The Pac-12 announced the 2014-15 conference men's basketball schedule moments ago during the Pac-12 Sports Report on the Pac-12 Networks. Washington State's Pac-12 season begins at Stanford on Jan. 2 and the Cougars won't play at home until they host Oregon on Jan. 15. The…
Mike Leach addressed the media on Monday, as is his custom, to discuss Washington State's upcoming game against No. 2 Oregon. Leach emphasized that the key on Saturday will be not "squandering" plays because the Cougars will need to maximize every opportunity to keep pace…
For the second consecutive year the Washington State men's basketball team won't make its annual trip to Seattle's Key Arena for the Cougar Hardwood Classic. The Cougars were scheduled to face Hawaii on Dec. 13 but will instead travel to face Santa Clara on that…
WSU vs. Utah on September 27th will be televised on the Pac 12 Network at 5:00pm PST. #GoCougs — WSUCougFootball (@wsucougfb) September 15, 2014 Washington State's game against Utah will kick off at 5 p.m. PST making it the fifth-consecutive night game to start the…
Let me preempt those of you who will see fit to remind me in the comments and on Twitter by saying that yes, as far as tests go Portland State isn't exactly the MCAT. But it's still important to ace the easy exams and Washington…
Washington State begins Pac-12 play this week against No. 2 Oregon. That means that the Cougars will have their weekly press conference today to discuss the Ducks and we'll have some coverage from that in the early afternoon. In the meantime, we follow Saturday's win…
Giving these helmets a test run at practice tonight. #gocougs pic.twitter.com/pi1qC62nHS — WSUCougFootball (@wsucougfb) September 15, 2014 The Cougars did indeed debut their white helmets at tonight's practice, albeit without any decals, which lasted for about an hour. Not all the Washington State players wore…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Yesterday was a bottom-line type of day. And the bottom line was, the Cougars took care of business. The rest of the teams in the region? Not so much. Read on.
Lewis & Clark was having a great football season in 1923. Their record went to 5-0 with a 21-0 win on the road against Walla Walla on Nov. 10. Little did they foresee what that victory would bring.
Last night was fun for just about everybody. It was fun for the Washington State players because they got to pile up stats and pick up that first win of the season. It was fun for the fans because the Cougars won and the stadium…
So if a football team gives up touchdown plays of 61, 31, 57 and 39 yards it's possible that it could still survive, if the damage was limited to a few big plays. And if it surrenders 210 yards to a rugged running back, well,…
The Cougars picked up a much-needed win in style on Saturday night, treating the 30,874 fans in attendance to a 59-21 blowout. It's easy to say that not much can be learned from a big win over an FCS opponent, but I don't buy that.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Summer is unofficially over in the Inland Northwest. The Cougars are playing a home football game. In the more than 30 years I've lived in this area, that's always seemed to be the unofficial kickoff of autumn. Read on.
The is gridlock on Grand Ave, crowds at Cougar Country and I'll thank all you people to kindly get the heck out of My Office! Yes, Cougar football weekends must have returned to Pullman and if the sheer number of people that seem to be…
Lewis and Clark face off with Moses Lake and Ferris plays Coeur d'Alene at Joe Albi in the Friday night doubleheader. S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered both games. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
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