Gonzaga defeats St. Thomas Aquinas 109-55
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered GU's home game against St. Thomas Aquinas. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 2014
Mt. Spokane defeats Shadle Park 35-20
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered Mt. Spokane vs. Shadle Park 3A quarterfinal. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
An early start to college football's Saturday
A GRIP ON SPORTS I hope the bacon is already cooking. The pancake batter better be mixed and ready to go. And the oranges cut in half, waiting to be squeezed. Why? The Cougar game is about ready to start. Brunch before the game or…
Morning links: WSU is probably already playing
Good morning. Washington State plays at Arizona State in just four hours (probably less by the time you are reading this) so let's get right to those links. Links are after the jump. …
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2014
Unloading the quote book: Ernie Kent wins first as WSU coach
It wasn't pretty, but Washington State men's basketball coach doesn't expect many wins to come in that fashion in his first year at the helm in Pullman. Friday night's 80-68 win over Idaho State at Beasley Coliseum showed as much. I unload my quote book…
Republic defeats Cusick 68-13
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered the Cusick vs. Republic playoff game. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Overlap just makes our laps grow larger
A GRIP ON SPORTS Want to talk football? It's possible right now because the NFL schedule is in full swing and college football is coming down to the wire. Want to talk basketball? Why not, college basketball is ramping up and the NBA has been…
Morning links: Luke Falk has already overcome many obstacles 4
Today we have a feature story on Luke Falk and his winding path to becoming Washington State's starting quarterback. We supplement that story with a sidebar about Falk's sisters, a pair of country music singers living in Nashville. There are more WSU and Pac-12 links…
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2014
WSU underclassmen scrimmage indoors
Keith Harrington starred on Thursday Night Football again. That's not unusual. But he did it in an unusual setting today. Because of a suggestion to coach Mike Leach made by injured quarterback Connor Halliday during a recent phone call, the Cougars have practiced indoors all…
EWU sports chat Nov. 20 (noon)
Read the transcript from this chat in the extended post.
Day after Saint Joseph's 1
Not sure there's much to add after Gonzaga's 94-42 beatdown of Saint Joseph's last night, but we'll give it a shot. Here's my gamer and Jesse Tinsley's pics. More in my day-after post below.
Sometimes we are just a fool in the rain 12
A GRIP ON SPORTS From here to there and back again. Sounds like a '60s/'70s music anthology featuring Led Zeppelin or someone. But no, that's not it. It just describes where we are headed today. Read on.
Morning links: WSU takes on former player 1
You might remember a freshman during Paul Wulff's final season as Washington State football coach named Jordan Simone. Or you might not. Simone only really played on special teams and didn't have a scholarship. Well, he's got one now at Arizona State and has emerged…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2014
Zags pummel Hawks 94-42
Saw some things Wednesday night that I haven't seen before at the McCarthey Athletic Center, or any arena, for that matter. Score with 8:35 left in the first half: GU 29, Saint Joseph's 5. Score at halftime: GU 48, Saint Joseph's 10. Score early in…
GU defeats St. Joseph 94-42
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered GU's home game against Saint Joseph. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
No practice report tonight
Conflicting duties mean we won't be able to bring you a practice report tonight. The Cougars practiced for about two hours in their indoor practice bubble, as they have all week, to prepare for Saturday's game at Arizona State.
What time is the right time? 4
A GRIP ON SPORTS What time is the right time to start a college football game? Is it 11 in the morning? Or 1:30 in the afternoon? How about 7:30 at night? Read on.
Morning links: Can the WSU women crack the Top-25?
The WSU women's basketball team is receiving votes in the AP poll after blowouts of No. 22 Dayton and Idaho State. Win tonight against No. 16 Nebraska and the Cougars will surely be ranked themselves. The game tips off at 8 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum.…
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