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Sports >  EWU football

Former EWU star Vernon Adams finds a home as starting quarterback in Montreal

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2019

Quick screen passes regularly spun off the fingertips of quarterback Vernon Adams at Eastern Washington and Oregon, but this one needed some extra zip. Adams, who starred his first three years in Cheney before a solid graduate-transfer season with the Ducks in 2015, recalled the first time he threw a lateral pass in the Canadian Football League.

Sports >  EWU football

With Nsimba Webster graduated, who will be EWU’s next great WR?

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 14, 2019

Consider it the perfect marriage. Eastern Washington’s group of big, strong and experienced receivers and a first-year receivers coach from the Missouri Valley Conference, a collection of tradition-rich FCS programs that prides itself on physicality.

Sports >  Area sports

North Idaho men’s basketball banned from next three postseasons; back-to-back NWAC Tournament titles vacated

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 13, 2019

The North Idaho College men’s basketball program and athletic department were hit with a bevy of stringent Northwest Athletic Conference sanctions Tuesday for league violations, including extra student-athlete benefits and administrative oversight.

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Sports >  Area sports

North Idaho College will face sanctions after NWAC denies appeal

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 12, 2019

North Idaho College lost its appeal Thursday to avoid Northwest Athletic Conference-issued sanctions for undisclosed violations, according to NIC president Rick MacLennan.

Sports >  NFL

Former Shadle Park stars Brett Rypien, Jake Rodgers enjoy their time on the Denver Broncos

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 10, 2019

In Brett Rypien’s record-setting tear through the Greater Spokane League, the former Shadle Park quarterback didn’t throw a single pass to one of the school’s all-time greats, former tight end Jake Rodgers.

Sports >  Area sports

Sources: North Idaho men’s basketball team faces severe sanctions for alleged NWAC violations

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 12, 2019

The Northwest Athletic Conference recently handed down sanctions to the North Idaho College men’s basketball program for a violation of the league’s bylaws, according to conference President Marco Azurdia, who also said NIC has appealed the punishment.

Sports >  EWU football

Fourth-ranked Eastern Washington led by big, decorated offensive line

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

When Eastern Washington set the program’s single-season rushing record a year ago, it was behind one of the savviest offensive lines in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Gonzaga highlights Eastern Washington’s 2019-2020 nonconference men’s basketball schedule

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

In Shantay Legans’ two seasons as Eastern Washington’s men’s basketball coach, he’s twice led the Eagles to the Big Sky Conference tournament title game.

Sports >  EWU football

In the long run, Eastern Washington benefited from 2018 injuries

Tue., Aug. 6, 2019

If Eastern Washington had stayed relatively healthy during its 2018 run to the Football Championship Subdivision national title game, there would be more questions this month than answers.

Sports >  EWU football

Fourth-ranked Eastern Washington opens fall camp

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 5, 2019

Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere lined up behind center Monday, his black position jersey compounding the near triple-digit heat.

Sports >  EWU football

Five questions to answer as fall camp gets underway at Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 3, 2019

Defending Big Sky Conference champion and FCS national runner-up Eastern Washington has its first official practice Sunday.

Sports >  Area sports

Former Shadle Park distance runner Nick Hauger continues big goals with professional team

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019

Before Nick Hauger kicked his way to West Coast Conference and West Regional cross country titles for the University of Portland, the Shadle Park graduate wasn’t sure where he’d rank among NCAA Division I runners.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere on Walter Payton Award watchlist

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019

Barriere didn’t start until Week 6 last season after former EWU quarterback Gage Gubrud went down with a season-ending toe injury.

Sports >  EWU football

Trio of Eastern Washington, Idaho players named to STATS preseason FCS All-American teams

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2019

Eastern Washington center Spencer Blackburn was the lone Eagle named to the STATS preseason FCS All-American team on Tuesday.

Sports >  NFL

Thirty athletes with local ties vying to make 53-man rosters in NFL

UPDATED: Mon., July 29, 2019

Fourteen former Washington State Cougars are sweating it out this week at NFL training camps across the country. EWU has nine players in NFL camps and Idaho has five.

Sports >  Area sports

Ex-MLB All-Star Mark Mulder runs away with The Showcase celebrity golf title

UPDATED: Sat., July 27, 2019

Golf, live music, a beer garden, food vendors and yard games helped provide an entertaining atmosphere for an event that’s raised over $13 million for Community Cancer Fund since its 2014 inception.

Sports >  National sports

Fox Sports rules analyst Mike Pereira headlines speakers at National Association of Sports Officials Summit in Spokane

Fri., July 26, 2019

For the first time in the 37-year history of the The National Association of Sports Officials Summit, the annual event being held in the state of Washington.

Sports >  Area sports

Star-studded field set to take on Coeur d’Alene Resort golf course at the Showcase celebrity tournament

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

The most valuable player of the Showcase celebrity golf tournament has been the money – over $13 million raised for the Community Cancer Fund.

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Former players remember ex-Whitworth coach Daryl Squires as even-tempered gentleman

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2019

Even in Whitworth’s most gut-check moments, former head football coach Daryl Squires maintained an even-keel disposition.

Sports >  Area sports

After defeating death, Spokane’s Terrance McKinney has his sights set on Ultimate Fighting Championship glory

UPDATED: Sun., July 21, 2019

Half of Terrance McKinney’s lower right leg was straight, but the other half was gruesomely parallel to the mat.

Sports >  WSU football

Former Eastern Washington standouts weigh in on Gage Gubrud’s move to Washington State

Thu., July 18, 2019

The last time linebacker Samson Ebukam, quarterback Gage Gubrud and the Washington State Cougars were on the same field, the former Eastern Washington stalwarts helped spearhead a 45-42 upset in Pullman.

Sports >  EWU football

Big Sky Kickoff Notebook: Ex-EWU assistant Troy Taylor takes charge at Sacramento State

UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2019

Troy Taylor had tenure as an educator in Folsom, California, and was leading one of the state’s premier high school football programs. He was in a good spot.

Sports >  Area sports

Locals gear up for USA Roller Sports National Championships in Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2019

Teenage speed skater Lucas Kinney had previously punched his ticket to the USA Roller Sports National Championships, but the Central Valley student couldn’t make the trek to Nebraska.

Sports >  EWU football

Coaches, media pick Eastern Washington to win another Big Sky Conference crown

Mon., July 15, 2019

The Eagles were picked first in both Big Sky preseason media and coaches polls on Monday. Idaho was picked eighth.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Eastern Washington football players released from hospital after ‘random’ shooting

UPDATED: Mon., July 15, 2019

Eastern Washington football players Dehonta Hayes and Keith Moore have both been released from the hospital after suffering gunshot wounds in downtown Spokane early Saturday morning.