Sports

A GRIP ON SPORTS • You know what would make today better? Other than warmer temperatures in the Spokane area, of course. It would be great if we were kicking off a major golf tournament today. As we did last week. But one a month is all we get, and only for four months.

A red-winged blackbird takes flight at the Saltese Wetlands on Monday in this photo by Terry Sanborn.

Fly fishing

From staff reports

As the nation is up in arms about the gender revolution, it seems fitting for me to put in my application for some gender-blending adjustments when it comes to the binary of bicycling.

CODY, Wyo. – Fish die in fields, and the irrigation canals that funnel them to farmlands can also become a deathtrap in the fall when water is shut off.

A stunning goal in the 96th minute by Andre Lewis tied the match up late, but the Spokane Velocity eventually fell in extra time to the Las Vegas Lights in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

They say, “Hitting is contagious.”

By now, Mead’s Teryn Gardner is used to receiving accolades for her athletic pursuits, but on Tuesday she was one of 32 scholar-athletes from across the Greater Spokane League – a boy and girl from each member school – to also be lauded for their work in the classroom and community.

SEATTLE – This … this is more like it.

PULLMAN – In late March, a day before former Washington State athletics director Pat Chun left for the same job at rival Washington, David Riley got a phone call.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few relayed numerous stories to his players and staff about his experiences as an assistant with USA Basketball last summer at the FIBA World Cup.Few should have another fresh batch of stories to tell next season’s Zags after spending time with the U.S. team at the Paris Olympics this summer.

Eric Barriere has never been to Canada, but he’s about to give it a go. The former Walter Payton Award winner out of Eastern Washington University signed in January to play with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, adding to the growing list of former Eagle quarterbacks to join the league.

Remove university support and the total shortfall exceeded a quarter billion dollars.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s funny how certain memories from childhood never leave you. The first time you watch a baseball game. The first time you meet a famous athlete. The first time you experience a certain cartoon. Wacky, isn’t it?

Cycling enthusiasts, weekend trail riders and toddlers on tricycles will have the chance to swap their used equipment for something new to them this weekend at the 12th annual Spokane Bike Swap and Expo.

LEWISTON – They are abundant, challenging and strong.