I failed to post a story we published Sunday about Idaho spring football beginning tonight at 7 (yes that's the correct time; I had it wrong in my story).Here's a link to the story.Here's also a link to a news release from Idaho. You can…
The Beau Baldwin Era will officially open next Tuesday when Eastern Washington's new head football coach puts the Eagles through their first spring practice.
COUGARSEugene O'Neill once wrote a play about getting from Spokane to Charlotte, so we'll leave all talk about today's journey by the side of the road. We want to look forward. To the "big collision," as Tony Bennett called it, that is coming Thursday.It will…
Click here to see our softball previews of Post Falls, Lakeland and Timberline in the Prairie Voice and here to see our softball previews of Coeur d'Alene, Lake City and Sandpoint in the Handle Extra.
COUGARSBack in the Inland Northwest and you can't believe how happy I am to be able to write that. Home is where the laundry gets done. Where the big screen is. Where the Laz-Z-Boy lives (me, in that chair). About 12 hours here then back…
COUGARSIt's late and we have a real early flight - so there won't be a morning post unless it comes at the airport. Tonight, we'll link to our game story and a sidebar and column by John Blanchette.
COUGARSFINAL: WSU 61, Notre Dame 41DENVER – Sweet 16.That's all you have to say.The Washington State men's basketball team suffocated Notre Dame in their NCAA tournament second-round game Saturday, winning 61-41.And jumping into the tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.(Keep reading.)
COUGARSHere we go. About two hours to game time. Read on for my thoughts on the game.
The Spokane Chiefs put together a pretty complete performance tonight and rode their power play to a 5-2 victory over the Everett Silvertips in the best-of-seven series opener at the Arena.The Chiefs lead the Western Conference quarterfinal series 1-0 and are back in Western Hockey…
COUGARSFor an unedited version of my advance that will appear in tomorrow's S-R, click the link. At the bottom is some bonus WSU coverage, kinda like CBS' "bonus" game coverage that seems to always take you away from the game you really wanted to watch.
Longtime Utah State assistant Don Verlin has been named Idaho's men's basketball coach.Click the tab below to read my unedited story that will be published in Saturday's newspaper.
The University of Idaho has hired longtime Utah State associate head coach Don Verlin as its men's basketball coach, Idaho athletic director Rob Spear confirmed moments ago.A press conference will be held Monday to introduce Verlin, 42.Spear said he conducted four interviews in the past…
Stephen Curry, son of ex-NBA shooting guard Dell Curry, made 14 of 22 shots, 8 of 10 3-pointers and 4 of 6 free throws, en route to 40 points as Davidson knocked off Gonzaga. For more on Curry's performance, click below in extended entry.
Every Greater Spokane League softball, baseball and soccer game scheduled for today (Friday) has been postponed. So expect five days of competition if weather cooperates next week for some schools who must reschedule reschedules.
If the Spokane Shock's exhibition win over the Tri-Cities Fever on Thursday night offers any indication, it appears that Spokane's arenafootball2 team is poised for a winning season. We'll see in the coming weeks how their 63-32 victory translates. The Shock open the regular season…
COUGARSWant to know what we had to say tonight? What, you didn't watch? OK, I know, there is no way you can miss "Lost." I understand. Well, to catch up on the crash that was Winthrop in the second half, read my unedited version of…
Gonzaga basketball has a rabid fan in Jake Guild, who will make the short trek from his hometown of Chapel Hill to attend the GU-Davidson game Friday in Raleigh.Read more about Guild below.
UPDATED: 6:55 p.m. PDTCOUGARSFINAL: WSU 71, Winthrop 40After the jump is my quick gamer.
Just filed this Gonzaga-Davidson preview article for Friday's S-R. The unedited version is in extended entry below. (By the way, I've heard ex-Zag Adam Morrison is planning on attending the game tomorrow.)
COUGARSJust play well. Simple advice, but it's the cornerstone of my pregame thoughts. Read on.
COUGARSHere is this link to the WSU-Winthrop game on the CBS Web site. Some of you have mentioned long waiting times, so good luck.
Just thought I'd let everyone know that Chiefs' forward Drayson Bowman made the second team for the Western Conference All-Stars.I'm heading to the Arena soon, and will have much more later, including the complete list of All-Stars.
The Spokane Shock take the field for the first time tonight with an exhibition game against the Tri-Cities Fever in the Yakima SunDome.Shock coach Adam Shackleford said tomorrow will be a big cut day. Right now there are three quarterbacks vying for two roster spots…
And here's the aformentioned Stephen Curry feature. The Davidson sharp-shooter is averaging 25.1 points per game. Click below for an unedited version that will run in Thursday's S-R.
COUGARSIt's been a long day, though not as long as tomorrow might be. Anyhow, here is the unedited version of my advance that will run tomorrow in the S-R.
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