Spokane Shock vs. Cleveland
S-R photojournalist Dan Pelle covered the Cleveland Gladiators' win over the Spokane Shock, 52-50, April 19, 2014, in the Spokane Arena. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos!
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2014
Shock lose on last play
Losses don't come much tougher than the one Spokane experienced Saturday night. The Shock scored with 10 seconds left to take a 50-46 lead, but Cleveland connected on arena football's version of the Hail Mary, a desperation heave into the netting at the back of…
Spring Practice Report: Day 11
From Pullman -- Washington State held the first of its three official "scrimmages" on Saturday, running 115 plays at full speed. Each school is allowed 12 contact practices, eight of which may involve tackling. No more than three of those eight tackling sessions can devote…
Video: Idaho's Petrino after scrimmage
Idaho didn't run (quite) as many plays, and the offense didn't have quite as many touchdowns. But coach Paul Petrino was pleased after the Vandals' third scrimmage of the spring in the Kibbie Dome. We have video of Petrino's full comments to the media after…
Shock clash with unbeaten Gladiators
Spokane concludes a two-game homestand when Cleveland (4-0) visits the Arena tonight. Here's my game preview. The well-traveled Kyle Rowley, now with Portland, and the Thunder came up short against San Jose.
There are some shining lights out there
A GRIP ON SPORTS As the good ship Mariner slowly sinks in the west, let's take a moment to be thankful for some of the good things out there. Read on.
Saturday morning Pac-12 links
From Pullman -- Some good news for the Washington State football team came down last night when Austin Joyner announced his intentions to play for the Cougars. Joyner is listed as a four-star running back but it appears he'll play cornerback at WSU. Yesterday we…
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