The top-seeded Gonzaga men's basketball team will face No. 9 Santa Clara in the quarterfinals Saturday at 6 at Orleans Arena. The Broncos (14-18) thumped No. 8 Pacific 81-64 late Thursday night. Guards Jared Brownridge (20 points), Evan Roquemore (17) and Brandon Clark (15) led…
It looked like Idaho might absorb another excruciating loss after going up big on Chicago State. This time, though, it was the Vandals who made the winning plays in the closing seconds -- on the road, no less. Connor Hill carried Idaho in the first…
From Pullman -- Deone Bucannon was at today's Washington State basketball game against USC to accept the CFPA Elite Defensive Back trophy at halftime. Before the game he spoke with the media to talk about his preparation for the upcoming NFL Draft, his performance at…
S-R photojournalists Dan Pelle, Jesse Tinsley and Colin Mulvany are covering the action at the State B's. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
From Pullman -- On Thursday the National Football Foundation released a list of 81 candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame. Former Washington State running back Clarence "Clancy" Williams was among those nominated. More after the jump. ...
I believe it was Bill Murray who best described post-season basketball: "OK, I guess we're playing for keeps now." OK, I might be taking his line a tad out of context, but it's too late to type another intro. Gonzaga's men and women -- I…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Isn't it just like Spokane? I commit to spending most of the next three days indoors at the State 2B basketball tournament and the weather turns nice. Highs in the high 40s and low 50s and sunshine, at least Friday and…
The Idaho men's basketball team finishes the regular season with two games against beatable opponents -- Chicago State and MIssouri-Kansas City. The problem for the Vandals? Both games are on the road. It's almost been two full months since the Vandals last won away from…
From Pullman -- The vocal majority that despises a proposed NCAA football rule change that would give defenses 10 seconds to substitute got welcome news yesterday. The proposal has been tabled, effectively cast off into a sea of bureaucracy and red tape from which it…
Wednesday night's 3-1 loss at Kelowna leaves the Spokane Chiefs with six games on their regular-season schedule: two against Prince George and Tri-City, and one apiece against Seattle and Everett. Spokane is one point ahead of Everett in the chase for the Western Conference's No.…
The Kelowna Rockets continue to hold down the top spot in the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 rankings. The Rockets will meet the Spokane Chiefs in four hours to complete their season series. Spokane is 2-1 against Kelowna this season. Read story
More teams have qualified for the Western Hockey League playoffs as the regular season winds down to its final 12 days. Read story
Kootenay Ice player Tim Bozon is hospitalized in Saskatoon with Neisseria meningitis. Read story
From Pullman -- The chances of USC winning at Washington or Washington State upsetting UCLA on Saturday are remote at best. Therefore tomorrow's matchup between USC (10-19, 1-15 Pac-12) and WSU (9-19, 2-14) will likely decide the 11th and 12th place conference spots. WSU is…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Coaching kids is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you might get. Case in point: I asked a group of high school-bound athletes the other day if they had any questions. "You have any pet peeves?" one kid…
From Pullman -- Just one more day until the Cougars take on Oregon in the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament. Thomas Clouse will be covering the team, and he's got a story on the matchup. Washington State will have a pair of All-Conference players taking the…
This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with the Everett Silvertips' late-season drive to improve their positioning for the upcoming postseason. Everett is now one point behind the Spokane Chiefs for the Western Conference's No. 5 seed. Read story
The NCAA has granted Eastern Washington linebacker Ronnie Hamlin a sixth year of eligibility, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. Hamlin, whose 361 tackles rank third in school history, was given the extra year because he missed the 2009 and 2010 seasons with an ACL injury.…
From Pullman -- For the first time in school history Washington State had two players earn All-Conference honors in women's hoops. Tia Presley and Lia Galdeira were both named to the All-Pac-12 team as voted by Pac-12 coaches. Fifteen players were named to the team.…
Kevin Pangos and Sam Dower Jr. made the All-WCC first-team but regular-season champion Gonzaga was blanked on the four major individual awards. Przemek Karnowski was honorable mention. Here's my article. Gonzaga's best chances individually were Mark Few for coach of the year and Karnowski for…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It seems moviegoers aren't the only ones who can enjoy awards. College basketball fans get to experience the same joys and disbelief as well. Read on.
Deone Bucannon became an All-American at Washington State and there was little doubt that the safety would have a chance to show his stuff in the NFL. Because of his eye-popping combine numbers Bucannon could be picked pretty early in May's NFL draft. The experts…
A GRIP ON SPORTS And so it begins. Read on.
Show me the money? Show him the diploma. Jason Monda's decision to turn his nose at a $200,000 signing bonus is the basis of our college baseball preview. The team split its double-header with Cal State Northridge yesterday. The Pac-12 media was proven to be…
Coming off an 0-2 road trip, there was concern in Zagland earlier this week. Gonzaga faced the prospect of dropping four straight, failing to win the WCC outright, losing the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament and drifting onto the NCAA Tournament bubble. GU…
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