Is adding Cal Poly and UC Davis to the football-only mix of the Big Sky Conference a good idea?The Big Sky brass thinks so, and so do Eastern Washington athletics director Bill Chaves and his head football coach Beau Baldwin.You can take an early look…
Gonzaga Prep senior quarterback Shane Schmidlkofer suffered a separated shoulder in the Bullpups' 45-21 win over Shadle Park last Friday, a doctor confirmed Tuesday.He will be out indefinitely."We hope to get him back at some point this season," G-Prep coach Dave McKenna said.G-Prep was the…
COUGARS We summarized Paul Wulff's press conferences earlier today (and you can watch his local one here) so we won't go into that again (if you want to read what we wrote earlier, click here). But we do have some practice notes, so read on.
COUGARS Paul Wulff's time with the media was longer than any of the other Pac-10 coaches Tuesday. And he was on his local conference call for more than 22 minutes, as far as I can remember close to a record. If you want to know…
The Big Sky Conference just announced that the University of California, Davis and Cal Poly have accepted invitations to joing the league as affiliate members in football. I am trying to track down Eastern Washington University athletics director Bill Chaves and Eagles head football coach…
Andrew Gardner (above in a great Chris Anderson photo) is one of many outstanding young distance runners in Spokane that should make for an interesting - and successful - cross country season. However, the Mead sophomore's story is quite different from most. Gardner was the…
Later this week I'll have a story on the financial ramifications of Idaho football's scheduling. For now, though, here are a few details: The payout for Saturday's Nebraska game, $800,000, is the largest the Vandals have ever received, according to athletic director Rob Spear. But…
COUGARS Tuesday mornings are never overflowing with new and notes as most every team is getting over its weekend-game hangover. Today is a little unusual as there are some things to link, so read on.
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