Gonzaga's five seniors -- Jeremy Pargo, Josh Heytvelt, Micah Downs, Ira Brown and Andrew Sorenson -- went out in style in their home finale. The Bulldogs cruised to a 90-40 win over USC Upstate on Tuesday night in front of 6,000 at the McCarthey Athletic…
Now that's a catchy headline. We've got a hodgepodge of stuff, from links to Robert Sacre to other Zag-related items. Read on.
Just filed this notebook for Tuesday's S-R. The main topics (WCC awards, Robert Sacre's decision to redshirt) were touched on in earlier posts, but there's more info below.
Gonzaga reserve center Robert Sacre, who has been sidelined for more than two months after re-injuring his foot, has decided not to try to return to the court this season. He's eligible for a medical redshirt, so he'll be a sophomore for the 2009-2010 season.If…
For the first time since 1999, Gonzaga didn't win at least one of the WCC's four individual awards. WCC coaches vote on the awards, which were announced Monday afternoon.Santa Clara senior center John Bryant was named player of the year, snapping Gonzaga's streak of winning…
Gonzaga climbed three more spots in the polls, settling in at 14th in the A.P. and ESPN/USA Today rankings. Saint Mary's checks in at 26th, just outside the ESPN/USA Today's top 25. That's up 11 spots from a week ago, if my math is correct.More…
Gonzaga's Senior Night celebration is a little different this season. The Zags have a non-conference opponent, South Carolina Upstate, coming in Tuesday. The visitors fill what would have been an eight-day break between Gonzaga's WCC finale at San Diego and the semifinal contest in the…
Back with the day-after post following Gonzaga’s 58-47 road win over San Diego on Saturday. Much more below. (Programming notes: I’m working on an article on the Zags’ five seniors as they await their final home game Tuesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. I’m hoping…
It looked a lot like the last game between Gonzaga and San Diego. Gonzaga led this one 26-18 at half; GU led the January contest 27-18. Gonzaga won this one 58-47; the previous outcome was 64-47.Gonzaga shot 44.4 percent, compared to 42.9 in Spokane. USD…
Gonzaga joined some select company -- including the 2004 and 2006 Zags -- as it put the finishing touches on an unblemished WCC season with a 58-47 win over San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on Saturday. Only three others (Pepperdine in 1982 and…
Gonzaga scored 16 of the last 19 points to take a 26-18 lead over San Diego at halftime.Josh Heytvelt hit his first three shots in the first 2:45 to give Gonzaga an 8-3 lead. The first non-Heytvelt field goal came with 7:49 left in the…
Gonzaga has one more obstacle -- San Diego, coached by ex-Zag assistant Bill Grier -- in its quest for a 14-0 WCC record. Game time is 4:30 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.Read an unedited game preview below.
Santa Clara just posted an open letter from athletic director Dan Coonan addressing the behavior of a couple of students who threw objects on the floor during the GU-SCU game Thursday. Here's the letter.
Gonzaga director of basketball operations Jerry Krause caught an early flight Friday morning to be on hand for Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at Northern Colorado on Friday night. Krause (pictured on the right with GU's staff from several years ago -- that's USD coach…
Strange things happen when Gonzaga and Santa Clara meet at the Leavey Center. Last year Brody Angley fouled GU's Steven Gray 65 feet from the basket with less than a second remaining. Gray made two free throws and sent the game to overtime where Gonzaga…
Back with an expanded game story from Gonzaga's 81-73 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday. The unedited version is below. Check back Friday for a day-after post, as well as a preview of the San Diego game.
I'm headed to the interview room. Read below for a short story on GU's 81-73 win over Santa Clara.
Gonzaga is shooting the lights out again against Santa Clara, but this time so are the Broncos.Gonzaga made its first five shots and 9 of its first 12. The Bulldogs built an early nine-point lead only to see Santa Clara respond with a 16-6 surge…
Several items below on Gonzaga's matchup with Santa Clara Thursday, but first this note on Josh Heytvelt and two GU women's basketball players, Jami (Bjorklund) Schaefer and Janelle Bekkering earning All-WCC academic honors. More here.Forbes.com puts Mark Few on its list of top 10 college…
Spokane has signed 6-5 quarterback Casey Hansen, from Norfolk State. More here. The Shock also made the top 10 list of greatest all-time af2 teams -- twice. More here.
Media day today and we checked on Gonzaga's walking wounded. The first item in the unedited notebook below is on Robert Sacre, who faces a tough decision in the near future. He's elgible for a medical redshirt, but loses that if he plays in any…
The Spokane Shock's 56-55 loss to visiting Tennessee Valley in the 2008 ArenaCup was voted the top arenafootball2 game in the league's 10-year history. More here and here. (Pictured above is Spokane's Kyle Young leaving the field after the ArenaCup).
Gonzaga remained 17th in the A.P. Top 25 and moved up three spots to No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. More here.
Back with the day-after post following Gonzaga's 92-58 victory over Pepperdine. Read on.
Gonzaga rolled to a 92-58 win over Pepperdine on Saturday, clinching the outright WCC title. Read more below in my unedited game story that will run in Sunday's S-R.
Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online. You can find a collection of these columns here.
