A GRIP ON SPORTS • It hasn’t rained much in the Inland Northwest since April. But it’s raining this morning. It is Labor Day weekend, after all, and it’s sort of a tradition. Read on.
In just a few short hours Washington State will kick-off its season (or maybe return a kick) against Portland State. Pass the time until then with some links.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Were you torn a bit last night? The first real night of college football and there was an NFL game on. Not just any NFL team. The local NFL team. Of course, it was an NFL preseason game. The fourth NFL preseason game. Read on.
And so it begins, as Eastern embarks on the 2015 football season
The WSU players and coaches are sworn not to look past their next opponent. We're not players or coaches, so let's talk about that Week 2 opponent …
The Spokane Indians bid adieu Thursday to what was a strange Northwest League season at Avista Stadium. Read game story
The Spokane Chiefs dive into their seven-game preseason schedule starting Friday at Everett's tournament. Read story
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the Vandals' home game against Ohio. Check out this big picture gallery of action photos.
Gonzaga released its non-conference schedule Thursday, which essentially amounted to filling out a few home matchups to go along with the previously announced marquee contests. More below.
Here's the replay from today's EWU football chat with beat writer Jim Allen.
The Idaho Vandals kick off season three of the Paul Petrino era. What are the things to watch when Idaho takes the field against MAC opponent Ohio?
A GRIP ON SPORTS • College football really gets going tonight. And we couldn’t be happier. Read on.
The EWU football opener is just two days away, but there's still so much more to write about.
We continue our daily coverage of the Washington State football team and the Pac-12 with a story about running back Gerard Wicks and our Week 1 conference picks.
A scoring change after Wednesday's marathon game ended put the Indians in a worse light. Read story
After three days of clean air in Pullman, it appears that Washington State's 11 a.m. game against Portland State will not be impacted by local wildfires. So, the Cougars are using their unsold tickets to help those who do need some relief.
Those of us who have covered the Cougars for a long time, say three weeks, remember when it was 105-degrees in Lewiston. Now, it's raining.
Those of us who have covered the Cougars for a long time, say three weeks, remember when it was 105-degrees in Lewiston. Now, it's raining.
Mike Leach talks about running back Gerard Wicks, newcomer Treshon Broughton and more.
Oregonian sports writer Andrew Greif was kind enough to answer five of my biggest questions about the Ducks and this week's game. Here they are ...
Join me at 11 a.m. for a live chat to discuss Washington State football and the upcoming game against Portland State.
Spokane made it official Tuesday, formally announcing it has left the AFL for the IFL and Adam Shackleford is back as head coach. Shack, popular and successful in his first stint with the Shock from 2007-09, is busy putting together an IFL roster (it probably…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The most talked about guy at Eastern Washington football practice yesterday was a guy who wasn’t even there. I bet that went over well with the Eagles. Read on.
Vernon Adams Jr. was nowhere to be found Tuesday at Eastern Washington football practice, yet he was everywhere.
I'll be hosting our last Wednesday WSU chat session of the preseason at 11 a.m. today. Until then, links!
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