You know the drill. Here are the links: S-R gamer, S-R photos, A.P. gamer and a recap by LCSC sports information. (One fix on my game story: LCSC is still 9-0, last night's game was an exhibition for the Warriors, a counter for Gonzaga) .…
It was a busy day Thursday, with three stories out at Eastern, including my feature story on do-it-all linebacker Grant Williams, a look ahead to the Eagles basketball home stand that begins tonight against Cal State Fullerton, and finally a where-do-we-go-from-here look at Eastern's ambitious…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Something tells me that moniker's not going to catch on. But today's game between Stanford and UCLA will, indeed, decide the Pac-12 championship, such as it is. We have stories about that, as well as our usual look around the league,…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Our weekly picks column in the newspaper ended last weekend with the final full slate of Pac-12 games. But since two more games involving conference teams remain until the bowl season, we'll go ahead and forecast those real quick for the…
Barry Brust, who played for the Spokane Chiefs from 2000-03, recently set the American Hockey League record for the longest shutout streak while playing for the Abbotsford Heat. Brust blanked rivals for 268 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the record set in 1957-58 by Hall…
Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle Dranginis. The redshirt freshman pretty much introduced himself to Gonzaga followers with a 30-point performance in GU's 104-57 rout over Lewis-Clark State College on Thursday. Dranginis, who came in averaging 12.8 minutes per game, logged 34 minutes as GU rested starters…
The name on her birth certificate is Ki-Shawna Moore. She was KiKi Moore when she played for Washington State in 2009-10. Now she's Ki-Ki Moore, playing her second season with Fresno State and leading the Bulldogs in scoring at 17.3 ppg. The Cougars will take…
Former Spokane Chiefs player Travis Green, the new head coach for the Portland Winterhawks because of stiff sanctions imposed by the Western Hockey League, met with the media on Thursday. He's happy to be a head coach, but not under the circumstances. Read more
The Western Hockey League, after saying on Wednesday that it would have no more comments, on Thursday clarified its sanctions against the Portland Winterhawks. Read more
Nine days, six games, hundreds of miles by bus. The Spokane Chiefs will begin their eastern sojourn on Friday at Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Read about the trip
Eastern football Live Chat resumes today at noon, right here at SportsLink. Until then, here's my Eagle playoff notebook focusing on Brandon Kaufman.And in case you missed it, here's my practice report from Tuesday night, plus John Blanchette's great article on how the Wagner Seahawks…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The Battle of the Palouse is over, and it goes to the Cougars for the 10th consecutive time. We have our capsulated recap after the jump.
We now know the five finalists for the Idaho job. Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and Central Washington coach Blaine Bennett will interview at UI over the next two days, The Spokesman-Review has learned. Our story is below.
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We have the transcription of Mike Leach's season-ending press conference in its entirety, but first wanted to pull out a few of the more significant notes. -- Leach was again adamant that the Marquess Wilson review has been a "total waste…
Travis Green, one of the Spokane Chiefs' all-time greats, will step in as interim coach for the Portland Winterhawks, who were slapped with heavy sanctions by the WHL on Wednesday. Read more
Kelly Olynyk hadn't played in an official game for nearly 20 months, but the 7-foot junior shook off the rust quickly and helped Gonzaga win the Old Spice Classic. More on Olynyk's return and an update on ex-Zag Ryan Spangler here. The Old Spice crown…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- So it's not the Apple Cup. But the Battle of the Palouse -- tonight's basketball game between Washington State and Idaho -- is an interesting enough rivalry in its own right, I suppose. Read on.
Former Idaho coach Keith Gilbertson said Tuesday evening he talked with Idaho athletic director Rob Spear earlier this month, but he's not a candidate for the Vandals' vacant job. He would have considered taking the position, however, if Idaho had decided to move to the…
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