No. 7 Louisville clamps down on Gonzaga
Gonzaga's undefeated season came to an end Wednesday at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The Bulldogs played well on defense but couldn't get their offense going. Read story
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21, 2012
Eastern will challenge No. 11 California
Eastern Washington is on its way to play 11th-ranked California on Friday at the Cal Classic by Doubletree. This recent article examines the Golden Bears' strengths. Read article
NHL Central Scouting releases rankings
Check out the NHL Central Scouting preliminary rankings of junior talent in North American and Europe. One of the listed players, Everett defenseman Mirco Muller, is in town tonight to play the Spokane Chiefs. Read article
OHL puts limit on fighting
The Ontario Hockey League has cracked down on fighting this season. (The OHL is one of three leagues under the umbrella of the Canadian Hockey League. The Spokane Chiefs' Western Hockey League is another.) Read more
TUESDAY, NOV. 20, 2012
Louisville features double dose of Schimmels
Gonzaga puts its 5-0 record on the line Wednesday against No. 7 Louisville. People around here may remember when Gonzaga played Louisville in the NCAA tournament two years ago. One of Louisville's flashier players, Shoni Schimmel, used to live on the Umatilla (Ore.) reservation. Shoni…
Gonzaga, No. 7 Louisville up next in Mexico
Keani Albanez and Jazmine Redmon scored career highs Tuesday night as Gonzaga began play at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with an 80-66 victory. The Bulldogs will meet No. 7 Louisville in Wednesday's semifinals. Read more
Aviani grows as Chiefs leader
Just had a good chat with Spokane Chiefs center Mike Aviani. Here's the story
Stanford teams share success
It looks like the Stanford women will be ranked No. 1 when they play at Gonzaga on Dec. 2. Here's a good AP story on how the Cardinal joined the school's football team in knocking off No. 1 teams.
MONDAY, NOV. 19, 2012
Sun, tough competition lure Gonzaga
Hola, women's basketball fans and other amigos. Gonzaga's women's basketball team is on its way to a three-day tournament in Mexico. Here's the story:
SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 2012
Fiddler directs Chiefs to triumph
The Spokane Chiefs are coming home for a Wednesday game with Everett. Saturday's game in Seattle was a 3-1 win, with Todd Fiddler recording his first career hat trick. Read more
Gonzaga keeps its eyes on Stanford
After defeating Wisconsin during its home opener on Friday night, Gonzaga also had its attention on this game. Stanford comes to Gonzaga on Dec. 2. Read more
FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 2012
Bulldogs storm back to beat Badgers
Gonzaga's home opener Friday was a game of streaks, as Wisconsin built a 14-point first-half lead but the Bulldogs used an 18-0 run to win 62-53. Read more.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010
One of Indians' top hitters promoted
Spokane Indians outfielder Guillermo Pimentel was promoted Wednesday to the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads, the Texas Rangers’ Low-A team in the South Atlantic League. Pimentel hit .344 in nine games with the Indians, playing center field and right field. He made an impression on Everett on…
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
Indians lose to Dust Devils again
The Tri-City Dust Devils defeated the Spokane Indians, 9-5, at Avista Stadium on Saturday night. Here is our story.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
Rangers' top collegiate pick assigned to Indians
The Texas Rangers on Friday signed third baseman Mike Olt, their top collegiate pick from this month’s first-year draft, and assigned him to Spokane. Olt, who set the career home-run record at the University of Connecticut, was selected in the supplemental first round and the…
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