The Washington State defense gets better marks this week after the Cougars' 24-13 loss at Nevada thanks to an OK if not great performance, with a little extra credit given the bind it was put in by WSU's offense. Even with a 55-yard run by…
Sundays are always a quiet day on the Pac-12 college football landscape as teams and reporters alike gear up for another week of press conferences, teleconferences, practices and previews. Still, we've found some links from around the conference to pass along before today's Monday press…
Washington State practiced for about an hour on Sunday night to prepare for their Pullman home-opener against Portland State this weekend. Prior to the official start of practice, however, the team took a quick roll through Leach Beach, the sand pit the Cougars use for…
SEATTLE – A few reflections off Lake Washington as I prepare to head back to Spokane this morning… The entertainment value of Saturday’s 59-52 loss at Husky Stadium wasn’t lost on the Eagle coaches and players, who lingered a bit as they exited to the…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's said if you can learn something new every day, then you never really age. So what happens if what you learn is just a reoccurrence of something you learned long ago, but forgot? Does that mean you've reverted back to…
There weren't so many fireworks in Arizona's win over Texas-San Antonio on Thursday and Washington State's loss on Friday was a defensive struggle. But Saturday was a series of shootouts for the Pac-12 and with the exception of the two teams involved in USC's 13-10…
For a while Saturday night, the Idaho Vandals were college football's Team Deja Vu. After seeing their season opener at Florida delayed, suspended and finally canceled after massive lightning strikes and rain, the Vandals nearly had it happen again at Round 2, their Sun Belt…
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered Whitworth's victory over Lewis and Clark, 63-10, in the college football game on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. Check out this big picture story of his game photos!
A GRIP ON SPORTS It's pretty easy to imagine how the typical Cougar fan feels this morning. Disappointed, discouraged and confused. Above all, confused. That last one I understand. I share that final one. Read on.
Well, that was unexpected. Sure, there were Washington State partisans that figured winning at Nevada would be a tall task. Even the always faithful Jim Moore called the upset. But those pundits imagined the Cougars coming up just short in a shootout. I don't think…
Courtesy of WSU athletics
Washington State suffered a deflating loss at Nevada on Friday night in which the defense played surprisingly well and the offense surprisingly did not. The game ended after 11 p.m. so the final quarter was a little rushed on our end, but with some time…
SEATTLE - I posed five questions about the Washington Huskies to Christian Caple, who covers the Dawgs for the Tacoma News Tribune. You can follow him on Twitter: @ChristianCaple 1) Coach Sarksian is gone, but what do you see as his major contributions in upgrading…
Try Relay: the free SMS and picture text app for iPhone.
A GRIP ON SPORTS Listening to Colin Cowherd this morning, I was struck once again by the power of the NFL. A Thursday night game in early September on the tube draws a 16-plus overnight rating, according to numbers cited by the ESPN radio host.…
One Eastern Washington player's career will be coming full-circle when the Eagles play in Husky Stadium. Here's my story on center Jase Butorac, plus the full transcript from Thursday's live chat. Want more? Here is a preview from the game produced by EWU Sports Information…
Last night the Mariners and Seahawks of Seattle combined to outscore their opponents 46-18. Today, Washington State has the spotlight and can keep the good Northwestern vibes going with a similar performance in a 7:30 p.m. ESPN game. This will be the Pac-12's weekend and…
In 1918 the two Spokane high schools, Lewis & Clark and North Central, were under a school board restriction that only allowed them three football games a year, including the traditional game against one another. Unseen circumstances arose that year to make that shortened schedule…
One more base hit in the ninth inning Thursday night and the Spokane Indians would still be playing baseball Friday at Avista Stadium. But the Indians' record-setting season reached an end in thrilling fashion when Spokane left the bases loaded in the ninth during a…
If you’re a fan of local sports history, you are going to love this site. If you just want to find out who was on the 1982 all-GSL team, or how many wins Billy Frazier compiled as the coach at Gonzaga Prep, or how the…
Read the full transcript of this chat:
A GRIP ON SPORTS Will the Seahawks repeat as Super Bowl champions? That's the question everyone wants answered, right? So what is the answer? Read on.
It's a fact of life: the big football schools get more media attention - hence my headline above. This week, Vernon Adams has settled into the role of "the other quarterback," no matter that he's an FCS All-American and that the other guy has started…
SportsLink is your portal into sports news around the Inland Northwest and beyond. You'll find updates, notes and opinions, and plenty of reader feedback.
Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online. You can find a collection of these columns here.
| Sept. 2014 | ||||
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | 09 | 08 | 07 | 06 |
| 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 |
