WHL notes: Prince George stays on Chiefs' heels
This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with Prince George's attempt to catch the Spokane Chiefs for a wild-card playoff berth. Read story
TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 2015
WSU to be featured on "The Drive" tomorrow
The WSU men's basketball team will be featured on "The Drive," the Pac-12's weekly behind-the-scenes documentary show.
Baldwin makes special teams changes at EWU
Jeff Schmedding's promotion to defensive coordinator offers "different guys a chance to grow," EWU coach Beau Baldwin says.
Ernie Kent doesn't see freshman ineligibility on the horizon
The idea of reverting back to an old NCAA rule that prohibited athletes from competing as freshman may seem outlandish, but it has some big endorsers.
Verlin sticks to apology statement, declines further comment on incident
Idaho coach Don Verlin offers no further conduct on what assistant coach Chris Helbling will be disciplined for or on details of the incident last Thursday night at Northern Arizona.
It's easy to be already warming up to the M's
A GRIP ON SPORTS • I'm not sure whether it’s the weather – it's been warmer than normal all month – or what, but I'm excited about baseball this season. Specifically, I'm excited about the Mariners. I know, how different is that? Read on.
Morning links: Xavier Cooper boosts his stock at the combine
Representatives from the Detroit Lions played a lowlight clip for Xavier Cooper and grilled him about one of his worst plays.
MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2015
Keeping up with Vernon Adams
Two weeks after Vernon Adams Jr's. decision to transfer to Oregon, he's still getting a lot of attention - good and bad. Here's the latest.
Eagles face exciting stretch run
With four games to go, anything could happen in the Big Sky basketball race
Make a decision, ignite a firestorm 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS • "Welcome to America's favorite game show: Second Guess the Coaches. Today, we turn our attention to college basketball and rake over the coals Washington State's Ernie Kent. It'll be fun. We'll be right back right after a few words from our sponsor, TweetDeck." Read on.
Morning links: Washington leaves Pullman with a pair of splits 1
The Cougars had a good game plan to take advantage of UW's lack of size and played well offensively. But Washington State didn't account Andrew Andrews' sensational day.
SUNDAY, FEB. 22, 2015
Final stats: WSU vs. UW
Final stats from WSU's 87-84 loss to UW on Sunday.
WSU vs. UW basketball doubleheader
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered the WSU vs. UW doubleheader in Pullman. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Day after Saint Mary's
Lots of boxing analogies tossed around after Gonzaga's see-it-to-believe-it 70-60 win over Saint Mary's last night. Indeed, the two best teams in the WCC threw haymakers all night with GU landing the final blows in a game-deciding 12-0 run that left most of an overflow...
St. Mary's turns out to be the SAT for Gonzaga 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • So much for "the-Zags-don't-get-tested-in-conference" theory. Read on.
Spokane Chiefs' weekend turns sour
The Spokane Chiefs' weekend began promisingly and ended with a thud. Read story
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 2015
Zags rally past Gaels
Gonzaga rallied once, twice and then scored the game's last 12 points to take down Saint Mary's 70-60 on Saturday night, spoiling the Gaels' Senior Night for the second straight season. My unedited game story is below. Day-after post in the A.M.
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.
WSU's attendance could skyrocket on Sunday 3
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.
GU preview; Stockton update
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…
All the hoop you could ever want just by flicking a switch 1
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.
Morning links: Catching up on the NFL Combine
Connor Halliday, Vince Mayle and Xavier Cooper are in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, but only Cooper will be a full participant.
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