Yesterday, Gonzaga's interior players were simply too much for the Cougars to handle in the paint. We covered that angle in today's game story. There's a lot more to dissect from yesterday's 81-66 loss to the Bulldogs, however, so follow the jump for our day-after…
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Kevin Pangos has tortured WSU the last three years but not Wednesday night at the Arena. It hardly mattered as the Zags went inside and roughed up the Cougars 81-66. Pangos didn't score, picked up four fouls and get drilled in the side of his…
A GRIP ON SPORTS For all of you Gonzaga fans wondering how the Zags would handle a game with Kevin Pangos in foul trouble, wonder no longer. They'll be just fine. At least they were Wednesday night. Read on.
Ernie Kent got a lot out of his players on Wednesday against No. 9 Gonzaga, just not a victory. Still, the focus and intensity the Cougar played with in the81-66 loss were good signs for the fledgling program. Jim Meehan has a story from the…
Interesting evening at the Arena where Gonzaga's starting backcourt of Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. combined for just two points but the Zags still won, and fairly comfortably at that, 81-66 over Washington State. GU went inside to the tune of 56 paint points.…
Gonzaga's highly-acclaimed front line was just as good as advertised, powering past the Cougars for a 81-66 victory at Spokane Arena. My unedited game story (that will run in first editions of tomorrow's paper) is after the jump. ...
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered Gonzaga's game against WSU at the Arena. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
The Western Hockey League's Kelowna, Brandon, Medicine Hat and Everett have been ranked in the CHL's Top 10 poll for at least 10 weeks. Read story
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Gonzaga and WSU hook up tonight in the Arena. The 9th-ranked Zags are 7-1, basically one play in crunch time from being undefeated and probably ranked in the top five. WSU is 4-4. The Cougars defeated Idaho State, Rice, Missouri State and Texas-San Antonio. They…
A GRIP ON SPORTS The weather is actually quite warm today for the middle of December. But usually this time of year about the only place a sports fan can go to warm up is a basketball venue. Which is why I'll be in the…
Tonight at 8 p.m. Washington State will face ninth-ranked Gonzaga at Spokane Arena. The game will broadcast on ESPNU. The Cougars are decidedly underdogs heading into this game. The oddsmakers have installed GU as a 24-point favorite and KenPom anticipates an 81-60 victory for the…
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered the GU women vs. WSU game. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Since arriving at WSU, Ernie Kent has said that the greatest barrier between the Cougars and success is a lack of confidence. None of the players, who probably won a great deal in high school, have won much in their collegiate careers and Kent thinks…
In preparation for this blog post, I tried to find as many holes in Mike Scott's play through the first seven games as I could. The senior Idaho point guard has made that difficult for me. Here are the holes I've been able to come…
Media day was on Monday and I put together a notebook that ran in today's S-R. The first topic was Domas Sabonis putting in extra time, working on his game. There's an item on a book in the works on Kevin Pangos, more tickets available…
A GRIP ON SPORTS You a Cougar fan? How about Gonzaga? Both? If it's the last one, then it is going to be a tough couple days for you. Read on.
Tia Presley has scored a lot of points in Spokane, 1,469 of them at Gonzaga Prep to become the GSL's all-time leading scorer. The Washington State senior will try to add a few more at 6 p.m. tonight when the Cougars travel to Gonzaga and…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Pulled out my dictionary this morning from its storage spot, under the broken back leg of our old couch. Blew off the dust and opened it to the "D" section. Flipped through until I found the word domination. Much to my…
Things were pretty quiet on the Washington State front on Sunday until a Houston TV reporter tweeted that Mike Leach might be looking at other schools. This being the height of recruiting season, the Cougars quickly denied the report, which appears to have had some…
If there's a positive lesson to embrace after Sunday's poor performance gave the Spokane Chiefs a five-game losing streak, it's that a winning streak could be just around the corner. Read story
Source confirms Mike Leach has interest in #UH job if buyout and contract issues could be worked out. Watch #abc13 tonight for more. — David Nuño (@DavidNunoABC13) December 8, 2014 Houston reporter David Nuño set the Washington State Twittersphere ablaze with the above tweet, saying…
Washington State's 91-71 win over Texas San-Antonio on Saturday was insightful, but not indicative. The Cougars are likely to win every game in which they shoot 60 percent on 3-point attempts and they are unlikely to come close to that success rate very often, so…
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