Mitch Holmberg scored two goals and Dominik Uher added two assists in the Spokane Chiefs' 4-2 Western Hockey League victory over Seattle in their first game this season against the Thunderbirds. New Chief Todd Fiddler scored in his second straight game, and defensemen Brenden Kichton…
Gonzaga spotted Santa Clara a 10-0 lead before rolling to an 82-60 win Saturday at the MAC. Sam Dower had 17 points, Gary Bell Jr added 15, Elias Harris 12 and Kevin Pangos 10 as the Bulldogs (13-2, 3-0) connected on 54.5 percent of their…
After claiming a taut win for the first time this season, Idaho coach Don Verlin walked into the interview room and said the following: "Whew. That feels good. We needed that one. Holy cow." Yes, the 63-59 victory over Fresno State was big for the…
COUGARS FROM BOULDER, Colo. -- So, what was the deal with Dexter Kernich-Drew starting ahead of Reggie Moore today? Read on as we empty out the notebook following Washington State's 71-60 loss to Colorado on Saturday. ...
Guard James Douglas scored 15 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 31-27 halftime lead in a Sky Conference basketball game at Eastern Washington Saturday night. Eastern led 9-2 early on a trio of 3-points by guard Cliff Colimon, but the Eagles' shooting cooled. Colimon…
COUGARS FROM BOULDER, Colo. -- We've filed our game story and will link that when it's available. For now, a quick look at Colorado's 71-60 win here at the Coors Event Center. ...
VANDALS We're here in the Cowan Spectrum for a key early WAC game for Idaho and Fresno State. Both are coming off lopsided defeats, and we'll see how the Vandals respond to a long postgame team meeting on Thursday night. Read on.
COUGARS FROM BOULDER, Colo. – We’ve arrived at the Coors Event Center. If you want a better look at it, there’s a video posted above that gives a 360-degree look inside the arena from press row. Warning: my hands weren’t steady enough to keep the…
Yes, rebounding, which was a shortcoming in the Eagles' 76-69 loss Thursday night against Weber State. EWU was outrebounded 44-31 in a game that could have gone their way. Tonight, the Eagles (7-8 overall and 1-2 in the Big Sky Conference) face Northern Arizona (5-10…
BUDGET BYTES There is no way today's honorary title is going to win – as I write this, it is in last place in your voting, with three lonely clicks – so we thought we would use it today before it is buried forever (BTW,…
COUGARS FROM BOULDER, CO. -- It's Saturday morning, which means another day of Pac-12 hoops. And this time, you can actually see the Cougars play on real, live television instead of following a scoreboard stream. Read on for some links. ...
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