In perhaps the most memorable game in a Gonzaga-Saint Mary's rivalry that seems to get better every year, the Gaels got the better of GU with a 78-74 overtime victory Monday night in the WCC men's basketball tournament championship at the Orleans Arena. Tourney MVP…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- Ken Bone spoke with the media today via teleconference on an iPhone in the second-floor lobby of WSU's hotel -- isn't technology something? -- and we have a summary of his comments posted below.
The Big Sky Conference and Western Athletic Conference announced their all-conference picks on Monday, with four local players - two from Idaho and two from Eastern Washington - earning first-, second- or freshman-team honors. EWU standout Brianne Ryan earned the top award for the Big…
It’s official – the Spokane Chiefs will take on the Vancouver Giants in the opening round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. There's more reading material below, and above is a throwback photo of Ondrej Roman jumping onto David Rutherford in the 2008 second-round playoff…
On Feb. 25th, BYU had a chance to earn a co-WCC women's regular-season title with a win over Gonzaga but was routed 77-60 in Spokane. The Cougars had another opportunity against GU on Monday and this time they registered a 78-66 victory in the WCC…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- The Pac-12 has announced its end-of-season awards, and a quartet of WSU selections is highlighted by Brock Motum, who was named first-team all-conference and also won the Pac-12 Most Improved award. We have more on the jump.
I caught up with the Eastern Washington men's basketball team at their practice Sunday evening, and they feel tournament-tested after their big win Saturday afternoon over Idaho State. Look for a preview of the gam in Tuesday's paper. The team left for Missoula this morning…
Idaho has released its 2012 football schedule, which includes games at LSU and North Carolina. The Vandals have seven road games and play five homes games -- three versus WAC foes (New Mexico State, San Jose State and new league member Texas-San Antonio). They also…
It's championship Monday for the WCC men and women. It's the top two seeds squaring off in both title games. We'll begin with the women, who tip at noon at the Orleans Arena. Here's my preview of No. 1 GU-vs.-No. 2 BYU and John Blanchette's…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Do you know by the end of the week the forecast calls for temperatures in the high 50s in the Inland Northwest? High 50s. Golfing weather. Wonder if I can lose 20 pounds by Friday? Read on.
Kyle Barone was one of four Idaho men's basketball players honored by the WAC in its postseason awards. Barone, the team's second-leading scorer (12.6 ppg) and top rebounder (8.2 per game), was a second-team selection and guard Deremy Geiger (13.0 ppg) was an honorable mention…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- WSU had the day off yesterday while the rest of the Pac-12 tournament seeding shook itself out. We have a look at what lies ahead this week after the jump.
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