A GRIP ON SPORTS • Do you remember the last time Washington State won a Pac-12 (actually, Pac-10) basketball tournament game? Or the last time the Cougars lost at least 17 consecutive games? If you do recall those moments of yin-yang in the program, then you are probably shaking your head today. Read on.
Quotes from Washington State's locker room.
Here's what Ernie Kent said after Washington State's Pac-12 tournament loss to Colorado.
Eagles regain their mojo in Reno
A GRIP ON SPORTS • What would March be without the Zags in the NCAA tournament? Not the same, that’s for sure. Read on.
Back with my unedited game story from Gonzaga's 85-75 win over Saint Mary's in the WCC title game Tuesday. Colin Mulvany's photo gallery here. Game story below.
The Eastern Washington Eagles (16-14) play the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-24) at Reno (Nevada) Events Center at 8 p.m. tonight.
Here's what Ernie Kent said at his media availability on Tuesday.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-7) play the Saint Mary's Gaels (27-4) at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas at 6 p.m. tonight.
Calvin Green was arrested on Sunday morning and charged with hit-and-run, reckless endangerment and not having a valid license.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • No matter if you are a Gonzaga fan – and many of your are – or not – and many of you wearing crimson or purple aren’t – you have to admit last night’s WCC semifinal with BYU was a great college basketball game. Read on.
That was a treat to watch, a 40-minute thrill-ride that Gonzaga claimed, 88-84, over BYU in the WCC tournament semifinals late Monday night. And by late, we mean ending way too tight to deadline! I put together a game story that you read below. Here's...
Washington State forward Josh Hawkinson was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • This may just be the most important day in Gonzaga basketball history in the past, oh, few weeks or so. Then, it the Zags win, tomorrow will supersede it. Read on.
With the Pac-12 regular season over and the conference tournament beginning on Wednesday, it is now time to dole out some individual performance awards.
Gonzaga and BYU tangle for the third time this season and this one will be the most important yet: Monday night's showdown in the WCC tournament semifinals. Here's my game preview and John Blanchette's column on Silas Melson finding his way in the last five…
We've got you covered, even with the 9:30 p.m. start. Gonzaga pounded Portland again, 92-67, late Saturday night, an outcome that looked similar to a 92-66 win over the Pilots on Feb. 11. Here's my game story, John Blanchette's column and Colin Mulvany's photo gallery.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Are you sort of hungover this morning? No, not that type of hangover. The type you get from too much basketball. All kinds. My head hurts. Read on.
Washington State got just about the best opening matchup it could have hoped for. The Cougars will face the Colorado Buffaloes at 2:30 p.m. in Las Vegas.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-7) play the Portland Pilots (12-19) at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas at 9 p.m. tonight.
Make that tournament game day for the Zags and Pilots, and this is one of the bigger WCC tourneys for Gonzaga in years. Gonzaga's up-and-down regular season probably means the Zags probably need three wins in Las Vegas to secure an 18th straight NCAA trip.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s Saturday. It’s March. You know the drill. Get up. Read the SportsLink blog. Watch basketball. All day. Read on.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • The weather is warming up and basketball season is winding down. It’s a nice combination, especially with the B tournaments at the Arena. Read on.
Eastern must regroup after a tough loss to Bengals
Heading over to the Orleans Arena in a bit for the Gonzaga women's game vs. Santa Clara at the WCC tournament. Meanwhile, I put together a feature on Gonzaga sophomore forward Domantas Sabonis that will run in Friday's S-R. Here's the link.
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