Gonzaga is no longer ranked in either of the two major polls. The Zags, 24th in last week's ESPN/USA Today rankings, slid into the receiving votes category when the new poll was released Monday. Gonzaga had already tumbled from the A.P. Top 25 last week,…
COUGARS When you think about it, this could be the final day of an overflowing football morning post. It's been almost constant since early August, when the hills outside were green and shorts were a constant apparel item. Now heavy jackets are de rigueur and…
Three games, three wins. That's what the Idaho men's basketball team accomplished in its inaugural Basketball Travelers Classic at Moscow's Memorial Gym. The Vandals improved to 5-3 with a 75-60 win over Eastern Michigan (1-6) in the tournament's finale Sunday evening, their fourth straight win…
COUGARS Paul Wulff and Bill Moos met today and Washington State's third-year head football coach learned he will get a fourth. For what Wulff told me today, read on.
Gonzaga and Washington State have impressive wins in women's basketball on Sunday.The Bulldogs romp at Montana as Courtney Vandersloot continues to be red-shot; the Cougars hand visiting Nevada it's second loss.Also, Angie Bjorklund (University) inches closes to Tennessee record for 3's; Montana State gives UCLA…
We'll start out with the links. Here's my game story that ran in Sunday's S-R (a longer version can be found in my previous post), former S-R colleague Dave Boling's column for the Tacoma paper, a gamer in the Seattle Times, and another in the…
Eastern Washington's 37-17 win over Southeast Missouri State in Saturday's second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs moved the top-ranked and fifth-seeded Eagles into the quarterfinals, where they will host unseeded North Dakota State at Roos Field this coming Friday or Saturday.I've included some…
COUGARS • UPDATED: NOON As you might expect, there is more to cover this morning than anyone post could possibly handle. But here at SportsLink, we're used to dealing with supersized fries, supersized drinks and, yes, supersized posts. So read on for just about everything…
Colfax had no answer to South Bend's running game. Consequently, the Bulldogs fell in the 2B state football championship game for a second straight year.Here's my game story.
COUGARS Washington State had its chances to end the season on a two-game winning streak, but UW had more – and took advantage of them. We have some thoughts and stories on the link, so read on.
The Spokane Chiefs out-worked the team with the best record in the Western Hockey League, recording a 4-3 win over the Portland Winterhawks at the Arena Saturday night, when 7,638 fans contribute more than 4,600 stuffed animals on Teddy Bear Toss night. The stars were…
The Ferris Saxons broke through against the state power, topping the Skyline Spartans 24-16 in the 4A state final at the Tacoma Dome.Here's a link to my game story.
As promised, I'm back with this link to the story that will appear in Sunday's S-R about Eastern Washington's 37-17 Roos Field win over Southeast Missouri State in the second round of the FCS playoffs.And check back on Sunday for addition links to related stories.
As promised, here's my game story from Gonzaga's 73-61 loss to Illinois on Saturday. Check back tomorrow for a day-after post.Read on.
Quick women's basketball post as the puck drops.Idaho falls at Wyoming. Gonzaga is at Montana on Sunday, Nevada is at Washington State.
The Vandals, after a stinging defeat in the final seconds last week, blocked a San Jose State field goal attempt to force overtime and scored the game-winning TD on a 23-yard connection from Eric Greenwood to Nate Enderle to win 26-23. Idaho closed the year…
COUGARS A quick halftime post as we have to write part of our story. ... UW has dominated this game, using its longest drive of the year – 16 plays, 98 yards, 8:31 – to go up 7-0, then spinning some trickery – punter Kiel…
Well, Ferris' defense has done its job and is getting some help from the offense.Linebacker Cole Lemer is having a fabulous game with an interception and a couple of knock downs. And Riley Stockton recovered a fumble that thwarted a Skyline scoring attempt.Lemer's interception set…
Illinois drained 12 3-pointers, many at critical junctures, en route to a 73-61 victory over the Zags in the 8th annual Battle in Seattle. Demetri McCamey and Mike Tisdale each had three 3s. Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson and Billy Cole each had two 3s. The…
Taiwan Jones rshed for 168 yards and two touchdowns and Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 178 yards and two more scores at Roos Field Saturday aftenoon as No. 1-ranked and 5th-seeded Eastern Washington University turned back visiting Southeast Missouri State 37-17 in the second round…
COUGARS The students are starting to come in and the line, which stretches back to the library, is starting to snake into Martin Stadium. I wonder how many of them are lacking voices after last night? I know my ears are still hurting. For more…
Doug Pacey of the Tacoma News Tribune puts together an All-Classification All-State Team, and Pacey named Ferris coach Jim Sharkey (pictured above) as the coach of the year. A good call by Pacey. He also named Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey and Ferris safety…
Defense is little more than a rumor at Roos Field on Saturday as Eastern Washington and Southeast Missouri State play to a 17-17 first-half tie in their second-round Football Championship Subdivision playoff battle.The two team have 447 yards, with Eastern's Taiwan Jones having already rushed…
Just a reminder that I'll be tweeting during the GU-Illinois game. I've actually got a few tweets up already regarding the starting lineup (Sacre, Goodson, Gray, Olynyk and Manny -- no Harris), so head over to Twitter.com/SRJimm.Check back here at the final buzzer for a…
COUGARS It's just another Saturday in the college football season, right? Nothing important happening today, right? What, it's Apple Cup Saturday? And it's a big deal? Well, OK. I'll take your word on it. As far as I'm concerned, it's a big day of notes…
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