Vandals open fall practice
The University of Idaho football team began fall practice Tuesday.Click the tab below to read an unedited notebook from practice.
TUESDAY, AUG. 5, 2008
First day of Wulff era starts fast then slows
COUGARSThe first day is over and my left leg looks a little like a peppermint candy cane. I must have missed spots with the sunscreen. Anyhow, a couple of answers and then the unedited version of my Wednesday story and practice summary are on the…
Former Shock DB a Soul man
Former Spokane Shock defensive back Rob Keefe re-signed with the ArenaBowl Philadelphia Soul of the AFL this week. Here's the press release.Also Shock veteran receiver Raul Vijil, who played on Spokane's 2006 ArenaCup championship team with Keefe, earned Catch of the Week honors after making…
It's going to be a warm one in Pullman
COUGARSThere's not a whole lot of links available for Cougar news, but we have one or two. Plus, a couple of other interesting places for you to go. Read on.
MONDAY, AUG. 4, 2008
WCC reading material
The conference office has issued the men's basketball summer prospectus. Here's a link.Some points of interest: Page 3 (percentage of teams in a conference to make NCAAs; percentage of scoring/rebounding returning for GU, San Diego and Saint Mary's). However, no schedules are listed for those…
Gourde thriving overseas
Caught up last week with ex-Zag Zach Gourde, who leaves Tuesday for his sixth season of pro basketball in France.Gourde was entertaining, as always. See for yourself below in extended entry for a cut-and-paste version of an unedited article that will run (with pictures) in…
SUNDAY, AUG. 3, 2008
Up next for Shock: Central Valley
The Central Valley Coyotes will travel to Spokane to take on the Shock in the National Conference semifinals of the arenafootball2 playoffs on Saturday at the Arena. The fifth-seeded Coyotes scored an upset on Sunday when they upended Chris Siegfried and the host Arkansas Twisters…
Video: Shock playoff postgame interviews and highlights
Though they weren't happy with their first-half performance, the Spokane Shock beat the Austin Wranglers 42-14 on Saturday. Here's what coach Adam Shackleford, receiver Raul Vijil and quarterback Nick Davila had to say after the game, along with some highlights.Get the Flash Player to see…
SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 2008
Starting Tuesday, WSU will be answering some questions
As I promised earlier this morning, here is the unedited version of the story that will run in tomorrow's S-R. You know the drill; just click the link.
FRIDAY, AUG. 1, 2008
Sauter leading candidate for Chiefs coaching job
It’s the end of an era. Bill Peters is gone, and with less than three weeks until training camp begins for the Spokane Chiefs, it’s time to move forward – quickly. The search for the defending Western Hockey League and Memorial Cup champion Chiefs’ next…
Football not far off; chew on this
Someone on one of this summer’s baseball posts suggested it’s time to start talking about high school (make that Greater Spokane League) football.The season begins with practices and two-a-days in “just” 20 days – enough time for me to get out of here for a…
Shock's Vijil keeps niece close to his heart
Around town, the name Raul Vijil is a familiar one. He's the popular Spokane Shock receiver - the face of the franchise. He's playing for someone very close to his heart these days - his niece Francis Rose Vijil Murguia, whose heart stopped beating on…
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008
WCC releases schedule
Gonzaga will make at least eight appearances on the ESPN family of networks during the conference season, according to the schedule released by the WCC on Thursday. As expected the WCC has moved to a Thursday-Saturday format after playing Saturday-Monday since 2005. Game times weren't…
We have some WSU questions
Boy, that was an interesting discussion we had the past couple days. The depth of the animosity is amazing. Then again, I have a sister who graduated from UCLA and her feelings about USC, well don't get her started. Some of the T-shirts she used…
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008
Post Falls standout recovering
Former Post Falls High football standout Rollin Putzier, who has a Super Bowl ring from his days with the San Francisco 49ers, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the stomach in Huntsville, Ala.Here's a link to a story in the Huntsville Times.
Spokane has most Olympics fans
Over 128 Million Summer Olympics Fans in the U.S. are gearing up for the torch lighting in Beijing on August 8. As the world focuses its attention to the summer games, sports fan research firm Scarborough Sports Marketing reveals that people in Denver, CO and…
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008
Who do Husky fans hate more?
Everyone seemed to have a little fun with Monday's question, so I thought I would ask another today. Read on.
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
Some questions for a Monday morning
Not much to link this morning but that doesn't mean we don't have questions – and an answer.
SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008
Low headed to Australia
I know football season is about to get started, but there are a couple basketball links worth passing on this Sunday morning.
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008
Chiefs release regular season schedule; Dudra departs organization
The Spokane Chiefs will begin defense of their Memorial Cup championship on Thursday, Sept. 18 when they travel to Cranbrook, British Columbia, to open the 2008-09 Western Hockey League season against the Kootenay Ice. The Chiefs will drop their championship banners on Saturday, Sept. 27…
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008
More on media day
With yesterday's Pac-10 media day in the rear-view mirror and still about a week or so before fall practices start, let's catch up with what was reported out of Los Angeles. Read on.
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008
Gibson looking ahead to senior year, not beyond
Talked with Brandon Gibson for a while during lunch at the Pac-10 media day and asked him about 10 different ways about his NFL future. Other than saying it was dream put on hold, he wanted to focus on WSU and the upcoming year.For an…
It's all a somewhat-educated guess anyway
The coaches have gotten through the session with Dave Cutaia, the conference's coordinator of officials, and now are getting ready for a morning of meeting with electronic and print media.While I have a minute, I'll go over my Pac-10 preseason vote.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008
Shock hope to maintain momentum
The Spokane Shock are playing with fire this weekend.In their last three games there has been something at stake for the top-ranked Shock (14-1), and head coach Adam Shackleford doesn’t see this Saturday’s arenafootball2 contest against the Boise Burn as being any different.
Vandals picked eighth
The University of Idaho football team was picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the Western Athletic Conference this fall in both the media and coaches polls.Click the tab below to read more from an Idaho news release.
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