BYU looks toward Gonzaga game
Haley Steed and Jennifer Hamson scored 23 points apiece Thursday as BYU stormed past Portland 79-64. The game was barely over when the Cougars started thinking about Saturday's home game with Gonzaga. Read story
THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 2013
Oil Kings come to Spokane
Here's a look at the Edmonton Oil Kings, who play the Spokane Chiefs at the Arena on Friday night. Edmonton boasts the best record in the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference. It's the only time Spokane and Edmonton will play this season. Edmonton defeated the…
Whitworth defeats Lewis and Clark 74-69
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Whitworth's home game against Lewis and Clark. Check out a big picture gallery of his photos.
Gonzaga claims at least tie of ninth straight title
Taelor Karr's career-matching 27 points Thursday night sparked Gonzaga to its 11th consecutive win, 70-55 at Santa Clara. The Bulldogs clinched at least a share of their ninth straight West Coast Conference title. Only BYU has a chance to tie Gonzaga. Read story
Chiefs can count on Gal
20-year-old right wing Blake Gal will play his 314th game with the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. Gal has recently helped bolster the Chiefs' defense, hit hard by injures. Read story
Postseason hoops, wrestling
The Mead girls basketball team is hitting on all notes. Here's a feature as the Panthers continue their journey to Tacoma. Pictured above is sophomore wing Sue Winger and coach Quantae Anderson. Post Falls wrestling standout Drake Foster is primed for a state repeat. The…
Day after Santa Clara
I confess: I really expected Santa Clara, a seasoned team with proven scorers playing well of late, to give Gonzaga a battle Wednesday night. The Broncos are an upper-echelon WCC team that will probably win 22-23 games and play in one of the smaller post-season…
Right on cue ...
A GRIP ON SPORTS For those of you with excellent memories – and, by that, I mean those of you who can remember yesterday – last night's televised college basketball games could not have come at a better time. They were near-perfect bookends to my…
Live chat, plus Day after ASU (again) 2
COUGARS FROM TEMPE -- You all know what happened here last night, so let's just get right to the links. Read on.
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