Idaho won six games in a row at one point, then lost four in a row. And now, after tonight's 75-61 beatdown of Hawaii, maybe it will start another streak. Then again, it does have No. 22 Utah State in Moscow on Wednesday. Read on…
COUGARS It may not have been the prettiest game of the season, but it was exactly what Ken Bone wanted. It was a victory. And those, on the road, have been hard to come by for Washington State since Pac-10 play started. Though, at times,…
Sorry for the delay, but for the first time this season I went home to write instead of staying at the arena (or the Kennel). Anyway, here's a link to my game story and the S-R photo gallery from GU's 62-58 loss to Memphis, which…
Eastern Washington's Glen Dean scored six of his team-high 17 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and assisted on two other buckets, Saturday night as the Eagles snapped an 18-game road losing streak by tripping Big Sky Conference rival Idaho State 69-67 at Holt…
COUGARS It was 11-10 Oregon State with 13 minutes, 40 seconds to play in the first half. But when Abe Lodwick nailed a 3-pointer from the corner 7:35 later, it was 28-12 Washington State. An 18-1 run would usually be a reason to celebrate for…
COUGARS Is there a little less consternation out there now that Oregon has also handled Washington today? Or does that create more worries in that Oregon State defeated the Huskies here Thursday night? More thoughts on that, and the extra "g" I had this morning…
Gonzaga rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half, but Memphis scored 9 of the game's last 11 points and won 62-58 at the Spokane Arena. Antonio Barton's two free throws with 1.9 seconds clinched the Tigers' win. He also hit an elbow jumper…
Gonzaga and Memphis issued a joint press release at half of Saturday's game stating that the remaining two games in the series have been called off. GU was scheduled to return to Memphis next year with the Tigers visiting Spokane the following season. With the…
Marquise Carter will make his third start of the season, stepping in for Mathin Monninghoff, for the GU-Memphis game. Other GU starters: Goodson, Gray, Harris and Sacre. Tip in a couple minutes. Head to twitter.com/srjimm for in-game updates.
COUGARS There's nothing better than sleeping late on a Saturday morning. Yes, 7:30 a.m. is the new 11. At least it is for me. Read on for our morning report.
Portland got a couple of licks in ... such as Natalie Day's uncalled whack to Janelle Bekkering's nose in the Dan Pelle photo above (check out all the photos) - but not near enough to slow down the Gonzaga women's basketball team. Courtney Vandersloot got…
COUGARS We're back this evening with a few thoughts about Matt Court, a quick look at some of the doings around the Pac-10 and a link to our story for tomorrow. Enough for a Friday night? If it isn't, you have my pity. Read on.
Pop quiz: Who is Gonzaga's fourth leading scorer after the Big Three of Gray, Sacre and Harris? I was surprised. Answer below. Here's a link to my GU-Memphis preview that will run in Saturday's S-R. A couple of relevant links: Few mentions that Memphis had…
Baylee Mires (winning state 800 metes as a sophomore), who could finish high school with more gold medals from the state track meet than any athlete in Greater Spokane League history, will run for Washington next season. Read on.
It was a split decision for area women's basketball teams Thursday night, but only half were in action. But there was other news as well as a local player returns to action pretty quickly after surgery. Read on.
Good morning from Portland. We'll get right to it, since my flight leaves in a few minutes! The links: S-R and Oregonian game stories. Onward with the day-after post from GU's 67-64 victory over the Pilots. More below and check back later for a preview…
COUGARS What more can be said after a 69-43 debacle on the road? Well, one website just decided to ignore Washington State's loss last night at Oregon. We don't have that option, so read on.
Several reports indicate Dan Finn, Idaho's offensive line coach, is set to take the same position on Rocky Long's staff at San Diego State. The move was first reported by footballscoop.com. It was also included in this San Diego Union Tribune article. Finn served as…
Back with the game story from Gonzaga's 67-64 victory over Portland at the Chiles Center on Thursday. Here's a link, and check back tomorrow for a day-after post.
Here's a link to my recap of GU's victory tonight. Expanded game story in about an hour.
From the 4-minute mark to inside the final minute of regulation, it looked Idaho had a key win locked up. But San Jose State mustered a few huge shots, the Vandals turned the ball over and the officials made a key call on a video…
COUGARS You might want to write off Thursday's 69-43 loss at Oregon as just one of those nights. One of those nights when the shots didn't fall. One of those nights when the ball bounced Oregon's way. One of those flukey nights. Read on for…
Good evening from the rapidly filling Chiles Center. The student section is packed and an overflow of perhaps 200 students are seated in adjacent section. Tonight's game is a sell-out (the arena holds 4,852). The Pilots' biggest crowd prior to GU's visit was 3,833 for…
COUGARS So much for being Syracuse West. Washington State opened in its 2-3 zone and in the first 5 minutes Oregon hit the offensive glass and, when it missed, grabbed the offensive rebound. Before you knew it, the Ducks had built a 17-8 lead. But…
COUGARS We've got our pregame basketball post but, being the week it is, there is also a small piece of football news. We'll cover that as well, so read on.
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