GONZAGAWith more than 8 minutes left on the game clock in Louisville's rout of Connecticut, there is no way the GU game will start on time on ESPN, unless the network switches to the basketball game.Especially not with UConn on. It's ESPN's home team. We'll…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe Cougars and the Vandals men also play today, with WSU trying to build on the best November (7-0) in school history when they travel to the University of Utah this evening (6; 920-AM).The Vandals host Southern Utah tonight (7; 1080-AM), a team they…
PREPSThere is a reason why the Greater Spokane League is unquestionably the best girls high school basketball league in the state.Games like Friday night's U-Hi at Lewis and Clark overtime battle. That's what it was. A battle between two talented teams that finally went to…
SEATTLE PRO SPORTSAs the Seahawks prepare for the Broncos and their new quarterback on Sunday night in Denver, one area the Seattle team has shored up recently is the special teams.The News Tribune's Mike Sando looks at the improvement over the course of the season,…
HUSKIESA couple of big pieces of news about our friends in Western Washington.Athletic director Todd Turner unveiled the Husky Stadium renovation plans Thursday. Instead of going into what those plans entail (because you can find out at the Times' link above and here at the…
PREPSIt's almost time for the St. John-Endicott Eagles to take the big stage.The Eagles will take a 12-1 record into Saturday's 1B State title game against 11-1 Lummi. And, as Mike Vlahovich's story relates, they'll take the pride of two Whitman County communities into the…
GONZAGAWe're going to write this slowly, in honor of the pace of the game.Let's see, Gonzaga University had one – that's 1, uno, one-more-than-zip – fast-break basket – oops, almost wrote baskets – in its 69-51 win over Portland State.So who cares?Mark Few for one."I…
GONZAGABefore we get into tonight's game, this news out of Minneapolis. Former Gonzaga coach Dan Monson resigned as head coach of the University of Minnesota today. We will have more on this as the night goes on.UPDATE: Here's a Fox Sports commentary on Monson leaving…
GONZAGAWe'll bring you full coverage of the Zags game tonight, but to tide you over until then, here's a few things to read.First off, you can peruse Steve Bergum's preview of the game. Don't forget to check Bergum's blog for GU information.Then you can tool…
CHIEFS, WHLWhen the Chiefs travel to Tri-City on Saturday (7 p.m.; Comcast channel 12; 790-AM), they'll probably have assistant captain Chris Bruton available.Bruton, who has been out two weeks following facial surgery, will probably be wearing a mask but will be ready to go.For more,…
PREPSThe Greater Spokane League opened its basketball season Tuesday night with very little in the way of upsets.On the girls side of things, the wife and I watched defending state 4A champion Lewis and Clark host Mt. Spokane, coached by former LC assistant Lori Kistler…
COUGARSThe football season is over. All hail the basketball season.Or something like that. The Cougs are sure now they aren't going to a bowl game, as Glenn Kasses' story today makes abundantly clear. The information I put up last night about ASU and the Hawaii…
BASEBALLThe positives: Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn are on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year. The negative: So is Mark McGwire.Now I know Gwynn's body changed as much over the course of his career as McGuire's did, but the Padres'…
PREPSMike Vlahovich had his Greater Spokane League boys basketball season preview today, centering around Shadle Park's Nick Gaebe, along with this quick look at the league.The team-by-team capsules are here, part of Mike's Prep Report blog.The league schedule kicks off tonight, and I was wondering…
GONZAGA, EASTERN, COLLEGE BASKETBALL UPDATED: 12:35 P.M.As I asked in the post below, I want to know where you think the Zags rank right now. So far, the consensus seems to be that where they are is perfect, but I'm not convinced. Convince me.And don't…
GONZAGA So they defeat the then-No. 2 team in the nation on a neutral floor. They suffer their lone defeat against a team now ranked as high as 18th in the nation. They rout a local rival to raise their record to 6-1.But the Zags…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL With the Seahawks on Monday Night Football – and Hasslebeck and Alexander playing together for the first time in weeks – do you think the crowd at the Eastern game tonight will be affected?The Eagles host Cal State Fullerton (4-0) in a non-conference…
PREPS The football seasons for all the Inland Northwest are over – save one: The St. John-Endicott Eagles.The Eagles (12-1) will be playing in the 1B – formerly B-8 – state championship game Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Tacoma Dome against Lummi (11-1).The last…
IDAHO FOOTBALL The reason I posted Dirk Koetter's dismissal yesterday at ASU is simple: The names that will pop up to replace him.On the list the Arizona Republic put together are two names with local ties: former longtime Washington State and current UTEP coach Mike…
GONZAGA, IDAHO UPDATED 4:05 P.M.; 5:15 P.M.The M.O. seemed familiar. The Bulldogs used a tough-to-crack defense - holding Idaho to 38 percent shooting - and strong play from Derek Raivio (24 points, six rebounds) and Josh Heytvelt (16 points, 11 rebounds) to defeat UI, 76-51.You…
CHIEFS As Jeff Bunch says in his story this morning, the Chiefs are on a roll.Spokane won its fifth game in seven starts Saturday night, defeating Kelowna 3-1, giving the Chiefs a 7-1 home record in November.You can find more on the Chiefs on Jeff's…
PREPSThere is one Inland Northwest team left in the final 10 playing high school football in the state. The St. John-Endicott Eagles.Every other team east of the Columbia (or Snake) River lost Saturday, including the top-ranked 4A team, Gonzaga Prep. Other upsets including what many…
COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALLThe Arizona State game Saturday with Rutgers in the U.S. Virgin Islands was called off due to the death Aubree Johnson's 15-year-old brother.According to the Virgin Islands police, Johnson's brother Jordan, in the islands to watch his sister play in the Paradise Jam,…
PREPSOak Harbor defeated Gonzaga Prep 14-10 to earn a spot in the State 4A football championship game next Saturday. You can find the game story here. There will also be more commentary at SportsLink soon.
PREPSThere were the first two Prep drives – the second of which ended in a 29-yard Mat Barker field goal. Then there was the rest of the half.That "rest of the half" showed what type of team Oak Harbor has.Quarterback Marshall Lobbestael has a Pac-10…
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