We've got a report from the Vandals' third scrimmage of spring practice below. Idaho has been ravaged by injuries, the latest coming to left tackle Matt Cleveland. You can read more on the injury situation, and about the Vandals' defensive line, which is deeper than…
COUGARS Well, the beer garden is full. The stands, not so much. But there is almost an hour before Washington State's spring game begins. There are a few people staking out spots, including yours truly (those are in the press box). We have some thoughts,…
COUGARS It's about six hours until Washington State hits the Albi Stadium turf for the Crimson vs. Gray spring game. There's a sprinkle right now, and that probably needs to go away if the Cougars want to draw a big crowd. There's a rumor that…
Spokane dropped to 1-4 after falling to Utah 69-62 on Friday in Salt Lake City. The Shock, defending AFL champions, beat the Blaze 68-34 and 77-28 last season. Spokane is in last place in the four-team West Division and now trails Utah and San Jose…
COUGARS After a few days of trying, I finally got a hold of Washington State junior center DeAngelo Casto. I reached him in Las Vegas, where he is training for the NBA draft. Yes, Casto is declaring for the draft and expects to be playing…
COUGARS Dateline Pullman. This will be our last report from the wilds of the Palouse for a while. We are making the dangerous trek up 195 to Spokane today, then hunkering down in anticipation of tomorrow’s spring game. We’ll be blogging from the big city…
Tyler Schmidt's shot from the point 2:32 into the second overtime made it through a crowd in front of the Spokane goal and gave the Tri-City Americans a 4-3 win over the Chiefs Thursday night in Tri-City. The Ams evened the best-of-7 Western Hockey League…
COUGARS Standing out on Rogers Field this evening, I was struck by how calm this spring seemed to be. And, no, I wasn’t admiring the weather. Very little in the way of drama, no big injuries, nothing. And then the calm was broken. Read on.
Spokane gets back to work after a bye week, taking on Utah, which features four ex-Shock players and former offensive coordinator Matt Sauk, on Friday. Here's my preview (TV info at the bottom).
Don Verlin completed his five-player recruiting haul on Thursday by announcing the signings of Post Falls High guard Connor Hill and Buffalo, N.Y., native Mansa Habeeb, a junior-college guard. Verlin signed three JC players and two from the high school ranks. Hill was the Idaho…
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing: Prep Page. FEATURE: Ferris senior standout pitcher Spencer Ansett (pictured above) lands full-tuition scholarship to Whitworth University. COLUMN: Parents can say and demand the darndest things. TRACK NOTEBOOK: Aric Walden of Newport carries on hurdles tradition.…
COUGARS There are not many more Washington State University sports stories left in the 2010-11 academic year. Sure, spring sports are in full bloom, but the biggies, the crowd-drawing sports, football and basketball, are winding down. After nine months. Spring football ends in Pullman today…
COUGARS As we buzz around the interweb looking for stories to link, our eyes are sometimes drawn to the ads on the websites. The one that caught us today like a fly in a web was a video for the Pima County Fair down in…
The Spokane Chiefs put the clamps on the Tri-City Americans, regaining the home-ice advantage in the best of-7 Western Hockey League series with a 4-1 win at the Toyota Center in Kennewick Tuesday game. The Chiefs, leading the series 2-1, stay here for a game…
COUGARS The final week of spring football kicked off this afternoon in the best weather since last October. Figures. Football starts to wind down and it gets nice. Well, maybe it will rain Thursday, I'll be miserable and have something to complain about. One can…
Raul Vijil has returned from a serious knee injury suffered last June to be one of the team's most productive receivers -- again. That's nothing new for Vijil, who has been with the Shock since their first season in 2006, but the former Eastern Washington…
SOFTBALL: Lake City sophomore pitching sensation Casey Stangel (pictured above) hasn't allowed a run in 38 innings. BASEBALL: The Great Northern League is tight at the top along with other assorted notes.
With the Spokane Chiefs gone for a week - if not for the season - with soft-pedaled today's Western Hockey League playoff game at Tri-City. The Chiefs, tied with the Americans 1-1 in their best-of-7 second-round series, play in Tri Thursday and Sunday as well.…
Better late than never, my story on Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot and U-Hi grad Angie Bjorklund both being drafted by the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. For other stories I found, keep reading.
COUGARS Couldn't ask for a prettier day, with the sun shining, not a cloud to be seen and warmth on the way. It's almost as if Nike has rebranded April. Maybe it can pay my taxes as well? There is some Washington State news to…
COUGARS Just got home from the Washington State uniform-unveiling event. Some thoughts and photo links, so read on.
Click the tab below to see the first batch of Greater Spokane League baseball statistics.
Gonzaga star Courtney Vandersloot became the highest drafted basketball player with local ties when the Chicago Sky selected her with the third pick in the WNBA Draft Monday afternoon. The Sky added University High School graduate Angie Bjorklund, from Tennessee, in the second round, the…
COUGARS It's a springtime Monday, which means there aren't a lot of links to pass along. But there are a couple of things to talk about, so read on.
Gonzaga women's basketball coach Kelly Graves is in Conneticut but there is no truth to the rumor that he is replacing UConn Geno Auriemma, who is headed to coach UCLA so he can be closer to Hollywood. No, Graves is joining his star point guard…
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