Spokane's Tyler Johnson, who had a brilliant four-year career with the Spokane Chiefs, made his NHL debut Thursday night for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Johnson was on the ice for more than 11 minutes and said…
The Vandals had come back twice this season versus New Mexico State to set up wild finishes. But they couldn't make the same late-game charge this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament. Sixth-seeded UI fell 65-49 to finish the year 12-18. In the…
It's official: Kent Leiss (pictured above) will not return as boys basketball coach at Coeur d'Alene. The on-again, off-again saga that began in late January concluded Thursday when Leiss was told by Principal Warren Olson and athletic director Todd Gilkey in a 1-hour meeting that…
Post Falls' Dani Failor (pictured in the middle above) has been named Gatorade player of year in Idaho. See story below.
A GRIP ON SPORTS No, it's too warm to be Christmas. But it feels like it a bit around here. The new Mariners' commercials are out. Read on.
Stephen Madison and the other veterans for Idaho know what the Orleans Arena is like early on the first real day of the WAC tournament: lots of empty seats, quiet, kind of surreal in such a big venue. "You’ve got to bring your own energy,…
COUGARS FROM LAS VEGAS -- Washington State's season is over after it lost a 64-62 heartbreaker to Washington last night. It was a late one, so we don't have quite as much as usual to pass along. But we do have quite a bit. Read…
COUGARS FROM LAS VEGAS -- It's extremely late, but we do have our tale of the tape to pass along. Read on.
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