Eastern still No. 19 in Mid-Major rankings
Despite opening the Big Sky Conference season with two wins last weekend, EWU remained 19th in the College Insider Mid-Major poll.
TUESDAY, JAN. 6, 2015
EWU football recruits show their stuff
With national Letter of Intent Day barely a month away, here's an early look at a few high school stars who've made verbal commits to the Eagles
Vandals host "rival" EWU for Big Sky lead, Don Verlin presser comments
Idaho will host "Rival" Eastern Washington Saturday at the Cowan Spectrum for the Big Sky Conference lead. How much of a rivalry is it?
NCAA scoring leader Harvey isn't looking at stats
Eastern guard Tyler Harvey is averaging 23.4 points a game, but more importantly, the Eagles are 2-0
There will soon be a Mariner in the Hall of Fame 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There is one special aspect of 2015 everyone seems to be missing. This will be the last year there is no Mariner in baseball's Hall of Fame. Read on.
Morning links: look what Klay Thompson did 7
Former WSU hooper Klay Thompson will always be known for his shooting but the guy can dunk, too. Just ask Kevin Durant.
MONDAY, JAN. 5, 2015
Zags move up one spot in polls
Gonzaga moved up one spot in both polls -- to No. 6 in AP, No. 7 in USA Today. Complete rankings here. Also, latest Bracketology here (GU a 2 seed).
No question this is going to be a great week
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Everybody has questions. We have some answers. Read on.
Morning links: Cougars pick up conference road win 4
The Cougars nearly made it to the two-year anniversary of their Jan. 26, 2013 win at Oregon State.
SUNDAY, JAN. 4, 2015
Inland Northwest college basketball has a great Saturday 4
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Both Gonzaga teams win. Ditto for Eastern Washington, Idaho and Whitworth. The Cougar women win on the road. And Baltimore goes into Pittsburgh and knocks the Steelers from the playoffs. All in all, a really good Saturday. Read on.
Day after Portland
Back with a day-after post from Gonzaga’s 87-75 win over Portland that in many ways resembled its 60-48 win over San Diego last Monday. Game story here; another gamer in the Oregonian. Read on.
Morning links: WSU finishes Bay Area trip at California
Today at 3 p.m. the Cougars will take another shot getting that first Pac-12 win, this time at California.
Rare road woes for Chiefs
The Spokane Chiefs were riding a seven-game winning streak and owned one of the WHL's best road records when they began a two-game series in Victoria on Friday. The Royals swept the weekend, but the Chiefs hope to rebound during three home games next week.…
SATURDAY, JAN. 3, 2015
Zags hold off Pilots
Kevin Pangos and Przemek Karnowski carried Gonzaga to the finish line, combining to score 32 of the team's last 35 points in an 87-75 win over Portland on Saturday. My unedited game story is below. Back tomorrow with a day-after post.
EWU defeats Idaho State 65-57
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered EWU's home game against Idaho State. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Cougars hope to leave the Bay Area with a split
Washington State wasn't able to beat Stanford on Friday but can still have a successful road trip.
Zags back on road, face Portland
Gonzaga is back on the road for another WCC game, this time against Portland at the Chiles Center. Here's my game preview. Here's a feature on Domas Sabonis, son of ex-Portland Trail Blazers' star Arvydas.
Time for the NFL to retake the stage
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's a bit different Saturday this week than it's been in a while. After all, there is very little college football to keep you company. Just the professional variety. And college basketball, of course. That should be enough. Read on.
Morning links: Early lead slips away from Cougars
For about 10 minutes yesterday the Cougars looked like an upper-tier Pac-12 basketball team.
Chiefs' streak vanishes in Victoria
The Spokane Chiefs did just about everything right during a seven-game winning streak that moved them within one point of first place in the Western Hockey League's U.S. Division. Everything was still fine Friday until halfway through their game at Victoria, British Columbia. Read story
FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 2015
Xavier Cooper will enter the NFL draft 1
Washington State defensive lineman Xavier Cooper will forego his senior season and enter the NFL draft this spring.
Video: Ernie Kent after Stanford
Ernie Kent speaks to the media after WSU's 71-56 loss at Stanford.
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