The future may come into focus today
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Trivia question time. Who said "the future is now?" Were they talking about the first Wednesday in February? Read on.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 2015
Washington State football signees 4
The faxes are humming in Pullman so check in frequently as we update this list of which recruits have signed with the Cougars.
Bill Pierce's Almanac: Amazing 61-62 CV boys team
With all five starters graduating, Central Valley coach Ray Thacker had to replace his entire starting line-up as the 1961-62 basketball season began. The young men who stepped forward to fill the vacant spots obviously did it extremely well. The Bears finished the regular season...
Chiefs limp off for long road trip
Every two years, WHL U.S. Division teams make an arduous road trip to play the six East Division teams in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It's tough enough under average circumstances, but it will be more difficult for the Spokane Chiefs. Read story
TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 2015
Zags climbing polls much like 2013 team
The comparisons were bound to come, what with the teams' similar records, similar rankings, similar domination of the WCC, and, to some degree, similar makeup. How does No. 2 Gonzaga (22-1) stack up with the 2013 team that reached No. 1 and finished 32-3? Better…
The Cougars are spending more on recruiting but so are their peers
USA Today compiled a database showing how much each FBS school spent on recruiting in the 2012-13 school year.
Ernie Kent Q&A: returning to Oregon
Washington State basketball coach Ernie Kent spoke at length with the media on Tuesday.
One more day to wallow in misery and then we have to move on
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Let's move on. Please. Read on.
Morning links: WSU adds a junior college receiver 3
Not long after the news that former WSU recruit Dahu Green had flipped to Oklahoma the Cougars secured the commitment of another receiver.
MONDAY, FEB. 2, 2015
Maryland linebacker chooses WSU
Maryland linebacker Nnamdi Oguayo will travel across the country to play his college ball.
Eagles rejoice, regroup following win over Idaho
Two days after an epic win over Idaho, the Eastern Washington basketball team got back to business.
EWU has 17 verbals as National Signing Day looms
The Eagles appear to be building a solid class ahead of LOI Day
Why Pete, why? 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's almost 12 hours later and I am still at a loss for words. Well, there is one word I can utter, and have been uttering over and over since the end of Super Bowl XLIX. You probably have been as well. It's "why?" Read on.
Morning links: when recruiting gets nasty 1
The NFL season is over and it won't be that long before college teams begin their spring practices.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2015
Day after Memphis
I've got plans from 3-7 today so we'll get the day-after Memphis post out of the way early. Here's my game story and the fine photography of the S-R's Tyler Tjomsland. Read on.
Who wins today? It may be just too close to call 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Who you got? That's the only question today, isn't it? The poll we ran on this page the past week was overwhelmingly in favor of the Seahawks. That's to be expected, right? But who do you have? Read on.
Morning links: Super Bowl Sunday, but still time for links 2
Let's get through these quickly so we can all head to our various Super Bowl events.
Now Chiefs can reshape focus
Ending a seven-game losing streak won't mean as much to the Spokane Chiefs if they slip back to their recent ways. Read story
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