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• Important game for Zags, Illini

  December 3, 2010 in Sports Illinois men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber was addressing the importance of Saturday’s Battle in Seattle showdown against Gonzaga at KeyArena, but his thoughts also hold true from a Bulldogs’ perspective.

• Zags land guard

  April 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Gary Bell Jr., regarded as one of the top players in the 2011 class, has verbally committed to the Gonzaga men’s basketball program, his father confirmed Monday night. Bell, a … 1

• Zags shipped to Buffalo

  March 14, 2010 in News, Sports The Gonzaga Unviersity men’s basketball team is a No. 8 seed in the West Region, but they will be traveling all the way to Buffalo, N.Y., to face ninth-seeded Florida … 4

• Nation’s top scorer leads Cougs against GU tonight

  December 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 San Diego coach Bill Grier felt nearly powerless as he watched Washington State sophomore forward Klay Thompson score 43 points on his Toreros in the championship game of the Great …

• Zags’ schedule softer? Not so you’d notice

  November 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 The record shows that Mark Few doesn’t lose often, except perhaps in those arguments with himself. A few years ago, he sent his Gonzaga basketball team on a December odyssey … 1

• GU men triumph in basketball opener

    November 14, 2009 in Sports Matt Bouldin scored a game-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the host Bulldogs to a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night in the Bulldogs’ regular-season …

• Interviews highlight Zags DVD

  October 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 “After seven years as a professional, you realize it’s never like that again.” – Matt Santangelo

• Kong finally at GU

  September 18, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Bol Kong is finally a Zag. Kong, a Sudanese native who has lived in Canada since the age of 7, is enrolled for classes at Gonzaga after recently obtaining Canadian …

• Pistons grab Daye at No. 15

  June 26, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Seconds after hearing his name announced by NBA commissioner David Stern, former Gonzaga Bulldog Austin Daye kissed his mom, Tamara, embraced his dad, Darren, donned a Detroit Pistons hat and …

• Heels awe Zags

    March 28, 2009 in Sports on Page C2 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – To put North Carolina’s explosive offense into perspective, consider that Gonzaga was shooting 85.7 percent – 85.7 percent – from the field roughly 7 minutes into the …

• Bouldin the beautiful

  March 22, 2009 in Sports on Page C13 PORTLAND – Early in the second half of Saturday’s game between Gonzaga and Western Kentucky, the Bulldogs’ Josh Heytvelt fell to the floor of the Rose Garden, causing a pileup …

• GU-UW series? Stay tuned

  March 21, 2009 in Sports on Page C5 PORTLAND – It had to come up. Though not in the same NCAA tournament region, the placement of Gonzaga and the University of Washington in the same pod at the … 1

• Little familiar about WKU team

  March 21, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 PORTLAND – Don’t bother calling it a rematch. It’s a different season, a different cast of characters – at least on Western Kentucky’s roster – and a whole bunch more …

• Playing or protesting, he’s performance artist

  March 21, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 PORTLAND – With all of 200 pounds stretched across 6 feet, 11 inches, Austin Daye doesn’t so much post up as unfurl – legs splayed, one arm telescoped out like …

• Morrison traded to Lakers

  February 7, 2009 in News, Sports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats traded managing partner Michael Jordan’s first draft pick on Saturday, sending struggling forward Adam Morrison and reserve guard Shannon Brown to the Los Angeles …

• Zags defeat St. Mary’s

  January 29, 2009 in News, Sports Saint Mary’s Patty Mills put on a show in the first half. Unfortunately for the Gaels, the sharp-shooting sophomore guard had to put on an ice bag for the second …

• Premier matchup arrives for GU, Gaels

  January 29, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 The wait is finally over. Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s collide tonight in one of the most highly anticipated West Coast Conference men’s basketball games of the season. Both bring national … 1

• At a glance: Gonzaga Bulldogs

  January 22, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 RECORD: 12-4 overall, 3-0 WCC COMING UP: Today at Pepperdine, 6 p.m.; Saturday at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.

• Early WCC schedule favors Zags

  January 22, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 The schedule-maker didn’t take it easy on Gonzaga in the non-conference, but that’s changed in West Coast Conference play. Gonzaga has opened its WCC slate with three home wins by …

• Reasons for Zags’ skid plentiful

  January 6, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 Rebounding, defense, offense, mentality, approach, shooting, confidence, effort, slow starts, shaky finishes, playing together, being the aggressor and the schedule. And A.J. Price.

• Driven Vikings stun Zags

  December 24, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 As his team waited Monday night for a charter bus that was already an hour late, Portland State men’s basketball coach Ken Bone was roughly 20 minutes from calling Gonzaga …

• A major Battle in Seattle

  December 20, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – North Carolina is ranked No. 1, but not necessarily in the unofficial Mark Few poll of big, tough, hard-nosed college basketball teams. His vote would probably go to …

• In Calhoun’s world, it’s UConn or you can’t

  December 20, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – So this is what all the fuss is about? Rather, this is what all the fuss was about?

• Zags coast past TSU

    December 19, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 Before the Battle in Seattle, the Blizzard in Spokane. Fans – at least 4,500 of the usual sellout 6,000 – dug themselves out of the drifts to get to McCarthey …

• Loss drops Zags

  December 16, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga’s 69-64 loss to Arizona on Sunday cost the team several spots in the polls on Monday. North Carolina, Connecticut and Pittsburgh remained in the top three spots, but GU …

• Bulldogs run away in 2nd half

  December 11, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – It can happen that quickly. In a little more than a minute early in the second half, just 76 seconds in fact, Gonzaga showed Washington State what Eastern …

• Blanchette: Gonzaga beats WSU at own game

  December 10, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – This sort of thing was supposed to be history when football season ended. OK, Washington State didn’t get beat by 60 on Wednesday night.