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PULLMAN – Washington State might play its bowl game on the moon.

Gonzaga and Kentucky could use a resume-boosting win Friday.

PULLMAN – Jaxon Potter has played his final snap at Washington State.

About a week ago, I read a story in which a writer predicted that Washington football coach Jedd Fisch would take the then-vacant Florida job. The author of said story said the hire wouldn’t necessarily be “flashy” if it came to pass but acknowledged the possibility that it might happen.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In theory, Kentucky’s revamped roster was supposed to give its opponents plenty to think about – and about a dozen different players to worry about – as they prepared for matchups with the Wildcats in 2025-26.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The stretch of the college basketball calendar colloquially known as “Feast Week” ended on Sunday, though you wouldn’t know it based on the sheer number and quality of games that have taken place since.

Denver ended on a 13-5 run, erasing Eastern Washington’s four-point lead and securing a 93-89 victory in a men’s basketball game Wednesday at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver.

On Feb. 7, 2024, Jedd Fisch stated his goal was to sign the best recruiting class in Washington’s history during the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard, an undrafted rookie with the Dallas Mavericks, continued his stretch of solid play Wednesday against the Miami Heat.

After graduating 20 players off of its 2025 roster, the Eastern Washington football program signed 14 players – all but one of them high school seniors – on the first day of the December signing period on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, Idaho – It was a challenge in name only. North Dakota could not provide much of one to Idaho in those teams’ iteration of the Big Sky-Summit Challenge series as the Fighting Hawks had no response to Idaho’s Isaiah Brickner going molten in the second half with 22 of his game and career-high 26 points.

MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho women's basketball team had another high-scoring game, but the Vandals slipped defensively and had their six-game winning streak snapped.

SALT LAKE CITY – BYU’s Olivia Hamlin knocked down a buzzer-beating jumper to send Washington State to a 56-54 nonconference loss on Wednesday afternoon at the Marriott Center.

PULLMAN – Before the sun could make its way over the rolling hills of the Palouse on Wednesday morning, Jimmy Rogers was in the Cougar Football Complex. It was the first day of college football’s early signing period, and WSU was set to sign more than two dozen players, but the start time still registered as a little earlier than normal around here.

Reading the tea leaves in recruiting is always a fun but frequently frustrating endeavor. In looking for subtle tells about how the University of Idaho did, however, there is this: the Vandals had a class of 20 signed up by noon. These new Vandals want to be Vandals.

In 27 seasons, Mark Few’s teams at Gonzaga have been on the losing end of 153 games – an average of just 5.6 losses per season. The Zags have made it through 13 seasons with five losses or fewer while maintaining an overall winning percentage of .830.

Haile is averaging 4.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 16.3 minutes. Her best game came in a 76-72 loss to undefeated Indiana at the Coconut Hoops Classic. She fell a rebound short of her first double-double with 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a season-high 24 minutes.

The carousel is spinning at dizzying speed, with two dozen major college football programs (out of 136) changing coaches this season. More dismissals, departures and retirements are expected in coming weeks, pushing the industry to an unprecedented level of turnover.

The former Washington and Washington State assistant was once an All-American wide receiver at Division III DePauw (Ind.) University. The 6-foot, 200-pounder from Fort Wayne, Ind., captained the football and track and field teams, before graduating with a degree in sports medicine in 2005.