It looks like Bryan Peterson is headed for long season low A ball with Greenville in the South Atlantic League with the Red Sox organization. Here's an interview with the ex-West Valley athlete on the Sox Prospects blog (you can even check out his YouTube…
I solicited the opinions of three coaches -- Maryland's Gary Williams, Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg and Washington State's Tony Bennett -- who have experience facing Gonzaga and North Carolina. Read what they consider to be the key points in Friday's GU-UNC matchup below in an…
Gonzaga junior Heather Bowman, a three-time All-West Coast Conference player and the Bulldogs' leading scorer, played all four post-season games with a shoulder injury that will require surgery next month. GU coach Kelly Graves confirmed Tuesday Bowman suffered a torn labrum in her left shoulder…
NCAA tournament tickets for games at the South Regional, including Gonzaga-North Carolina, go on sale Wednesday morning. More here.
COUGARS A couple Pac-10 notes. The conference announced its all-academic men's basketball team and the next commissioner. And no, Condoleeza Rice was not mentioned in either release. Read on.
This week’s issue of Sports Illustrated includes six regional covers featuring teams advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball championship: Gonzaga, Jeremy Pargo; Michigan State, Kalin Lucas; North Carolina, Ty Lawson; Oklahoma, Blake Griffin; Pittsburgh, Levance Fields; and Syracuse, Jonny Flynn,…
North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, who has been battling a jammed right big toe since March 6, spent about 15 minutes with the media Tuesday. I believe the first 12 questions dealt with his toe. The last couple dealt with his toe. A couple…
After the east coast deadline, a writer from Pittsburgh couldn't contain his admiration for Gonzaga's women's basketball team after a hard-fought loss to the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament.That's Big East basketball, he said. That's what we see every night. Gonzaga didn't back down. He…
I've been neglectful in linking spring sports preview stories.Here's a look at the Coeur d'Alene, Lake City, Post Falls, Lakeland, Timberlake and Sandpoint baseball teams.Here's a look at the Coeur d'Alene, Lake City, Post Falls, Lakeland, Timberlake and Sandpoint softball teams.Our track preview stories for…
Conference calls coming up with North Carolina players and coach Roy Williams. Until then, take a look at John Blanchette's column on Demetri Goodson's buzzer-beater giving the NCAA tournament a break from a rather ho-hum first two rounds.Check back later for more.
Eight days after their season was surprisingly extended, the Vandals succumbed to Pacific 69-59 in the second round of the CollegeInsider.com tournament. Idaho finishes 17-16, its best season since 1993-94.Things looked promising for UI through the first 20-plus minutes. It trailed by just two at…
Gonzaga got a welcome to Big East basketball but the Bulldogs didn't back down in a hard fought, physical game with 15th-ranked Pittsburgh. Ultimately their dream of a berth in the Sweet 16 at the Oklahoma City regional was shatted, 65-60.Read below for the unedited…
Media day today at Gonzaga and Demetri Goodson was interviewed by just about everybody at the McCarthey Athletic Center, not to mention another audience with scribes on a teleconference.I filed this unedited notebook that is virtually all about Goodson with a brief update on Matt…
Two pitchers remain from the group that made Greater Spokane League baseball so exciting last year. I did a profile on one, Billy Moon from University, and will follow up with Jake Partridge as the season goes on.Teams got their first home and home doubleheader…
I think I see sun in Seattle, a first since Friday, but before I go for a walk, here are some links to prepare you for Gonzaga's game with Pitt tonight in the NCAA women's tournament.There is the advance story and notebook from our paper;…
COUGARS With spring break finally over at WSU – A whole week? What's happened to our educational system? – we should finally get a chance to talk with some of the basketball players about the season just ended. Then there is the other thing that…
The NCAA tournament has reached the Round of 16. The NIT is down to 10 teams. And to think, Idaho's still kicking in the CollegeInsider.com quarterfinals. The Vandals will play Pacific tomorrow night at 7. For more on the matchup, read below for my preview.
I put together a follow-up on Gonzaga's two tournament wins in the front seat of the company Impala and finished it up at home this afternoon.Read on for the unedited version of the article that will run in Monday's S-R. (By the way, I sometimes…
Before sitting down to a relaxing dinner, I'll post the unedited versions of the advance and notebook for the Gonzaga women's matchup with No. 15 Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament that will appear in Monday's.
Before looking ahead to Gonzaga's game against No. 15 Pittsburgh, a moment to reflect on the Bulldogs' historic 78-53 win over No. 20 Xavier for their first win in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.1, Courtney Vandersloot: Re-enforced the notion the savvy playmaker is one of…
Wild finish to last night's GU win over Western Kentucky and a crazy post-game in the media room. The wireless connection went kaput for everyone for roughly 90 minutes, resurfaced once for about 2 minutes and then again, thankfully, at deadline for perhaps 15 minutes…
Gonzaga women's basketball team won its first game game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday night. In just their second-ever appearance, the 12th-seeded Bulldogs were cool, calm and collected.Rumor has it Spokane didn't get to see the game from the opening tip, which led to a…
PORTLAND – Casey Calvary’s legendary tip-in now has some company in Gonzaga’s rich NCAA tournament lore.
Gonzaga blew a nine-point lead in the final 2:15, but freshman guard Demetri Goodson hit a running bank shot from 8 feet with 0.9 seconds left to give the Bulldogs a thrilling 83-81 victory over Western Kentucky. Matt Bouldin led GU with 20 points and…
Gonzaga and Western Kentucky will decide one of the spots in the Sweet 16 later today at the Rose Garden. Read more about it in the Louisville Courier-Journal and Oregonian. There's a couple of articles on the Bowling Green Daily News, but the Website is…
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