VANDALS, EAGLESIdaho Statesman columnist Brian Murphy talked with football coach Dennis Erickson about the Vandals' success so far this season, and how Erickson is trying to temper fans' expectations for the remainder of the year. There's more information, notes and opinion on Jim Meehan's blog,…
MORRISON WATCH, COLLEGE BASKETBALLNot match the day after the preseason opener, but one question, courtesy of the visiting team's local newspaper: Was it Adam Morrison's offense, or the Orlando Magic's defense?The Orlando Sentinel fell in the category of the latter in its summary of the…
EAGLES, VANDALS, HUSKIES, PIRATESEastern Washington will be facing Northern Colorado in Big Sky action for the first time Saturday (12:30 p.m.; KSKN-22) and what little they know about the Bears might have to be revised.It seems, according to Dave Trimmer's story in today's S-R, the…
CHIEFS, WHLA slow start didn't bode well for Spokane in the Arena on Tuesday.Neither did an early penalty and a power-play goal.But then Judd Blackwater got going. His two second-period goals ignited the Chiefs' offense in their 6-4 comeback win over the Portland Winter Hawks.The…
COUGARSThe Cougars are heading into probably their toughest back-to-back games of the season (Cal and Oregon), and they'll do it down a few key offensive players.Glenn Kasses' went over the injuries to Jason Hill, Cody Boyd and Ben Woodard in his story today, and he…
COUGARS, VANDALSA couple of late notes ...Cal's Marshawn Lynch, who has been battling an ankle sprain, will play Saturday at Washington State, according to Cal coach Jeff Tedford.••••••••••The Shreveport Times profiles Dennis Erickson as he gets ready to bring his Vandals to Louisiana to play…
THE LATE NEWS Bad news for the Husky basketball program, already having to replace a big chunk of last year's NCAA playoff team.Seven-foot freshman center Spencer Hawes will have arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to repair some damage to his right knee. The Seattle Prep product is…
HUSKIESWell so much for putting USC behind them.According to Bob Condotta's Seattle Times story, reporters quizzed coach Tyrone Willingham for about 45 minutes about the ending of Saturday game in Los Angeles.And we know the fans haven't gotten over it. They think there was a…
VANDALS, EAGLESDennis Erickson's presence usually means there will be improvement.For the fifth time in eight coaching stops, the University of Idaho football coach has won more games in his first year than the team won the year before. That little tidbit is only one note…
PREPS UPDATED 1 P.M.Each day of the week in the fall has its own flair in the prep sports world.Monday is given over to looking back at the weekend just past, Wednesday is the boring day, Thursday is Prep Page day at the S-R, Friday…
COLLEGE FOOTBALLI forgot to put together my top five last week, but after Florida leapfrogged USC this week in the AP poll (USC is still two in the coaches' poll), I couldn't let this week go by without putting something down.I have just one word…
SEAHAWKSThe bye week is over. So is a quarter of the season. Where do the Seahawks stand?Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times tried to answer that question today as does Mike Sando, on his Seahawk blog from the News Tribune. The Everett Herald's Scott Johnson…
SHOCKKevin Beard is no longer a member of the Shock.The team announced Monday that Beard, a wide receiver/linebacker from the University of Miami, has signed with the defending Arena Bowl champion Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.Beard (pictured playing with Miami; AP photo) led…
PREPSThere is still a lot of confusion concerning the Greater Spokane League playoff picture, but one part this is set: The schedule for the last week's games with the Columbia Basin League, which include non-league games for non-playoff participants, and play-in games for the state…
HUSKIES UPDATED: 12:40 P.M.Now that I'm back, we can get into that final 2 seconds.There's a lot of stuff that ran Sunday (and we linked to the best on Sunday morning), but let's look at today's stories.The Pac-10's head of officials, Verle Sorgen – you…
COUGARS, COLLEGE FOOTBALLOK, if you've read this on-line column, or if you read the paper last Tuesday, or if you know me at all, you know today is my birthday. My 50th birthday. I have only one thing to say: Thank God my waistline no…
Give this win to the Washington State defense.The Cougars defeated Oregon State 13-6 Saturday night in Corvallis in a game that, if not dominated by defenses, was at least decided by them.WSU (4-2 overall and 2-1 in Pac-10 play) cracked the OSU end zone just…
COUGARSThere must be some sort of bible verse that says "and the kickers shall lead them." At least there should be in a Cougar game-day bible.That was the case in the first half Saturday, when kicker Loren Langley converted two field goals – 39 and…
COUGARSHow important is Mkristo Bruce to Washington State?Let's see what he's done in just this Oregon State game alone.Midway through the first quarter, he stripped the ball from OSU's Matt Moore – yes, it looked like a pass to me – then fell on the…
EAGLESIt's not often you trail at halftime 21-10 and feel pretty good.But that's the case for the Eastern Eagles right now.When Montana jumped out with 21 first-quarter points - including a 94-yard punt return and Josh Swogger's bullet touchdown pass - it looked like the…
CHIEFS, WHLThere is a lot of Chiefs news in today's Spokesman-Review.The place to start is this story about Derek Ryan, the Chiefs' homegrown star.Spokane also won on the road Friday night, handing Everett its first loss of the season. There's a longer story in the…
PREPSIf you read just one prep football story today, read this one. It's the type of story about national high school records that needed to be written, that needed to be promoted and that needs to be read.It shows there are two sides to every…
SEAHAWKS, SONICSSports is a key part of Seattle's culture, right up there with coffee and grunge. But, after building more than a billion dollars worth of sports stadiums within the city limits, some people are saying enough.And they have a new tactic.The P-I's Art Thiel…
MORRISON WATCHFor the past couple years, Adam Morrison has been the talk of Spokane. If he walked into a downtown restaurant, heads would turn, people would talk, maybe even an autograph hunter or two would screw up the guts to ask. I know, I've seen…
CHIEFS, WHLThe Spokane Chiefs have had a chance to regroup, reenergize and relax – a little – after opening the Western Hockey League season on the road.That season-opening four-game road trip - caused by the Promise Keepers being in the Arena, which is what kicks…
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