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Griner in cast after breaking wrist on longboard
May 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Two-time All-America center Brittney Griner (pictured) is recovering from a broken right wrist suffered in a longboard accident. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said on Wednesday night that Griner will be …
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Former Cal starter Sherbert will transfer to Gonzaga
May 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Women’s basketball: Gonzaga reloaded Friday, adding a transfer with impressive basketball genes. Former California starter Lindsay Sherbert will transfer to Gonzaga and will be eligible to play after redshirting the …
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Bjorklund reacts to Summitt stepping down
April 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 The news that Pat Summitt was stepping down as the Tennessee Lady Vols’ basketball coach didn’t shock former player Angie Bjorklund like the revelation last year that the legendary coach …
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Bjorklund reacts to Summitt stepping down
April 18, 2012 in Sports The news that Pat Summitt was stepping down as the Tennessee Lady Vols’ basketball coach didn’t shock former player Angie Bjorklund like the revelation last year that the successful coach …
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Tennessee’s Summitt steps aside
April 18, 2012 in Sports Pat Summitt is stepping aside as Tennessee’s women’s basketball coach and taking the title of “head coach emeritus” with long-time assistant Holly Warlick being promoted to replace the sport’s winningest …
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Vandals to induct nine and ’66 baseball team into Hall of Fame
April 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 Morey O’Donnell, who composed the University of Idaho fight song, “Go Vandals Go,” is among nine individuals and one team slated for induction into the Vandals Athletic Hall of Fame …
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Gonzaga’s Standish invited to WNBA draft
April 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 When Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves called Kayla Standish a week and a half ago, she thought it was an April Fools’ joke. Graves informed the Gonzaga senior that …
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Crowd welcomes home national champion Baylor
April 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 WACO, Texas – These are heady times at Baylor. A few months ago, quarterback Robert Griffin III became Baylor’s first Heisman Trophy winner. In March, the men’s basketball team advanced …
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Big ratings for women’s NCAA championship game
April 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 The NCAA women’s basketball championship game drew its highest television rating since 2004. Undefeated Baylor’s 80-61 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night on ESPN earned a 3.2 rating. That’s …
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Gonzaga women find cycle of success
April 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 After their first Sweet 16 appearance in 2010, the Gonzaga women’s basketball team lost a tremendous trio – Vivian Frieson, Heather Bowman and Tiffany Shives – leaving some question marks …
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Griner helps Baylor cap 40-0 season
April 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 DENVER – Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect.
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Gonzaga women find cycle of success
April 3, 2012 in Sports After their first Sweet 16 appearance in 2010, the Gonzaga women’s basketball team lost a tremendous trio – Vivian Frieson, Heather Bowman and Tiffany Shives – leaving some question marks …
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Tweeting not way to get into Griner’s head
April 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 DENVER – Baylor coach Kim Mulkey says she’s disgusted by taunting and insults directed at star player Brittney Griner on social media. The 6-foot-8 AP women’s basketball Player of the …
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Irish return to title game
April 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 DENVER – Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory hit two big 3-pointers …
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UConn, Notre Dame women hold no secrets
April 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 DENVER – The UConn-Notre Dame semifinal matchup at the women’s basketball Final Four offers no secrets or surprises. The Big East bullies are meeting for the fourth time this season …
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Altitude shouldn’t bother Final Four women
March 31, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 DENVER – The rust-colored sign in the arena’s loading dock serves as both a welcome and a warning for players when they step off the team bus. The greeting part …
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Bears on target
March 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 DES MOINES, Iowa – Baylor has two wins to go for 40-0. Tennessee’s future is far less certain. Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocked shots before …
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Another Final Four for Ogwumike
March 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 FRESNO, Calif. – Nnemkadi Ogwumike will end her sensational senior season right where she has the rest: at the Final Four. Ogwumike made it happen on both ends of the …
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Photo: A bittersweet ending
March 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 Consolation prize: Gonzaga University seniors Katelan Redmon, left, and Kayla Standish embrace their mothers, Michele Redmon and Joni Leman, after the Bulldogs were eliminated Sunday from the NCAA basketball tournament’s … 1
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Seniors did Gonzaga proud
March 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 KINGSTON, R.I. – Kayla Standish knew it was over. They all did. And so with 44 seconds remaining in Gonzaga’s loss to Kentucky on Sunday night in the Sweet 16 …
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Bulldogs’ run reaches end of line
March 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 KINGSTON, R.I. – During a time out in the final two minutes, you could see it on the faces of the Gonzaga Bulldogs. There were no more scoring runs. There …
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GU gears up for Kentucky’s ’40 minutes of dread’
March 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 KINGSTON, R.I. – March Madness brings out the best of the best, even when it comes to clever phrasemaking. Bill Raftery’s “Onions!” is one example. Most of what comes out …
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UW women make their mark in NIT
March 24, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 SEATTLE – The February 2010 Sports Illustrated article still burns in Regina Rogers’ memory. “Brand of Brothers” depicted Seattle as a hotbed for NBA talent, which is true. Rogers, a …
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Blanchette: Gonzaga women earned their spot
March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Ever so slightly overlooked in Gonzaga crashing yet another Sweet 16 in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament this week was the morsel of the Bulldogs holding the nation’s sixth-highest scoring …
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Redemption song
March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Katelan Redmon didn’t want how she played Saturday, especially on offense, to be the last thing her hometown fans remembered of her at Gonzaga University. Redmon got into early foul …
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Gonzaga vs. Miami: Remaining tickets on sale at 9 a.m.
March 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 No. 3 MIAMI Region: Kingston
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Zags gear up for high-scoring Miami
March 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Sylvia Bullock and Shenise Johnson probably agree on a lot of things, but they sang different tunes when asked about their cross-country trip to Spokane for the first two rounds …
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Lady Zags more than tough enough
March 18, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 The strokes of the familiar mixed with the hues of the unfamiliar painted a canvas that promised to be anything but bland. From the moment the No. 6 Rutgers and …
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Top women’s seeds hit the road
March 14, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Another year, another NCAA tournament road game for St. John’s. It’s almost become a running joke with the Red Storm’s women’s basketball staff.
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Gonzaga vs. West Virginia Thursday, 4:20 p.m. on TNT
March 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Gonzaga (25-6) Seed, region: No. 7, East
