Quotable: WSU's loss at Stanford
COUGARS FROM STANFORD -- Emptying out the notebook following WsU's 78-67 loss at Stanford on Wednesday. Read on for quotes.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 2013
Chiefs' winning streak reaches three
Liam Stewart cashed in with his second consecutive winning goal Wednesday during the Spokane Chiefs' 4-1 Western Hockey League win over the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Arena. Read story
Tale of the tape: Stanford 78, WSU 67 2
COUGARS FROM STANFORD -- Another game WSU felt it could win slipped away from the Cougars here in the Bay Area, as Stanford scored 14 unanswered points late in a 78-67 win at Maples Pavilion. Read on for our tale of the tape.
Chiefs win third consecutive game
The Spokane Chiefs turned back the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 on Wednesday night at the Arena. The Chiefs won their third consecutive game, all against Seattle, which has lost 12 straight. Story to come.
Stewart gives Spokane 2-1 edge
Liam Stewart, who scored the winning goal during Tuesday's game at Seattle, has given the Spokane Chiefs a 2-1 advantage over the Thunderbirds with an early second-period goal Wednesday at the Arena. Stewart has 10 goals this season. The third period is 10 minutes away.
Chiefs, Thunderbirds tied at 1
Spokane's Mitch Holmberg (his 25th) and Seattle's Alexander Delnov have scored goals Wednesday during a 1-1 first period in Western Hockey League play at the Arena.
Pregame from Maples Pavilion 4
COUGARS FROM STANFORD -- Checking another Pac-12 arena off my list tonight, as Washington State makes its first visit to Stanford since the 200-11 season. OK, so that wasn't all that long ago. Anyway, we have some thoughts before things get going, so read on.
Chiefs come back home
The Spokane Chiefs have returned home for the first time since Dec. 29. The Chiefs will host the struggling Seattle Thunderbirds in about 25 minutes at the Arena. Seattle has lost 11 consecutive games, including Saturday and Tuesday setbacks against Spokane. Spokane has won six…
Report: Leach close to hiring offensive coach 1
COUGARS FROM STANFORD -- There's a report out of Missouri tonight that David Yost, formerly the offensive coordinator at Missouri under coach Gary Pinkel, has interviewed with Mike Leach to fill the opening on Washington State's offensive staff. It's not entirely clear from the Columbia…
The final report on WSU 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS The Pac-12 released its investigation into the Washington State football program yesterday and, at its core, refuted any allegations of abuse of the players. But it did something else. It shed a light on what happens at football practice and some…
Putting the past in the past 1
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- It's about time to get on an airplane and transport ourselves down to Oakland. But if memory serves, there are a few things we still need to wrap up from yesterday. Read on.
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