WHL postseason chase heats up
The Western Hockey League's regular season is down to the final five weeks. Here's how the postseason shapes up so far: Read story
The Western Hockey League's regular season is down to the final five weeks. Here's how the postseason shapes up so far: Read story
Despite losing four of their last eight games (two by shootout, one to the Spokane Chiefs), the Kelowna Rockets are ranked No. 1 in the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 poll for the seventh consecutive week. The Rockets and Chiefs will square off at the…
The NCAA football rules committee is proposing changes to the targeting rule and considering whether or not to ease regulations on defensive substitutions in response to no-huddle offenses. ...
From Pullman -- Ken Bone addressed the media on Tuesday to talk about Washington State's upcoming game against Stanford, Jordan Railey, and more. Here's the video of that interview, courtesy of WSU Athletics.
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's that time of year. The time when college basketball teams begin to think about the postseason. Read on.
From Pullman -- It's just Wednesday and we've already got another WSU men's basketball game on our hands. We've got an advance on the game as well as a blog post about Jordan Railey ... There may not be so many nighttime football games in…
The Spokane Chiefs have played just one home game in the last 17 days, but their Western Hockey League schedule becomes much more favorable for the rest of the month. The Chiefs will play eight of their next nine games at the Arena, starting with…
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Mead's victory over Lewis and Clark, 54-47, in the girl's GSL high school basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at the Mead High School. Check out his big picture story!
From Pullman -- You have not noticed, but there's one Washington State basketball player who has been dominating all season. A stalwart on defense, offensively this player is an unstoppable force with no immovable object to halt his Newtonian dominance. Washington State's biggest player has…
Kevin Pangos has a number of built-in excuses, but he won't use them. His stats have slipped as Pangos deals with turf toe (for more than two months) and a tender left ankle (off-and-on for the last two weeks). The junior guard discussed the impact…
A GRIP ON SPORTS We have reached the dog days of winter, as far as breaking news is concerned. Oh sure, there is a little event going on in Russia, but that doesn't help around here. Read on.
From Pullman -- After taking Stanford to the wire earlier this week the Washington State women's basketball team didn't have much left against Cal on Sunday ... Mark Schlabach's Way Too Early Top-25 for next year is out and has three Pac-12 teams in the…
A GRIP ON SPORTS We did it. We got through a weekend without NFL football. So I want to know. How many of you spent Sunday re-watching the Super Bowl? Admit it. It's OK. It's not something you need to hide. Read on.
From Salt Lake City -- What's that you ask? Why am I still in Salt Lake City? Blame Seattle and its freak blizzards. But the phones still work in Utah, and we were able to get more details on the weekend arrest of wide receiver…
Yesterday we reported that WSU wide receiver Gabe Marks had been arrested and cited with four misdemeanors: 4th degree assault, 2nd degree criminal trespass, being a minor intoxicated in public and frequenting a tavern as a minor. Today Sgt. Dan Dornes of the Pullman Police…
In travel mode so I'll get right to it. Here’s my game story from Gonzaga’s 60-54 loss at Memphis on Saturday. Here’s the A.P. article. This one was different from Gonzaga’s three previous losses. Gonzaga was generally in control and led most of the way,…
A GRIP ON SPORTS There is angst in Gonzagaville this morning. Why? The Zags blew a lead in Memphis last night and lost, 60-54, to the 24th-ranked Tigers. But that, in itself, isn't what's causing the heartburn. It is what the loss may portend come…
From Salt Lake City -- "They" say that more bad than good can happen in the offseason. Well Washington State's offseason isn't off to a great start, with wide receiver Gabe Marks getting arrested on Saturday for four misdemeanors ... More bad than good happened…
The up-and-down Spokane Chiefs bounced back from two consecutive shutouts by matching a season high for goals during a 7-3 road win over the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick. Better yet, seven players had one goal apiece for the Chiefs. Season scoring leaders Mitch Holmberg and…
From Salt Lake City -- Washington State wide receiver Gabe Marks was arrested outside of 600 NE Colorado St. in Pullman at 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Pullman Police Department's daily activity log. He was arrested for 4th degree assault, 2nd degree criminal…
Idaho finally got it going at Cowan Spectrum -- just in time to say goodbye for the year to its primary home venue. After upsetting New Mexico State on Thursday, the Vandals gutted out a 70-63 overtime win over Texas-Pan American to collect back-to-back WAC…
The Gonzaga Bulldogs were in control, not up-20-and-it's-over control but they were in command and on their way to an important resume-building road win over a ranked opponent. But they stumbled badly down the stretch, scoring just 12 points in the final 14:30 and connecting…
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