A quick stop and some quick hits
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We’re back in Spokane. And it’s good to be back. But we’re only here for about a week. So, in that time, there is a lot to catch up on. Lets get started. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016
Another day, more news
A GRIP ON SPORTS • You step away for a day and some important things happen. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016
What do you know? You can fill a Sunday completely even without sports 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Anything happen yesterday? Other than thousands crowding the streets of Spokane, the M's pitching staff suffering from whiplash and Lionel Messi calling it quits in international competition? Oh, nothing then. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016
To reach the pinnacle you have to be able to change with the times
A GRIP ON SPORTS • "Big time" means a lot of things to a lot of people. To some, it has a negative connotation, as in "he big-timed me." To others it means having reached the pinnacle. It's the latter we are concerned with today. Read on.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2016
Smile. There are rarely better days than this
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There were at least a couple things that happened Friday that had to put a smile on your face. Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
From Sabonis to Hoopfest, the week has been pretty spicy
GRIP ON SPORTS • It may seem hard to believe, but there was a time when salt couldn't be used when it rained. Hence, the when-it-rains-it-pours saying. The post is a bit salty today. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
WSU adds Kansas State to future schedule
Just call it the President Schulz Cup.
Defensive back George Hicks III accepts WSU offer
Three-star cornerback George Hicks III has decided to play football at Washington State.
It's big night for a couple of Gonzaga players
A GRIP ON SPORTS • OK, we lied yesterday. Well, what we said was true at the time. Circumstances changed. Anyhow, we are back today with a look at tonight's NBA draft and how it may affect the lives of a couple locals. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
Summer brings its own ups and downs
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Summer is officially here and with it comes high temperatures and hype about the upcoming football season. Read on.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016
Consensus: Cougars competitors in 2016
The days where Washington State is a runt at Pac-12 Media Days are long gone.
Winning and losing is not equal except when it is
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Parity is a goal of every major professional sports league. The NFL would love to have every team at 8-8 when the regular season is over. Yet parity is elusive – and also not just the Holy Grail of the major leagues. It's the goal of minor sports leagues as well. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016
Right is left in the dust when the team you want to win doesn't
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are times when we all hate being right. It happened twice yesterday. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016
Being a father on Father's Day is almost as much fun as being one every other day of the year
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's Father's Day. Where are my gifts? Read on.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016
If you have to be outside this weekend, make sure you figure out a way to bring your TV
A GRIP ON SPORTS • What’s on tap for your weekend? Is it as busy as mine seems to be? Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016
When there is a conflict, pick the team you've rooted for the longest
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Some nights this time of year there is little in the way of sports to watch, other than the M’s of course. But last night the M’s were already done and the evening still contained one event too many. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
The U.S. Open is golf at its toughest – if the weather plays along
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The U.S. Open is outside Pittsburgh this year, with the Fox sports guys immediately bringing up the supposedly poor memories from last year’s event at Chambers Bay. But they didn’t have much time to show golf. Nope. The horn sounded and the first round was delayed. Wow, they didn’t happen last year. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
The Hawks hope to continue a run of success
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It may just be late spring, but professional football is back in the news. It’s mini-camp week in Seattle. And the Northwest’s most successful sports franchise was back on the field again. Read on.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
Scenes from Idaho's China tour
The Idaho men's basketball program opened up its trip to China with a win over the Lithuanian national team on a game-winning steal by Pat Ingram.
Game time set for WSU at Boise State
Washington State's most high-profile out of conference game will air on ESPN2.
Whoever selects Sabonis will be getting another gem with Inland Northwest ties
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The NBA finals are winding down. Which means the draft can’t be too far behind. As per usual, there is a local connection. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016
Ernie Kent's Midwest ties pay off
Washington State just signed Keith Langston, a 6-foot-5 guard from Chicago by way of California's Chabot College.
Unless the M's can figure out how to handle Texas, this year won't be 'next year'
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers used to have a saying. “Wait ‘til next year,” they would chant year after year until it finally came true. Maybe it’s time for the Mariner fans to adopt that attitude. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016
If the yard work is done (or just put off), Saturdays can be great days for watching sports on TV 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Yesterday was a good day. In the sports-viewing world, at least. Read on.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016
If we had to pick, we would put our money on Nyquist to win today's Belmont
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Nostradamus we’re not. Read on.
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