BULLDOGSIt was supposed to be a high-scoring affair. Instead it turned out to be a sloppy, methodical Gonzaga win, 69-52, over Pepperdine at the McCarthey Athletic Center.You can read the game story here.I'll be back soon with a commentary.
SEAHAWKS UPDATED: 11:55 A.M.As you might expect, the news Seattle will be playing in Chicago again next Sunday (10 a.m.; KAYU; 920-AM) was all over the Puget Sound papers.From the News Tribune there was an advance and a John McGrath column. In the P-I, Art…
Some late links for your Sunday evening reading …The Hawks' opponent for next weekend has been decided. With the Philadelphia Eagles winning, Seattle will be headed to Chicago to face the Bears. Expect more than a handful of stories about Rex Grossman, Brian Griese and…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLCovered the Cougs' upset – wait, wasn't it me that said not to use that word? – of seventh-ranked Arizona and Gonzaga's rout of Loyola Marymount pretty well Saturday, so we'll just link to our stories today and move on.But before we get there…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLIf you know me, you know I love basketball. Call it my secondary passion - eating doughnuts would be No. 1.So today was heaven, or would have been if there was a Dunkin' Donuts in Pullman.I understand the Seahawks won (don't tell me how…
COUGARSOK, it took five minutes more than it probably should have, but maybe that made it sweeter.And least that seemed to be the impression of the students who rushed the Friel Court floor after WSU had knocked off seventh-ranked Arizona 77-73 in overtime Saturday night.To…
ZAGSWe're here in Pullman and the ride was incredibly easy. Now we can take some time and look back at this afternoon's Gonzaga game.Talk about split personality. Now the question is, how split?How much was Gonzaga's 97-62 victory over Loyola Marymount, in the West Coast…
ZAGSAs Gonzaga prepares to open West Coast Conference play today, and you prepare to watch on TV, here's a couple of key elements to keep track of.- How does Matthew Knight look? The 6-foot-8 senior center has missed the last couple games with a knee…
PREPSBecause today is going to be so crowded with trying to cover two college basketball games – can you imagine the hype we could be letting loose? "It's doubleheader Saturday on thE SPortsliNk!" – this post is going to be a short one.From The Spokesman-Review…
ZAGSGreg, a frequent commenter (as opposed to commentator, which is my title) to this on-line column, wanted to know about a week again if it was OK to say the Zags over-scheduled.My answer then was yes. And Mark Few agrees. He told Andy Katz of…
SEAHAWKSWhat do you want to know about Saturday's game? Just about anything you can think about is out there.All your questions are answered by just clicking the links …
PREPSOther than the Rubber Chicken, there wasn't much in the way of prep action Thursday. We also ran a short roundup, but even the West Side papers are pretty bare.That's because tonight is the big event night in preps, with the GSL starting its second…
VANDALSAnother game, another … well you know. But there is hope on the horizon. After all San Jose State is in the Western Athletic Conference. And UI (2-11, 0-1 WAC) has a date with the Spartans in Moscow on Feb. 1 – and even Louisiana…
EAGLESTalk about hanging on. Eastern led most of the game, and built a 16-point lead early in the second half. But the combination of some sloppy ball-handling, passive defense and erratic free-throw shooting allowed the Bears to inch their way back.But the Eagles hit enough…
COUGARSThere is no doubt Washington State can play defense. Its 75-55 win over Arizona State on Thursday night – raising WSU's overall record to 13-2 and its Pac-10 record to 2-1 – was built on defense.The Cougars scored 22 points off the Sun Devils' 16…
BASEBALLDidn't want the day to fly by without mention of a couple of pitching changes that helps the New York Yankees immensely. Darn it.The first is this piece of news from the Associated Press on Randy Johnson headed to Arizona. No matter what the Yankees…
SEAHAWKSOnly a couple of more days until the most important game ever for Seattle. (Hype included at no extra charge.)When the Cowboys come to town Saturday the Hawks will be playing without both usual starting cornerbacks and with a makeshift offensive line. Think coach Mike…
ZAGSOK, Zag fans, feel like crying but know you really need a laugh?Go to this John Blanchette column and you might get both.You may cry because you're laughing so much. That is, if you don't mind him making sport of your obsession with the Bulldogs.What's…
COUGARSOne reason Washington State has built a 12-2 record (1-1 in conference) is the Cougars haven't loss to teams they should defeat. Their two losses came at Utah – a team that steamrolled Virginia recently – and at UCLA. No losses to the Hamptons or…
CAVS, 108-87That one's over. It couldn't come fast enough for most GU fans.You can find the game story here.We'll be back later with some commentary. Until then, post your comments.
CAVS, 50-22The most positive aspect coming out of the past few games for GU as it gets ready for WCC play is the emergence of Sean Mallon.The fifth-year senior has always been a role player, willing to do little things a team needs to be…
CAVS, 24-8In such a key game, is it surprising that GU came out so, for lack of a better word, passive?There seemed to a lack of fire to start and UVA took advantage, especially in the offensive end, where the Cavs hit their first four…
The big story today is Nick Saban pulling a Denn … no, I'm not going there … accepting the Alabama job after repeatedly denying even being interested in it.In what has to be the talk radio bit of the year, Colin Cowherd on ESPN this…
MARINERSThe P-I puts a briquette on the hot stove league fire with a short story about the prospects the M's will be making more moves before spring training opens in a little over a month.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATED: 3:10 P.M.Because Monday night's Fiesta Bowl finished so late in the East, the bigger newspapers from the earlier time zones are just catching up to what happened.There's a lot of good stories out there, including this Pat Forde column on ESPN (I…
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