UPDATED 8:15 P.M.This might have been the day Alex Brink took over the Cougars for good.It didn't start that way, but an 81-yard, game-winning drive in the final 5 minutes assured that it would finish that way.Finish. That's a word Cougar coach Bill Doba has…
If there wasn't a quarterback controversy brewing in Pullman, Gary Rogers came within one poor throw of starting one.After Rogers relieved Alex Brink and led the Cougs to their only score - finding Jason Hill alone in the end zone - some fans at Qwest…
UPDATED 1:40; 1:55; 2:05Here's a note you probably won't find anywhere else: The last time Baylor played against WSU in the state of Washington, the game was at Albi Stadium.That happened back in 1966, when the Bears came into Spokane for an Oct. 1 date…
There is another Pac-10 team in action in Seattle today. The Huskies host Fresno State in, no matter what coach Tyrone Willingham wants you to believe, is a must win game.The Huskies can't afford to lose a non-league home game, to get into a losing…
PREPSWe're on the way to Seattle for today's Cougar game, so this will be short.We saw parts of two games last night, Central Valley at Gonzaga Prep and Ferris vs. Lewis and Clark at Albi.Friday was a big night in high school football where two…
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