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Idaho Central Credit Union Arena starting to take shape on Moscow campus

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new The roof mirrors the undulating curves of the Palouse landscape, and the massive honey blonde beams that support it evoke the soaring arches and buttresses of a Gothic cathedral. Construction on the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena has advanced to the point that what had been a 55-year dream to replace the University of Idaho’s 92-year-old Memorial Gym is now a tangible, striking campus presence just north of the UI’s other athletics showpiece, the Kibbie Dome.

NCAA

Washington State preseason notes (Oct. 21): Willie Taylor III is on the move again, thriving at new ‘Edge’ position

UPDATED: 9:59 p.m.

Skiing Outlook 2020

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NCAA

Former Washington State star Klay Thompson agrees to virtual hangout with dying Warriors fan

UPDATED: 10:01 p.m.

Gonzaga basketball

Former Gonzaga star Rui Hachimura’s new Air Jordan shoes tribute to his heritage

UPDATED: 10:02 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks are ‘tuned in’ to a possible signing of receiver Antonio Brown

UPDATED: 9:58 p.m.

UW basketball

Washington wide receiver Terrell Bynum has always been so much more than a reliable set of hands

UPDATED: 9:59 p.m.

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Gonzaga

Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi impressed by what he sees early on from talented teammates

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

WSU football

Washington State preseason notes (Oct. 21): Willie Taylor III is on the move again, thriving at new ‘Edge’ position

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Gonzaga women

Coach Lisa Fortier brimming with confidence as Gonzaga women open practice

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 16, 2020

Spokane Chiefs

Western Hockey League announces regular season to start in January 2021

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 14, 2020

High Schools

Prep football: Jack Prka tosses 5 TD passes, Coeur d’Alene downs crosstown rival Lake City

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

WSU basketball

Former Washington State star Klay Thompson agrees to virtual hangout with dying Warriors fan

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

EWU basketball

Defending Big Sky Conference champion Eastern Washington learns to adjust at first practice

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 14, 2020

Idaho basketball

Idaho Central Credit Union Arena starting to take shape on Moscow campus

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

EWU football

10 years after the title: Bo Levi Mitchell leads late drive to help Eastern Washington avoid Sacramento State upset

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

UW football

Washington wide receiver Terrell Bynum has always been so much more than a reliable set of hands

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Idaho football

Eastern Washington, Idaho to play six-game spring conference football schedule

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 16, 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

No games in sight, but masked-up Whitworth athletes stay focused on goals

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020

CCS/NIC

20 for 20: Ranking Community Colleges of Spokane’s top 20 athletes since 2000

Sun., Aug. 9, 2020

Area sports

Washington baseball team put on NCAA probation, ordered to vacate wins from 2018 College World Series season

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 9, 2020

College football

Top 25 football roundup: No. 2 Alabama roars back for 41-24 win over No. 3 Georgia

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: New owners, energy for 49 Degrees North

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

Spokane Shock

A different mode: Spokane Shock running back Davonte Sapp-Lynch, brother of Marshawn Lynch, excited for 2021 season

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 30, 2020

Gonzaga athletics

WCC delays start of fall sports competition until Sept. 24

UPDATED: Thu., July 16, 2020

Mariners

Ex-Zag Marco Gonzales is already the Mariners’ ace, but he’s ‘never satisfied’

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 18, 2020

Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks are ‘tuned in’ to a possible signing of receiver Antonio Brown

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Sounders

Sounders win fifth of their past six matches with domination of visiting Real Salt Lake

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020

Spokane Indians

Baseball and Culture: A discussion about Native American imagery in sports

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 24, 2020

UM Grizzlies

Bill Speltz: Lady Griz interim coach embraces enormous challenge, including COVID-19 obstacles

Sat., Oct. 17, 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: If recent World Series have taught anything, they’ve taught no one is safe after a first-game win

Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

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Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Big-mountain experience, Schweitzer expands terrain

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

For a big-mountain ski experience, Schweitzer Mountain Resort near Sandpoint is the place.

Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Challenging drops, likeable cruisers at Silver Mountain

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

Two impressive peaks – Kellogg (6,300 feet) and Wardner (6,200 feet) – stand tall above the Silver Valley, grabbing onto passing storms and squeezing out the powder. In this sweet spot sits Silver Mountain Resort, featuring some of the region’s most challenging sustained drops, along with an array of likable cruisers.

Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Lookout Pass provides snowiest hill; cheapest prices

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

The snowiest ski resort in the Inland Northwest is also the least expensive.

Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Mt. Spokane’s family atmosphere beckons

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

It’s always there standing over the Spokane region, beckoning skiers and snowboarders with its glistening slopes.

Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: New owners, energy for 49 Degrees North

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

New owners have brought some new energy to 49 Degrees North.

Sports > Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Ski Idaho 2020-21 season promising despite pandemic

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

The Idaho Ski Areas Association, a.k.a. Ski Idaho, elected Bogus Basin general manager Brad Wilson president of the 18-resort collective at its annual membership meeting last month. Wilson, who has worked in the resort industry for 42 years and at ski areas for all but nine of them, has helmed Bogus Basin since November 2015.

Sports > NCAA

Idaho Central Credit Union Arena starting to take shape on Moscow campus

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

The roof mirrors the undulating curves of the Palouse landscape, and the massive honey blonde beams that support it evoke the soaring arches and buttresses of a Gothic cathedral. Construction on the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena has advanced to the point that what had been a 55-year dream to replace the University of Idaho’s 92-year-old Memorial Gym is now a tangible, striking campus presence just north of the UI’s other athletics showpiece, the Kibbie Dome.

News > Further Review

Speed demons: The Blue Flame and other land speed recordholders

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

Fifty years ago Friday, race car driver Gary Gabelich set a new land speed record of 622.4 miles per hour driving a car with a rocket engine powered by peroxide and liquefied natural gas at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. His record stood for 13 years.

Sports

On the air

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Thursday’s TV Highlights

Sports > NCAA

Washington State preseason notes (Oct. 21): Willie Taylor III is on the move again, thriving at new ‘Edge’ position

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Willie Taylor III finds himself at a new position for Washington State this fall. It’s probably best he doesn’t get too comfortable.

Sports > MLB

Brandon Lowe homers twice, Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even World Series

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late.

Sports > MLB

Dodgers, Rays draw record-low TV World Series audience for Game 1

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers' victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 drew a record-low audience of television viewers for a World Series game.

Sports > Spokane Chiefs

‘I’ve never worked this hard for all these what-ifs’: Spokane Chiefs preparing for unknowns accompanied with WHL season

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

The Western Hockey League plans to open its season on Jan. 8, and unlike previous dates announced during the prolonged offseason, this one has been presented as definitive.

Sports > Outdoors

Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 22

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Alan Liere's fishing-hunting report for Oct. 22

Sports > Pro

Seattle Kraken makes several hires, including longtime NHL vet Gary Roberts

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Onetime NHL power forward Gary Roberts had a choice to make back in 1996 when a serious neck injury threatened to force him into early retirement at age 30.

Sports > UW basketball

Washington wide receiver Terrell Bynum has always been so much more than a reliable set of hands

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Terrell Bynum can do so much more than catch. Take it from Jason Negro. Or the Mater Dei Monarchs.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks are ‘tuned in’ to a possible signing of receiver Antonio Brown

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Receiver Antonio Brown will be available to play for an NFL team following the games the week of Nov. 1 as his eight-week suspension for violating the leagues personal conduct policy will come to an end.

Sports > NCAA

Former Washington State star Klay Thompson agrees to virtual hangout with dying Warriors fan

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Klay Thompson took a break from his main priority this offseason – rehabilitating a torn ACL – to fulfill the last wish of a Golden State Warriors fan facing Stage 4 breast cancer.

Sports > Outdoors

Reader photo: Hide and seek

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Submit your own outdoors-related photographs for a chance to be published in our weekly print edition and browse our archive of past reader submissions online at spokesman.com/outdoors.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Former Gonzaga star Rui Hachimura’s new Air Jordan shoes tribute to his heritage

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020

Rui Hachimura wears a size 17 shoe, more than enough space to help illustrate his unique family heritage and remarkable personal journey on a pair of basketball shoes.

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