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A Grip on Sports: The Pac-12 moves forward, Spokane County basketball is recognized and the passing of a friend dominates the news

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new A GRIP ON SPORTS • It is obvious the holiday weekend is so far behind us, we can’t even see it in the rearview mirror. How do we know? Things happened in the world of sports yesterday. Lots of things.

Area sports

Anonymous donations boost Spokane Boxing after burglary of downtown gym

UPDATED: 10:08 p.m.

High school sports

Prep golfers shake rust, renew friendships at Circling Raven high school tournament

UPDATED: 10:43 p.m.

WSU football

Pac-12 allows voluntary in-person workouts beginning June 15; Washington State preparing for ‘phased-in return’

UPDATED: 5:37 p.m.

Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga commit Jalen Suggs named MaxPreps male athlete of the year

UPDATED: 4:48 p.m.

Area sports

After roaring start, Coeur d’Alene’s Kyle Manzardo becomes first Washington State All-American since 2006

UPDATED: 5:25 p.m.

EWU basketball

Eastern Washington associate head coach Nick Booker headed to UC San Diego

UPDATED: 8:23 p.m.

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Gonzaga

Gonzaga commit Jalen Suggs named MaxPreps male athlete of the year

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

WSU football

‘The Kennedy experience.’ Could Washington State land all three coveted WRs from 4A powerhouse in Seattle area?

UPDATED: Sat., May 23, 2020

Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women get commitment from California prep forward Calli Stokes

Tue., May 26, 2020

Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman named WHL player of the year

UPDATED: Thu., May 21, 2020

High Schools

Prep golfers shake rust, renew friendships at Circling Raven high school tournament

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

WSU basketball

Gonzaga trio, WSU’s CJ Elleby receive additional time to consider draft decisions

Wed., May 13, 2020

EWU basketball

Eastern Washington associate head coach Nick Booker headed to UC San Diego

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

Idaho basketball

Big Sky men’s, women’s basketball to play shortened conference schedule

UPDATED: Fri., May 22, 2020

EWU football

Looking back: Raul Vijil helped spark Eastern Washington and Spokane Shock success

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

UW football

What will fan attendance look like if college football returns? Here’s how Washington State and Washington are preparing

Thu., May 21, 2020

Idaho football

Big Sky strikeout: Lean year for conference, FCS in last week’s NFL Draft

UPDATED: Fri., May 1, 2020

UW basketball

Washington basketball adds pair of transfers in North Idaho standout Nate Pryor, Wichita State’s Erik Stevenson

Wed., April 15, 2020

Whitworth

Lost spring: Group of Whitworth senior athletes talk about the abrupt end to their seasons

UPDATED: Sun., March 29, 2020

CCS/NIC

NWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament canceled over coronavirus concerns

UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2020

Area sports

Anonymous donations boost Spokane Boxing after burglary of downtown gym

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

College football

Networks, conferences delay announcing early-season college football games due to COVID-19 concerns

Tue., May 26, 2020

Outdoors

EPA report: Dams play large role in raising water temperatures

Mon., May 25, 2020

Spokane Shock

Indoor Football League cancels 2020 season, but Spokane Shock hold out hope

UPDATED: Mon., April 13, 2020

Gonzaga athletics

Ten Gonzaga sports teams earn APR Public Recognition Awards

Tue., May 12, 2020

Mariners

Larry Stone: As MLB negotiations near critical juncture, mutual motivation will be key to saving weird 2020 season

UPDATED: Sat., May 23, 2020

Seahawks

Matt Calkins: Could Seahawks sign Antonio Brown? It’s unlikely and maybe unadvised but not impossible.

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

Sounders

Matt Calkins: Just like us, Sounders’ Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan play waiting game during coronavirus pandemic

UPDATED: Fri., May 8, 2020

Spokane Indians

Dave Nichols: Spokane Indians affected by major changes to minor leagues

UPDATED: Sat., April 25, 2020

UM Grizzlies

Idaho State track athletes want lawsuit to state transgender law tossed after losses to Montana runner

Tue., May 26, 2020

What if?

Ralph Walter: The past week has turned into the sports world’s greatest ‘What-If’

UPDATED: Sat., March 14, 2020

Columnists

A Grip on Sports: The Pac-12 moves forward, Spokane County basketball is recognized and the passing of a friend dominates the news

Wed., May 27, 2020

Sports

A Grip on Sports: The Pac-12 moves forward, Spokane County basketball is recognized and the passing of a friend dominates the news

Wed., May 27, 2020

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It is obvious the holiday weekend is so far behind us, we can’t even see it in the rearview mirror. How do we know? Things happened in the world of sports yesterday. Lots of things.

Sports > High school sports

Prep golfers shake rust, renew friendships at Circling Raven high school tournament

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

They competed, they joked around with teammates and they complimented playing partners after hitting a quality shot.

