Eastern Washington, after leading by as many as 10 point in the first half, lost at Montana State Thursday night, further damaging their chances at making the Big Sky Conference tournament.You can read an unedited version fo the game story that will appear in Friday…
Gonzaga got off to a quick start, but Saint Mary’s weathered the storm and the Gaels’ Patty Mills started raining in 3-pointers. The sophomore point guard, who played for Australia in the Olympics, made five 3s – his career high was four – over a…
COUGARS This is the night Klay Thompson announced his presence. The freshman from Southern California set a school record for freshmen with eight 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 28 points. It was also the night DeAngelo Casto showed he can do just about anything needed…
COUGARS Despite an early 9-0 run by the Sun Devils, WSU patiently clawed its way back into this game and trail by three at the half. James Harden had 13 points for the Devils, though that's unofficial because we don't have stats up here in…
COUGARS Contain James Harden (at right above). Make shots from outside. In a nutshell, those are the two most important assignments for Washington State tonight if the Cougars want to upset the 14th-ranked Sun Devils. And, at least at the start, they both may be…
Good evening.Just sitting here waiting to tune in the Eastern Washington-Montana State that tips off in a little less than an hour in Bozeman. I will cobble together a game story of some kind after it's over and post it here, so please check back.In…
Spokane has signed two former Idaho Vandal defensive backs -- Stanley Franks (No. 6, pictured) and Herbert Cash -- and completed a trade with South Georgia. More here. Also, former Shock receiver Kelvin Dickens has signed with South Georgia.
Here's a link to my Thursday column/notebook.Here's a link to a feature in the Prairie Voice on Post Falls girls basketball player Aynslee Stuart.
Game day for the Zags and Gaels and we've got more on Tent City, Omar Samhan and notes/quotes below.
COUGARS Do you know it is only 15 degrees warmer here in Tempe than it is in Pullman right now? Of course, the high today here will be 73, while Pullman is predicted to top out some 40 degrees lower. The people at the golf…
It would have been hard to fathom going into the year, but the Idaho basketball squad has a chance to make some serious noise in the WAC. It starts tomorrow night, when the Vandals host Boise State at Cowan Spectrum.Keep reading for more on the…
It's a cut-and-paste post with unedited versions of my GU-Saint Mary's preview, more on the game on our Four Corners basketball page and a short notebook item on Gaels' center Omar Samhan.Read on.
COUGARS We're in SeaTac waiting for our flight to the Valley of the Eternal Traffic Jam, and thought we would post our advance that will appear in tomorrow's S-R. We also have some extra comments for you. So, for the unedited advance and more, read…
The Lewiston girls basketball team will be a difficult team to match up with when the 5A Region I tournament begins a week from Friday.Click the tab to read more.
Still waiting on that return phone call from Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett, so we'll give you some links of note. With a big game (GU-SMC on Thursday), comes more coverage.Here's John Blanchette's column, the Seattle Times discussing Austin Daye's future, the San Jose Mercury…
COUGARS Washington State will practice this morning, then catch a bus to Spokane for the flight to Phoenix. And when Pullman looked like a snow globe in the hands of a hyperactive 6-year-old yesterday, I'm sure every one of the Cougars were looking forward to…
The near-capacity crowd in Shadle Park's new gymnasium were treated to a whale of a basketball game between teams now tied for first place among Greater Spokane League boys with 13-2 records. There was good defense - although Bullpups coach Mike Haugen didn't think it…
Walla Walla High School’s Spencer Hessler, a 6-foot-2, 215-pounder senior running back and linebacker, who led the Columbia Basin Big Nine Conference in rushing and scoring last fall, has made an oral commitment to play college football at Eastern Washington University next fall. According to…
Waiting for return calls from Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett and Gaels center Omar Samhan, so we'll post more information on Kelly Olynyk, the 6-10 Canadian who committed to Gonzaga.Read on.
North Idaho 5A and 4A girls basketball teams are in their final week of the regular season.Click the extended tab below to read more.
Remember Louis Hurd? He played two years for Terry Reed at Lewis and Clark and credits him for teaching life and basketball lessons. But Hurd wound up transferring to North Central where he was second-leading scorer for the Indians with a 14.4 scoring average before…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 7:50 P.M. We have some surprises for you this Tuesday. Instead of basketball links, we offer some football recruiting insights from the "experts." Not sure if they have any validity, but we're passing them on. And, oh ya, a basketball commentary as…
Back with a notebook from media day this afternoon, but the first half of it centers on Kelly Olynyk's verbal commitment to Gonzaga. Read below for an unedited version of the article that will run in Tuesday's S-R.
After a successful weekend for the Idaho men's and women's basketball teams, the programs brought in weekly awards from the Western Athletic Conference. Brandon Wiley was tabbed as the conference player of the week on the men's side while Yinka Olorunnife won the same honor…
Spokane continued to tinker with its roster, adding quarterback Blake Powers and releasing ex-UW receiver Sonny Shackelford, who was picked up by af2 Mahoning Valley. More here.
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