PREPSIt's Thursday, so that mean's Prep Page day in the S-R.We'll start in Idaho, where wrestling was the sport of the day. There's a feature on Timberlake's David Hayes, a preview graphic and the preseason rankings. Greg Lee also has his column on Madison High…
GONZAGA WOMENJust got back in after watching the Arizona State women defeat GU, 81-66, before 3,418 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. (You can read Dave Trimmer's game story here.)The game was special in a lot of ways. It marked the first time Sun Devils Emily…
SEAHAWKSWhat type of team does Seattle have?The Times' Steve Kelley knows the answer: A two-laptop team. Read his column, laugh a while and then think. If he's right, we all may have a coronary before the playoffs are over.Danny O'Neill highlights how that Janus-like face…
PREPSMike Vlahovich covered Lewis and Clark's win over Gonzaga Prep in girls basketball along with the rest of the Greater Spokane League action Tuesday night.We also had a roundup of all the basketball action.But that's not all the prep coverage available Wednesday.Former Ferris High girls…
COUGARS, BULLDOGSAfter watching the DVR of the game, I have some conclusions that I'll share later in this post (and want to know your reaction). But before we go there, let's look at the stories from the Cougs' impressive 77-67 win.Glenn Kasses has his game…
COUGARS, 77-67We'll have some analysis in just a bit, but here's the link to the game story.While your waiting, why don't you chime in with your view of the game. I'm interested in hearing what you have to say.
GONZAGA, 58-55, 7:40This tempo, this score, this pace, all of it is in WSU's favor. Slow the game down, make GU work for its points and be efficient on the other end, and take your time at all times. That's what WSU wants to do…
WSU, 45-44, 15:37One of the Bulldogs' biggest assets is their ability to get offense out of all five spots on the floor. But so far this half, it's been WSU that has shown the better offensive balance.Kyle Weaver, who came having succeeded on one of…
GONZAGA 37-29, 3:30If Gonzaga needs a bucket tonight, down be surprised if they take the ball to the baseline and call time out – so they can run an inbounds play.Of all the things the Bulldogs have tried to execute, the one area they have…
GONZAGA 23-16, 11:35Sorry for missing the first TV break, but our server was down in the office, so nothing was being posted.The Zags are actually getting decent looks in transition, especially Raivio, who isn't afraid to pull the trigger right now.Expect them to shoot even…
MARINERSWe're a little bit behind in covering the M's moves, especially with that all-important signing of Jose Guillen (pictured from 2004; AP photo) – boy that's going to take them to the Series – so we'll try to catch up.According to the Times today, the…
GONZAGA, COLLEGE BASKETBALLThere is nothing better than to be in a meeting with a bunch of managers and …Be able to ignore them and work.The Zags will have to work tonight when they travel to Pullman for what-has-become-a-showdown game.When the schedule came out, no one…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe Eastern Eagles started a four-game road trip Sunday night and the results were similar to all their other road trips this year.They lost, this time 102-98 to Cal State Northridge in Southern California. Even Rodney Stuckey's 32 points and Paul Butorac's 20 couldn't…
TO OUR READERSIf you were on this site earlier today and read the posts on Eastern Washington's loss to Cal State Northridge, and the one on the BCS fiasco – with my tirade about Jim Tressel's lack of, ahem, guts, good for you.Because you are…
PREPSHigh school football in Washington ended for 2006 Saturday, with the team that ended Gonzaga Prep's season, Oak Harbor, picking up the state 4A title with a 21-14 win over Bothell. You can read about coach Dave Ward's Wildcats in the News Tribune, the Everett…
QUESTION OF THE DAYIt's been a while since we've hit you with a formal question – we've asked a lot of informal ones lately – but with USC choking the bit today against UCLA, we want to know …Who do you think should play Ohio…
COUGARSThe Utah Utes handed Washington State its first loss of the season Saturday night, 69-55 in Salt Lake City.The Cougars shot 42 percent from the floor and were outrebounded by five in the defeat. Robbie Cowgill led WSU (7-1) with 16 points and Derrick Low…
GONZAGAThe Zags played one of their better games of the year to defeat Texas 87-77. You can find the game story here.We'll be back soon with a commentary about GU's play.
GONZAGAOK, everyone who saw this coming raise your hand.No, not you. You either. Maybe Jeff Brown and Jim McPhee. This is a throwback. A dissection by a basketball-smarter team. Part of the GU tradition.Let's see if they can finish strong in the final 8 minutes.…
GONZAGARaivio has one more point in the second half than he did in the Portland State game and he's already made one more shot than he did in that game. That's a good omen if you're a Zag fan.A bad omen: The officials have decided…
GONZAGAWhat is really tough to take is when a physically inferior player does everything he has to do fundamentally blocking out, and the superior player commits a foul by attacking through the body – and it's not called.It's the official's job to protect the integrity…
GONZAGASitting and talking with Jeff Brown and Jim McPhee one day, we talked about the type of teams their Zag squads loved to play. If you want to see the type of team they talked about, watch Texas.An athletic team that doesn't play much like…
GONZAGAWith more than 8 minutes left on the game clock in Louisville's rout of Connecticut, there is no way the GU game will start on time on ESPN, unless the network switches to the basketball game.Especially not with UConn on. It's ESPN's home team. We'll…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe Cougars and the Vandals men also play today, with WSU trying to build on the best November (7-0) in school history when they travel to the University of Utah this evening (6; 920-AM).The Vandals host Southern Utah tonight (7; 1080-AM), a team they…
PREPSThere is a reason why the Greater Spokane League is unquestionably the best girls high school basketball league in the state.Games like Friday night's U-Hi at Lewis and Clark overtime battle. That's what it was. A battle between two talented teams that finally went to…
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