From Pullman -- Wide receiver Sebastian LaRue is pretty new to Pullman, having spent his freshman season catching passes in practice from Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M. He transferred to WSU this offseason to be closer to a family member who is going through some…
Spokane Shock coach Andy Olson's pre-season checklist was for his team to be more disciplined, cut down penalties and trim turnovers. Those items went without checkmarks in a 68-49 loss to Arizona on March 23. Those items are back on the agenda as the Shock,…
A GRIP ON SPORTS One of the rites of Spring, with a capital "S," is watching the Masters on television. It's coming up in about 10 days, but it won't be the same. Not with Tiger Woods sidelined. Read on.
From Pullman -- Just like that the Cougars are 20 percent of the way through spring football practice. They're also just a few hours away from officially introducing Ernie Kent as the new men's basketball coach. Keep an eye out for our coverage from that.…
Mitch Holmberg and Mike Aviani, both of whom just finished stellar careers with the Spokane Chiefs, signed amateur tryout contracts with American Hockey League teams, the Chiefs announced Tuesday. Both players were never drafted by National Hockey League teams. Holmberg signed with Oklahoma City and…
From Pullman -- The pads went on Tuesday’s and the Washington State football team had easily its most spirited practice of the spring. There was constant hollering from the sidelines, a few light scuffles broke out and the coaches didn’t seem to mind a bit.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It would be so easy today to make an April Fools' Day reference in regards to a lot of items. But we will restrain ourselves. After all, there was a lot of news yesterday. Read on.
From Pullman -- Lots of links following yesterday's big news that Ernie Kent was hired as the WSU men's basketball coach. Follow the jump and we'll direct you to the news in bullet form. ...
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