PREPS UPDATED 1 P.M.Each day of the week in the fall has its own flair in the prep sports world.Monday is given over to looking back at the weekend just past, Wednesday is the boring day, Thursday is Prep Page day at the S-R, Friday…
COLLEGE FOOTBALLI forgot to put together my top five last week, but after Florida leapfrogged USC this week in the AP poll (USC is still two in the coaches' poll), I couldn't let this week go by without putting something down.I have just one word…
SEAHAWKSThe bye week is over. So is a quarter of the season. Where do the Seahawks stand?Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times tried to answer that question today as does Mike Sando, on his Seahawk blog from the News Tribune. The Everett Herald's Scott Johnson…
SHOCKKevin Beard is no longer a member of the Shock.The team announced Monday that Beard, a wide receiver/linebacker from the University of Miami, has signed with the defending Arena Bowl champion Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.Beard (pictured playing with Miami; AP photo) led…
PREPSThere is still a lot of confusion concerning the Greater Spokane League playoff picture, but one part this is set: The schedule for the last week's games with the Columbia Basin League, which include non-league games for non-playoff participants, and play-in games for the state…
HUSKIES UPDATED: 12:40 P.M.Now that I'm back, we can get into that final 2 seconds.There's a lot of stuff that ran Sunday (and we linked to the best on Sunday morning), but let's look at today's stories.The Pac-10's head of officials, Verle Sorgen – you…
COUGARS, COLLEGE FOOTBALLOK, if you've read this on-line column, or if you read the paper last Tuesday, or if you know me at all, you know today is my birthday. My 50th birthday. I have only one thing to say: Thank God my waistline no…
Give this win to the Washington State defense.The Cougars defeated Oregon State 13-6 Saturday night in Corvallis in a game that, if not dominated by defenses, was at least decided by them.WSU (4-2 overall and 2-1 in Pac-10 play) cracked the OSU end zone just…
COUGARSThere must be some sort of bible verse that says "and the kickers shall lead them." At least there should be in a Cougar game-day bible.That was the case in the first half Saturday, when kicker Loren Langley converted two field goals – 39 and…
COUGARSHow important is Mkristo Bruce to Washington State?Let's see what he's done in just this Oregon State game alone.Midway through the first quarter, he stripped the ball from OSU's Matt Moore – yes, it looked like a pass to me – then fell on the…
EAGLESIt's not often you trail at halftime 21-10 and feel pretty good.But that's the case for the Eastern Eagles right now.When Montana jumped out with 21 first-quarter points - including a 94-yard punt return and Josh Swogger's bullet touchdown pass - it looked like the…
CHIEFS, WHLThere is a lot of Chiefs news in today's Spokesman-Review.The place to start is this story about Derek Ryan, the Chiefs' homegrown star.Spokane also won on the road Friday night, handing Everett its first loss of the season. There's a longer story in the…
PREPSIf you read just one prep football story today, read this one. It's the type of story about national high school records that needed to be written, that needed to be promoted and that needs to be read.It shows there are two sides to every…
SEAHAWKS, SONICSSports is a key part of Seattle's culture, right up there with coffee and grunge. But, after building more than a billion dollars worth of sports stadiums within the city limits, some people are saying enough.And they have a new tactic.The P-I's Art Thiel…
MORRISON WATCHFor the past couple years, Adam Morrison has been the talk of Spokane. If he walked into a downtown restaurant, heads would turn, people would talk, maybe even an autograph hunter or two would screw up the guts to ask. I know, I've seen…
CHIEFS, WHLThe Spokane Chiefs have had a chance to regroup, reenergize and relax – a little – after opening the Western Hockey League season on the road.That season-opening four-game road trip - caused by the Promise Keepers being in the Arena, which is what kicks…
COUGARS UPDATED 9:15 A.M.; 10:25 A.M.The last name is appropriate.Washington State's Michael Bumpus (Spokesman-Review file photo) has endured a few bumps over the years in Pullman, but, as last week's performance in the USC loss shows, he may have risen over them.Glenn Kasses' chronicles Bumpus'…
BASEBALL PLAYOFFSI'm sorry, but you can take your left tackle trying to handle a speed rusher on the outside, or your shutdown corner locked on the receiver, or your quick guard taking the ball to the rim against a polished shot blocker, or your veteran…
SONICS, SEAHAWKS, MARINERSThe biggest news in the NBA this week: the new ball.Exciting, huh.Anyway, the Sonics weigh in on the new rock from training camp. And they don't like how it feels wet.Back to the court, Rashad Lewis (Associated Press photo) has something to prove…
VANDALS, EAGLESThere are always disagreements on how to build an impenetrable college football defense. But the most common school of thought today is to start with two shutdown corners, add two big run stoppers inside at tackle and then let the other seven guys fly…
CHIEFS, INDIANSThe big news on Jeff Bunch's blog is the Chiefs will have six home games broadcast on Comcast cable. Which is good news for me.The way I figure it, if the Chiefs don't make the playoffs, maybe I can get part of the $100,000…
HUSKIESThere's a lot of Husky news today, appropriately so as UW is 4-1, they play the No. 3 team in the country (USC) and, in the eyes of Husky fans anyway, the Trojans must be vulnerable. After all, the Cougars almost beat them.Batman's son plays…
EAGLES, VANDALSPortland State is only going to get better.That's the warning implicit in Dave Trimmer's Big Sky notebook that ran in today's paper. The reason? The Vikings were having quarterback problems. Brain White transferred in from Colorado last week, then almost led PSU to an…
COUGARSThe paper was full of Pac-10 and WSU news this morning, even if it wasn't all about current Pac-10 or WSU players.Case in point: John Blanchette's column concerning the return this week of former Coug quarterback Josh Swogger (right; Associated Press photo). Swogger will be…
MORRISON WATCHThe Charlotte Bobcats opened training camp today, with a renewed sense of optimism.A big part of that comes from the addition of one player: Gonzaga University and Mead High star Adam Morrison.We'll try to keep an eye on Morrison's progress – and a pair…
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