Video: Graham Harrell after practice
Graham Harrell talks to the media after WSU's Wednesday practice.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 2015
Video: Mike Leach after practice
Mike Leach talks to the media after WSU's Wednesday practice.
Game day for Zags, Lions
Gonzaga's three-games-in-five-days stretch concludes tonight with a visit from Loyola Marymount. Players will disperse for Christmas on the 24th and return on the 27th to prepare for GU's first WCC road trip (at Santa Clara Dec. 31, at San Francisco Jan. 2). Here's my GU-LMU…
Christmas time takes its toll on our sports watching habits 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Christmas is just around the corner and we are nowhere near ready. Is that unusual for anyone else? There is just too much to do, including watch sporting events on the television. How do you work it all in? Read on.
Morning links: Cougars get their swag on
Washington State held its first El Paso practice yesterday. Then the Cougars hit the gift suite.
TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 2015
Video: Graham Harrell after practice
Graham Harrell speaks to the media after WSU's first practice in El Paso.
Video: Mike Leach after practice
Mike Leach speaks to the media after WSU's first practice in El Paso.
Day after Pepperdine
You know the day-after drill: My game story, Dan Pelle’s photos. Read on for more from GU’s 99-73 thrashing of Pepperdine on Monday night.
From a galaxy far, far away to a Kennel just down the street, Monday held some surprises
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Well, finally got to see “The Force Awakens” last night. The most amazing thing about it is Hans Solo is ... read on.
Morning links: Cougars arrive in El Paso
Washington State was met by a mariachi band that played Christmas carols when it deplaned in El Paso on Tuesday.
MONDAY, DEC. 21, 2015
Zags start strong, finish strong
Gonzaga put together another strong first half and followed it up with a strong second half to pummel Pepperdine 99-73 on Monday night. Domantas Sabonis produced another monster stat line with 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Here's my game story and Dan Pelle's…
GU defeats Pepperdine 99-73
S-R photojournalist Dan Pelle covered Gonzaga's home game against Pepperdine. Check out this gallery of action photos.
With the playoffs on the way again, the Hawks show once more they aren't dead even when it looks as if they are 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There was a funeral about eight weeks ago in Seattle. The Seahawks’ playoff hopes were put to rest. Dirt was tossed, a eulogy read. All premature, as it turns out. Read on.
SUNDAY, DEC. 20, 2015
When it comes to local sports teams, it is 'we' vs. 'them' 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS • I was texting with a buddy last night during the Gonzaga basketball game and he dropped a “we” into the conversation. Being he once played for the Zags, I gave him a pass. But it got me to thinking. When is it acceptable to refer to a local sports team with a “we?” Read on.
Morning links: Bowl season begins
The Pac-12 is off to a hot start in the postseason, with both Arizona and Utah winning their bowl games.
SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 2015
The last weekend before Christmas is for sports watching, though the mall may be calling
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The bowl season gets underway today. There is a bunch of good college basketball games on TV as well, including a battle over in Seattle. There will be a bunch of frenzied folks at the malls. It’s just your typical Saturday before Christmas. Read on.
FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 2015
Video: Conor Clifford, Ike Iroegbu and Que Johnson
WSU players after Texas State.
Video: Ernie Kent after Texas State
Everything Ernie Kent said after WSU's overtime win over Texas State.
Zags, Vols meet in Seattle
Gonzaga coach Mark Few and Tennessee counterpart Rick Barnes go way back, back when Few was a GU assistant coach and Barnes was head coach at Clemson. The teams clashed in the 1997 Top of the World Classic championship game in Fairbanks with GU upsetting…
Mike Leach AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Falk and Middleton on the first team
The Associated Press released its All-Pac-12 team on Friday and the Cougars fared pretty well.
After all the bad weather and strange occurrences around here lately, isn't it time for some good news?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Went to sleep last night in Spokane. Woke up in Milwaukee. At least the weight of the overnight snow made me feel as if I were in Wisconsin. Read on.
Morning links: WSU returns to practice 2
The Washington State Cougars returned to the practice field on Thursday after taking some time off for finals.
THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 2015
Video: Peyton Pelluer after practice
The Cougars returned to practice on Thursday after taking a few days off for finals.
Video: Mike Leach after practice
Mike Leach talks about WSU's upcoming bowl game after WSU's first practice of the week.
Video: Luke Falk after practice
Luke Falk talks about Gabe Marks' return to WSU practice, and more after WSU's first practice of the week.
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