dower powers GU past Bryant
Sam Dower started his senior season off in style, racking up 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in 15th-ranked Gonzaga's 100-76 rout of Bryant University in the season opener for both squads Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Dower's previous high for rebounds was…
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