There have been too many goodbyes lately 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's been a bad stretch recently. Many of our sports icons from the last half of the 20th Century have passed on. Read on.
THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 2015
Morning links: Cougars prepare for Arizona schools 1
A couple Pac-12 games have already been played this week but the Cougars are dormant until tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 2015
Chiefs come up empty at Prince Albert
The Spokane Chiefs, four games into their six-game road trip to the WHL's East Division, hit a speed bump Wednesday and were shut out by the Prince Albert Raiders. Read story
Brandon moves up to 3rd with Chiefs on horizon
Brandon of the Western Hockey League moved from 4th to 3rd in this week's CHL rankings. The Wheat Kings will host the Spokane Chiefs on Friday. Read story
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Mondays: Gonzaga vs. Gonzaga
I've seen about 45 minutes of Gonzaga practice at the McCarthey Athletic Center this season, thanks to a change in the media day schedule from pre- to post-practice. But I've heard about Monday sessions. Like the Seattle Seahawks' "Competition Wednesdays" the Zags go at it,…
We're headed to the home stretch
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Believe it or not, the college basketball regular season is beginning the stretch run. Before you know it, it will be 50 degrees around here and the conference tournaments will be starting. Only one of those things will happen today, but we'll look toward the other. Read on.
Morning links: WSU's walk-on class 4
Signing Day 2015 is over but, like NFL teams chasing undrafted free agents, the NCAA teams now fight it out for the players that didn't find a team on the big day.
Bill Pierce's almanac: Rivalry puts GSL girls on map
In the late 1980’s Lewis and Clark and Shadle Park developed a rivalry in girls basketball that established the Greater Spokane League as one of the premiere leagues for that sport in the state of Washington.
WHL notes: Special honor for ex-Moose Jaw Warrior
This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with the Spokane Chiefs witnessing a special ceremony in Moose Jaw. Read story
TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 2015
Every game important for Idaho in final 8 Big Sky contests
Idaho returns home after a three-game road trip for a home slate against Portland State and Sac State. Idaho coach Don Verlin stresses the importance of the two games.
Eastern has plenty to prove Thursday night
The Eagles are at home Thursday night in a crucial game against Sacramento State - but you already knew that
The Inland Northwest's version of The Decision 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's a done deal. Vernon Adams Jr. has announced his decision. He will graduate from Eastern Washington University in June and transfer to Oregon the day after. So what's the problem? Read on.
Vernon Adams and EWU, the morning after
The news moved quickly on Monday, as quickly as Vernon Adams himself. Here's how it all went down.
Morning links: Oregon plucks a QB out of Eastern Washington
Pac-12 fans turned their attention to our side of the Evergreen State on Monday since Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams decided to finish his career at Oregon.
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015
Looking back at Oregon
Maybe you changed the channel pretty quickly yesterday. Or maybe you're the type that couldn't tear yourself away from the wreckage. Either way, you'll probably want to read this post with your eyes closed.
Keeping up with the Vernon Adams story
The news broke at 10:15 this morning via Instagram and Twitter that EWU quarterack Vernon Adams Jr will play next year at Oregon. Here are the reports we have so far...
Adams' first message to Eagle fans
Here is the complete text of Vernon Adams' Instagram message to EWU on Monday morning, as he announced his transfer to Oregon:
A plague on all your houses 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • First the Seahawks lose the Super Bowl on the final play. Then it rains mud around here. What's next, frogs, locusts and another Ridley Scott movie? Read on.
A week of drama awaits Eastern fans 10
Will he or won't he? Along with thousands of Eagle fans, I've been wondering for days
Morning links: Ducks soar, Cougars crumble
Oregon jumped out to a 12-0 lead against Washington State yesterday and that's more or less how the game continued for 40 minutes.
SUNDAY, FEB. 8, 2015
Ernie Kent after Oregon
My video camera gave out early in Ernie Kent's postgame interview, but here's what the WSU coach had to say after game.
Day after San Francisco 1
Like the Zags, I managed to get through last night’s so-late-I-missed-Saturday-Night-Live game that finished after 10:30. Gonzaga was tested twice on this road trip, trailing Santa Clara by six early in the second half and USF by a bucket on several occasions in the second…
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