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Graham Ike

Henry Rono resisted having his life defined by 81 magical running days in 1978, or by the tragic downward spiral that overtook him a scant few years later.

SEATTLE – Koren Johnson scored a career-high 30 points off the bench and Keion Brooks Jr. had 20 points and several highlight dunks for the Washington men’s basketball team which steamrolled Stanford in the second half en route to an 85-65 win on Thursday night.

BOSTON — A trip that could come to define their season ended far better for the Kraken than it began.

Lisa Fortier may have called her fastest timeout in her 10-year head coaching career Thursday afternoon.

MOSCOW, Idaho – A seven-point lead with less than a minute and a half to play looked safe for Idaho.

Against an Idaho State team that likes to slow down games, Eastern Washington made the most of the possessions it got.

It took the better part of 32 minutes, but Gonzaga finally shook off a feisty Loyola Marymount squad that suited up just six scholarship players due to numerous injuries.

The Mariners have reason to feel confident about the wealth of arms they’ve assembled in their 2024 bullpen. They’ve proven they know how to get the most out of their relief pitchers.

PULLMAN – Washington State will need to look for a new offensive line coach.

SEATTLE – The Seattle Seahawks will keep quarterback Geno Smith on the roster through the end of the week, which will guarantee his $12.7 million base salary, a source confirmed to the Seattle Times.

The Greater Spokane League 2A division has six teams and the district is allotted just two bids to state this season with no crossovers.

It took the better part of 32 minutes, but Gonzaga finally shook off a feisty Loyola Marymount squad that suited up just six scholarship players due to multiple injuries. Clinging to a one-point lead, Gonzaga rattled off 15 consecutive points and closed with a 19-3 spurt to pull away for a 91-74 West Coast Conference victory Thursday at Gersten Pavilion.

After watching a wrestling match between Tanner Crosby and Kaysic Lundquist, it would seem more likely that they are close friends and not bitter rivals.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • We receive an occasional e-mail about this column. Mainly they are suggestions on how we can make it better. For that, we are always thankful, even if we don’t always acknowledge it – and, most times, realize there is nothing we can do about it. Often, the suggestions would require abilities we don’t possess.

Jeff Linder uses three categories to quantify the nature of a player’s relationship with basketball.

Fly fishing

BOISE – Within minutes of walking into Galena Lodge, a historic Nordic skiing and snowshoeing cabin north of Ketchum, my friend Emily and I caught a glimpse of the dog that made it wildly viral on social media recently.

I don’t know what it is about mountain towns or the Northwest in general that has the population always running high on stoke and misled optimism about weather. The skiers are up there shredding soggy miles, and should they glimpse a reminder of the sun, bragging about it. Down here in the lowlands, the mountain bikers are talking about great trail conditions and tuning their bikes.