Spokane falls in heartbreaker
The Spokane Blue Devils fell 5-4 in their Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament opener late Thursday at Gonzaga University's Washington Trust Field.Click this link to read more.
THURSDAY, AUG. 5, 2010
First day in the books for Idaho 1
The Idaho Vandals were greeted to hot but agreeable weather and a small but loyal crowd for their first practice of fall. I've filed a story about the first day, centered on the rehab of receiver Preston Davis.
Roseburg shuts out Wausau
The Roseburg (Ore.) Docs jumped on the Wausau (Wis.) Bulldogs early and never let up Thursday afternoon, cruising to a 14-0 victory in a run-rule shortened game at the Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament. Roseburg chased Wausau starting pitcher John Roberts after just four…
Kelso dumps Missoula
Kelso coach Grady Tweit never told his baseball team what kind of offensive numbers the Missoula Mavericks put up this year.But he knew, which his why he was a nervous wreck through most of Pacific Tech’s first-round game of the American Legion Northwest Region tournament…
Shock, Rattlers await Round 3
Spokane and Arizona, two teams that aren't fond of each other and staged a pair of thrillers during the regular season, hook up again Friday night in the AFL playoffs. More on the matchup here.
Blue Devils confident
Here's a link to a feature story on the Spokane Blue Devils American Legion team as the Northwest Regional tournament began Thursday at Gonzaga University's Washington Trust Field.Here are brief capsule looks at all eight teams in the tourament.
Boise rips Anchorage
The Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament opened at Washington Trust Field at Gonzaga University with Idaho State champion Boise coasting to an 18-3 win over Alaska champion Anchorage Thursday morning."We're fortunate but we thought we'd come out and hit," Boise coach Larry Price said.…
Gonzaga-Kansas State in CBE semi
Gonzaga will face Kansas State in a semifinal matchup on Monday, Nov. 22, at the CBE Classic in Kansas City, Mo. Defending national champion Duke takes on Marquette in an earlier semifinal. The winners collide on Nov. 23 for the championship.The pairings were announced Thursday.…
WSU to meet Mississippi State in Hawaii
COUGARS Washington State will open the 2010 Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22 against a somewhat familiar foe, Mississippi State, according to an ESPN press release. The Cougars played MSU in Newark, N.J., in Nov., 2008, defeating the Bulldogs 63-52 in the semifinals of the…
Odds are, WSU will be underdog 6
COUGARS USC became the first Pac-10 team to open 2010 season when the Trojans began fall camp yesterday in Los Angeles. Arizona follows suit today, then everyone else as the days roll on (Washington State starts Sunday). We have some links on that and some…
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4, 2010
Football: Head injuries
The mother of Valley Christian football player Drew Swank, who died as a result of a head injury last year, spoke at a conference about head injuries last month in Seattle. Here's a link to Seattle Times staff writer Mason Kelly's story.
Jerry Turner finds love for Shock
Jerry Turner has worn a lot of different uniforms in his football career, but he never dreamed he’d don Spokane Shock blue and orange. Click here for more on Turner.
Shock activate Narcisse
Offensive lineman Antonio Narcisse has been activated from injured-reserve and is eligible to play in Friday's playoff game against Arizona. OL Brandon Leyritz has been placed on IR. More here.
Zags complete non-conference slate
Gonzaga's basketball schedule has come out in bits and pieces over the last several months.On Wednesday, the school announced the entire non-conference slate, highlighted by a trip to South Bend to face Notre Dame and a home date against Southern University. Why is that a…
Shock hang on to top spot
Spokane, which dropped its regular-season finale to Jacksonville, barely hung on to the top spot in the latest AFL coaches poll. The Shock (13-3), who open the playoffs at home against Arizona at 8 p.m. Friday, received nine first-place votes and 123 points. Jacksonville (12-4)…
Morning links from WSU 1
COUGARS Only 102 hours until the Washington State football team takes the field for the first time for the 2010 season. In honor of that, I decided to find 102 items to link on today's morning post. So read on.
TUESDAY, AUG. 3, 2010
Different expectations for Vandals 1
The Idaho football program opens fall camp on Thursday, and it doesn't take much to realize the Vandals have a much different outlook than a year ago at this time. That's what eight wins and a bowl victory will do for a beleaguered program.We've got…
Vijil, McCombs won't play vs. Arizona
Back with a Shock notebook, with the first item centering on the team's health. Ben McCombs and Raul Vijil won't play Friday, but the rest of the injury news is more favorable. Read more here. I just got off the phone with Arizona coach Kevin…
Baldwin likes Eags' early challenge
If you go by what Big Sky Conference coaches and media members think, Eastern Washington University is facing four of the league's top five teams -- the Eagles, themselves, being the fifth -- in their first four conference games this fall.Third-year head coach Beau Baldwin…
WSU's Montgomery has a smile on his face 9
COUGARS • UPDATED: 4 P.M. It seems like we are back in the groove as far as news from around the Pac-10 is concerned. Not every team is covered, but most are, including Washington State. We have a story on James Montgomery's comeback, so read…
MONDAY, AUG. 2, 2010
Monday morning WSU links 6
COUGARS Mondays are sad not only because they are the start of the work week, but because they are bereft of college football news, Washington State-centric or otherwise. But we were able to find a few stories, including one that may have a big impact…
SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2010
Players have Wulff's back 6
COUGARS Over the long hot summer – OK, not so hot and it didn't seem all that long either – we kept seeing Paul Wulff's name pop up on the Internet and television. It always had to do with his job status. It wore on…
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