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First in WCC on line when Zags host Gaels

February 9, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Since Gonzaga defeated Saint Mary’s in Moraga, Calif., nearly a month ago, the Bulldogs have endured their share of mostly ups and a few downs. The Gaels, meanwhile, have been …
Gonzaga beefs up résumé

February 7, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga added another quality win to its NCAA men’s basketball tournament résumé, holding off host Memphis 66-58 in front of 17,037 on Saturday at the FedEx Forum. The victory came …
Gonzaga bench finally lends a needed hand

February 5, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 At last, reinforcements for The Three Basketeers. One for all and all for … well, for drilling the Portland Pilots a new one.
Gonzaga romps past Portland

February 4, 2010 in Sports Matt Bouldin scored 20 points and No. 17 Gonzaga got back to its winning ways with a 76-48 blowout of Portland on Thursday night. 1
No tall tales from this Zag

February 4, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Gonzaga’s Will Foster is big and blunt. Ask the 7-foot-5, 270-pound reserve center a question and his response comes unfiltered. He speaks openly about intense growing pains as a youngster, …
Zags’ loss to Dons deeper than just a hiccup

February 2, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 One of the articles of Gonzaga’s basketball faith has been that the company the Bulldogs keep in January and February is universally disdained – though slightly less nationwide than by …
San Francisco takes down Gonzaga in OT

January 31, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 SAN FRANCISCO – Many of Gonzaga’s recent West Coast Conference men’s basketball games have followed a similar pattern. The Bulldogs haven’t necessarily been at the top of their game, but …
Gonzaga men lose in OT

January 30, 2010 in Sports Dior Lowhorn hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime and scored 22 points, leading San Francisco to an 81-77 upset of No. 13 Gonzaga on Saturday night.
Zags tough it out at Santa Clara

January 29, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Gonzaga’s toughness was tested Thursday night. And for the first 27 minutes of a physical contest with Santa Clara, the Bulldogs didn’t exactly achieve passing marks. … 2
Zags rally to win at Santa Clara

January 28, 2010 in Sports Matt Bouldin and Steven Gray each scored 19 points, and No. 13 Gonzaga rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Santa Clara in WCC men’s basketball.
Notebook: Confident Gray on hot streak

January 28, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 Gonzaga junior guard Steven Gray has put together a solid four-game stretch, averaging 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He’s made 55 percent of his shots and 84.6 percent …
Zags ponder Super question

January 26, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Yes, Gonzaga needs to work on its team defense. Sure, the Bulldogs hope to improve their rebounding. But really, who’s going to win the Super Bowl?
Hard to hold off

January 24, 2010 in Sports on Page C3 Anyone who thought Gonzaga would simply cruise through the remainder of the West Coast Conference basketball season after opening with three road wins over teams considered to be its principal …
Zags survive Loyola

January 23, 2010 in Sports Anyone who thought Gonzaga would simply cruise through the remainder of the West Coast Conference season after opening with three road wins over teams considered to be their principal competition … 1
Slam-dunk decision

January 23, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 Elias Harris had just arrived in Spokane from his native Germany and was playing in a pick-up basketball game with some of his future Gonzaga teammates. “His first four or …
Harris, German coach agree: NBA can wait

January 23, 2010 in Sports on Page C8 Gonzaga freshman forward Elias Harris had a special visitor earlier this week when German national team coach Dirk Bauermann, who watched Dirk Nowitzki score his 20,000th NBA career point in … 1
Zags have firepower, but still searching for steady defense

January 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 It’s a trend Gonzaga would like to put a stop to in a hurry. The 15th-ranked Bulldogs outlasted Pepperdine 91-84 in front of 6,000 Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center …
Gonzaga defeats Pepperdine

January 21, 2010 in Sports Matt Bouldin scored a career-high 32 points and No. 15 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 91-84 Thursday night to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference.
Friends, coaches, players, colleagues pay tribute to Dan Fitzgerald

January 21, 2010 in Sports on Page B6 “Whether you saw him on a golf course, or in a restaurant or at a basketball clinic, he just had this gregarious personality that was so welcoming. He knew so …
Here’s one to Fitz, among countless possibilities

January 21, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 In Fitz’s memory, a story about Fitz. Not the best one, not the worst. Dan Fitzgerald never ranked them like a Top 25 anyway, because there were too many for …