While I was setting up and tearing down a weekend garage sale -- and trying to keep track of my 4-year-old grandaughter, as well -- EWU sports information director Dave Cook released two more installments of the Eagles' "100 for 100" all-time greatest football players.You…
The Spokane Shock locked up their third consecutive arenafootball2 playoff berth on Saturday night with a 54-33 win over the Tri-Cities Fever.You can read about the game below.
Spokane Chiefs goalie Dustin Tokarski has been invited to the third annual Hockey Canada Program of Excellence (POE) goaltending camp in Calgary, Alberta, this weekend.Tokarski is one of 12 goaltenders – and one of eight in the under-20 age category (candidates for the National Junior…
INDIANSTo go along with John Blanchette's column Sunday about the 50th anniversary of Avista Stadium, here is a video I produced on the field. During the past two off-seasons, with $4 million from the state Legislature, the stadium had its biggest makeover of its life.Get…
A couple of Spokane Shock notes, beginning with the results of the latest arenafootball2 poll - which the Shock topped for the second time in as many weeks.Here is the link to my Shock notebook that ran today.
INDIANSHey everyone. You may recognize me from the Cougars blog, or another blog, posting videos and game updates. Or you may not. But I'll be covering the Spokane Indians this summer. Usually.This morning we came out with a report that the Indians have announced 25…
Not only are the Spokane Shock the last unbeaten team in the arenafootball2 league - they have a stranglehold on the division race.With their 68-51 win over the host Boise Burn on Saturday night the Shock now have a commanding five-game lead in the West…
Former Spokane Chiefs captain Chris Bruton (weird to say former already...I know) is the subject of this entertaining Saskatoon StarPhoenix interview. Relive the two classic moments Bruton refers to in the story here and here.Also, who else thinks it's fitting that Chiefs coach Bill Peters…
The Major League baseball draft for first-time qualifiers currently on-going. There are several area collegians and high school players in the mix - particularly in rounds 6 through 10 all the way to round 50 as my story in The Spokesman-Review today indicates. Anyone interested…
The Spokane Shock have been hard at work this week in preparation for this Saturday's game at Boise. You can read my unedited notebook that is running tomorrow below. It starts off with defensive back Sergio Gilliam looking toward another record.When you're done reading, please…
As expected, the Spokane Shock took over the No. 1 ranking in the arenafootball2 coaches poll on Wednesday. The Shock (9-0) are the last remaining undefeated team in the league after the previously top-ranked Tulsa Talons (8-1) lost last Saturday.Here are the poll results. I'll…
Larry Gurganious, who saw limited playing time during two seasons with the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, is transferring, likely to a school closer to his family in Oakland, Calif.“It’s really tough to leave,” Gurganious said in a phone interview Tuesday. “That’s been my home for…
Bellarmine Prep guards Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley discuss their recruitment and whether they're a package deal here.Gaddy says he has six scholarship offers, including one from Gonzaga, and he's still considering Arizona. Bradley listed seven scholarship offers.
Bellarmine Prep's Abdul Gaddy, one of the top recruits in the 2009 class, has decommitted from Arizona and re-opened his recruitment.He told Scout.com that Gonzaga is one of seven schools that he's considering. Arizona remains on his list. Gaddy and teammate Avery Bradley, a highly…
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