UCLA, USC game times announced, and a note about Shelton
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We have some scheduling news for you, plus a note about D.J. Shelton's citation over the weekend.
MONDAY, FEB. 20, 2012
Zag women back in Top 25, Bowen named Player of the Week
A week after dropping out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the Gonzaga University women’s basketball team returned to the poll at No. 25. The Bulldogs received 75 votes. Also announced on Monday, senior forward Kelly Bowen was named West Coast Conference Player of…
Zags drop out of both polls
As expected, the Gonzaga men’s basketball team slipped out of the Top 25 rankings in both major polls following a 66-65 loss at San Francisco on Saturday. The Bulldogs (21-5, 11-3 WCC), No. 24 last week in A.P. and ESPN/USA Today, dropped into the others…
Sorry, today doesn't pass holiday test
A GRIP ON SPORTS How do you decide whether a day is a holiday or not? Is it whether the kids are in school, because that seems to mean there are a lot more holidays than there used to be. Or is when you don't…
Not much news on this holiday
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- This is Peter Gibbons' kind of Monday -- a holiday, a day off from school, and a day off from work. For most, anyway. There isn't much out there in terms of news, but we've put together what links we found…
Chiefs get first shutout of season
SEATTLE - Spokane Chiefs goalie Mac Engel stopped 18 shots and the Chiefs ended a season-high four-game losing streak with their first shutout victory of the season – a 3-0 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in Western Hockey League action Sunday. Dominik Uher, Collin Valcourt…
SUNDAY, FEB. 19, 2012
Day after San Francisco
I wrote nearly all of this before 10 a.m, but tight connections kept me from posting it until now. Entertaining game last night with a closing stretch that pretty much went opposite of the first 36 minutes. Gonzaga and San Francisco weren’t any trouble scoring…
Zags on a wild ride
A GRIP ON SPORTS I'm not a rollercoaster guy. Mainly it has to do with heights – to say I hate them is an understatement; it's more like an irrational fear – but it also has to do with the constant up and downs. Speed…
Day after the blowout
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We have some more notes, quotes and Pac-12 links to brighten your Sunday. Read on.
SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 2012
Vandals win fifth straight
Kyle Barone remained hot Saturday night, going for a career-high 25 points. And the Vandals remained hot, dispatching Portland State 77-68 to push their winning streak to five games. My game story with all the details is below, if you're interested.
Chiefs' skid reaches four
After losing 3-2 on Saturday night to the U.S. Division-rival Americans in Tri-City, the Spokane Chiefs have now lost four-straight games - their longest losing streak of the season. Not ideal timing with the Western Hockey League regular season winding down. The Chiefs had a…
Zags fall again at USF
Senior center Robert Sacre is still the only Bulldog on the roster to experience a win at San Francisco's War Memorial Gym. Gonzaga, after overtime losses to USF the last two years, lost on Rashad Green's 7-foot shot with 3.3 seconds left, giving the Dons…
The game that was: WSU 72, Arizona State 50
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- WSU used a dominant first half to end a two-game skid, and we have our usual game in review for you below. Read on.
Postgame: Zags roll past Waves
The Gonzaga women shook off a slow start and pushed ahead in the second half to score a 66-40 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon. You can read about the game here.
Pregame from a grayed-out Beasley
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- There's 3,700 gray t-shirts spread over many of the seats in the lower bowl, as you can see (kind of) in the above photo. We have some quick thoughts on today's game, so read on.
Pregame from McCarthey
Less than an hour until the Gonzaga women's basketball team and Pepperdine Waves (12-12, 7-6 WCC) tip-off at the Kennel. One piece of good news, aside from the Bulldogs' 87-55 win over Santa Clara on Thursday, was last-place San Francisco's victory over BYU this week…
A great way to start the weekend
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's Saturday. You have things to do. We have things to do. Let's get right to it. Read on.
Bandoumel, Idaho seniors bid adieu
The Vandals still have three more WAC regular-season games to play, but all are on the road. So tonight is it -- the final home date of the season. Portland State is in Moscow for a BracketBuster matchup (7:05 tip). And four Idaho seniors will…
Is Motum POY worthy? That, plus links
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The Cougars have a chance to climb back above .500 today against Arizona State, as well as a shot to avenge one of their poorer performances of the season. That and more after the jump.
FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 2012
Zags face tough test at USF
Gonzaga avenged one of its two WCC road losses from last season with a win over Santa Clara on Thursday. The Zags will try to do the same against San Francisco on Saturday at War Memorial Gym. The Dons have knocked off Gonzaga the last…
Shock open camp tomorrow
Believe it or not, the Spokane Shock open training camp Saturday in preparation for their March 12th season opener. I checked in with head coach Andy Olson earlier this week to get an overview on his camp priorities. Returning receiver Adron Tennell won't be at…
Mat Classic XXIV under way
In the photo I snapped above, Chandler Rogers of Mead paces before his State 4A quarterfinal match Friday evening at the Tacoma Dome. Rogers scored a 17-4 major decision, joining six other Panthers (before Mead's heayweight had wrestled) in the semifinals. Mead is rolling. More…
Day after Santa Clara
Good morning. Gonzaga got a scare and a win last night, holding off Santa Clara 73-62 at the Leavey Center. It was an inside job with Robert Sacre and Sam Dower combining for 38 points and Elias Harris and Guy Landry Edi combining for 12…
A question on another good day
A GRIP ON SPORTS Yesterday was a good day. After eating lunch with a bunch of folks and talking sports, got to go on the radio and talk sports for three hours. Then, en route to the Spokane Valley to cover a high school basketball…
Miller praises Motum, plus more links
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We have some more notes from Washington State's 76-72 loss to Arizona, plus our usual Friday roundup of Thursday's Pac-12 action. Read on. Or don't. I can't make you, after all.
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