Attended media day Tuesday and came up with my weekly Gonzaga notebook. Here's my article. I covered the WCC's decision to move the opening of the conference schedule to late December again instead of pre-Christmas for at least the next three seasons, Domantas Sabonis' rebounding...
The former Eastern Washington star made a big impression last week
A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are many traditional things in sports that need to be changed. But not all of them. There is at least one tradition that is changing, and it’s hard to understand why. Read on.
Sophomore guard Victor Sanders slipped and fell on ice in Bozeman, Montana on Friday night. The implications for the Idaho men's basketball team are heavy.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • If you could do anything in sports, what would it be? A Hall of Famer and/or play in the World Series? Throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl? Play for an NBA title? Or – my personal favorite – win an Olympic gold medal? Read on.
Former GU star and ex-Lewis & Clark standout are finalists for Olympic women's basketball team.
High school rivalries aren’t new. Long before the Rubber Chicken, Groovy Shoes, Stinky Sneaker and Catmania spirit games, students were cheering to beat their arch-rival in sports.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Images from Sunday: Tom Brady on his backside, Cam Newton with a towel on his head and Luke Kuechly running into the end zone again. And, lest we forget, the Carolina fan's ensuing pratfall. Read on.
Back with my day-after post following the Zags’ 71-61 bounce-back win over Pacific (while trying to keep an eye on the TV to watch SMU's road loss to Temple, the Mustangs' first loss. GU-SMU on Feb. 13 in Dallas). GU-Pacific game story here. Read on.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Sometimes the past seems to control the present. Or at least influence it a lot. Such was the case yesterday in Stockton – up until a point. Read on.
The Washington State Cougars came back against Colorado but could not close in the final seconds. Now, the Cougars have a tough trip to Los Angeles on tap.
Conor Clifford and Ike Iroegbu at the postgame press conference.
Video and transcript of Ernie Kent's postgame press conference.
Gonzaga didn't have its 'A' game by any stretch, but it played its best during a 10-minute span of the second half, outscoring Pacific 25-8 to produce a hard-fought 71-61 victory Saturday. My unedited game story is below. Day-after post coming in the morning.
Final stats from Washington State's loss to Colorado.
Idaho was already without Perrion Callandrent, but leading scorer tumbled on ice Friday night and was unavailable on Saturday as the Vandals fell to Montana State in Big Sky Conference play.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-5, 6-2) visit the Pacific Tigers (6-12, 4-4) at 1 p.m. today.
Gonzaga and Pacific square off at 1 today at the Spanos Center, the site of Kyle Wiltjer's 45-point performance a year ago. Here's my preview.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s Saturday again already? And there is no football on? That can’t be good. Read on.
Washington State hosts the Colorado Buffaloes at 6 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum.
Back with the day-after Saint Mary’s post. Here's my game story. Also, the WCC announced the nine-team format for the conference tournament (Pacific self-imposed penalty not to participate). Read on.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Remember when Thursday nights were the purview of “Seinfeld,” “Friends” and “Frazier?” That’s so 1990s. Nowadays when you’re talking about Thursday nights and “Must See TV,” you are talking about college basketball on the best coast. Read on.
The Bulldogs try to regroup after suffering their third straight West Coast Conference loss
Gonzaga has five losses this season by a combined total of 15 points, and the latest -- a 70-67 setback to Saint Mary's -- was the Zags' most frustrating yet. GU blew a 15-point second half lead, and a 10-point edge inside the final 7…
Josh Hawkinson and Que Johnson after Washington State's loss to Utah.
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