Sports > National sports

Chase Elliott ends Kyle Busch’s Trucks Series win streak, collects $100,000 bounty

Tue., May 26, 2020

Chase Elliott snapped Kyle Busch’s seven-race Truck Series winning streak and collected a $100,000 bounty for beating NASCAR’s most successful truck driver with a victory Tuesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Sports > EWU basketball

Eastern Washington associate head coach Nick Booker headed to UC San Diego

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

In three seasons, Booker helped EWU to back-to-back Big Sky Tournament championship game appearances in 2018 and 2019, an outright Big Sky regular season title in 2020 before the conference tournament was canceled amid COVID-19 concerns, and a combined Big Sky record of 41-17.

Sports > Area sports

Anonymous donations boost Spokane Boxing after burglary of downtown gym

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

Spokane Boxing opens its doors Wednesday, a result of Spokane County’s Phase 2 reopening

Sports > Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women get commitment from California prep forward Calli Stokes

Tue., May 26, 2020

Gonzaga women’s basketball is continuing to build for the future in the frontcourt.

Sports > MLB

Players call MLB economic proposal ‘extremely disappointing’

Tue., May 26, 2020

A rookie at the major league minimum would make a higher percentage of his salary than multimillionaire stars like Mike Trout or Gerrit Cole under a sliding-scale proposal by big league teams that players found “extremely disappointing.”

Sports > WSU football

Pac-12 allows voluntary in-person workouts beginning June 15; Washington State preparing for ‘phased-in return’

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

Student-athletes in the Pac-12 Conference will be allowed to return to their respective campuses as early as June 15 for voluntary in-person workouts, the league announced Tuesday, but it’ll be up to the discretion of each member institution – and local government entities – to determine when workouts should commence.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga commit Jalen Suggs named MaxPreps male athlete of the year

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

Jalen Suggs added another prestigious honor to his growing awards collection.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Texas Tech’s Davide Moretti turning pro back home in Italy

Tue., May 26, 2020

Texas Tech guard Davide Moretti is skipping his final season to turn pro with Olimpia Milano is his home country of Italy

Sports > NCAA football

Networks, conferences delay announcing early-season college football games due to COVID-19 concerns

Tue., May 26, 2020

College football conferences and television networks have agreed to hold off on announcing start times for early-season games

Sports > National sports

Brad Keselowski looks to heat up market with 2nd Charlotte win

Tue., May 26, 2020

Brad Keselowski has a chance to win a second consecutive Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway when NASCAR races again Wednesday night

Sports > NHL

NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes

Tue., May 26, 2020

The NHL says it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams if it is able to resume play

Sports > Area sports

After roaring start, Coeur d’Alene’s Kyle Manzardo becomes first Washington State All-American since 2006

UPDATED: Tue., May 26, 2020

While it’s still too early to determine where Manzardo sits among WSU’s all-time greats, he is the first Cougar to earn All-American honors from

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Now that we are, unoffically, into summer, our thoughts turn to baseball and how much we miss it

Tue., May 26, 2020

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Did you know a gallon of gasoline is less expensive today than it was when I first started driving back in ancient times? Yep, take out the increased taxes and adjust for inflation and it’s a lot cheaper. It takes me back to that simpler era, the 1970s, when long hair and dressing casually was all the rage.

Sports > International sports

Kyle Busch passes Austin Cindric in OT to win Xfinity race at Charlotte

Mon., May 25, 2020

Kyle Busch normally celebrates his victories by climbing on top of his race car and bowing to the crowd. But with no fans in attendance at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday night due to the coronavirus pandemic, Busch passed on the tradition after driving past Austin Cindric on the final lap of overtime to claim his 97th career Xfinity Series win.

Sports > NHL

NHL plans move to small-group training as Phase 2 of return

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

The NHL hopes to have players back in team facilities soon -- with plenty of precautions.

Sports

Miss Rodeo Washington Madi Casto stays busy - even with rodeo season on ice

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

After winning the Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant in October 2019, Madi Casto filled her 2020 calendar with rodeos.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Matt Calkins: Could Seahawks sign Antonio Brown? It’s unlikely and maybe unadvised but not impossible.

UPDATED: Mon., May 25, 2020

I once heard someone say that a man who has declared bankruptcy can be inherently trusted with money. It seems counterintuitive, but the argument goes that, at that point, he no longer has a safety net and will hence be reliable. I don’t know if that’s true, but I can’t help but apply that logic to former Steelers (and Raiders and Patriots, kind of) wide receiver Antonio Brown. If any team were ever to take a chance on him again, he knows that even the slightest hiccup would end his career.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: A day for quiet reflection is even quieter due to the ongoing pandemic

Mon., May 25, 2020

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s a quiet day. And well it should be. Quiet is perfect for Memorial Day. Reflection too. We don’t have a lot to pass along, but let’s get to it.

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