Wow. This one had a dramatic finish to it. You hope suspensions won't come out of a situation like this, but who knows. Read on to find out what I'm talking about in my game story. If you were there, you already know, and I'd…
UPDATED, Thursday, 1:40 p.m.Here is my Idaho prep column, most of which is about an event sponsored by the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d'Alene on Monday at Coeur d'Alene High School.Here is a feature story on Post Falls senior basketball player Kandice McArthur…
Maybe the suspense went out of GSL boys basketball in regards to a top-two finish last night, but there's still plenty of excitement behind Ferris and Shadle Park.The two schools have a comfortable advantage over the rest of the league, but third through sixth is…
A week after USA Today's Marlen Garcia checked in with an article on Washington State, she's back with a feature on Gonzaga.She was in town for the Georgia game at the Arena. Here's the link.
OK, we've made the return flight. Just a slight temperature change from Malibu to Spokane. About 50 degrees. Read on for a day-after report that won't be quite as long as usual. The main reason why is Monday's 9 p.m. start, which put severe limitations…
COUGARSHard to believe, but we are halfway through January already (the snow on the ground is proof of that) and exactly halfway through WSU's regular season.For a few links relating to the Cougs, read on.
Listened to Mychal Thompson on an afternoon radio show and also on the Lakers' pre-game show (L.A. plays the Sonics in Seattle). On the afternoon show, he said he had a bad weekend.His son, Klay, a prep standout, lost his game. Klay's future team, Washington…
Receiving 14 of 16 first-place votes, the Spokane Chiefs remained atop the Western Hockey League writer’s poll released Monday by the Western Major Junior Hockey Writer’s Association.
COUGARSThe new rankings are not out yet, and there is a good chance I will be somewhere south of Rosalia when they do appear, but I had a couple of links to call your attention to. Read on. And we'll get to the new polls…
Fresno State topped the visiting Idaho men's basketball team 69-53 in a Western Athletic Conference game Saturday. Here's a link to the story.
A look back at Gonzaga's 91-68 win over Loyola Marymount and a look ahead at Monday night's matchup with Pepperdine.Read on below for notes, quotes, links and an unedited game preview.
Click below for an unedited version of the Gonzaga-Loyola Marymount game story and a couple of quick notes.
The Zags had too much firepower Saturday night for the Loyola Marymount Lions, building a 14-point halftime lead, surviving a second-half Lion run, then pulling away late for a 91-68 West Coast Conference-opening victory. You can read a quick game story here.
A couple of quick notes about 15 minutes before tip between GU and LMU.Jeremy Pargo (lower back) is still pretty sore from the hard fall he took a week ago against Georgia. He went through most of the pre-game drills and it appears he will…
One of the key matchups going into the WSU-UCLA showdown was in the middle: Cougar Aron Baynes and Bruin Kevin Love.Love got the better of it. More in an unedited article below.
COUGARSYou saw it. It wasn't pretty. By far the toughest half of the year. Unofficially, I had the Cougars missing their first seven shots - with five turnovers in the opening stretch.Not exactly what they wanted. The question now is, how much momentum can one…
COUGARSIt's almost like an AAU tournament, what with the 11:30 a.m. start today, so let's get right to all the hype and buildup to the game. And, before we get to the links, a question.
Tough loss for the Eagles men's basketball team in Pocatello last night.I didn't make the trip, but you read more details on the 58-56 setback to Idaho State here.
COUGARSRemember when the Pac-10 season started and there was a hue and cry about the Cougars having to open with three games on the road? Against UW, USC and UCLA of all teams? How some started to rail about the conference trying to ensure an…
COUGARSIt's late I know, but I'm finally done. Here is the unedited version of my game story. I'll put some thoughts up tomorrow morning.
The Western Hockey League trade deadline has passed, and general managers have certainly been busy around the league.Click below for a list of the transactions that occured from Jan. 1 through today.
Just as we all suspected, the Spokane Chiefs have added some age to the blue line. The Chiefs have acquired 19-year-old defenseman Trevor Glass from the Medicine Hat Tigers for a pair of draft selections, a third-round pick in 2008 and a second-round choice in…
At last, the WCC preview and capsules. They're in unedited, cut-and-paste form below. Space limitations will delay these items and a John Blanchette column from running until Saturday in the S-R.You will see my predicted order of finish. Feel free to make your predictions on…
The Ferris Saxons were expected to make noise in Greater Spokane League wrestling and tonight they threw the league into a six-team turmoil. By beating East Valley 33-32 the league standings now look like this:Central Valley 7-1, EV and University 5-1, Ferris 6-2, Mead 5-2.Three…
COUGARSIt's a little warmer in Los Angeles. A little. And things should be warm down here on the court. There is a big weekend ahead.Read on for the unedited version of the story that will appear in tomorrow's paper.
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