COUGARS, 30-25Things couldn't have gone much better for WSU in the first half, but the Cougs' lead at the intermission isn't as wide as it could have been.Partly because they missed a couple of free throws late in the half. Partly due to a couple…
COUGARS PREGAMELet's see. The Cougars are 22-4. They are 11-3 in the Pac-10. They are ranked ninth in the nation. They are second in the conference.They have lost 12 in a row to Oregon. They have lost the last 11 games in Eugene. The Ducks…
SONICSFormer Seattle Supersonics guard Dennis Johnson, 52, is dead. Johnson, who was coaching the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League, died in Austin, Texas. No cause of death has been determined.Johnson, a member of the Sonics' 1979 NBA title team, graduated from Pepperdine University…
BULLDOGS UPDATED 4:25 P.M.Gonzaga doesn't play again until Saturday (12:30 p.m.; KXLY-4; 1510-AM) at the University of San Francisco, so there isn't much in the way of stories about the Zags.Still, Steve Bergum has the West Coast Conference notebook and a look at the Week…
PREPSNow let's get to the rest of the prep stories in today's S-R …It's state wrestling weekend in Idaho, and Sandpoint is favored to add the 2007 4A team trophy to its collection starting today in Pocatello. One Post Falls' wrestler, Duane Carr, hopes to…
1B STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe first-ever 1B tournament is underway in Yakima, and if the video on KREM-2 last night is any indication, good seats are still available.On the court, there were a lot of first-round blowouts, though girls' pre-tournament favorite Sprague-Harrington didn't post one of…
MORRISON WATCHWe're starting this morning with a subject we've sort of let slide. OK, there's no sort of about it. We let it slide. All the news was so overwhelmingly negative we thought no one would want to read it.So we quit linking to it.But…
PREPSWe shared with you our thoughts on Angie Bjorklund's final Spokane high school game last night so now we'll share our thoughts about the rest of the results of the Conagra Foods/LambWeston 4A regional.No, we won't cuss.With only three berths to state – isn't it…
COUGARSIn today's Spokesman-Review, Glenn Kasses visited with Taylor Rochestie, the Cougar guard from Santa Barbara via Tulane University, blown to Pullman on the winds of Hurricane Katrina.But talking with Rochestie was never the problem. According to Glenn's story, he was always talkative. For a while,…
MARINERSThere are a few new faces in Peoria with the M's and now is the time to get to know them.First up is Jose Vidro, the subject of this Times' feature.Next is Brandon Morrow, the M's first draft pick last June and the subject of…
BULLDOGSThe end is near for Gonzaga's West Coast Conference season, with last night's east win over Portland closing the home part of the schedule.The win, coupled with Saint Mary's defeat of USF clinched at least second in the conference for GU. About the only difference…
PREPSSome housekeeping. If you read my column about the structure of the new B tournaments in today's paper and want to comment, click here.Now let's move on … The 1B tourney gets underway tomorrow in Yakima (and it's still February), with Sprague-Harrington's girls one of…
BULLDOGS, 87-67It may not have been the 52nd consecutive home win for Gonzaga's two seniors, but it was an easy one nonetheless.Derek Raivio scored 20 points as GU breezed past Portland to keep their West Coast Conference title hopes alive (you can read the game…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe polls are out and so is the Pac-10. Basically.After the upsets in the conference recently, there are only three Pac-10 teams left in the Associated Press poll: No. 4 UCLA, No. 9 (yes, nine) Washington State and No. 23 Oregon, which has lost…
BULLDOGS, COUGARS, COLLEGE BASKETBALLIt is the fifth senior night (6; KHQ-6; 1510-AM) tonight for Sean Mallon in his Gonzaga career, the fourth for Derek Raivio. The first one for Sean came with him redshirting and he watched the game from the end of the bench.Sadly…
SUNDAY'S SMORGASBORDNothing special, but a little this and that for a Sunday dinner …• Ichiro may be playing his last season in Seattle, so maybe it's time to feast on whatever information we can, like this Times story on his future.• NASCAR isn't my cup…
BULLDOGS, EAGLES, VANDALS, PIRATES UPDATED 11 A.M.You can read my take on Gonzaga's game Saturday with Memphis and what it means to the Zags' postseason chances here, but there was a lot more on GU's game in today's S-R – and around the nation.Steve Bergum's…
COUGARSI sat down at the computer all ready to give you links to Glenn Kasses' Cougars' story in today's paper, then link to the different Pac-10 games from Saturday.But first I looked at Glenn's blog and found all the links I would have given you…
TIGERS, 78-77Gonzaga did everything it could to help its NCAA hopes Saturday - except win.The Bulldogs battled eight-ranked Memphis to the wire and beyond. They rallied from a 13-point deficit to tie the game and earn a chance to win at the end of regulation.They…
Folks, I'm sorry there are no posts this morning, but I'm on the way back to the hospital to be with my son, who was in an accident yesterday and spent the night at Sacred Heart.He should be OK, but there isn't much time for…
MARINERS, BASEBALLAfter being outside for a while, I have to write something about baseball. Anything. The weather is too nice not to at least think about it.And I'm sure the weather is even better in Arizona, and a lot warmer.Just ask Mike Hargrove.The M's veteran…
PREPSWent to watch the first half of the University vs. Mead girls game last night and intended to head to the second half of the District 8 boys' game, but never left Central Valley.The game was that good, even though Mead was playing without 6-foot-5…
PRO FOOTBALLI just downloaded an Excel file from Mike Sando's Seahawks' blog that contains the names of all the NFL draft combine invitees.My first search covered the word Washington, and four Cougar names came up: defensive backs Tyron Brackenridge and Eric Frampton; defensive end Mkristo…
PREPSI have a little time this evening, so Kim and I were trying to decide which of the District 8 5:45 p.m. basketball playoff games to see.Should we go to the Shadle Park vs. Mead boys game at U-Hi or the Mead vs. U-Hi girls…
EAGLESEastern takes a break from Big Sky Conference play this week to rest, regroup and travel … to Santa Barbara, Calif., for Saturday's BracketBuster game with UCSB.I know there will be at least one person in Santa Barbara's gym who knows where Cheney is: my…
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