WHL looks unkindly on Portland's response
The battle between the Western Hockey League and the Portland Winterhawks continues. Read more
FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 2012
Fiddler, Aviani power Chiefs in East opener
The long bus ride to Saskatchewan had no ill effect on the Spokane Chiefs, who blasted the Swift Current Broncos 7-2 on Friday night. The Chiefs opened a stretch in which they play six East Division teams in nine days. Todd Fiddler and Mike Aviani…
Big game, big Tinkle reunion
The Stanford women, ranked No. 1 for the first time since 2005, are coming to Spokane on Sunday afternoon for their latest game with new West Coast power Gonzaga. The teams will meet for the fifth time in four years, but this year's installment has…
Day after LCSC
You know the drill. Here are the links: S-R gamer, S-R photos, A.P. gamer and a recap by LCSC sports information. (One fix on my game story: LCSC is still 9-0, last night's game was an exhibition for the Warriors, a counter for Gonzaga) .…
EWU and Big Sky links
It was a busy day Thursday, with three stories out at Eastern, including my feature story on do-it-all linebacker Grant Williams, a look ahead to the Eagles basketball home stand that begins tonight against Cal State Fullerton, and finally a where-do-we-go-from-here look at Eastern's ambitious…
A different emphasis today
A GRIP ON SPORTS Yesterday it was quantity. Today, we're focused on quality. Ya, that's it. We're focused on quality. Read on.
Championship Friday in the Pac-12
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Something tells me that moniker's not going to catch on. But today's game between Stanford and UCLA will, indeed, decide the Pac-12 championship, such as it is. We have stories about that, as well as our usual look around the league,…
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