CHIEFS, WHL UPDATED 11:40 A.M.Spokane has been hot. And that hot streak has resulted in the Chiefs burning their way up the Western Hockey League rankings to eighth, as listed here on Jeff Bunch's blog.••••••••••The big game in the WHL tonight is in Everett, where…
HUSKIESA lot is being made on Isaiah Stanback being lost for the season, and rightfully so. (Stanback rides off the field Saturday; Associated Press photo.)Stepping in is a player who originally signed with the Cougs – isn't that a funny set of circumstances? – Carl…
COUGARS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATED: 12:05 P.M.Glenn Kasses ranks the Pac-10 as the conference football race turns toward the home stretch. His No. 1 team? Cal. His No. 5 team? WSU.He wants to know if you think that's too high or too low. You can click…
MISCELLANEOUSIn Tuesday morning's Spokesman-Review, I asked for a favor. I'm looking for input from people who still remember John F. Kennedy on how they use the Internet in general, but more importantly – to me – SportsLink in particular.Here's your opportunity to let me know…
HUSKIESThe news couldn't have been worse for Isaiah Stanback. The Husky quarterback, a senior who was finally having the type of season kids dream about, is going to have surgery on his injured foot and his college career is over.You can find out more on…
VANDALS, EAGLESNot much in print for EWU or UI right now, but check out Dave Trimmer's blog for Eagle news.••••••••••Besides what Jim Meehan's posted on the Vandal blog, there is this from the Idaho Statesman about Boise State's porous pass defense displayed in their win…
SEAHAWKSOK, so they won, and that's supposed to be the bottom line.But did anyone else see the vulnerabilities I saw? How they couldn't stop the run early, couldn't stop the pass late – giving up a 67-yard scoring pass while leading by six with less…
MORRISON WATCH UPDATED 11:30 A.M.If you are wondering why the Bobcats are hosting Washington in an exhibition game today at 7 a.m. PDT, here's the answer: Charlotte is opening its Arena doors to thousands of middle school kids who have exhibited academic excellence and good…
VANDALS, EAGLES, HUSKIES, PIRATES, COLLEGE FOOTBALLLook who is atop the Western Athletic Conference standings (until tonight, anyway). The Idaho Vandals.The Vandals are 3-0 after forcing eight turnovers in their 24-14 win at Louisiana Tech.There's a lot more on Jim Meehan's blog.Jim was also at the…
SEAHAWKSOK, show of hands out there. How many of you would join me in cutting Mo Morris right now? Or kicking the defensive coordinator John Marshall out of the plane and make him walk home from St. Louis?Or make Morris and Marshall carry Josh Brown's…
COUGARS UPDATED 3:10 P.M.Before we get to the links below, I want to delve into the topic de jour – and the question of the day.What was up with the offense's performance in the red zone?
COUGARS UPDATED: 8:25 P.M.Let's go back in time, to say, Thursday.Stop by Bill Doba's office at WSU and ask the coach for a minute. Tell him you can guarantee Cal won't score any more than, say, 21 points against his team on Saturday.Think he would…
Methodical. That's the word I spent the second quarter searching for.Sort of like the Cougar defense and Marshawn Lynch. It spent 15 minutes trying to find him, with less success than I had.Lynch was part of rushing attack that had more than 100 yards at…
COUGARSThere is something magical about a Saturday and college football players. Call it the Lourdes effect.All these injured 20-year-olds suddenly are healthy enough to play.Marshawn Lynch and his bad ankle? He looks fine. Ditto Cougar offensive lineman Charles Harris and his ankle. It wouldn't shock…
COUGARSIt seemed like good news. Cal running back Marshawn Lynch has an ankle injury and may not be at full strength (he's on the field and running well, maybe slightly favoring his left ankle).But then you look at what happened last week against Oregon when…
EAGLES, VANDALS, PIRATESThe Vandals opponent today, Louisiana Tech (4 p.m.; Radio: 1050-AM, 1080-AM), is a mirror with UI in every way except one: the record. Idaho is 3-3, 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference; Louisiana Tech is 1-4 and 0-1.You can find more about today's…
COUGARSIt's game day (vs. Cal at 2 p.m. in Martin Stadium) and we have are usual array of information, all contained on one page in the print Spokesman-Review. We'll try to do something similar here before we hit the road.On the front page, we'll lead…
GONZAGAThe Gonzaga Bulldogs are coming off a 29-4 season. They reached the Sweet 16, finally losing to NCAA-finalist UCLA, which rallied from nine down in the final 3 minutes, 26 seconds to win, 73-71. They return seven players who contributed significant minutes to their success,…
SEAHAWKSWill Matt Hasselbeck survive the season?There seems to be some question about that right now, with the guy asking the biggest ones being Hawks' coach Mike Holmgren.According to Holmgren, quoted in Danny O'Neil's Times story, "the quarterback is getting hit too much."It's pretty obvious the…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL UPDATED 3:10 P.M.I'll be at Gonzaga tonight for the Bulldogs' first basketball practice, and will report here after the media availability session.The Zags will feature a new look this season, with starters Adam Morrison, J.P. Batista and Erroll Knight having moved on (here…
CHIEFSThe Chiefs host Everett tonight in the Arena and there's little doubt the Silvertips will be looking for revenge after last Friday's Spokane win in Everett.The Chiefs have two goalies, and Jeff Bunch writes in this morning's S-R that, despite the play of backup Dustin…
PREPSThe Greater Spokane League football race took a large step toward clearing itself up Thursday night with Ferris' 35-14 victory over U-Hi. (at right is Ferris' McKenzie Murphy; photo by Jed Conklin, Spokesman-Review)The Saxons (5-1) win basically assures they will be in a state 4A…
COLLEGE SPORTSThis is a little off the beaten track, but SIoncampus.com does a college ranking that's interesting.The publication ranks all schools based on how they are doing in all NCAA sports, with points given for their rankings overall.The current No. 1 school? California, which just…
HUSKIES, COLLEGE FOOTBALLWith Oregon State bringing a 2-3 record to Seattle, the Times' Bob Condotta takes the opportunity to detail the Beaver fans' dissatisfaction with coach Mike Riley.The Beavers do present one challenge to the UW coaching staff: Finding decent film on the OSU offense.…
MARINERSThis is the only M's piece I'm passing on right now, but it's fun.Everett columnist John Sleeper has a great idea: trade Adrian Beltre to the Yankees for Alex Rodriguez. There's flaws in this, of course, but it's a kick (not a good word to…
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