Let's see. In the first few minutes of freeway driving, we saw the aftermath of a motorcycle accident, a Lexus zipping by at about 95 and three Highway Patrol cars parked on the side of the road.Welcome to L.A. Now on to the Cougar football…
The Big Sky Conference wrapped up in annual summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah, by releasing the pre-season polls of both conference coaches and media members.Eastern Washington is picked to finish second to Montana in both polls. You can read more details here.
Below you'll find my unedited game story from the Spokane Shock's 78-51 arenafootball2 victory on Saturday night.View photos from the game.
The official announcement of WSU's 2008-09 basketball schedule occurred this afternoon, with nothing different than what we had here last weekend – though there is the addition of quotes from coach Tony Bennett.There is still no word on the teams who will be in Pullman…
I wondered from the moment I saw Etu Molden was on his way to Spokane to play for the Shock - what's a guy with his credentials doing here? As you'll see, that wasn't at all meant to say anything negative about the athletes in…
The Austin Daye story has taken several unusual turns the last week and there was another one Thursday. A big one, apparently.Tamara Daye, Austin's mother, said second and third opinions on Austin's injured right knee brought a much different diagnosis than Monday's discouraging news that…
Gonzaga had 145 student-athletes make the WCC Commissioners honor roll, including David Pendergraft and Andrew Sorenson from men's basketball. More here.Saw Pendo at Hoopfest and he's entered the work force with Next IT (ex-Zag Jeff Brown also works there). Click below for a press release…
S-R columnist John Blanchette puts some perspective on the latest injury (Austin Daye) to hit the Zags. Here's a link.
Talked by telephone with Austin Daye earlier in the 9 o'clock hour and just filed an updated article that will run in Tuesday's S-R.Austin sounded a little bummed, understandably, but he was also appreciative of having two visitors at his home in Irvine Monday night…
Gonzaga's Austin Daye thought he had avoided a serious injury last week when he crumbled to the court at the LeBron James Skills Academy, but follow-up tests revealed that the talented forward has a torn ACL in his right knee.The original diagnosis in Akron, Ohio,…
STOCKTON, Calif. – In the process of the Spokane Shock completing a perfect road campaign this season, Sergio Gilliam finished what he started.Gilliam, the Shock rookie defensive back who picked off three passes in Spokane’s arenafootball2 season opener this year, picked up his league-leading 16th…
If you've been wondering why I haven't updated the WSU basketball schedule for 2008-09 recently, the answer is simple and two-fold: I wanted to wait for the schedule to be finished and I wasn't going to disturb a family vacation – which includes such highlights…
I'm out at the USA Softball vs. Spokane All-Stars game and ran into Aaron Dunn. He confirmed he's verbaled to WSU for football, but the bombshell is that he'll be doing his tight-end thing at Mead where the family has moved. Mead's gain is Shadle…
Hey baseball fans, Trevor Shull has signed to play professional baseball. The Central Valley grad is headed to West Virginia tomorrow to play in the Appalachian League for Tampa Bay's Rookie team. I have a story in The Spokesman-Review tomorrow. Also, for an update, when…
Ex-Zag Ronny Turiaf might be on the move. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported that Turiaf has agreed to a four-year, $17 million offer from Golden State. The Lakers have a week to match the offer to keep Turiaf, who just completed his third season in Los…
I'm back from vacation and the Spokane Shock are back to work after their bye week. I caught up with the Shock players and coach Adam Shackleford, who all enjoyed a little bit of rest last week, today at the Arena.Receiver Raul Vijil went to…
I couldn't even jinx him with Thursday's feature story. Minnerly's ability to scramble, throw on the run, throw with precision, run bootleg and option-pitch and occasionally go long, coupled with clock management, proved the difference in the East's comeback 17-14 win over the West in…
It's hot, humid - yes, it's summer - but football is in the air (and will be literally) when East meets West in Thursday's High School All-State Football Summer Classic, 7 p.m. at Central Valley.Here's the second installment, about West receiver Cory MacKay (Eastlake), who…
The Spokane Shock have moved back into the No. 1 spot in the Week 15 Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today.
Can't get enough baseball? The annual American Legion wood bat tournaments are this 4th of July weekend. Games are spread among fields in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.Also, a couple of former North Central boys and the best of Spokane's and Idaho's girls basketball players are…
Baseball junkies out there wanted to keep this blog alive so I have something for you to weigh in on.Since the Dodgers became Spokane’s select baseball benchmark a few years back, several teams have sprung up – the Monster Dogs, Rattlers, White Brothers Academy among…
The Spokane Indians held off Tri-City 1-0 in 13 innings Sunday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
COUGARSThe Olympic Track trials offered a plethora of WSU news this morning. Add to that an editorial from the Seattle Times about Cougar football, and the plate is surprisingly full for the end of June.
The Spokane Shock clinched their third straight Western Division title on Saturday night with a 56-54 victory over the Central Valley Coyotes.The victory wasn't an easy one. It took a last-second field goal from kicker Brian Jackson for the persistent Shock to earn the win…
Wide receiver Etu Molden, who played four seasons with the AFL’s Chicago Rush and was an Arena Bowl champion in 2006, was picked up by the Spokane Shock. There's more about Molden here in the press release.UPDATE: My game advance on tomorrow's game (5 p.m.…
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