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• Feb04

  Pregame notes from Beasley

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Meant to pass this along in this morning's post, but wanted to note that the Cougars are supporting the fight against cancer in a couple of different ways this afternoon. Read on for details.
• A big weekend ahead

  A GRIP ON SPORTS The weekend. Super Bowl weekend. College basketball weekend. Enough said. Read on. Who will win the Super Bowl and by how much?
• Saturday morning links on UCLA day

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The Cougars will atempt to do something today they haven't done since 1993. Right now, I'm doing something I haven't done in about 24 hours. Writing a morning post. Read on for today's Pac-12 hoops rundown.
• Feb03

  There’s a shadow on local hoops

  A GRIP ON SPORTS So we are supposed to have six more weeks of winter, right? Well if it's anything like the preceding six weeks, I'm fine with that. Other than a couple days, this has been an easy winter to navigate in the Inland Northwest. Now for the basketball around the area, that hasn't been as warm. Read on.
• Crossing the Pac-12’s midway point

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- As usual, we round up Thursday's Pac-12 basketball action in our Friday morning post. And we've got some more quotes from last night's WSU game. Read on.
• Feb02

  The game that was: WSU 60, USC 53

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Washington State stayed perfect at Beasley this season with a 60-53 win over USC. Here's our overview.
• Signing day revs up local schools’ fans

  A GRIP ON SPORTS Last year I trekked up U.S. 195 to Northern Quest Casino for Washington State's signing day get-together. This year all I had to do was drive from home. But there was a lot more that was different to the event than just a much shorter drive. Read on.
• Links on the day after the big day

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Boy, do we have some links for you. Lots of them. Links for days and miles. So many that we've broken today's post into three parts. Read on for both of them.
• WSU coach Bone sees first half as mixed bag

  
  PULLMAN – While assessing the first half of Washington State’s basketball season, the truth of an old adage used by coach Ken Bone was reaffirmed before he could even get the words out of his mouth. “Can’t look back,” Bone said Tuesday. “Or you …”
• Coming up: Washington State Cougars

  RECORD: 11-10 overall, 3-6 Pac-12 COMING UP: Tonight vs. USC, 7:05; Saturday vs. UCLA, 2 (Root)
• Feb01

  It’s Signing Day. You can open your presents now

  A GRIP ON SPORTS Like a lot of you, I read before I go to sleep at night. Sometimes it's a book – right now I have sort of started Stephen King's 11/22/63 – and sometimes it's Twitter or Google news. Last night it was Sports Illustrated. A statistic contained within hit my eye. Read on.
• Jan31

  Faisal Aden’s college career is over

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The news on Faisal Aden's knee is the worst possible. He's torn the ACL in his left knee, and will miss the rest of his senior season. Tough break for the Cougars, and even tougher for Aden, who was playing the best basketball of his career just before the injury. We have some more details after the jump, so read on.
• Sweet decisions coming soon

  A GRIP ON SPORTS On this last day of January, 2012, I would like to commit to having a chocolate doughnut for breakfast. In a few minutes, however, I may switch my commitment to a glazed one. By the time I'm done writing, though, I may either be back to chocolate or have decided on toast. Read on.
• Jan30

  A Monday morning rant from the woods

  A GRIP ON SPORTS We've said this more than once. Monday mornings after NFL season are the light days when it comes to sports on the web. But does that deter us? No way. We've found enough items to make your morning interesting. To make Monday morning interesting. Is that an oxymoron? Read on.
• It’s Monday, and these are links

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Breaking: I've given a verbal commitment to write another morning post. My 40 time is rusty and I can't run or throw, but I've got a serviceable motor and plenty of intangibles. Read on.
• Jan29

  Looking back on a hoop Saturday

  A GRIP ON SPORTS It seems like about the same time every morning I hear sirens near the old homestead. It doesn't matter whether it's a weekday or weekend, about this time some sirens pop up in the background and heads off into the distance. My guess: It's a police officer who is also a sports fan realizing he has to get back to the station as quick aspossible to read his morning Grip on Sports. ...
• The beat goes on with Pac-12 links

  COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Set a new personal record by covering the 72 miles between Spokane and Pullman in just a shade over an hour. Just in time to put together our morning post.
• Cougars’ defense struggles in loss to Arizona State

  
  TEMPE, Ariz. – This scene is becoming too familiar for the Washington State men’s basketball team. Once again, the opponent had few answers for junior forward Brock Motum, who scored 34 points on Saturday, a career high.
• Jan28

  The game that was: Arizona State 71, WSU 67

  COUGARS FROM PHOENIX -- We made it to the airport, and have time for our quick overview of the game before our flight leaves for Spokane. Read on.
• Pregame notes from Wells Fargo Arena

  COUGARS FROM TEMPE, Ariz. -- There's really nothing quite like the feeling of sitting in an empty arena a few hours before the game starts. Everything is calm, quiet. You can watch the arena staff get everything ready to go. Team staffers are playing 2-on-2. Trent Lockett is riding an exercise bike. Wait -- that might actually be noteworthy. Read on.

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