Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Pac-10 is a home away from home for Serbians
COUGARS We have a short feature for you on the Simpsons-handful of Serbians in the Pac-10, all named Nikola. We talked with WSU's, sixth-man Nik Koprivica. Read on.
FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 2010
Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Harris makes immediate impact at GU 2
As mentioned before, I put together a feature earlier this week on Elias Harris that was supposed to run Thursday, but has been pushed back to Saturday's S-R. There's also a sidebar with German national team coach Dirk Bauermann weighing in on Harris' future plans.…
Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Purvis and Garcia
I forgot to mention this when the Shock signed WR Robert Redd earliier this week. Spokane has traded Neil Purvis, a defensive lineman who played a key role in the Shock's ArenaCup championship run in 2006, to Jacksonville for future considerations. Spokane signed Purvis a…
Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
Day after Pepperdine
As coaches say frequently, there is no such thing as a bad win. Along those lines, some wins aren't as fulfilling as others and Gonzaga’s 91-84 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday probably falls in that category.First, the links: S-R gamer, John Blanchette column, S-R photos…
Fri., Jan. 22, 2010
WSU ecstatic about beating USC 9
COUGARS We don't want to waste your time, so let's get right to it. By shooting 56 percent in the second half, including its last eight shots, WSU was able to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit and get past USC last night in LA. As…
THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2010
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
WSU rallies for big Pac-10 win 10
COUGARS Of all the non-televised games this season, this was probably the one that should have been shown in the Northwest. After playing ugly – put that on USC, it makes everyone play ugly – in the first half, trailing 34-24, and continuing that trend…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Gonzaga alone on top of WCC
The Bulldogs beat Pepperdine 91-84 Thursday in a game that turned into a second-half shootout. The Waves, behind Keion Bell's 34-point half, outscored GU 55-50 in the final 20 minutes, but the Bulldogs built up a big enough lead in the first half to hold…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
WSU battles back, wins 67-60 7
COUGARS To win on the road, even in a down year in the Pac-10, it would seem WSU needs to play as close to perfect as it can. Thursday night the Cougars were not even close and yet they won. They overcame a 15-point second-half…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
USC leads WSU 34-24 at the half 2
COUGARS As I prepared to write this halftime post, the first thing I did was examine the WSU season lows for points in a first half (25 vs. ASU) and shots made (six vs. Kansas State). They got the latter with eight, four from Klay…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Zags hold off Pepperdine, 91-84
Senior guard Matt Bouldin scored a career-high 32 points as Gonzaga built a big early lead and held off scrappy Pepperdine 91-84 Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center No. 15 GU (15-3 overall) took sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference at…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Can WSU get over the .500 mark? 7
COUGARS Some thoughts from the Galen Center prior to the USC game, in which the Cougars will try to improve on their 3-3 Pac-10 record (and their 13-5 overall mark). I've noticed from comments that people believe they've found the game on TV. As far…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Eags get commitment from Stefo
Eastern Washington University's football team has received an oral commitment from one of the top offensive linemen in the state of Colorado.Christian Stefo, a 6-foot-6, 315-pound senior at Pomona High School in Arvada, Colo., visited the EWU campus last weekend and confirmed on Thursday that…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Harris and his eligibility 2
I mentioned in a previous post that I've put together an article on Elias Harris that will likely run sometime later this week. As luck would have it, Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury-News had a blog post today concerning Harris' eligibility. The conclusion,…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
GU roundup
Back with some GU notes with tip-off against Pepperdine less than five hours away.(Programming note: I've put together a feature on Elias Harris that was supposed to run in Thursday's S-R. Instead, it's been pushed back, possibly until Saturday or even next week. I spoke…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Thursday prep page 5
Here's a quick post with stories from the prep page. I'm beginning three days of U.S.Figure Skating coverage followed by a one-week furlough. I'll be back on the prep scene a week from Monday.Click the tab below.Pictured above is Christy Grorud of North Central at…
Thu., Jan. 21, 2010
Remembering Fitz
Ex-Gonzaga basketball coach Dan Fitzgerald, who died Tuesday night, was remembered in newspapers across the country. There were numerous worthy tributes to the man who entertained us with his stories and impressed us with his limitless generosity and compassion for anyone lucky enough to have…
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 2010
Wed., Jan. 20, 2010
Eastern's turn in the spotlight 2
Taking a basketball break between figure skating stories I surfed over to ESPN and saw Charlie Creme's bracketology and story. Holy smoke, Eastern Washington is in the field. Holy smoke, I forgot to blog my women's notebook, with the Eagles, unbeaten in Big Sky Conference…
Wed., Jan. 20, 2010
Shock add WR Redd
Spokane, already with an accomplished group of receivers on its roster, added another Wednesday in Robert Redd. He's a three-year AFL veteran who also played three seasons in NFL Europe. He was on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad in 2005.More below.
Wed., Jan. 20, 2010
WSU will try to weather LA trip 15
COUGARS How often in January does one travel from Spokane, Wash., to Los Angeles, Calif., and arrive to much, much worse weather? Once, in my almost 30 years of doing just that. And this is the week. Left a clear, crisp 48-degree day in the…
Wed., Jan. 20, 2010
The passing of a GU legend 1
Dan Fitzgerald, described by his former assistant coach Dan Monson as the "founding father" of Gonzaga basketball, died Tuesday night at the age of 67. Fitzgerald, GU's coach from 1978-97 (taking four years off to concentrate on his A.D. duties from 1981-85) apparently suffered a…
TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 2010
Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
GSL boys follow form 1
Here's our roundup of Greater Spokane League boys basketball games Tuesday.Click the tab below to read the unedited version.
Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
Bullpups trip up LC girls 1
UPDATED, 10:15 p.m.The Gonzaga Prep girls basketball team, behind 63 points combined from Tia Presley and Lindsay Stockton, knocked off Lewis and Clark 75-71 on Tuesday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. I'll check back later and add some notes that I…
Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
Harris sore, but expects to play
Media day this afternoon and I checked on Elias Harris and Matt Bouldin, both of whom took falls on separate plays in the second half of the San Diego game. Harris said he's sore, but anticipates playing Thursday. Bouldin said his right hand was puffy…
Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
How they fared
The Associated Press bureau in Seattle just released lists on how the Washington boys and girls basketball teams in last week's rankings fared over the weekend.Click the tab below to see the lists.
Tue., Jan. 19, 2010
WSU's Bone expects to stay the course 11
COUGARS A quick post on coach Ken Bone's teleconference with the WSU coverage group. I was going to just post this as an update on the morning post, but decided to give the notes their own headline. Read on.
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