COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We're back at the apartment after spending the last two-plus hours at Applebee's, where we watched the Cougars beat San Francisco, 89-75, in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational. And just because we're not on the road with the…
Good evening from .... not Pittsburgh. We made it roughly halfway, to Minneapolis, thanks to two hours of sitting on the tarmac at the Spokane Airport due to mechanical issues with the plane. I wrote once we got airborne -- hey I had some time…
The NCAA has notified Eastern Washington that wide receiver Tyler Hart has been granted a sixth year of eligibility. Expected to be a slot receiver and returner for the Eagles last season as a senior, he missed EWU’s first three games, but returned to catch…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Nothing wrong with a little rain or snow in March, is there? Especially this week of March, when you want to be forced indoors. It's the first week of the NCAA basketball tournament – and other assorted tourneys as well. It's…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- The NCAA tournament begins with two games tonight. But a whole bunch of Pac-12 teams will be in action elsewhere, including Washington State, which landed in San Francisco last night for its first-round CBI game. We have more on that after…
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