From Pullman -- Some sterling defense in the second half wasn't enough for the Cougars to overcome Anthony Brown's stellar shooting in the first half as WSU fell to Stanford in men's hoops on Saturday. We've got the game story here and some post game…
Following Saturday's busy night in the Western Hockey League, including the Spokane Chiefs' 7-0 whitewash of the Tri-City Americans, it appears as if something drastic would have to occur to shake up the top five seeds in the Western Conference. Read story
Gonzaga wrapped up an unbeaten home season, clinched at least a share of the WCC title and sent four seniors out in style in their last appearance at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Quite a night inside the MAC as Kelly Olynyk showed up to support…
Stephen Madison will go down as one of the best scorers in Idaho history. And Saturday night might very well go down as his masterpiece. Unfortunately for UI, it came in game with an all-too-familiar outcome -- a one-point loss. Madison, a 6-foot-6 senior from…
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered GU's victory over Loyola, 86-67, in the men's college basketball game. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
A GRIP ON SPORTS Like a volcano or an earthquake, sometimes you just have to let loose. It's happening here this morning. Don't miss it. Read on.
From Pullman -- With all due respect to Mrrs. Bielema, Calhoun and Saban, there does not seem to be groundswell up support arising for their proposal to guarantee college football defenses time to substitute.Yesterday morning we put up a blog post that quotes WSU head…
Saturday will be Senior Night for four Zags so you can probably guess what I wrote about. Sam Dower Jr., David Stockton, Drew Barham and walk-on Brian Bhaskar suit up for their final home game when LMU visits the MAC tonight. Here's a link to…
Now that was the Pepperdine club I was expecting to see in Malibu last month. Instead, Gonzaga’s defense shut down the Waves and rolled to a 70-53 win that wasn’t pretty for either team offensively. In last night’s rematch, both teams were dialed in offensively…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's cold and dreary outside which makes it seem like a good day to join Mr. Peabody and Sherman on a trip in the Wayback Machine. The cost? One bag of Doritos. Read on.
From Pullman -- Earlier this week WSU coach Mike Leach spoke to ESPN’s Ted Miller about a proposed NCAA rule change that would prevent offense from snapping the ball during the play clock’s first 11 seconds to allow defenses an opportunity to substitute player. On…
From Pullman -- For a day with no game, Thursday was surprising eventful in Cougar country. The Washington State football team is in the middle of Midnight Maneuvers and the athletic department released a video with some highlights from the late night workouts ... Former…
David Stockton and Kevin Pangos each scored 18 points and Przemek Karnowski had 17 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four assists as Gonzaga pulled away from visiting Pepperdine 83-68 on Thursday. The Zags improved to 22-4, 12-1 in the WCC. My unedited game story…
The Idaho Vandals had the lead, and a chance for their third straight win, in the second half at Cal State Bakersfield. But like has happened so many times this season, the Vandals fell flat down the stretch in a 76-67 loss to the Roadrunners.…
From Pullman – Sophomore running back Jeremiah Laufasa's father, John Laufasa, confirmed that he will transfer to the University of Texas at El Paso as first reported by Cougfan.com. His brother, Darrin Laufasa, was a freshman running back for the Miners this past season. Because…
From Pullman -- The 84,000 GSF Football Operations Building is nearing completion at Washington State. Boasting a weight room, locker room, equipment rooms, training rooms, coaches offices and more, it truly is an all-purpose facility. ...
The above video comes courtesy of Foster and Easley Sports Management, a sports agency representing former Washington State safety Deone Bucannon as he prepares for the upcoming NFL draft. In the video Bucannon talks about his time at WSU and how it influenced him and…
From Pullman -- The Washington State football players are spending their evenings pushing planks, pounding on dummies and running sprints as part of their late-night winter conditioning workouts known as Midnight Maneuvers. By practicing late at night the Cougars are able to accustom their bodies…
Links to a couple of Gonzaga items on the Four Corners page in today's S-R. Here's a glance at Pepperdine, which takes on GU tonight at the McCarthey Athletic Center, and a note on Gonzaga's rebounding issues last week.
Three Spokane Shock games, two against Arena Football League newcomer Los Angeles, will be televised as part of ESPN's 11-game schedule. It was previously announced that four Shock games are part of CBS Sports Network's 20-game lineup. Both Shock-Kiss games in Los Angeles, one on…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Let's get this right. The NCAA is contemplating a rule making it a "delay of game" penalty if a football team snaps the ball too quickly? Yep, we are through the looking glass. Read on.
From Pullman -- There were some fireworks in Pullman, and nearly 2,000 people will be able to produce a ticket and say they were there. Most of those people will be lying. Yes, not many were on hand for a midweek game with a late…
The Spokane Chiefs are not scoring goals in general and not scoring power-play goals specifically. Read story
The woman who allegedly threatened to kill former Spokane Chiefs player Jackson Playfair worked out a deal with prosecutors in a Kennewick courtroom to return to Canada. Read story
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