Robb Akey was his typical talkative self today in a conference call with reporters. The Idaho coach ran through a string of topics in advance of the Vandals' fall camp opening on Thursday afternoon. Read on for our story and notes.
A GRIP ON SPORTS The best part of the Olympics? Spending four weeks or so learning about athletes in sports you might not pay all that much attention to during the other 47 months between the Games. Which leads to this question: What's not to…
A GRIP ON SPORTS I just have one question. If the participants are wearing makeup, are they participating in a sport? Read on.
A GRIP ON SPORTS My Vegas vacation is over and it was only slightly scarier than Clark Griswold's. Of course, Clark and I have a lot in common. Read on.
A GRIP ON SPORTS You know it's going to be a tough morning when you set the alarm for 5 a.m. You know it's going to be even tougher when your browser crashes at 5:26 a.m. You know it's going to be so tough you'll…
A GRIP ON SPORTS The summer lull is officially over. Just about every local college has news to talk about today, something that hasn't happened consistently since March. Not all of it is in the good news variety, that's for sure. Read on.
COUGARS A quick post here to pass along WSU's 2012-13 men's basketball schedule, which was released late this afternoon. Read on.
COUGARS UPDATE: A WSU spokesman has confirmed that senior defensive tackle Anthony Laurenzi has been dismissed from the Washington State football team. The news was first reported by Cougfan.com. Read on.
In preseason polls released today at the WAC football preview in Las Vegas, the Idaho football team was tabbed to finish fifth by the league's coaches and fourth by the media. Louisiana Tech was the overwhelming favorite in both polls to win the league in…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It doesn't seem possible, but August is less than a week away. Really. And with that bit of news comes this accompanying tidbit: Football camps are not that far behind. Yep, it's not all that long from now each day will…
COUGARS Just a quick blog post to let folks know I'll be joining Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune and Bob Condotta and Bud Withers of the Seattle Times for a college football roundtable discussion Thursday from 1-3 p.m. with Ian Furness and Jason…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's a weird sort of day here on SportsLink. A good weird. And a heck of a lot easier. Read on.
COUGARS We're somewhere over northern Oregon at the moment, cruising toward Seattle as we wind down our media day coverage. Let's try to wrap up some of it here before this airplane begins its descent and they make me put away my laptop.
COUGARS FROM UNIVERSAL CITY -- We're seated inside the Gibson Amphitheater, awaiting the beginning of the group interview portion of Pac-12 media day. Since the quotes are going to be plentiful this afternoon, I'll just update this blog post throughout the day with anything that…
A GRIP ON SPORTS There aren't too many days like Monday in the sports world, that's for sure. And thank goodness for that as well. I'm not sure all of us would survive if hit on a daily basis with the sensory overload yesterday supplied.…
COUGARS As first reported by Cougfan.com, linebacker Travis Long and defensive tackle Anthony Laurenzi were arrested in separate incidents during the past three days. Here is a short item we filed for tomorrow's newspaper.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • AFTERNOON EDITION Couldn't let this pass by without posting here. Long-time Mariners' star Ichiro has been traded to the Yankees for a couple minor leaguers and cash. The M's right-fielder will change clubhouses today, as New York is in Seattle…
COUGARS Just checked into our hotel here in Burbank, Calif. -- following a flight on which Snoop Dogg was a first-class passenger -- a day ahead of tomorrow's Pac-12 football media day. There will be plenty to pass along from that, but there was also…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • UPDATED: 8:05 A.M. After a long day of travel, we finally have arrived in the city that really never sleeps, ready for sleep. So we're putting together a morning post in the very early morning, with the express purpose of…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Where were we? Oh yes, before we took a day off we were talking golf and Mariners. After staying away for a day, those subjects are still fresh. Read on.
Spokane closed the AFL season with a 63-53 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday at the Arena. The victory gave Spokane a 10-8 record and put an end to the playoff hopes of Tampa Bay (8-10). Here's a link to my game story that will…
A GRIP ON SPORTS The television is on ESPN, with the sounds of the British Open (or as the Brits call it, "The Open Championship" with an emphasis on the "the") floating around behind my head. It's sort of a distraction, but a good one.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS The early morning hours on this Thursday were a bit different. A bout of insomnia wouldn't have been such a bad deal because you could have turned on the tellie and watched Adam Scott set a course record. Can't do that…
Adron Tennell (pictured above) and Kenny Spencer have had standout seasons, despite the Spokane Shock's team struggles. More on those two record-setting players in my Shock notebook that will run in Thursday's S-R.
A GRIP ON SPORTS What is not to like about this time of year? Want to get out in the yard and relax, you can. Want to stay inside and fix things, you can. Want to play golf, go to the lake, barbecue, you can.…
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