COUGARSTomorrow is a travel day, which means an afternoon flight to Oakland. The Cougars are making their usual circuitous route, from Pullman to Lewiston to Seattle to San Francisco. All I can say is, this time tomorrow, I'll be enjoying a double-double.To put you in…
Click the tab below to see a story about the Idaho state high school all-star games that will be held in March.
Rarely has a 22-point win been tougher to come by.Read more below in my day-after Portland post with notes, quotes and other data from GU's 73-51 victory on Monday night.
Gonzaga finished the game with a 34-11 run to rally past Portland 73-51 on Monday night.Click below for a short game story. We'll be back in about 45 minutes with a longer version.
It's looking extremely doubtful Nik Raivio will be able to play. He is wearing Pilots' sweats and rebounding for teammates in warmups.
I was one of the first ones in the Chiles Center, but Portland's Nik Raivio was already in the building.Raivio, Portland's leading scorer, has his right knee wrapped after banging knees with a teammate in practice a few days ago. He said he isn't sure…
Gonzaga returned to the rankings at No. 24 in the A.P. poll released Monday. The Zags haven't been ranked since Dec. 17th, a nine-week absence.Read on below for more on the polls and much more from Nik Raivio, the subject of an S-R feature in…
Figure I'd better post this now because I'll be away from the computer most of Monday.I checked in with Portland's Nik Raivio, younger brother of ex-Gonzaga standout Derek Raivio, to put together this feature/game advance for Monday's GU-Portland game. Click below for an unedited article…
COUGARSSorry for the lateness of this post, but I needed some time this morning for personal stuff (wow, "stuff," that's really showing off my vocabulary). Anyhow, as your mom used to say, better late than never.Read on for links to stories about last night's loss.…
The Idaho men's basketball team fell 69-55 at UC Irvine in the ESPNU BracketBusters game.Idaho played without junior guard Mike Hall, who didn't make the team for conduct detrimental to the team, according to the game report that can be read by clicking the tab…
Finally the Spokane Chiefs were hungry enough. Finally they played desperate enough. And finally the Chiefs gave their home crowd what they’ve been waiting for all season – a home win against their long-standing rivals.Read on for the rest of my unedited game story.
Click the tab below to see the first-round matchups for the Idaho state high school boys basketball tournaments.
Click the tab below to read my unedited Idaho 4A and 3A state wrestling story. I've also attached the results for all the state title and placing matches for 5A, 4A and 3A.
HALFTIME: 24 Arizona, 23 WSUSomehow -- yes, somehow -- No. 17 Washington State is within one point of the visiting Arizona Wildcats tonight at Beasley Coliseum.The Cougars shot 28 percent (7 for 25) in the first half, flat-out missing shots in a high-foul game. With…
Hey, I’m back.And after seven days on a cruise ship in the Mexican Riviera and a two-day holdover in San Diego, I’m also severely sunburned, in desperate need of a liver transplant and even more confused about the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball race than…
Greetings from sunny Columbia BasinEntering the second day of East 4A regional competition, six teams are still playing. Three secured state berths last night, three others are going for two other trips to Tacoma on Tuesday.
UPDATED SATURDAY EVENINGClick the tab below to see the updated pairings of the 5A Region I, 4A Region I, 3A District I and 1A District state-qualifying boys basketball tournaments.
Click the tab below to read my unedited state wrestling story from Friday action.At the bottom of the story are the weight-by-weight results of the semifinals for 5A, 4A and 3A.
From their post-game press conference Thursday, the Cougars talk about their next opponent: Arizona. Here's Taylor Rochestie, Kyle Weaver, Robbie Cowgill, Derrick Low, Aron Baynes and Tony Bennett.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
I was in the middle of this post when Gonzaga send out a release on extending its TV package (see post below) with KHQ and FSN. Anyway, a few leftovers from Wednesday's media day and a few minutes with the always entertaining Jeremy Pargo.
COUGARSThank goodness for Aron Baynes. In a drawn-out, drag-out, possession-by-possession game, Baynes came through with a play that not only lifted the spirits of the Beasley crowd, it gave every working journalist in the building something to write about – and ask about. For what…
COUGARSI'm sure you saw it (if you have access to one of the myriad Fox sports channels). The ASU freshmen played like, well, freshmen. And the Cougars played defense like, well, the Cougars we've come to know the past two years.It all added up to…
HALFTIME: WSU 30, ASU 26It took both teams a few minutes to adjust to each other. But during those first few possessions, it was Washington State with the upper hand.Fighting against Arizona State's zone defense, the Cougars opened up a quick seven-point lead. The big…
COUGARSLet me get right to it. This is a game that may make or break Arizona State's NCAA hopes. A win over the 17th-ranked Cougars on the road? The road to the postseason just got easier. A loss? The door may bang shut.So expect ASU…
First day of State 1B basketball was a success, with eight of 10 area teams winning. But it's too bad, given tradition and history, - and I've addressed this before - that District 9 and District 7 schools, given their proximity, were thrust against each…
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