Washington State and Washington are the last hurdles for Stanford and California as the Bay Area schools attempt to win the Pac-12 Conference title when they travel to the Northwest. Winning conference titles is nothing new for Stanford, but Cal is looking for its first.…
The Spokane Chiefs defeated host Everett 4-1 on Wednesday night to close within one point of the Tri-City Americans for fourth place in the Western Hockey League's Western Conference. Spokane's gap on fifth-place Victoria grew to seven points, so it's looking more and more as…
The door to the No. 1 ranking is open and second-ranked Gonzaga can state its case with a victory over BYU on Thursday in Provo No. 1 Indiana lost to Minnesota on Tuesday, which leaves a couple of viable contenders for the top spot: Gonzaga,…
Gonzaga is on a roll, with 12 consecutive wins, a ninth consecutive West Coast Conference title and the No. 1 seed to the WCC tournament. The Bulldogs will cap their regular season at home Thursday against Portland. Read story:
A GRIP ON SPORTS There is sort of an eclectic mix of stories available today, though they follow three main trends. If Gonzaga wins both games this week, will it be ranked No. 1? Are the Mariners really improved? And, who will win the prep…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- A slower-than-usual week begins to kick into gear for Washington State, which practiced Tuesday after doing some lighter work on Monday. We have some links to get you through your Wednesday morning. Read on.
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