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Tue., Jan. 10, 2017, 8:04 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Clemson’s win was a long time coming – in a lot of ways
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The Pac-12 Networks have one really outstanding feature: All of the conference’s football games are boiled down to 60 minutes and shown throughout the week. …
Mon., Jan. 9, 2017, 8:16 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Is college football’s national title format still falling down on the job?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We thought long and hard about taking a snow day. After careful deliberation, which included, but was not limited to, looking out the front window …
Sun., Jan. 8, 2017, 8:39 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Gonzaga’s icy reception in Portland will mean another trip later
A GRIP ON SPORTS • What is that old joke about the weather? Everybody talks talks about it, but no one does anything? It’s funny because it’s true. Well, no, …
Sat., Jan. 7, 2017, 7:25 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Two TVs are a must at times on this crowded Saturday
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There aren’t enough hours in some Saturdays to get finished what we all want to accomplish. That is, if the to-do list includes anything other …
Fri., Jan. 6, 2017, 8:34 a.m.
Grip on Sports: A cold winter night turned hot thanks to Wiley, Von Hofe and Williams-Goss
A GRIP ON SPORTS • This will not come as a surprise to anyone in the Inland Northwest who has left their house in the past 48 hours, but it’s …
Thu., Jan. 5, 2017, 8:37 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Don’t get caught up with the ‘ya, but’ folks of the world
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s hard for sports fans to live in the moment. If you’re team is good or bad, the last game is never, seemingly, as important …
Wed., Jan. 4, 2017, 8:43 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Gonzaga, WSU, Eastern and Idaho begin to get to the meat of their schedules
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s cold around these here parts. Really cold. But we do have some basketball coming up that will keep us warm. And some news from …
Tue., Jan. 3, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Rarely, if ever, does the Rose Bowl disappoint
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The Rose Bowl was sure exciting yesterday. Especially if you consider it was just one of those meaningless bowl games. Sure didn’t seem that way …
Mon., Jan. 2, 2017, 8:32 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Seahawks, Cougars win, which is the bottom line
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Anyone watch the Seahawks’ 25-23 win over the 49ers yesterday and come away convinced this team is going to make lots of noise in the …
Sun., Jan. 1, 2017, 9:14 a.m.
Grip on Sports: If 2016 didn’t end the way you wanted, we’re here to help – sort of
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s the first day of 2017 so we are resolved to help you get over the trauma of having to explain Mariah Carey’s comments to …
Sat., Dec. 31, 2016, 8:36 a.m.
Grip on Sports: If you want the Pac-12 to have some football success this postseason, you want the Huskies to win today
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are a lot of you ready to say good riddance to 2016. It’s time to move on to 2017 and put all the fighting …
Fri., Dec. 30, 2016, 9:12 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Is there a health risk involved with sitting in front of your TV set for 12 hours every day?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Why is it there are some nights when the only thing available to watch on the TV even remotely related to sports is reruns of …
Thu., Dec. 29, 2016, 8:35 a.m.
Grip on Sports: As football rolls on, college hoops elbows its way on stage
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Yes, college football season continues to roll on. In fact, the playoffs – cue Jim Mora voice – have yet to get started. But, with …
Wed., Dec. 28, 2016, 8:24 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Holiday Bowl result shouldn’t completely color Washington State’s season
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Let’s be clear about one thing. When a school wins its bowl game, its fans see it as a harbinger of glory to come. But …
Tue., Dec. 27, 2016, 7:13 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The Cougars’ good season should continue at the Holiday Bowl
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The Washington State Cougars finish their 2016 football season today just as it started. Well, it should be sunny and relatively warm in San Diego …
Mon., Dec. 26, 2016, 8:32 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The ending has to be just right to make fans happy
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Oh ya, I remember. In a galaxy far, far away. Finally got to see “Rogue One” yesterday. Which started Christmas Day off …
Sat., Dec. 24, 2016, 8:32 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The snow gives us all an excuse to watch football on TV
A GRIP ON SPORTS • One of my favorite Christmas carols, “Let it Snow,” plays through the end credits in one of my favorite Christmas-set movies. I like the thought, …
Fri., Dec. 23, 2016, 9:06 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Vandals stand up to CSU and blow past Rams in Boise
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Twas the night before the night before the night before Christmas and all through Boise, Vandals were stirring. Partying, really. And why the heck not? …
Thu., Dec. 22, 2016, 8:46 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The Vandals long journey to a bowl reaches its conclusion this afternoon
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The Advent calendar has yielded almost all its candy. The ground is covered with snow, though probably another dusting is needed to keep it white …
Wed., Dec. 21, 2016, 9:19 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The days are about to get better, just like college basketball season
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Today is the shortest day of the year. Less sunlight than any other. Actually, and I didn’t know this until I looked it up, yesterday …
Tue., Dec. 20, 2016, 8:43 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Do college sporting events mean anything and other existential questions
A GRIP ON SPORTS • A college football player announced a personal decision about 24 hours ago and it immediately made me think of the meaning of words. Words like …
Mon., Dec. 19, 2016, 8:11 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Need help? We have Christmas gift suggestions for WSU, Gonzaga, Eastern fans
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The final week begins. No, not the final week of the year, but the final week before Christmas. The last chance to get what you …
Sun., Dec. 18, 2016, 8:03 a.m.
Grip on Sports: EWU, Baldwin once again come up just short of the promised land
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Oh ya, wondering if Eastern Washington’s defense was up to the task of getting the Eagles into the FCS title game. We …
Fri., Dec. 16, 2016, 9:04 a.m.
Grip on Sports: More drama as Seahawks win West but lose their cool
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We have a couple questions for you. Who was that lime green team playing at CenturyLink last night? Oh, there’s Richard Sherman yelling at someone …
Thu., Dec. 15, 2016, 8:26 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Seahawks and others doing their best to give Thursdays a new outlook
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s unanimous. Something weird happened with the All-Pac-12 football team. That, and other items, make this a hodgepodge of a Thursday. But then again, most …
Wed., Dec. 14, 2016, 7:49 a.m.
Grip on Sports: Today is one of the days your college football team gets better
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Yesterday, we wrote about one of the December college football traditions: awards. Today we delve into another couple: transfers and recruiting. Read on.
Tue., Dec. 13, 2016, 9:15 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The mystery of WSU’s All-American Cody O’Connell is hard to unravel
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Christmas is just around the corner. There is enough snow on the ground to give the area a winter feel. And it’s going to get …
Mon., Dec. 12, 2016, 8:10 a.m.
Grip on Sports: The Seahawks played like a bunch of Gump yesterday in Green Bay
A GRIP ON SPORTS • If life is still like a box of chocolates, then all Seahawk fans got yesterday was stale, raisin-filled, spit-them-out waxy candies. They played as poorly …
Sun., Dec. 11, 2016, 8:24 a.m.
Grip on Sports: EWU, Gonzaga, Sounders all win; what more could anyone want?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • This is one of those Sundays with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. From Toronto to Tacoma, from Cheney to …
Sat., Dec. 10, 2016, 7:07 a.m.
Grip on Sports: For EWU, today’s FCS playoff game is all a matter of perspective
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Will the snow that is blanketing the Inland Northwest this morning affect Eastern Washington’s FCS quarterfinal playoff game with the University of Richmond. Yes and …