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• Hironaka’s role switches with WSU basketball

  May 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Ken Bone’s desire for a wider recruiting reach means a position change for one of Washington State’s basketball coaches. Jeff Hironaka, who served as an assistant under Bone …

• Positive feeling

  April 7, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 PULLMAN – Asked to reflect on Washington State’s 2011-12 men’s basketball season, coach Ken Bone couldn’t help but start with the injuries. There was Abe Lodwick’s stress fracture in his …

• Bone, Cougars had much to appreciate

  April 6, 2012 in Sports Washington State men’s basketball coach Ken Bone finds several positive signs in the Cougars’ recently concluded season. For starters, WSU finished 19-18 for its sixth consecutive winning season.

• Cougars don’t expect Motum for CBI title game

  March 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 It appears as if Washington State will have to find a way win without Brock Motum once more. The Cougars’ leading scorer is again unlikely to play when his team …

• Pittsburgh tops WSU to force final game in CBI

  March 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PITTSBURGH – After sharing a plane ride across the country and playing a second game in three nights Wednesday night, Washington State and Pitt just can’t get enough of each … 1

• Weary Cougars look to close out CBI

  March 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Washington State knew it would have to rely on multiple contributors to beat Pittsburgh on Monday. Charlie Enquist could feel it. Literally.

• D.J.’s Pitt stop

  March 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The suit emphasized the difficulty of this task. Brock Motum looked sharp on Monday night. But it was because he was dressed in a jacket, slacks and dress …

• Cougars thrilled to host Pitt

  March 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The opportunity to continue their season was motivation enough for the Washington State Cougars to accept a bid to the College Basketball Invitational. And after winning three games … 1

• Cougars welcome Big East challenge

  March 25, 2012 in Sports The opportunity to continue their season was motivation enough for the Washington State Cougars to accept a bid to the College Basketball Invitational. And after winning three games – the …

• Motum has ‘slim’ chance to play Monday

  March 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C10 PULLMAN – There’s been plenty of ice. Lots of attention from the trainers, too. And when he sleeps, Washington State forward Brock Motum even puts a drawer beneath his mattress …

• Lodwick leads WSU to CBI championship

  March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Washington State’s frustrating, maddeningly inconsistent men’s basketball season is on the brink of something improbable: a happy ending. Playing without its leading scorer and rebounder for all …

• Cougs, OSU will meet for fourth time

  March 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Maybe they should just play twice in Corvallis this week and call it a best-of-5. When Washington State faces Oregon State at 7 tonight in a College Basketball … 1

• Cougs advance to CBI semis

  March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Wyoming spent the entirety of Monday’s quarterfinal game of the College Basketball Invitational trying to solve Washington State’s man-to-man defense. It never did. Everyone else in attendance likely … 1

• Cougs show Pac-12 can pick up wins

  March 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – At this point, Washington State might be playing for the Pac-12 as much as it is for itself. All season, pundits both national and regional have taken turns … 1

• Cougs show Pac-12 can win in postseason

  March 18, 2012 in Sports Wyoming, travels to Pullman to play WSU in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational Monday night at 7. And just as the Cougars wanted to prove in a first-round …

• Cougars will host Wyoming on Monday

  March 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 Washington State will host its next game in the College Basketball Invitational. The CBI announced on its Twitter account Wednesday that WSU, which defeated San Francisco in a first-round game …

• Cougars happy to be playing; trip no big deal

  March 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – This town is so empty during Washington State’s spring break that Cougars guard Marcus Capers’ mind gets to wandering. “I was thinking about driving on the wrong side …

• This time, Cougs accept CBI invite

  March 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The season isn’t over yet for the Washington State men’s basketball team. The Cougars were selected Sunday to make their first appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, and …

• Cougars play USF on Tuesday in first CBI appearance

  March 11, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – The season isn’t over yet for the Washington State men’s basketball team. The Cougars were selected Sunday to make their first appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, and …

• Beavers knock Cougars out of Pac-12 tourney

  March 8, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LOS ANGELES – He didn’t have his team well enough prepared on Wednesday afternoon, Washington State coach Ken Bone said, so the Cougars will once again leave the Pac-12 tournament …

• Beavers knock Cougars out of Pac-12 tourney

  March 7, 2012 in Sports LOS ANGELES – He didn’t have his team well enough prepared on Wednesday afternoon, Washington State coach Ken Bone said, so the Cougars will again leave the Pac-12 tournament without … 4

• Cougars have had success against Oregon State

  March 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LOS ANGELES – For Washington State this season, beating Oregon State has been as easy as 1-3-1. As in, beating the Beavers’ 1-3-1 zone, a staple of their defense under …

• Honored Coug

  March 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 LOS ANGELES – Brock Motum’s head-turning season earned him some more recognition on Monday. The Washington State junior won the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, and was …

• Motum’s 27 points lead Cougars past USC

  March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C9 LOS ANGELES – In front of a library crowd against a bad basketball team with approximately nothing on the line, Washington State achieved what was needed. Or, perhaps more accurately, …

• Motum’s 27 points leads Cougars past USC

  March 3, 2012 in Sports Brock Motum scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half and Washington State withstood a late rally to beat Southern California 43-38 on Saturday.

• Coming up: Washington State Cougars

  March 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 RECORD: 14-14 overall, 6-10 Pac-12 COMING UP: Tonight at UCLA, 7:30; Saturday at USC, 3 p.m.

• Cougars fall to Huskies at home on Senior Night

  February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – After another wild finish at Beasley Coliseum, fans filled the tunnel near the exit, their cheers echoing all the way into the media room as coaches and players … 3

• Interesting journey for WSU seniors

  February 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – If it was difficult for guard Marcus Capers to fathom that he’d be the only member of his freshman class to play four full seasons of basketball at …

• Interesting journey for WSU seniors

  February 24, 2012 in Sports If it was difficult for guard Marcus Capers to fathom that he’d be the only member of his freshman class to play four full seasons of basketball at Washington State, …

• Coming up: Washington State Cougars

  February 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 RECORD: 14-13 overall, 6-9 Pac-12 COMING UP: Saturday vs. Washington, 5 p.m. (Root)

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