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May22
A GRIP ON SPORTS
It's an eclectic mix we present for you this morning, with links ranging from New Jersey, where former Gonzaga star Adam Morrison had a tryout with the Nets, to Tampa, where the Bucs said goodbye to Kellen Winslow and sent him to the Seahawks. Read on.
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May21
A GRIP ON SPORTS
Mondays are never easy. It's a day of searching, especially this time of year. Trying to find enough to link is pretty dang hard. But thanks to a guy we've known – and learned from – for years, we have a great piece of reporting to pass along. Read on.
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PULLMAN – Any remaining doubt was erased once the final out of Sunday’s game was recorded: The Washington State baseball team isn’t going to make the postseason. That disappointing truth became a distinct possibility when WSU lost two of three games to California at home two weeks ago. And it became highly likely when Stanford swept the Cougars last weekend.
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May20
A GRIP ON SPORTS
It's been a long time since a Spokane college baseball team has been to these heights. Fifty-two years. That's the last time a team from the Lilac City has headed off to a college world series. But it will happen next week. Read on.
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Uncertainty surrounded Paul Wulff in the days following his firing as Washington State’s head football coach in late November. He was shocked, not only unsure of where he was headed next but not really thinking about it, either.
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May19
A GRIP ON SPORTS
As I said on the radio yesterday, my father used to invoke the blind-squirrel-acorn theory often when I was young (usually right after I did something he approved of). That philosophy came to mind last night with Kevin Millwood's complete-game shutout victory in Colorado. Was it like a vision-impaired rodent stumbling into a nut, or was it the beginning of something good? Read on.
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The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff. SEC commissioner Mike Slive all but said it’s coming in Friday’s announcement of the agreement between two of the most successful BCS conferences.
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May18
A GRIP ON SPORTS
For quite possibly the first time in my life, today I would rather live in Cleveland. At least there the major league baseball team battles through adversity and has an ownership that will spend a bit of money to help its team compete. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have trouble saying such things with a straight face. ...
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May17
A GRIP ON SPORTS
College football in August. A good thing or bad thing? Discus among yourselves. I'm still trying to figure out if Larry Bernandez was actually in Felix's uniform last night. Read on.
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COUGARS
FROM PULLMAN -- This is why we toil through the winter months out here -- it's mid-May, and I'm writing this in the middle of the night with the screen door open and a nice breeze blowing through the apartment. Ahh, summer weather in spring. Read on for some more reading material.
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PULLMAN – The hiring of coach Mike Leach continues to pay dividends for the Washington State football program. The Cougars’ season-opening game at Brigham Young was already teeming with storylines. Now, the entire country will be able to tune in, as WSU announced Wednesday that the game has been moved to a 7:15 p.m. Pacific start on Thursday, Aug. 30, and will be broadcast nationally by ESPN.
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May16
COUGARS
FROM PULLMAN -- The Mike Leach era at Washington State will begin two days earlier than originally planned. Read on for more.
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NBA: The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose’s knee insists the Bulls star can dominate again. It will take time, though. Rose faces a recovery of eight months to a year.
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May15
A GRIP ON SPORTS
I don't want to sound like a wuss, but this isn't easy today. Read on.
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COUGARS
FROM SEATTLE -- Heading back to the Palouse this morning, but wanted to put this post together first because there are a few links out there worthy of your attention. Read on.
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May14
A GRIP ON SPORTS • ADDITION: 9:25 A.M.
Really, could there have been better weather to celebrate Mother's Day? The sun was shining, the temperature rose into the high 70s and the weeds seemed to almost pull themselves. OK, I was exaggerating a bit on that last part, but it was nearly perfect. And if you live outside of the Inland Northwest and your day was cloudy and blah, I'm sorry for gloating. ...
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MOSCOW, Idaho – The last time he spoke to Robb Akey, Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal shared his excitement about landing a scholarship for the fall. He had earned it with a stellar spring camp, and now he was leaving for Los Angeles to see his young daughter and family. “I can still see the smile on his face,” Akey said Sunday evening with a broken voice, recalling the conversation from last week.
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May13
A GRIP ON SPORTS
So what's a blogger to do on Mother's Day? Tell a story about mom? Would that be present enough? It's going to have to be. Read on.
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May12
A GRIP ON SPORTS
As most of you know, I'm a big Felix Hernandez booster. The guy can pitch, it's as simple as that. But yesterday evening, I found myself quietly rooting for Hernandez to fail. Don't judge me. Read on.
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COUGARS
FROM SEATTLE -- There's just enough news to link to on this Saturday that we'll put together a morning post for you. Read on.
