QUESTION OF THE DAYSaturday was a busy day for the Northwest's college football teams. Whether you root for the Cougars or the Pirates, the Eagles or the Vandals, your team had a key game yesterday.Which brings us to our Question of the Day ... What…
Sometimes being a little desperate can be a good thing.Not when you're talking to a possible date. Or when trying to get a loan.But when you're a college football team without a win going into the fourth week of the season, being a little desperate…
Who would have thought Brett Bergstrom's right leg would be the most important appendage in EWU football, circa 2006?Bergstrom, a senior, kicked three field goals in the first half – including a 53-yarder that tied for the fourth longest in Eastern history. The nine points…
EAGLES UPDATED 11:45OK, we've covered most everything else, so it's time to get to the game at hand.Desperate is the only word that can describe these two teams. Montana State is 1-2, with its only win one of the most celebrated upsets of the year…
HUSKIESAre the Huskies for real? Is their 2-1 record built on smoke and mirrors, or is it a true measure of a tough team.According to the Seattle Times, we'll find out today when they host UCLA in a late-afternoon game. The Bruins are 2-0 and…
PREPS UPDATED 10 A.M.After four weeks of prep football action, there are two undefeated teams atop the Greater Spokane League standings. One was expected, one wasn't. And they'll meet next weekend.The expected? Gonzaga Prep, and the Bulldogs have not disappointed, with a 4-0 overall record…
MISCELLANEOUSStart your day with a couple laughs about the M's.The first comes courtesy of John Blanchette, as he comments on the (sad) news Ron Fairly won't be back with the M's broadcast team next year.The second comes from Tacoma's John McGrath, as he writes about…
SHOCKSpokane will hire Adam Shackleford as the Shock's head coach, according to general manager Adam Nebeker. According to Jim Meehan's story in Thursday's paper, the hire becomes official after approval from the arenafootball2 office, an approval that shouldn't be too long in coming, according to…
COLLEGE FOOTBALL, WHL UPDATED 3:35 P.M.There is a good story from USA Today on a coach's responsibility relative to their scholarship athletes following NCAA rules. To a man, the coaches interviewed in this piece felt it was nearly impossible to police everything.It seems like the…
VANDALSIt was expected, looking at the UI schedule before the season started, that two non-conference games would stand out.The Washington State and Oregon State games. Sure, the other non-conference matchups had their cachet – Michigan State is coached by former Idaho coach John L. Smith…
HUSKIESThe reasons behind freshman defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim deciding to become a Husky are a little different than most.As Molly Yanity's story in the P-I relates, Te'o-Nesheim lost his father when he was 14 to a aortic aneurysm. His dad had been a painter, and…
PREPS UPDATED 1 P.M.Once again it is Prep Day in The Spokesman-Review.On the Washington side, the lead piece concerned slowpitch softball's expansion in the Greater Spokane League.We also featured a Mike Vlahovich column and a feature on Davenport quarterback Kyle Nelson. There was also roundup.But,…
SEAHAWKSThe crowd noise at Qwest Field was a factor in last season's Hawk win over the New York Giants, but the NFL seems to be worried that it wasn't all legal. And the league seems to be ready to crack down.But the noise might be…
EAGLES, VANDALS, COLLEGE FOOTBALLIs Saturday's game in Bozeman a must-win for Eastern?Dave Trimmer, on his blog, says no. As he says, "I don't think the Eagles have to win to salvage the season, though that might be hard to believe. I do think the Eagles…
PREPS UPDATED 12:25 P.M.; 12:50One thing I've noticed over the years is that Wednesday is not a day much given to features or in-depth prep stories in Northwest newspapers. And this morning was no exception. But the game coverage was complete, especially at the S-R.There…
QUESTION OF THE DAYThese Sooners aren’t going away quietly. Because of some questionable calls by Pac-10 officials in last Saturday’s Oklahoma-Oregon game, Sooners coach Bob Stoops is talking about canceling a game with Washington in 2008 unless the Pac-10 changes its officiating policy (see story…
THE EARLY NEWSThe Washington State prep football poll is out and the East Side of the state is represented well, especially in the smaller school ranks. Here is the poll:Class 4A1. Puyallup (9) 3-0 99; 2. Gonzaga Prep (1) 3-0 82; 3. Eastlake 2-1 76;…
SEAHAWKSIt's been a long time since the defense has been the star of the Seahawk franchise, but the Times' Jerry Brewer is just the latest to write about that side of the ball.The crowd has been a star in Seattle for some time, and don't…
VANDALS, EAGLESTuesday is WAC notebook day at The S-R, and Jim Meehan leads with Luke Smith-Anderson's injury. There is also more on Meehan's Vandal blog.After the loss to Central Washington, EWU coach Paul Wulff waited a day then unloaded publicly on his team.The criticism was…
COUGARSAs we mentioned last night, the injury situation for WSU is not good as the Cougs prepare for Stanford. The Times looks at the injuries and how the could affect the Cougs.Here is our first look at the game and the Times' first look.Despite the…
THE LATE NEWSThe Cougs injury update can be found on Glenn Kasses' blog, and the news is not good. The Huskies didn't come out of Saturday's Fresno State game unscathed either. Linebacker E.J. Savannah was injured, according to a note on Bob Condotta's Husky blog.The…
SEAHAWKSAfter having already watched one professional team Sunday morning – I had a tape of USC's methodical win over Nebraska – I sat down to watch the Seahawks yesterday afternoon.Talk about an offense not hitting on all cylinders. But SC can be excused, it lost…
COUGS UPDATED 2:40 P.M.Sometimes during a college football season you can get caught up looking at the last game, or the next one or even the one after that. In other words, it goes by week-by-week, and you don't stop to look at the big…
QUESTION OF THE DAYAgainst the Arizona Cardinals last year, the Seattle offense ran like a well-oiled machine. Sunday it ran about as smooth as a '74 Ford Pinto. You watched it, so we want to know how you saw it. Just answer the question below.…
PREPSThe cross country runners took center stage Saturday at the always exciting Highlander Invitational. Though Mead's boys team is ranked No. 1 in the nation, the Panthers weren't No. 1 in Spokane on Saturday, as Ferris led the way in the senior boys race.The Panthers…
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