SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 2012
An impassioned Mike Leach assesses a tough loss 13
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Mike Leach was as passionate as he's been at any point in his WSU tenure on Saturday. Here's a full transcript of his postgame press conference.
Puck drops on a new season for Chiefs tonight
The Spokane Chiefs are about an hour from dropping the puck in their Western Hockey League regular season opener at Tri-City, and below we've got all kinds of pregame material for you to read before you watch the game on SWX at 7:05 - including…
Pac-12 power rankings, week 4 2
Better late than never ... 1. Oregon (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12; last week: 2) -- Ducks can further assert their dominance if they beat Arizona big today. 2. Stanford (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12; last week: 3) -- After an iffy win in week one, Cardinal look like…
Vandals, Wyoming looking for first win
Idaho is 0-3. Wyoming is 0-3. Heck, the other game on the Palouse today also features an 0-3 team, Colorado, against Washington State. We have the lowdown on the Vandals-Cowboys matchup in the Kibbie Dome (2 p.m., ESPN3) after the jump.
A second and third helping of football today
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's almost as if the college football season has finally arrived in the Inland Northwest. The main course, if you will. There have been appetizers – Eastern playing at Idaho and at Washington State – but today the Cougars, Vandals and…
Live chat, and another game day on the Palouse 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- If the haze doesn't get any worse, there will definitely be a football game played in Pullman today. OK, so there's probably going to be one played no matter what. But it might not be too pleasant for the spectators. Read…
EWU and Big Sky links
It's 5:20 a.m. as I'm typing this at a very quiet Spokane International Airport, waiting for the 6:15 to Salt Lake City. This evening I'll be in Ogden for the EWU-Weber State game, but until then, here's my preview of the game. The Ogden Standard-Examiner…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 2012
Pac-12 pick 'em, week 4 8
Meant to get this posted much earlier, so sorry for the delay. As usual, I need a straight-up winner for each game, as well as an against-the-spread prediction. Arizona at Oregon (Oregon by 23.5) Utah at Arizona St. (ASU by 7) California at USC (USC…
No, not that button 4
A GRIP ON SPORTS I made a major mistake in judgment this morning and, because of it, this blog post is coming too you quite a bit later than I intended. Read on.
EWU and Big Sky links
The Eagles are flying to Salt Lake City today for Saturday night's matchup at Weber State. I'll be there too, but in the meantime I wrote this profile on EWU wide receiver Brandon Kaufman. Yesterday we had a lively live chat; here's the transcript. Look…
Friday before game day for WSU 5
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It's walk-through day for Washington State, which means we're busy writing our advance material for tomorrow's game. But not before linking to everything you need to read from the day before, as usual. Read on.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 2012
WSU, Wyoming announce home-and-home
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Tweeted this earlier but simply forgot to post it on the blog. Washington State announced today that it will play a home-and-home series against Wyoming, beginning with a game in Pullman in 2015. The Cougars return the trip in 2018 with…
Halliday the man during light Thursday practice 3
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It was a standard Thursday for Washington State, with the Cougars covering some special teams work, finishing up their scout work for the week, then watching the scout-team players put on pads and scrimmage for a little while to wrap things…
Nice guys do get to finish 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's an interesting weekend coming up in the Inland Northwest. Not only because the Cougars will host Colorado for homecoming (talk about picking the right opponent for that game), but also because Eastern Washington gets into Big Sky play with a…
Live Chat and EWU links
Don't forget: live EWU-Weber State football chat today at noon, right here on SportsLink. In the meantime, here's my feature on former Eastern defensive coordinator Jody Sears, now the interim head coach at Weber and a good friend of Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin. Tomorrow…
Gauta, picks and links
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- From a story on a WSU nose tackle to our weekly Pac-12 picks, there's plenty of Cougar-related news to read about this morning. Read.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 2012
Halliday still taking most reps 4
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- If we had to guess who Washington State's starting quarterback will be on Saturday, we'd feel at least semi-comfortable saying ...
M's game sparks old memories 4
A GRIP ON SPORTS Probably the best thing about baseball is it doesn't have a clock. Though I'm sure those folks in the press box at Safeco Field last night would be willing to say it is the worst thing about baseball. Read on.
Live chat on deck this afternoon 6
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It's another Wednesday at Sportslink, which means a live chat later this afternoon at 1 p.m., and another Washington State football practice tonight. We have some reading material for you. Read on.
EWU and Big Sky links
Big Sky Conference play begins this week, and as they like to say "Now the games really count." But if your team is chasing an at-large spot in the FBS playoffs, don't they all count? In the case of Eastern Washington, I think the win…
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18, 2012
Idaho notes: Akey responds to Choate 19
Washington State linebackers coach Jeff Choate, a former Boise State assistant and Post Falls coach, had some strong comments today about Idaho's commitment to staying at the FBS level in a VarsityCdA.com article. We have the details below and Robb Akey's response after practice today…
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