Good evening.Just sitting here waiting to tune in the Eastern Washington-Montana State that tips off in a little less than an hour in Bozeman. I will cobble together a game story of some kind after it's over and post it here, so please check back.In…
Spokane has signed two former Idaho Vandal defensive backs -- Stanley Franks (No. 6, pictured) and Herbert Cash -- and completed a trade with South Georgia. More here. Also, former Shock receiver Kelvin Dickens has signed with South Georgia.
COUGARS Do you know it is only 15 degrees warmer here in Tempe than it is in Pullman right now? Of course, the high today here will be 73, while Pullman is predicted to top out some 40 degrees lower. The people at the golf…
It would have been hard to fathom going into the year, but the Idaho basketball squad has a chance to make some serious noise in the WAC. It starts tomorrow night, when the Vandals host Boise State at Cowan Spectrum.Keep reading for more on the…
It's a cut-and-paste post with unedited versions of my GU-Saint Mary's preview, more on the game on our Four Corners basketball page and a short notebook item on Gaels' center Omar Samhan.Read on.
COUGARS We're in SeaTac waiting for our flight to the Valley of the Eternal Traffic Jam, and thought we would post our advance that will appear in tomorrow's S-R. We also have some extra comments for you. So, for the unedited advance and more, read…
The Lewiston girls basketball team will be a difficult team to match up with when the 5A Region I tournament begins a week from Friday.Click the tab to read more.
Still waiting on that return phone call from Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett, so we'll give you some links of note. With a big game (GU-SMC on Thursday), comes more coverage.Here's John Blanchette's column, the Seattle Times discussing Austin Daye's future, the San Jose Mercury…
COUGARS Washington State will practice this morning, then catch a bus to Spokane for the flight to Phoenix. And when Pullman looked like a snow globe in the hands of a hyperactive 6-year-old yesterday, I'm sure every one of the Cougars were looking forward to…
The near-capacity crowd in Shadle Park's new gymnasium were treated to a whale of a basketball game between teams now tied for first place among Greater Spokane League boys with 13-2 records. There was good defense - although Bullpups coach Mike Haugen didn't think it…
Walla Walla High School’s Spencer Hessler, a 6-foot-2, 215-pounder senior running back and linebacker, who led the Columbia Basin Big Nine Conference in rushing and scoring last fall, has made an oral commitment to play college football at Eastern Washington University next fall. According to…
Waiting for return calls from Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett and Gaels center Omar Samhan, so we'll post more information on Kelly Olynyk, the 6-10 Canadian who committed to Gonzaga.Read on.
Remember Louis Hurd? He played two years for Terry Reed at Lewis and Clark and credits him for teaching life and basketball lessons. But Hurd wound up transferring to North Central where he was second-leading scorer for the Indians with a 14.4 scoring average before…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 7:50 P.M. We have some surprises for you this Tuesday. Instead of basketball links, we offer some football recruiting insights from the "experts." Not sure if they have any validity, but we're passing them on. And, oh ya, a basketball commentary as…
Back with a notebook from media day this afternoon, but the first half of it centers on Kelly Olynyk's verbal commitment to Gonzaga. Read below for an unedited version of the article that will run in Tuesday's S-R.
After a successful weekend for the Idaho men's and women's basketball teams, the programs brought in weekly awards from the Western Athletic Conference. Brandon Wiley was tabbed as the conference player of the week on the men's side while Yinka Olorunnife won the same honor…
Spokane continued to tinker with its roster, adding quarterback Blake Powers and releasing ex-UW receiver Sonny Shackelford, who was picked up by af2 Mahoning Valley. More here.
Kelly Olynyk, a versatile 6-foot-10, 205-pound forward from Canada, has verbally committed to the Gonzaga men's basketball team, Olynyk's father, Ken, said Monday.Olynyk, who plays for South Kamloops Secondary School in Kamloops, B.C., and trains most of the rest of the year at the National…
Gonzaga and Saint Mary's will head into Thursday's showdown ranked in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today top 25 polls. GU moved up three spots to No. 20 in A.P. The Bulldogs cracked the ESPN/USA Today rankings at No. 25 after being in the…
They still have to sign on the dotted line, but when The Tacoma News-Tribune listed its "Northwest Nuggets" football standouts, one telling note is that 8 of 22 players named have committed to WSU, including GSL players Travis Long, Gonzaga Prep, and Chris Mastin, Lewis…
COUGARS A couple of quick links to get you through your Monday. Have a great day and don't forget to bundle up. According to weather.com, it's minus-12 in Pullman as I write this. Insert your cold-shooting joke here. And then read on.
Just thought I would leave a few belated links to stories about Eastern's lopsided loss to Portland State on Saturday night.Try this one to see what was reported in Sunday morning's S-R; check out what Eastern's sports information department had on the game here, and…
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