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• WSU guard Mike Ladd plays through pain

  February 15, 2012 in Sports If Mike Ladd is one of the toughest players on Washington State’s roster, he is also one of the most honest. He knows his right thumb is hurting, just as …

• Blanchette: Motum deserves huge shout-out

  February 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – A defender overcommitted high above the key and suddenly a lane to the hoop as wide as the Brisbane River opened up for Brock Motum. Almost as spectacular …

• Motum’s big night ignites Cougars

  February 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – A quick start wasn’t surprising, considering Washington State’s opponent on Thursday night. But after lowly USC charged back from a seven-point deficit to take an early lead, WSU …

• WSU’s Aden out for the season

  February 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 PULLMAN – Faisal Aden used his crutches to walk across Washington State’s campus on Tuesday, a brace engulfing most of his left leg. This, unfortunately, is how Aden will finish …

• WSU’s Aden out for the season

  January 31, 2012 in Sports Senior guard Faisal Aden will miss the remainder of Washington State’s season with a torn ACL in his left knee.

• Aden won’t play vs. ASU

  January 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C8 TEMPE, Ariz. – The Washington State Cougars will be without one of their best scorers when they face Arizona State at 2 p.m. today at Wells Fargo Arena. Senior guard …

• Arizona hits 15 3-pointers to bury Cougars

  January 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 TUCSON, Ariz. – This was a loss the Washington State Cougars might feel for a while. The game didn’t go so well, either.

• Cougs failing boards

  January 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Coach Ken Bone says at times it’s a matter of simply being outmanned. Brock Motum thinks Washington State just needs to box out better in its 2-3 zone.

• No easy solution for WSU’s rebounding struggles

  January 17, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Coach Ken Bone says at times it’s a matter of simply being outmanned. Brock Motum thinks Washington State just needs to box out better in its 2-3 zone. …

• Who are the real Cougs? Stay tuned

  December 30, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The scripture coming from the athletic director’s office at Washington State is that Spokane is important to the Cougars. Well, OK. If he says so.

• Oregon blows out WSU in Pac-12 opener

  December 30, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 A week ago the Oregon Ducks struggled to score 55 points in a home win over Stephen F. Austin. Twenty-five seconds into the second half Thursday night, the Ducks blew …

• Red-hot Ducks blow out Cougars in Spokane

  December 29, 2011 in Sports Olu Ashaolu scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as hot-shooting Oregon beat Washington State 92-75 on Thursday in the Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball opener for both teams played at … 2

• WSU men have luxury of depth at guard

  December 28, 2011 in Sports If there was one thing Washington State basketball fans could count on the first two years of Ken Bone’s coaching career, it was Reggie Moore and Klay Thompson would be …

• WSU coasts past Pepperdine in Seattle

  December 23, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – After seven Cougar Hardwood Classics at KeyArena, host Washington State is still perfect. Although the seventh win – 67-56 over Pepperdine before 9,831 on Thursday – wasn’t anywhere …

• WSU coasts past Pepperdine in Seattle

  December 22, 2011 in Sports After seven Cougar Hardwood Classics at KeyArena, host Washington State is still perfect.

• Hardwood Classic brings back memories for Bone

  December 21, 2011 in Sports Washington State basketball coach Ken Bone knows the area around Seattle’s Key Arena well.

• Three rejoin Cougars, who are on roll

  December 17, 2011 in Sports The Cougars have put together a winning streak without three key players, including captain Abe Lodwick, who are all expected back for Sunday’s game.

• Blanchette: WSU, EWU take away different lessons

  December 3, 2011 in Sports From the debris here Saturday afternoon emerged two telling details, one mathematical and the other metaphorical.

• WSU rips EWU in men’s basketball

  December 3, 2011 in Sports Charlie Enquist scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Washington State past Eastern Washington 75-49 on Saturday.

• EWU, WSU play at Friel

  December 3, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 PULLMAN – Just call it being neighborly. Washington State begins a week of facing two of its closest basketball neighbors today by hosting Eastern Washington, a school it’s played 64 …

• WSU men rout Grambling

  November 30, 2011 in Sports PULLMAN – Despite all the buzz on the Washington State campus over the hiring of football coach Mike Leach, not a lot of that transferred to Beasley Coliseum.

• Turnovers, poor shooting spell defeat for WSU again

  November 26, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 ANAHEIM, Calif. – Seven exasperating minutes proved insurmountable for Washington State in its second game at the 76 Classic basketball tournament on Friday night. As a result, New Mexico took …

• WSU recovers from early struggles

  November 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Ken Bone walked into the interview room Thursday night and accepted the blame. “It was very poor team chemistry tonight,” Bone said. “But that’s not as much the …

• WSU recovers from early struggles

  November 17, 2011 in Sports Ken Bone walked into the interview room Thursday night and accepted the blame.

• Bulldogs hang on

  November 15, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The 3-point shot giveth, sometimes for both teams. Such was the case Monday night at McCarthey Athletic Center as Gonzaga, behind a school-record-tying nine 3-pointers from freshman Kevin Pangos, built …

• Gonzaga, WSU renew rivalry

  November 13, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga and Washington State renew their men’s college basketball rivalry Monday night at 9 in McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga has won nine of the last 12 meetings but WSU’s three … 3

• Bo, Bill Moos prepare for sentimental game

  November 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Bill Moos was between jobs, so he was spending some time with an old friend, Dennis Erickson, in Coeur d’Alene. Erickson was in his second stint – a …

• With Klay Thompson, DeAngelo Casto gone, Cougars will rely on team concept

  November 10, 2011 in Sports on Page O7 PULLMAN – It’s seems as if it’s all in the numbers. Start with the statistical subtractions (minus 1,128 points, 403 rebounds, 2,119 minutes) from last season’s two junior stars, Klay …

• Shadle Park’s Boese fulfills dream by signing with WSU

  November 9, 2011 in Sports Brett Boese put his signature on his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of his uncle, Jim Meredith, who was on hand to watch the ceremony … 1

• Area schools weigh in on reforms

  November 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The NCAA’s Board of Directors passed five major reform initiatives last week in Indianapolis, including allowing schools to supply some athletes with up to $2,000 per year in …

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