Pacific defeats GU women 71-59
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered GU's home game against Pacific. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered GU's home game against Pacific. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Updates on all the results of Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Washington State's game against Arizona last week was the highest-attended home game of the season but history shows the Cougars should top it this weekend.
Busy day in the Bay yesterday. In Stockton, I put together my day-after Pacific post, then wrote a preview of tonight's Gonzaga-Saint Mary's game that I think could be GU's toughest contest since Arizona. As you probably know, David Stockton signed a 10-day contract with…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The weekend is upon us. It's supposed to be a cool and dreary one around here, which is just fine, right? That gives us all the perfect excuse to stay inside and watch hour and hours of sports. And maybe dust the TV. Maybe. Read on.
Connor Halliday, Vince Mayle and Xavier Cooper are in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, but only Cooper will be a full participant.
The Spokane Chiefs dictated play for three-fourths of Friday night's game against the visiting Calgary Hitmen. It wasn't enough. Read story
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Rogers' game against Kennewick. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Temporarily renamed the day-after post to acknowledge Kyle Wiltjer's point-fest last night. Here’s my game story, AP’s and the Stockton Record’s. More below on GU (but mostly Wiltjer) below in my day-after post.
The Pac-12 Networks asked some players to impersonate their head coaches yesterday. It clearly wasn't the first time for DaVonté Lacy.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • You love Fridays? You're not alone. It might be everyone's favorite day of the week. We like it as well, but for a different reason – at least this time of year. There are a bunch of college basketball games to read about. And other things. Read on.
Transition buckets are a staple of the Ernie Kent offense and WSU's occasional struggles on offense often stem from an inability to finish on the fast break.
Kyle Wiltjer had a night to remember, scoring 45 points to lead Gonzaga past Pacific 86-74 on Thursday. Much more on Wiltjer and GU's 20th straight win in my unedited game story below.
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the GU women's game against Saint Mary's. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
"I don’t think of myself as different from anybody else. I just do my thing, go to class and go home. I treat everybody with respect, but I try to keep to myself."
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Honestly, I didn't have anything for today. So I opened the mail, realized there are lots of bills to be paid and decided I better come up with something. There is nothing like worry to provide a little motivation. Read on.
Gary Bell Jr.'s career is winding down and the senior from Kent, Wash., reflected on his four years earlier this week. Here's my feature on Bell that ran in today's S-R. And here's a glance at GU's games this week.
The Pac-12 week started already but WSU doesn't play until Sunday. Until then, the Cougars and their fans will just have to chill and watch some college basketball.
Washington's Lorenzo Romar comes to Pullman on Sunday riding the hottest seat of his career. His coaching opponent, WSU's Ernie Kent, knows how he feels.
Projecting out Idaho's final six regular season games using Ken Pomeroy's advanced statistics and projections.
The Calgary Hitmen, set to play the Spokane Chiefs at the Arena on Friday, have won 11 of 12 games to gain honorable mention status in the weekly Canadian Hockey League rankings. Read story
The Washington State coaching staff has given out its team awards following the 2014 season. These include:
Every morning I wade through my email and there is usually a handful of Gonzaga-related articles. That number tends to grow in February and March, when the Zags find there way into national discussions debating whether they're for real or not, whether they're built for...
A GRIP ON SPORTS • After a quiet Tuesday, we can welcome you to your hump day with a cacophony of stories. There's a little from here, a little from there, a whole bunch about the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Add it all up, and it's a crowded day. Read on.
By now Connor Halliday and Vince Mayle are already in Indianapolis registering for the NFL Scouting Combine and Xavier Cooper is en route, since west coast prospects are allowed to travel a day early.
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