Leave it to the Spokane Chiefs to keep the final week of the Western Hockey League regular season completely a) relevant and b) exciting.With 102 points and a six-game winning streak, the Spokane Chiefs enter the final week of the regular season in a tie…
COUGARSThe sun is out, the rain helped decrease the snow berms and it is going to be 78 degrees today in Los Angeles. And there is a little WSU news to pass along, so read on.
COUGARSAs promised, here is our story about the All-Pac-10 teams with the WSU perspective included. And, at the bottom, news about WSU's NCAA selection plans. Read on.
Since this might pertain to the Spokane Chiefs, I thought I would paste below the Western Hockey League's tiebreaking procedure.Hope everyone had a good Monday. The release is below.
That was a busy Sunday. Gonzaga women's game, back-to-back press conferences, Gonzaga men, San Diego goes double overtime.After sending in the Gonzaga men's article last night (I poked my head out of the media room at one point and it was 16-2 Saint Mary's) I…
North Idaho baseball and softball teams are scheduled to begin games this week, but most won't be played unless they're in Lewiston.Click the tab below to see what we know as of now.
COUGARSHad to mine a lot of different veins of information this morning to run down WSU and Pac-10 news for you, in part because I'm working without e-mail access.But despite dealing with the lack of one tool, there were still nuggets to discover, so read…
Back with our GU-Santa Clara game story.An unedited version that will run in Monday's S-R follows in extended entry.As of this posting, No. 2 Saint Mary's leads No. 3 San Diego 48-35 midway through the second half.
SEATTLE – David Rutherford and Judd Blackwater scored and netminder Dustin Tokarski stopped 34 of 35 shots as the Spokane Chiefs overcame a season-low 16 shots for a 2-1 Western Hockey League victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday.
Gonzaga overcame a jittery start, falling behind by as many as eight, to take a 28-25 lead over Santa Clara at halftime in the WCC Tournament semifinals.Josh Heytvelt hit two 3-pointers and had nine points and Austin Daye chipped in six points and six rebounds.Gonzaga…
Click below for my unedited GU women's game story.
COUGARSI was trying to finish up this video last night, but alas, I am only human and needed to sleep. So here, this afternoon, is the video I produced about Senior Day at Friel Court.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
COUGARSESPN will occasionally replay a game on ESPNClassic a few weeks after it was contested, condensing it a bit and dubbing it an "Instant Classic." Of course, the title is an oxymoron, but ESPN doesn't care. All the network cares about is if has the…
Utah State secured the top seed to the Western Athletic Conference tournament with a 78-58 win over Idaho.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
San Diego handled Pepperdine 73-55, which sends the Toreros into a semifinal matchup with No. 2 Saint Mary's on Sunday night. Click below for my unedited article -- which focuses on the GU-Santa Clara semifinal -- that will run in Sunday's S-R.
Just went through about 90 minutes of computer torment, but, for the moment, it appears to be working again. So, here's an update. First, the men's tourney. No. 4 Santa Clara edged No. 5 San Francisco 51-50 on John Bryant's two free throws with 3…
Idaho starting point guard Jordan Brooks will miss tonight's home and regular-season finale against Utah State.Brooks was suspended for a game for conduct detrimental to the team. A junior, Brooks leads the Vandals in scoring and rebounding.
Gonzaga advanced the championship game of the WCC women's basketball tournament with an 81-64 win over Saint Mary's on Saturday. Heather Bowman scored 26 points for the second straight tournament game. Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Tiffanie Shives added 10…
The Spokane Shock added another player - wide receiver Patrick Bugg - on Friday in time for the start of training camp. The Shock hit the field tomorrow for the first practice of the season. A total of 34 players will be battling for 22…
COUGARSThe streak. Six consecutive WSU wins. The longest ever. First time since World War II.That's all anybody wants to talk about … this morning. The senior stuff? That's so yesterday. Now it's time to think about the game and how important it is. Hence the…
Pepperdine held off Portland 50-48 in overtime on Friday night to conclude the first day of the WCC men's basketball tournament at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Click below for an unedited article on Pepperdine's win and San Francisco's victory over Loyola Marymount.
Cheney's boys and Pullman's girls will play for fourth place Saturday in the State 2A basketball tournament in the Tacoma Dome.The Blackhawks had balanced scoring from four players, Griffin Jones and Daniel Igbinoba scoring 12 each and DeAngelo Jones and Brandan Hardie with 11 apiece…
COUGARSAs I promised this morning, if you read on you will find the unedited version of my advance for Saturday's paper, some quotes from Tony Bennett on each of the seniors who will be playing their final game tomorrow and some stats of the same…
COUGARS • UPDATED: NOONUSC did its part. The Trojans held on in overtime to defeat Cal and tie WSU for third in the Pac-10 (for now). With that, the Cougars need to win Saturday afternoon to assure the third seed in the conference tournament next…
Sorry, I was away from my computer for awhile today and this is the first chance I've gotten to post, but there's good news to share.The Spokane Chiefs announced that head coach Bill Peters has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him on…
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