SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 2012
Olynyk will miss first three games
Gonzaga junior forward Kelly Olynyk will not be allowed to participate in the Bulldogs' first three regular-season games as a result of a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, the school announced Saturday. Olynyk, who sat out Kraziness in the Kennel last Saturday and…
Zags entertain Northwest Nazarene
Gonzaga welcomes NCAA Division II Northwest Nazarene to the MAC tonight for an exhibition game. Here's my short advance that ran in today's S-R. A reminder to head to twitter.com/srjimm later for pre-game, in-game and post-game updates. More below.
EWU and Big Sky links
I'm late posting by blog, because 'connectivity,' as they call it in Verizon-land, isn't too great here in Cedar City. But the weather's great for today's Eastern Washington game against Southern Utah. Here's my preview, and a preview of the game from Dave Cook at…
WSU faces tough task at Stanford 5
A GRIP ON SPORTS For a season that started with such promise, I'm not sure there's much in the way of anticipation today for Washington State's game with Stanford. Well, there is some anticipation. Anticipation it won't be close. Read on.
Gameday links from San Jose 2
COUGARS FROM SAN JOSE -- Today, we have an anomaly: six games featuring Pac-12 team vs. Pac-12 team. And they're all on a Saturday. What a concept. Read on.
FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 2012
Scouting Stanford with a Q-and-A
COUGARS FROM SAN JOSE -- Tom Fitzgerald, who covers Stanford for the San Francisco Chronicle, was kind enough to answer five questions for us about tomorrow's game between WSU and Stanford. His answers are below.
EWU and Big Sky Links
I'm leaving shortly for the airport for the trip to Cedar City and will file a game preview from there. Until then, here's my feature on defensive end Paul Ena and our Live Chat from yesterday. ...No news from the Cedar City newspaper, but here's…
Let's think a little out of the box 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS Let's see. The World Series is going on, college football is getting to crunch time and the NFL nears the halfway point. So what do we focus on today? Local college basketball, of course. Read on.
Pac-12 pick 'em, week 9 5
As usual, make your straight-up and against-the-spread predictions. All games Saturday. UCLA at Arizona State, ASU by 6.5 Colorado at Oregon, UO by 45.5 USC at Arizona, USC by 6.5 WSU at Stanford, Stanford by 24.5 California at Utah, Utah by 1 Oregon State at…
WSU heads to the bay 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- And so do we, in a few hours. Can already taste the first Double-Double. And the second, and the third. Read on.
THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 2012
Chiefs' Holmberg picked for Team WHL
On the heels of a 4-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars on Wednesday night, the Spokane Chiefs and leading scorer Mitch Holmberg got a bit of good news on Thursday when the Western Hockey League announced the roster for Team WHL in the SUBWAY…
October a good month for January
Remember Briann January? The dimunitive point guard for Lewis and Clark High School? She played basketball for the Tigers, among other things (like a state title in Track and Field), and went on to a standout collegiate career at Arizona State after she graduated in…
WSU notes on a Thursday
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It was a typical Thursday practice for the Cougars today, as they spent a large chunk of time working on special teams before breaking into scout sessions and ending with Thursday Night Football. There isn't much news to pass along, but…
EWU and Big Sky links
The Eagles are concerned, rightly, about stopping Southern Utah quarterback Brad Sorensen, who is the focus of today's Big Sky notebook, which is loaded with information. So is this week's release from Dave Cook at Eastern Washington; it has more informnation about this week's game…
Jack Black must be proud 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS What do Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, Albert Pujols and Pablo Sandoval have in common, other than a love of the postgame clubhouse buffet? Read on.
Lots to read on a Thursday
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Yet another Thursday is upon us, which means the last practice for Washington State before it travels tomorrow to Stanford. There's plenty to read this morning to get you started, so read on.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 2012
More movement at RB, other WSU notes 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It appears another Washington State running back will be unavailable this week, which means some new faces could emerge in the Cougars' backfield on Saturday. Read on.
Vandal men picked fifth, six in WAC
The Idaho men’s basketball team was picked fifth by the media and sixth by the league’s coaches in the Western Athletic Conference preseason polls, which were released Wednesday morning. "The preseason polls are what they are,” Idaho coach Don Verlin said. “It’s about where you…
Leach takes care of a social media problem 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS My goal was to write this intro today in 140 characters or less. Bingo. But what in the name of Twitter does it mean? Not much. Read on.
EWU and Big Sky links
The Eagles began their second week atop the FCS poll by preparing for Saturday's game at Southern Utah. ...There's a lot of respect for SUU quarterback Brad Sorensen, whose Thunderbirds almost upset the Eagles two years ago in Cheney. More on Mr. Sorensen tomorrow, I…
Live chat on Day 1 of Life After Twitter 6
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- In a world now void of tweets from WSU football players, we soldier on. And we shall tweet. Read on.
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