IDIOTSI think this is a test. I think my boss threw this story my way hoping I'll screw up, write something totally inappropriate and then he'll be able to fire me.See, he took a management class this week, and I think this may be his…
PREPSThe Yakima Herald Republic has a story today about the 20th anniversary of the 3-point shot in high school basketball.It doesn't seem that long, but it was in the 1987-88 season when the long-range shot was put in the prep game (so it's really not…
WEST COAST CONFERENCE, GONZAGAThere was some big news yesterday in the Bay Area, with the dean of WCC coach, Dick Davey, announcing he will step down at Santa Clara at the end of the season.Davey has been the Santa Clara head coach for 15 years…
EAGLESAs losses go, this one probably hurts more than usual.According to Dave Trimmer's story in today's S-R, Eastern played tough defense, had a lead just before halftime and still saw it all slip away when Montana State threw in some tough long-range shots.The loss means…
COUGARS, 72-66Two nights in a row I've watched local teams face tough circumstances on the road. Both nights they came through with big wins over ranked teams.Wednesday night it was Gonzaga at Stanford. Thursday night it was WSU at Arizona. The Cougars dug out the…
COUGARS,40-35 Ever get the feeling coaches challenge kids in the locker room? Like Kyle Weaver, who comes out and scores the Cougs first four points?Or Lute Olson with Mustafa Shakur?If that is the case, both coaches' talks worked.
WILDCATS, 19-15At its essence, WSU success has to do with tempo. All year long the Cougars have forced faster-paced teams to play at their speed.Thus far tonight, that's not happening.No, Arizona isn't running a fast-break clinic, but the Wildcats are playing faster than they did…
COUGARS PREGAMEThe last time WSU faced Arizona, in a game the Cougars won 77-73 in overtime, junior Derrick Low had a game he would rather forget.The usually sharp-shooting guard was 1 for 12 from the field and finished with four points. He did, however, hit…
EAGLESDave Trimmer is on his way to Bozeman, Mont., as we speak.He's traveling halfway across the nation's fourth-largest state through the snow and ice to be with Eastern as it faces Montana State tonight (6; 790-AM) and Montana on Saturday.You can plan for Eastern's weekend…
COUGARSSomewhere in the back of your mind there's that little doubt, isn't there? As a Cougar fan, you just can't get rid of it.Is this team really as good as its record? Or are the last nine Pac-10 games going to expose their its weaknesses?…
BULLDOGS UPDATED: 10:30 A.M.Why do we send reporters on the road with local sports teams? So we can put you, the reader, in the stands and in the locker room after the game.Which is exactly what Steve Bergum did with this story of Gonzaga's victory…
CARDINAL, 50-49David Pendergraft isn't one of GU's 3-point threats. Coming into Wednesday's game, he's shot seven this season, making two.But with 12:28 left and Stanford having wrested back the momentum, Pendergraft didn't hesitate. He rose up and buried the 3-pointer.If GU goes on to win…
CARDINAL, 32-27The good news is the Zags pulled themselves off the floor, dug in defensively, and got back into the game, closing to two at one point.The bad news is Stanford has been a second-half team recently. Just ask UCLA. The Cardinal trailed by as…
BULLDOGS UPDATED: 5:05 P.M.UPDATE: Before you get into the story about the present which follows, go ahead and read this story about the future, 6-foot-8 sophomore Brock Osweiler. Now, back to the present ...Back in December, while the Zags were flailing all over the East…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL, HUSKIESThe Whitworth Pirates lost a Northwest Conference road game last weekend, but still gained ground on second-place Puget Sound, because UPS lost twice. The Whits' loss to Lewis and Clark did drop them to 13th in this week's NCAA Division III poll.And the…
COUGARS, PAC-10Glenn Kasses examined the future of WSU coach Tony Bennett in this story and on his blog.The biggest surprise Glenn found was the low buyout number ($50,000) in the contract.The Cougars get back to Pac-10 play Thursday at Arizona (5:30 p.m.; FSN; 920-AM).That will…
U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSHow was Spokane perceived nationally?Well, read this Philip Hersh story that ran in Tuesday L.A. Times and tell me.It seems Hersh, who told me how much he loves Spokane, feels the skating event was well run, appreciated and, overall, a success. But…
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALLDave Trimmer's Tuesday morning roundup of local Division I women's basketball is chock full of good news today.Not really. But it's not Dave's fault. The local Division I teams – other than Gonzaga – aren't doing well again.WSU is at the bottom of…
BULLDOGSNot much more for me to say about Gonzaga's win last night. Now comes one of the most interesting road trips the Zags will make this season.Steve Bergum's game story is here, and it's also on his blog. His blog is also a good place…
VANDALSRobb Akey's personality has won the day again.Akey has attracted one of the Tacoma-area's best lineman to Moscow, as Lakes' Bilal Liggins committed this weekend to attend the school."Coach Akey really impressed him," Bilal’s father, Earl Liggins, told the Tacoma News Tribune. "He’s really good…
COLUMNI don't put the column I write each week for the newspaper here very often, but I thought I would tonight.This will appear in Tuesday's Spokesman-Review.The only reason I'm posting it is because it's important to me. You'll see why when you read on.And, if…
COUGARSI had put this as an update on the earlier Cougar post, but it's too important to be buried.Glenn Kasses' has word on his blog Nikola Koprivica has been lost for the year with a torn ACL.This is a blow to the Cougs despite Koprivica's…
SEAHAWKSThe Everett Herald took time today to editorialize about the Hawks' decision to not to come to Cheney this summer.The paper gives the team a hard time - rightfully - for leaving a year earlier than they stated previously.I've got an idea. A stupid idea,…
VANDALS, EAGLES UPDATED: 11:40 A.M.Not much in the way of hoop information right now, but we do have some football news for you.The Idaho Statesman's Nick Jezierny took time with new coach Robb Akey for a conversation on Sunday and he shared it with the…
COUGARSThe discussion just goes on and on.Over on Glenn Kasses' blog, there are lots of comments about the end of the Oregon game – it doesn't help that UCLA's loss at Stanford on Sunday would have put WSU in first in the Pac-10 if it…
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