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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 2014
Pac-12 power rankings: Week 1 1
The first iteration of our weekly power rankings are in the paper today. I'm also going to share these weekly snapshots here as well. Let me know what you think. ...
Is honesty the best policy? 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS Can I be honest with you? No. OK. Read on.
Eastern football links
The way the Eastern Washington players and coaches were talking Tuesday, you wouldn't know the Eagle were coming off a three-touchdown win last weekend. Up next: Montana Western, an NAIA school, and here's the early scoop from EWU and also from Montana Western. ... One…
One more day to Cougar football
Today is the last day of Washington State's offseason. We'll wrap it up today with a live WSU football chat right here on SportsLink at 11 a.m. Until then we have some links, after the jump. …
TUESDAY, AUG. 26, 2014
Indians will affect postseason races
The Spokane Indians don't have to worry about qualifying for the Northwest League playoffs, as they took care of that by winning the North Division first-half title. But the Indians will definitely have a say in what two teams join Spokane and South Division first-half…
Hits highlight underclassmen scrimmage
One thing I love about watching these underclassmen scrimmages, the young defenders always load up for the big hit. Not that the hits are illegal or especially dangerous – I haven't seen anyone try to spear a teammate or lead with the helmet or anything…
Chalich, Linehan to share QB duties in opener
Call it resolution or call it compromise, but the big question dogging the Idaho Vandals into the first week of the college football season -- who's the quarterback? -- has been answered. It's both of them. More on the Vandals below.
Our local sports community is virtually endless 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS Social media is really big on creating virtual communities, groups of people with like-minded interests that gather in the ether of the Internet to converse and commiserate. It's a pretty new phenomenon, though it mirrors something I've seen going on in…
The end of the Seattle game
Bill Moos had a full day in Seattle yesterday, promoting Washington State athletics as part of Seattle Week leading up to Thursday's game against Rutgers. He did radio, television, and even stopped by the Seattle Times for a live chat. It may be the last…
MONDAY, AUG. 25, 2014
Playoff picture remains scrambled
The Northwest League regular season is down to one week and seven games. First-half champions Spokane of the North Division and Hillsboro of the South know that they'll open best-of-3 divisional series on Sept. 2, but their opponents are still unclear. Read story
No LaRue at WSU's practice
Tomorrow will be a Thursday Night Football underclassmen scrimmage, Wednesday will be a walk-through and travel day and on Thursday the Cougars open the season in Seattle against Rutgers. So, today was the last "typical" day of practice, complete with drills, more drills, some passing…
Rutgers game at 26,000 tickets sold 12
As of early Monday afternoon Washington State's game in Seattle against Rutgers has sold around 26,000 tickets. WSU officials were hopeful that ticket sales would pick up about a week before kickoff and that the Cougars could still approach 40-45,000 in ticket sales but it…
Cougar Calls with Bill Moos highlights
Bill Moos joined Bud Nameck for his weekly call-in show earlier today. In case you missed it you can listen to the podcast later on iTunes and if you can't wait I've written down some of the highlights below. Moos will also be joining the…
DISH subscribers could miss WSU game 4
As Bud Withers of the Seattle Times pointed out yesterday, Washington State's season-opener against Rutgers on Thursday night is one of six Pac-12 games that are going to be televised on FOX Sports 1, which is in the middle of an apparent dispute with satellite…
Now we've seen it all 5
A GRIP ON SPORTS Like a lot of you, I've been following the Mariners for a long time. We've seen most everything, from the improbable comeback of 1995 to the nearly flawless 2001 regular season. We've seen awful defeats – way too many of those…
A different sort of Monday
Today's the first Monday of the 2014 WSU football season, but don't expect the usual press conference. Because the Cougars play on Thursday, they're considering today a Wednesday. Confused? So are we. But hey, we can look forward to Thursday Night Football tomorrow. Links after…
SUNDAY, AUG. 24, 2014
Singleton and Ware off the WSU roster 1
Washington State just finished up a two-and-one-half hour practice on Rogers Field, their last in full pads before opening the season against Rutgers in Seattle. There were some roster changes today. For starters, Dylan Hanser is now No. 43, Darryl Paulo is No. 99 and…
Eastern breathes new life into college football scene
A GRIP ON SPORTS You want to know one thing that made me really happy about watching Eastern Washington's win over Sam Houston State yesterday on ESPN? Not once, as far as I could tell, did the self-proclaimed world-wide leader show the tired old shot…
Pac-12 morning links: Now it's WSU's turn
Eastern Washington kicked off the college football season in style yesterday with a fun win over visiting Sam Houston State. With that game out of the way, all eyes on this side of the state will be on the Cougars, who are just a few…
SATURDAY, AUG. 23, 2014
EWU vs. Sam Houston State
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Eastern Washington University's victory over Sam Houston State, 56-35, in the NCAA college football game at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., Aug. 23, 2014. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos!
A closer look at WSU's week one depth chart
In yesterdays' game notes we got a look at WSU's first depth chart since the start of fall camp and while it was mostly as-expected, there were a few surprises. Read on after the jump. …
The M's rallied and so did the fans 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS Like a whole bunch of you, I was torn last night. Watch the end of the Mariners' game or the first part of the Seahawks, when the starters would be playing? After Yoenis Cespedes' three-run, sixth-inning home run seemed to seal…
Pac-12 morning links: Nugent remains undefeated
So, about that new Washington State soccer complex … the lights work, so does the drainage system. All the new equipment got a workout last night thanks to some pouring rain and lightning storms that pushed back new WSU soccer coach Steve Nugent's debut by…
FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 2014
No practice report, but some game notes
I wasn't able to make it out to Washington State's football practice today because lightning storms and rain delayed the start of the women's soccer game I was covering by nearly three hours. But hey, the soccer team won, so keep an eye out for…
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