WSU alum Lagat just keeps on running and will compete in his fifth Olympics 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Has there ever been a Washington State athletic alum who has stayed in the international competitive spotlight longer than Bernard Lagat? Read on.
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2016
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016
Age is just a number – or a memory 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • How old are you? That’s a question that can be answered simply, sure, or with a little exercise. We prefer the latter today. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
From here to there and everywhere in-between
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The middle of the week always seems like a good time for a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Read on.
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016
Durant's decision doesn't decide who wins the NBA title next year. Or does it?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Kevin Durant answered the biggest question of the NBA offseason yesterday when he announced he will join the Golden State Warriors. But his decision also led to even more questions. Read on.
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
Baseball and the Fourth just seem to go together 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s the Fourth of July. Our nation’s birthday. Is there a better way to celebrate than with a baseball game? Read on.
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016
There are only a few things to bang the drum about this weekend 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The Fourth of July weekend is upon us. It’s a bang-up time at lakes and rivers and other recreational places in the Inland Northwest. But when the Fourth is on a Monday, like this year, Spokane seems to roll up the sidewalks and disappear. Just like the sports world. Read on.
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016
The halfway point looms, which makes it easy to project the rest of the season
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Back when our country had just celebrated its 200th birthday, a decision had to be made on my future. Sports journalism seemed the way to go. The main reason? Chevy Chase articulated it for me that fall on “Saturday Night Live.” Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016
A quick stop and some quick hits
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We’re back in Spokane. And it’s good to be back. But we’re only here for about a week. So, in that time, there is a lot to catch up on. Lets get started. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016
Another day, more news
A GRIP ON SPORTS • You step away for a day and some important things happen. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016
What do you know? You can fill a Sunday completely even without sports 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Anything happen yesterday? Other than thousands crowding the streets of Spokane, the M's pitching staff suffering from whiplash and Lionel Messi calling it quits in international competition? Oh, nothing then. Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
From Sabonis to Hoopfest, the week has been pretty spicy
GRIP ON SPORTS • It may seem hard to believe, but there was a time when salt couldn't be used when it rained. Hence, the when-it-rains-it-pours saying. The post is a bit salty today. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
Summer brings its own ups and downs
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Summer is officially here and with it comes high temperatures and hype about the upcoming football season. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016
Right is left in the dust when the team you want to win doesn't
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are times when we all hate being right. It happened twice yesterday. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016
Being a father on Father's Day is almost as much fun as being one every other day of the year
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's Father's Day. Where are my gifts? Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016
When there is a conflict, pick the team you've rooted for the longest
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Some nights this time of year there is little in the way of sports to watch, other than the M’s of course. But last night the M’s were already done and the evening still contained one event too many. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
The U.S. Open is golf at its toughest – if the weather plays along
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The U.S. Open is outside Pittsburgh this year, with the Fox sports guys immediately bringing up the supposedly poor memories from last year’s event at Chambers Bay. But they didn’t have much time to show golf. Nope. The horn sounded and the first round was delayed. Wow, they didn’t happen last year. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
The Hawks hope to continue a run of success
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It may just be late spring, but professional football is back in the news. It’s mini-camp week in Seattle. And the Northwest’s most successful sports franchise was back on the field again. Read on.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
Whoever selects Sabonis will be getting another gem with Inland Northwest ties
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The NBA finals are winding down. Which means the draft can’t be too far behind. As per usual, there is a local connection. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016
Unless the M's can figure out how to handle Texas, this year won't be 'next year'
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers used to have a saying. “Wait ‘til next year,” they would chant year after year until it finally came true. Maybe it’s time for the Mariner fans to adopt that attitude. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016
If the yard work is done (or just put off), Saturdays can be great days for watching sports on TV 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Yesterday was a good day. In the sports-viewing world, at least. Read on.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016
If we had to pick, we would put our money on Nyquist to win today's Belmont
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Nostradamus we’re not. Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016
If it happens anywhere in the world, there always seems to be some connection to this area
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We used to sit around the newsroom years ago and talk about the Spokane vortex, a made-up term to explain how so many world and national events had a connection to the medium-sized city on the river. It still exists. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016
Blowout, blowout and blowout – though the winner was different the last time 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • So if this Cleveland team had shown up just once in Oakland, maybe this series would have some excitement in it. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
How should we handle scofflaws at younger levels? 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We are all a bit jaundiced to news about college football programs going on NCAA probation, aren’t we? After all, it happens to a high-profile school about once a year. But when the same problems – recruiting violations, rule-breaking and the like – filter down to the high school level, that still catches our eye. Read on.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016
Let's keep cool by thinking of other things 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • No matter how hot it is around here – and it is really hot – summer hasn’t officially begun. So we’re trying to find other items to cover than just baseball. Read on.
Vince Grippi is a freelance local sports blogger for spokesman.com. He also contributes to the SportsLink Blog.
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