Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
WSU done in Pullman, heads for LA tomorrow 11
COUGARS Washington State is off the practice field for a Thursday and there was less hitting than I expected. But there is other news, so read on.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 2010
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
Eags in ESPN's BracketBusters mix
All nine Big Sky Conference men's basketball teams are part of the 114-team pool from which ESPN will pick to decide which matchups will be televised as part of its annual BracketBusters weekend that will play out Feb. 18-20.Eastern Washington will host Big Sky rival...
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
Chiefs get after it
After a less than stellar effort in their Western Hockey League opener, the Spokane Chiefs, who named their captain on Wednesday, got after it in practice this week. Click here for the story.
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
Clinesmith now assistant at Central
Former Mead standout Stacy Clinesmith has been hired as an assistant with the Central Washington women's basketball program. The information is below, but it doesn't say what the former pro did in the last year ... which I believe was coaching high school in the...
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
A conversation with WSU's DeAngelo Casto 12
COUGARSWe're back with the second in our series of preseason basketball Q&As. Today's subject is Washington State center DeAngelo Casto, one of the leaders of a team that has no seniors. Read on.
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
Thursday Prep Page 1
Another Prep Page another menu of items to choose from.Click the tab below.
Thu., Sept. 30, 2010
The heat's been on at WSU practice 4
COUGARS It's a busy morning so let's not waste a bunch of time with chitchat. Let's get right to the meat of the day, the news about Washington State football and the rest of the Pac-10. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29, 2010
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
UI's Axman comes out unscathed
Vandals offensive coordinator Steve Axman would much rather talk about Idaho's offense than this health. But he did oblige when we asked about his time away from the program this spring when battling cancer in his jaw. You can read our story here. And check...
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
More hitting in store for WSU tomorrow
COUGARS Washington State's football team is off the practice field. We've talked with Paul Wulff and a couple players. We have some notes. Read on.
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
Leyritz, Clebert sign with Shock
Spokane now has 12 players back from last year's ArenaBowl championship squad. OL Brandon Leyritz and DL Richard Clebert (No. 77 pictured above with Kyle Rowley) are the latest returners. Their signings were announced by the Shock on Tuesday.More below.
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
Johnson named Chiefs' captain 1
Tyler Johnson, a Spokane native, was named captain of the Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday. Fellow 20-year old Levko Koper is an alternate - he was the captain in the season opener when Johnson was sidelined with an injury.The other two A's are going to rotate...
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
Regional state sites selected 5
The WIAA has announced first-round sites for the new regional state tournaments in basketball.Click the tab below for more.
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
Wednesday morning WSU links 1
COUGARS By definition this isn't an Indian summer, because we never really had a freeze. But it is summer in early fall, which might be the best time of the year in the Palouse. The days are warm, the nights cool and football is being...
TUESDAY, SEPT. 28, 2010
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
WSU turns up the hitting at practice 17
COUGARS Earlier today we summarized Paul Wulff's conference calls, as is our wont on Tuesdays. Now we will summarize practice for you. It's on the link, so read on.
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
WR Guice joins Shock
Spokane has added WR Dudley Guice to its roster. Guice played at Northwestern State University, where he finished with 78 career catches for 1,213 yards. He also returned kicks and had 11 rushing attempts for 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns.Guice was with Indianapolis...
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
WSU's Wulff talks UCLA, Cougars 2
COUGARS Paul Wulff had his usual Tuesday Pac-10 call and local media teleconference calls today, which means we have our usual summary of said calls. Read on.
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
Career over for Grizzlies QB Selle
Sad news out Missoula.The college career Montana's senior quaterback Andrew Selle, who threw for 204 yards and a touchdown in the Grizzlies' 36-27 loss to the Eastern Washington University Eagles earlier this fall, is over. You can read more here.
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
Boise State on SI cover
The “firsts” keep coming for the Boise State football team. The Broncos will be featured on the national cover of Sports Illustrated magazine this week. The Idaho Statesman reports that SI writer Austin Murphy spent much of last week in Boise to report and write...
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
EWU expects to have Jones ready by Saturday
There is encouraging news for Eastern Washington's football team concerning the health status of junior running back Taiwan Jones, who was injured in last weekend's 30-7 loss at Montana StateYou can read more here.
Tue., Sept. 28, 2010
Felt a little like the Scarecrow yesterday
COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:45 A.M. Being without a computer for a day is like being without your hair – no, I'm used to that. So it's more like making do without your brain, and all evidence to the contrary, I'm not used to that. Yesterday...
MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 2010
Mon., Sept. 27, 2010
Final version of Spangler article 1
I was able to get a few minutes on the phone with Ryan Spangler after his football practice Monday afternoon. Read on for the revised article on Spangler, who committed to GU over the weekend. (A shortened version will probably appear in tomorrow's S-R.)
Mon., Sept. 27, 2010
A few items from Seattle Times 1
Click the tab below to link to a few prep items from the Seattle Times.
Mon., Sept. 27, 2010
Shock sign six more, including Marsh and Rogers
Spokane announced the signing of six players, including linebacker Antwan Marsh and ex-Shock DB Nygel Rogers. Marsh is the eighth player from Spokane's 2010 AFL championship team to resign. Rogers was with the Shock in af2 in 2007-08.Standout Milwaukee defensive lineman Khreem Smith, Chicago Rush...
Mon., Sept. 27, 2010
Preps this week 2
PREPSHere's a quick early look at what's on tap in the area this week.Click the tab below.
Mon., Sept. 27, 2010
Sankey on pace for state record 4
Mason Kelley of the Seattle Times has unearthed another record that Gonzaga Prep senior running back Bishop Sankey is on pace to break.Click the tab below for more.
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