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.
Good morning. Gonzaga's men shut down BYU 77-58 and will face Saint Mary's for the WCC Tournament championship on Monday. GU's women outlasted Saint Mary's 83-78 and advance to a title-game matchup with BYU. A ton of reading material for you from yesterday's semifinals. Here…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • UPDATED: 9:20 A.M. We had such a huge day of local basketball yesterday, we want to get the links up to those stories as early as possible. So we're putting this up now and will be back later with more.…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- The regular season is over, but Washington State's time here is not. The Cougars have three days to prepare for Oregon State, their first-round opponent on Wednesday at the Pac-12 tournament. But the Pac-12 regular season doesn't officially end until…
Back with my unedited game story from Gonzaga's 77-58 win over BYU in the men's tournament semifinals on Saturday. You can read it below.
After Idaho's win tonight -- a 70-64 victory at San Jose State -- I don't think I've ever heard Don Verlin as excited as he was during his postgame radio interview. The Vandals are on a roll, and Verlin senses his team's confidence. Read on…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- Well, that wasn't pretty. But the Cougars got what they were after -- a win, no matter how it came. We have our postgame review after the jump.
Entertaining game here at the Orleans Arena today with Gonzaga overtaking Saint Mary's in the final 10 minutes en route to an 83-78 victory in WCC women's tournament semifinals. The Gaels led 49-47 at the break. Saint Mary's made 19 of 29 shots (65.5 percent)…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- As I type, there are about seven players from both teams shooting on the court. Wonder if there will be that many people in the seats today. Read on for some thoughts.
Getting packed up to head over to the Orleans Arena for the first of two semifinal games for Gonzaga's basketball programs. The women tip against Saint Mary's at noon. The men take on BYU at .... the official time listed is 8 p.m., but the…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Wow. What a Saturday. Gonzaga's men and women in the West Coast Conference tournament. Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament. Idaho, the hottest team around, finishing up its regular season. Washington State concluding Pac-12 regular season play against USC, one…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- It's the final Saturday of the Pac-12 regular season. For some, that means a lot. For others -- such as WSU -- all that's on the line is a chance to build momentum heading into the conference tournament. We have…
It hasn't always been smooth for Idaho this season. But here the Vandals are, on the last day of the regular season, knowing they will at worst be the third seed in next week's WAC tournament. The Vandals are in San Jose to take on…
San Diego gave BYU fits for most of the game, but the Cougars dug out a 73-68 win late Friday night to move into the semifinals of the WCC men's basketball tournament against Gonzaga. GU and BYU split two regular-season games. I filed a short…
The BYU-USD men's game just tipped off (Noah Hartsock is suited up, went through warmups but he isn't starting). Earlier I put together a short preview of the Gonzaga women's matchup with Saint Mary's in the semifinals and here's a look at Saint Mary's quarterfinal…
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- After making some phone calls, taking care of basketball duties, traversing some freeways and arriving back at our hotel, we've put together this brief item on the dismissal and arrest of linebacker Sekope Kaufusi.
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