The next time Idaho senior Connor Hill sees his Washington State men's basketball friends around the Palouse, he might just have some trash-talking words to say. In a friendly manner of course. Idaho and Washington State unofficially scrimmage each other over the summer up to…
Kelowna (2nd), Brandon (5th), Medicine Hat (7th) and Everett (9th) of the Western Hockey League have become mainstays in the CHL's Top 10 rankings. Read story
Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! It’s interesting to see how the high school mascots of the various schools came to be over the years. It seems many schools -- Mead, West Valley, North Central, Deer Park, Riverside and Cheney among them -- have…
Good morning. Gonzaga received an unexpected test last night from Southeastern Louisiana. The Zags trailed by one at half but dominated the second half and won 76-57. Here's my game story and Jesse Tinsley's photos. Read on for more on Josh Perkins' jaw, Kevin Pangos'…
A GRIP ON SPORTS One thing I never worry about: writer's block. I just yell "lookout," as I did years ago on the football field, and move on. So, like those quarterbacks and running backs of yesteryear, you've been warned. Read on.
The Vandals will try to sack Beasley Coliseum this evening when Idaho travels to Washington State for a 7 p.m. game. The schools have the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi, which we detail in our advance. We're going to have our first weekly…
This week's WHL notebook leads with goaltender Alex Moodie, who had a short stint with the Spokane Chiefs this year and has been traded again. Read story
Gonzaga trailed Southeastern Louisiana by one at halftime but the Zags outscored the Lions 44-24 in the second half for a 76-57 victory Tuesday. My unedited game story is below. Day-after post coming in the morning.
Washington State receiver Vince Mayle was named Second Team All-Pac-12, the conference announced Tuesday. Mayle tied for the national lead with 106 receptions and set the WSU single-season record with 1,483 receiving yards.The redshirt senior led the Pac-12 with six 100-yard receiving games and was…
WSU finished the regular season with the nation's No. 1 passing offense margin, throwing for 477.7 yards per game. How good was Washington State at moving the ball through the air? Well, Western Kentucky was No. 2 in that category with 365 passing yards, or…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Is it too early to start thinking about baseball season? When it's 25 degrees outside, is wishing for spring appropriate? What say you? Read on.
Washington State is in the market for a new defensive coordinator and while nobody knows who it will be, seemingly everyone has a guess. That includes me, and I offer up a few potential candidates in this blog post and story. We've got more links…
Washington State coach Mike Leach is in the market for a new defensive coordinator and finding one may not require a lengthy search. Speaking on his weekly Cougar Calls radio show with Bud Nameck on KXLY 920, WSU athletic director Bill Moos said that Leach…
Today Washington State men's basketball coach Ernie Kent answered questions from the media, including a few about his decision to suspend Aaron Cheatum, Ny Redding and Que Johnson for the first half of WSU's 71-43 loss to UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of…
Tonight at 7 p.m. the Pac-12 Networks will air a feature on the Washington State basketball team and new coach Ernie Kent during "Pac-12 Sports Report." Prior to coaching the Cougars, Kent was a Pac-12 Network college basketball commentator.
The Pac-12 released its 2014 football All-Academic teams and Washington State linebackers Mitch Peterson and Peyton Pelluer both made first team. Pelluer, a redshirt freshman, earned a 3.77 grade-point average and has not declared a major while Peterson, a senior, earned a 3.75 GPA as…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Cruel is not a word that's used often in relationship to sports, at least not in this space. But yesterday was a cruel day around here, in more ways than one. Read on.
Mike Breske and Paul Volero became the second and third coaching casualties of Washington State's deflating season. In the paper today we have a story on the dismissal of the two coaches as well as a blog post on SportsLink. Basketball coach Ernie Kent will…
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