Back with my unedited game story from Gonzaga's 82-60 win over San Diego. The Zags stayed tied with Saint Mary's at the top of the WCC. The conference title will be determined on the last day of the regular season when GU visits BYU and…
Trevor Kennedy, a receiver and kick returner throughout his career, seems to have found a home at running back with the Spokane Empire. More on Kennedy and the team's season opening victory over Tri-Cities in my Empire notebook.
There have been two constants with Gonzaga basketball: One, the Zags make the NCAA tournament, to the tune of 17 straight trips. Two, about every 4-5 years, that streak has endured a close call. So a history lesson seems in order with the current Zags…
You know the drill. Here’s my game story, John Blanchette’s column and Tyler Tjomsland’s photos. Read on for my day-after Saint Mary’s post.
Gonzaga missed an opportunity to take command of the WCC race, falling to the visiting Saint Mary's Gaels 63-58 on Saturday. GU had one of its worst offensive nights of the season -- maybe the worst -- shooting just 35.5 percent, making 5 of 26…
Gonzaga closes its regular-season home schedule with a visit from rival Saint Mary's on Saturday. Senior Night and a showdown with the Gaels has all the makings of an interesting night inside the McCarthey Athletic Center. I combined all those elements into one story: the…
Spokane's 11th season of indoor football begins with a new league (the IFL), a new/familiar coach (Adam Shackleford, Shock coach from 2007-09) and the renewal of a regional rivalry with Tri-Cities (the franchises last squared off in 2009 as members of arenafootball2). After just two…
Back with my day-after Pacific post following Gonzaga’s 90-68 home victory Thursday. Come to think of it, I don’t have a lot more to add than what I put into the game story but that’s not going to stop me. My game story, Colin Mulvany’s...
Kyle Wiltjer and Domantas Sabonis combined for 49 points to power Gonzaga past visiting Pacific 90-68 on Thursday. My unedited game story is below. Here's Colin Mulvany's photo gallery. Day-after post coming in the morning.
I visited with Przemek Karnowski this afternoon, our first extended chat in months. He's not only a go-to player on the court; the affable big man was a go-to guy for media in the locker room. The 7-foot-1 center's senior season has not gone as...
Big one tonight for Gonzaga and SMU at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. While the Zags (20-5) don't have any bad losses they are a little light on quality wins (two in the top 100 RPI) and 16th-ranked SMU certainly represents a major opportunity to enhance…
Back with my day-after post following Gonzaga’s 92-66 blowout over Portland on Thursday. My game story, as well as articles in the Oregonian and Portland Tribune. More below.
Gonzaga hammered Portland 92-66 on Thursday as three Zags with Portland ties -- Kyle Wiltjer, Domantas Sabonis and Silas Melson -- combined for 51 points and 20 rebounds. My unedited game story is below. Day-after post coming in the morning.
It's an interesting week for the Zags, who face a big conference game and a monster non-conference contest. They're saying all the right things about focusing on Portland on Thursday before shifting gears for SMU on Saturday in Dallas, the latter contest a huge opportunity...
Back with my day-after Pepperdine post. The Zags held off the Waves 69-66 to remain a half-game up (tied in the loss column) with Saint Mary’s atop the WCC standings. Here’s my game story. Read on for more.
Gonzaga (18-5, 10-2 WCC), back in first by a half-game over Saint Mary's (18-3, 9-2), visits Pepperdine tonight at 9 at Firestone Fieldhouse. Here's my preview. ICYMI: My day-after LMU post. Big game tonight for GU-bound Zach Collins, who leads Bishop Gorman against No. 1-ranked…
You know the routine. Here’s my game story. More on Gonzaga’s 92-63 rout over Loyola Marymount below in my day-after post.
Gonzaga, coming off a 38-point home win over San Francisco, kept on rolling, this time on the road. The Zags pummeled Loyola Marymount 92-63 on Thursday. GU (18-5, 10-2 WCC) is now tied with Saint Mary's (9-2) in the loss column at the top of…
We've reached the point of the college basketball season where there is daily discussion about teams that are NCAA locks, teams that are probably safe, teams that are the last ones in, teams that are on the bubble and teams that are on the outside...
Gonzaga left no doubt – and maybe silenced a few doubters along the way – in clobbering visiting San Francisco 86-48 Saturday. There was no maddening second-half letdown, few if any careless turnovers, few if any defensive lapses. Just 40 complete, energetic, dominating minutes that…
Gonzaga put together a complete game, and completely dominated San Francisco, 86-48, on Saturday. Here's a link to my game story and Tyler Tjomsland's photo gallery. Day-after post coming in the morning.
Covered most of what I wanted to get to in the game story, but there’s always more to rehash. The Zags rolled in the first half but slipped in the second. They still managed a relatively comfortable 84-67 victory over Santa Clara. GU is 2-0…
Gonzaga's smooth first half far outweighed its sloppy second half. The Zags opened up a 29-point lead late in the first half, then watched it shrink to 14 with 3 minutes remaining before posting an 84-67 victory over visiting Santa Clara on Thursday Unedited game…
Attended media day Tuesday and came up with my weekly Gonzaga notebook. Here's my article. I covered the WCC's decision to move the opening of the conference schedule to late December again instead of pre-Christmas for at least the next three seasons, Domantas Sabonis' rebounding...
Back with my day-after post following the Zags’ 71-61 bounce-back win over Pacific (while trying to keep an eye on the TV to watch SMU's road loss to Temple, the Mustangs' first loss. GU-SMU on Feb. 13 in Dallas). GU-Pacific game story here. Read on.
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