One and one is the verdicdt in women's basketball tonight. Eastern Washington, behind a career high 25 from Tatjana Sparavalo, beat Montana State, and Lyndi Seidensticker (Lewis and Clark) who had 14 points, for the first time in three tries this season, maybe a little…
Idaho gave Nevada fits for most of the game but the Wolf Pack pulled away with a 20-4 finishing kick and won 75-61 in the WAC women's tournament quarterfinals. It sounds like the Vandals will have a postseason opportunity in the Women's Basketball Invitational. They'll…
COUGARS There wasn't a knockout delivered in the first half, but there were a few blows by both team. And Klay Thompson, answering the question whether he would press, delivered most of Washington State's. The junior wing, who missed the last Cougar game serving a…
COUGARS We've been watching hours and hours of basketball here at the Staples Center and it's cemented some thoughts we've had for a while. So we figured we might as well share those thoughts before tip, which is in less than two hours or so.…
Back with my game story from Idaho's 74-68 loss to San Jose State in the WAC men's tournament quarterfinals. The Vandals went scoreless over the last three minutes. Afterward, Idaho learned it will play at San Francisco at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the CollegeInsider.com tournament.…
Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury is retiring and associate head coach Marty Wilson will be elevated to head coach, the WCC school announced Thursday afternoon. A press conference will be held Friday. More here.
Idaho couldn't overcome a couple of costly late turnovers, falling to San Jose State 74-68 Thursday in the WAC men's tournament quarterfinals. Shortly after the loss, Idaho learned that it will play at San Francisco, the third-place finisher in the WCC, on UPDATE: Wednesday (not…
The AFL preseason poll has added more interest to Spokane's season opener against San Jose State on Friday. It'll be No. 1 (Spokane) vs. No. 2 (San Jose). Arizona, another division rival, is No. 6. Complete rankings here.
Idaho and San Jose State tip in about 15 minutes in the WCC men's tournament quarterfinals. In-game updates at Twitter.com/SRjimm. (Same goes for the Idaho women vs. Nevada tonight at 6). I'll post a game story here about two hours after the final horn.
COUGARS The Internet connection at the motel was about as fast as my 40 time, so what usually takes an hour or so took twice that this morning. Though I got about 11 naps in while pages were loading. Anyway, it's done now on this…
Loyal readers, you may not have believed this day would get here, the end of the line checking in with the area Division I women's basketball players from the Class of 2007 ... at least those who are coming to the end of the line…
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