COUGARS The next journey for Washington State will be the tough one. The University of Portland? Big deal. The bus ride back to the hotel? Now that's going to be scary. We'll be joining the Cougs on the Seattle roads as soon as I get…
Back with my game story from Gonzaga's 66-63 win over Marquette. Here's the link.Check back tomorrow for a day after post.
COUGARS It's halftime at the Key and WSU leads 48-36. The Cougars started on fire, and Portland didn't. It's not as if the Pilots weren't defending. Maybe not as well as they did later in the half, but WSU, led by Klay Thompson, were just…
It's turkey time in college basketball, when teams participate in holiday tournaments and hope they're not the main course. That's our notebook for tomorrow, along with the start of keeping tabs on area players. Gonzaga rolled at North Dakota, 83-45 as Katelan Redmon scored a…
The Spokane Chiefs played 90 of their last 95 games - or something like that - on the road, but they return to the Arena Wednesday night for a home-and-home with Kamloops (the return is Friday) and face Kelowna on Saturday. It's the start of…
Manny Arop had a career-high 15 points, Elias Harris a season-high 19 and Steven Gray led with 20 as Gonzaga held off Marquette 66-63 in the third-place game at the CBE Classic. Gonzaga led 42-33 at half and the margin stayed roughly the same for…
COUGARS The first five of these Cougar Hardwood Classics in Key Arena have featured Washington State wins, though last year's game against Louisiana State was close for, oh, say 45 minutes before the Cougars finally prevailed 72-70 in overtime. But tonight's foe, the Portland Pilots,…
Gonzaga, behind the 30 combined points of Elias Harris and Steven Gray, built a 42-33 lead over Marquette at half. Harris, slowed by injuries the last three weeks, showed his 2009-10 form, piling up 15 points, including GU’s first six of the game. He made…
Eastern Washington's senior linebacker J.C. Sherritt was named the Big Sky's defensive player of the year, and Taiwan Jones, the Eagles junior running back was named the league's co-offensive player of the year.You can get more details and find out who made the all-Big Sky…
The Cusick vs. Almira-Coulee/Hartline semifinal football game, originally scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Gonzaga Prep, has been moved to Moses Lake. Kickoff is at 4.Gonzaga Prep activities coordinator Paul Manfred explained that the stadium site (including concession stand and restrooms) was winterized on…
UPDATEGreater Spokane League secretary Randy Ryan reports that snow CAN be removed at Albi Stadium. He reported earlier this morning that there were concerns that a plow wouldn't be able to remove snow.The City of Spokane is tested a custom-made blade attached to a tractor…
Back with my day after post following GU's 81-64 loss to Kansas State, a game in which Gonzaga couldn't get a defensive stop in the first half and couldn't score in the second half.Links: S-R game story, Kansas City Star gamer, K.C. Star photos and…
Eastern Washington's men's basketball team will play at Boise State Wednesday night in the first of three difficult games that include a 3:05 p.m. Reese Court matchup against Idaho on Saturday and a short trip to the McCarthey Athletic Center next Tuesday to face a…
Had the pleasure of chatting with former EWU quarterback Harry Leons, who engineered the Eagles magical run to the semifinals of the 1997 NCAA Division II playoffs. You can read the Then & Now story on Harry that ran in Tuesday morning's S-R here.
Anyone interested in purchasing tickets to No. 1-ranked Eastern Washington's second-round Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against SE Missouri State at Roos Field can find details here.
COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:55 A.M.; 10:55 A.M. The weather in the Inland Northwest was frightful, to quote a Christmas song that shouldn't be in vogue for another month, but seem apropos now. But Washington State's basketball team is in Seattle, where the weather is, I've…
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