El Paso WR Tyquez Hampton chooses WSU
Wide receiver Tyquez Hampton from El Paso, Texas, announced on local television that he will play at Washington State.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016
If it happens anywhere in the world, there always seems to be some connection to this area
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We used to sit around the newsroom years ago and talk about the Spokane vortex, a made-up term to explain how so many world and national events had a connection to the medium-sized city on the river. It still exists. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016
Blowout, blowout and blowout – though the winner was different the last time 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS • So if this Cleveland team had shown up just once in Oakland, maybe this series would have some excitement in it. Read on.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
How should we handle scofflaws at younger levels? 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • We are all a bit jaundiced to news about college football programs going on NCAA probation, aren’t we? After all, it happens to a high-profile school about once a year. But when the same problems – recruiting violations, rule-breaking and the like – filter down to the high school level, that still catches our eye. Read on.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016
Let's keep cool by thinking of other things 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • No matter how hot it is around here – and it is really hot – summer hasn’t officially begun. So we’re trying to find other items to cover than just baseball. Read on.
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016
The Mariners have a lot of good things going on, but what they lack is enough to cause a fit
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Frustrated? No, that’s not right. Disappointed? Not that either. Angry? Now that’s the right word. Read on.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016
Starting pitching woes for the M's just doesn't add up
A GRIP ON SPORTS • If pitching is 80 percent of baseball and starting pitching is two-thirds of that, than the M’s are 110 percent behind the eight-ball right now. At least by my math. Read on.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016
Muhammad Ali was so much more than just a boxer 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Boxing isn’t a sport that dominates the nation’s consciousness anymore. Certainly not like it did 40 or 50 years ago when there was one man who was able to keep it in the spotlight all by himself. The brightest light in a dark time. But now Muhammad Ali is gone. Read on.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2016
And the award for best comeback in San Diego goes to ...
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s time to give an Academy Award-like speech. You know, when the speaker acknowledges everyone from his or her first-grade teacher to his or her dialect coach. That’s how I feel about the Golden State Warriors’ bench right now. And it has to do with the M’s. Read on.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016
WSU adds QB to class of 2016 1
Junior college quarterback Anthony Gordon signed with Washington State and will have three years of eligibility.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
The M's are making Safeco Field look like a bandbox
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Given up yet? Trying to figure out the Mariners, I mean. The last five home games included three losses to the Twins, then so many home runs against the Padres it made Safeco Field look a bit like Fenway. Or your local youth baseball field. Read on.
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