Gonzaga made repeated runs at Memphis, but couldn't overcome slow starts in each half and fell 81-73 to the top-ranked Tigers at the FedExForum on Saturday.Gonzaga trailed by three at half and Memphis ran off nine of the first 11 points of the second half.…
COUGARSOne team will win and stay in second place. Another will lose and drop into what will probably be a logjam for third. Such is the story of today's Arizona State vs. Washington State game in Phoenix.We'll be there. We'll have another post from the…
Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. The Post Falls girls earned the second seed to the 5A Region I tournament with a win over Lake City on Friday.
Sorry I was tardy in posting Mike Saunders' story about the Post Falls girls knocking off Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. Click here to read the story.To some sophomoric blog posters: I warned folks in a previous post dominated by chatter about high school baseball coaches…
Kirk Earlywine's first visit to Missoula, Mont., as the head coach of Eastern Washington's men's basketball team turned out to be a real disaster.
Click the tab below to read my unedited game story and assorted notes.
The Idaho men's basketball team, behind the record shooting of junior guard Mike Hall, earned their second Western Athletic Conference win in the same season under coach George Pfeifer, topping visiting San Jose State 74-63.Hall made 9 of 10 3-point attempts, breaking the previous record…
COUGARSYou saw it. If you didn't, well, count your blessings if you're a Cougar fan. Now is your chance to comment on WSU's 76-64 loss at Arizona. We'll be back later with our game story.
The Spokane Chiefs get right back to it tomorrow night, kicking off a stretch of four games in five nights when they host the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Arena.Read on for my unedited notebook that will run in tomorrow's section.
COUGARS • UPDATED: 5:30 P.M.A few thoughts before the game starts (as I write this, it's still almost two hours to game time, but I've always been an early arriver) can be found on the full entry link.
In today’s Prep Page of The Spokesman-Review I opined on the dilemma facing the Greater Spokane League 4A schools relevant to the reorganization in the Columbia Basin.Next year there will be 11 4A schools in what is now the CBL and it will increase to…
The Idaho men's basketball team plays host to San Jose State tonight and Hawaii on Saturday.Click the tab for links to our Four Corners notes and other things.
Central Valley won the 13th Battle of the Bone wrestling match with rival University 34-27 Wednesday night, it's second in a row and fourth time overall since the trophy became part of the annual match.East Valley also won, over Shadle Park both schools finishing with…
As mentioned Wednesday night, Josh Heytvelt is the subject of our weekly Q & A on the Four Corners page. Click below for more on Heytvelt and other links.
Memphis won its first game as the nation's top-ranked team, defeating Tulsa on Wednesday night.Here's a link to the A.P. game story. Gonzaga takes on Memphis (18-0) on Saturday.Check back here Thursday morning for a Q & A with GU's Josh Heytvelt.
The Spokane Shock announced today that wide receiver Mutsumi Takahashi has been assigned to their 2008 roster and defensive lineman Ben Siegert has been released from the team.
COUGARS • UPDATED: 11 A.M.; 8 P.M.Most of the time right now the news is good around Pullman. Such is the case with the country's sixth-ranked basketball team and the optimism bred of a football coaching change. But Tuesday there was bad news from Tennessee…
Seven dates remain on the Greater Spokane League basketball calender not counting those three season-ending 3A encounters, but the boys title race likely comes down to the next two games.Ferris is at Mead and Shadle Park hosts Central Valley tonight at SFCC. Then the GSL's…
It's a strange phenomenon hurriedly putting together a game story, inserting a couple of quick quotes (including one fed to me by the S-R's John Blanchette) and sending it in about 25 minutes after the final buzzer. And then going back and interviewing a couple…
Gonzaga posted its sixth straight win, knocking off San Francisco 72-64 on Monday night and preventing Dons' interim coach Eddie Sutton from his 800th career win.The Zags followed a familiar pattern, building a sizable second-half lead, only to see an opponent rally to make it…
As expected, Memphis moved into the top spot in both polls today. The unbeaten Tigers entertain Gonzaga on Saturday, but the Bulldogs have work to do before that showdown.GU takes on San Francisco and interim head coach Eddie Sutton tonight at 9 at the McCarthey…
Here we have Tony Bennett, Derrick Low, Kyle Weaver and Taylor Rochestie talking about the Cougars' win over the Ducks.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
Beyond the jump is my quick gamer from Beasley Coliseum. I gotta go run to get some video.
COUGARSA few hours before tipoff, the AFC playoff game – the only one available on cable in Pullman – is winding down and the golf tournament is nearing the end. And we have some thoughts.
Back with our day-after game post, following the Zags' 80-70 victory over San Diego on Saturday afternoon.It will be an interesting upcoming stretch for the Bulldogs. On Monday night they face San Francisco and interim coach Eddie Sutton, who will be trying to become the…
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