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Dave Boling: Kirby Moore may not stay forever, but right now is perfect fit for WSU football

From the outside, Friday’s hiring of the former Missouri offensive coordinator looks like a victory for the Cougars.

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Dave Boling: Kirby Moore may not stay forever, but right now is perfect fit for WSU football

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Commentary: Colts’ Philip Rivers may be another gift for Seahawks defense

Former Gonzaga Prep standout Devin Culp scores first NFL touchdown

Sam Oremba records first career hat trick, Spokane Chiefs score six unanswered goals in third to down Portland 8-3

Guard duo powers Cal Baptist to win at Eastern Washington 88-83

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Idaho men’s basketball gives Notre Dame a challenge, but fades late in 80-65 loss

Turnover-prone Washington State suffers big loss to Texas Tech, falls to 1-10

Whitworth turns up heat in second half to beat Behlaven 90-76

Kraken can’t hold early lead in road loss to Mammoth

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Washington State women’s soccer coach Todd Shulenberg departs for Ole Miss

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Spokane Soccer

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UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Saturday’s TV Highlights

Sports > NHL

Kraken can’t hold early lead in road loss to Mammoth

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Mason Marchment doubled his season goal total, but the Kraken dropped a 5-3 game in Utah.

Sports > EWU basketball

Guard duo powers Cal Baptist to win at Eastern Washington 88-83

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Eastern Washington made a point on Friday, as it has much of the men’s basketball season, to get the ball inside and force Cal Baptist to guard the Eagles’ bigs.

Sports > High school sports

Prep roundup: Mead boys hold off Mt. Spokane in wild finish; Ferris post Cole Floyd registers double-double in win

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

From staff reports

Sports > Spokane Chiefs

Sam Oremba records first career hat trick, Spokane Chiefs score six unanswered goals in third to down Portland 8-3

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

After winning three games in three nights last weekend, the Spokane Chiefs jumped from out of a playoff spot into sixth place in the Western Conference. Their opponent at the Arena Friday night, the Portland Winterhawks, are one of the teams they'll try to leapfrog as they work their way up the ladder.

Sports > WSU football

WSU not expected to owe any buyout of new head coach Kirby Moore

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

PULLMAN – As Washington State gets ready to start a new era, announcing the hire of new football coach Kirby Moore on Friday, there’s good news for the Cougars under the hood.

Sports > WSU basketball

Turnover-prone Washington State suffers big loss to Texas Tech, falls to 1-10

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

PULLMAN – Plagued by turnovers, the Washington State women’s basketball team fell off Texas Tech’s pace in the first quarter and the Cougars’ nonconference woes continued with another lopsided loss.

Sports > WSU football

Dave Boling: Kirby Moore may not stay forever, but right now is perfect fit for WSU football

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

From the outside, Friday’s hiring of the former Missouri offensive coordinator looks like a victory for the Cougars.

Sports > Outdoors

Field Reports: Fish and Wildlife Service seeking information about grizzly killing

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Federal investigators are looking for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear near the Idaho-Montana border in late October.

Sports > Outdoors

There’s still time to hunt down your own wild Christmas tree

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

If, for any of a number of good reasons, you have yet to get a Christmas tree, it’s not too late.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners closing in on deal with veteran backup catcher Andrew Knizner

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

SEATTLE – The Mariners are closing in on a deal to sign veteran free agent catcher Andrew Knizner, industry sources told The Seattle Times.

Sports > UW football

Washington Huskies vs. Boise State: Keys to LA Bowl, how to watch and prediction

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Washington (8-4) vs. Boise State (9-4)

Sports > Outdoors

Across the Cascades, avalanche dogs come to the rescue

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN RESORT – “Are you ready to work?” ski patroller Alisha Bator whispers into the ear of Kio, a mountain rescue dog, at the edge of a meadow near the Forest Queen chairlift at Crystal Mountain Resort. Fresh snow blankets the ground, and somewhere underneath, Bator has buried an article of clothing. But the surface is crisscrossed with ski tracks and shovel prints, so it’s not obvious to the naked eye where the hidden garment is tucked.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Commentary: Colts’ Philip Rivers may be another gift for Seahawks defense

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

SEATTLE – The Saints’ Spencer Rattler, the Vikings’ Max Brosmer, the Cardinals’ Jacoby Brissett. They aren’t scaring anybody. Those were gifts.

Sports > WSU football

Kirby Moore hired as WSU’s next head football coach

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

The Cougars are hiring Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore as their next head football coach, the program announced Friday afternoon, ushering in a new era of WSU football.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

How working while he waited worked for Seahawks safety Ty Okada

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Okada’s football journey has required a fair amount of patience. As a high schooler in Minnesota, his only offer was from a Division II school despite his belief that he could play at a higher level. So he walked on at Montana State because it was the school that provided him that chance. He spent a long time in Bozeman, arriving as a walk-on freshman in 2017 and leaving as the team’s defensive MVP following his last season in 2022.

Sports > High school sports

Former Gonzaga Prep standout Devin Culp scores first NFL touchdown

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, it was a big night for former Gonzaga Prep and Washington star tight end, Devin Culp.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Key matchup: It’ll be young versus old in PG battle between Gonzaga’s Mario Saint-Supery, UCLA’s Donovan Dent

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

SEATTLE – If Gonzaga’s history against UCLA tells us anything, it’s that the victor will probably need contributions from a handful of candidates at different spots and perhaps some timely magic from a single player willing to rise to the occasion in the second half.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

No. 8 Gonzaga looking to turn fortunes at Climate Pledge Arena against No. 25 UCLA

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

SEATTLE – Good things have generally come from Gonzaga’s matchups with UCLA, although fans might prefer to skip over the last 40 minutes of nonconference action between the Zags and Bruins.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: There just isn’t enough time in a Saturday to broadcast every great college hoop game without keeping us up until after SNL starts

Fri., Dec. 12, 2025

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are two parts of college football you can count on in December. The coaching calliope may slow but never seems to stop. Bowl games will control the TV schedule. And Army vs. Navy demands at least a little of just about everyone’s time.

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