It's Senior Day at Eastern Washington, which hopes this won't be the last home game this year. A win today vs. UC Davis and next week at Portland State will do the trick. A Big Sky title is also possible, but the Eagles need some…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- There's so much going on today that we won't be able to witness it all in person, but that doesn't mean we can't offer an adequate preview of the weekend. I think. Read on.
Good evening. It was a good night for Gonzaga in general, and 7-1 Polish center Przemek Karnowski in particular. Karnowski (pictured above) poured in 22 points in his Gonzaga debut and five other Zags scored in double figures as GU crushed Southern Utah 103-65 in…
Idaho never found a rhythm in its season opener Friday night. Some of that was due to Wright State's frantic ball pressure. But mostly, the Vandals didn't have much energy. Which was hard for Don Verlin to swallow. We've got our game story from Memorial…
As usual, your straight-up and against the spread picks, please. Colorado at Arizona, Arizona by 30.5 Oregon State at Stanford, Stanford by 4 Arizona State at USC, USC by 9 Oregon at California, UO by 28 Utah at Washington, Utah by 1.5 UCLA at Washington…
The best EWU-related story of the day: John Blanchette's profile of fomer Eag and current CFL star J.C. Sherritt. We had a live Live Chat yesterday, and here is the transcript. The Eags play UC Davis tomorrow, and here are the details from EWU and…
A GRIP ON SPORTS What do we talk about today? Gonzaga opening what could be one of the more successful basketball seasons in its history (hence the poll question)? Eastern getting ready for a push to the playoffs and how nice that sounds when talking…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- As we fight off a cold, we also prepare to fight off the cold weather that's fallen over the Palouse in the last 24 hours. Friday's links bring news of a possible new Cougar, so read on.
The Spokesman-Review's college basketball season preview ran Thursday, and my main story focused on Idaho wanting to take it to the next level with more postseason success. I also had a sidebar on Connor Hill of Post Falls and Antwan Scott (two difference makers) and…
It's been a while since I checked in with the Spokane Shock. Talked with majority owner Brady Nelson and head coach Andy Olson to get an update on the roster and the organization's plan for assembling the 2013 team. Here's my article that will run…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Last week I was marveling at how warm it was for November. Today, multiple pairs of pants were necessary. Read on for some notes from WSU's chilly, snow-covered practice.
Our college basketball special section is part of today's paper and rather than link to articles individually, here's an overall link. There you can pick out Gonzaga-specific copy or read the whole dang thing (if you have 2-3 hours to spare). There are links to…
Win a chance for four tickets to the UCLA at Washington State football game on Saturday in Pullman. Simply take this week's news quiz, and you'll be entered in a random drawing on Friday. We will be giving away four tickets AND a parking pass…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Wow, that was quick. As soon as the election ads end, the Christmas ones begin. And the college basketball stories start showing up. Read on.
Live Chat today at noon, folks, on all things Eastern football. Until then, here's a link to my Big Sky notebook. Out of Cheney, lots of info on this wee'ks game against UC Davis .. and a story from the UC Davis perspective ... In…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Gameday never feels as close as it does on Thursday morning, especially when much of this week has been spent talking about a game that's already been played. Well, today we turn our attention toward UCLA. Read on.
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We have our usual notes and quotes from WSU's practice Wednesday night, but first, we'll address the latest in the Marquess Wilson situation. Read on.
The Election is over, but pollsters are still busy, and the Eastern Washington football coaches and players are paying attention. I also have a feature on Eagle kicker Jimmy Pavel, and don't forget our Live Chat tomorrow. The Eagles face UC Davis on Saturday: here's…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It was a full Tuesday, with plenty to discuss on both the football and basketball fronts. We'll discuss some more in our weekly live chat this afternoon. Read on.
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- We'll keep this brief since it's late and it was, after all, an exhibition game. But we have our usual tale of the tape from tonight's 62-50 win by WSU over Saint Martin's. Read on.
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