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Idaho AD Terry Gawlik on NCAA discrepancies: ‘I can’t imagine what it is like to set up that tournament.’

UPDATED: Tue., March 23, 2021

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UW’s Erik Stevenson on the move again, enters transfer portal

UPDATED: Tue., March 23, 2021

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Washington State sophomore MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson has family ties on rival sideline

Fri., April 16, 2021

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Matt Calkins: Sounders’ opening win was a textbook case of hope becoming reality

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

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

UPDATED: Sat., March 14, 2020

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A Grip on Sports: This Sunday morning started fast and will only slow down a bit as the day wears on

Sun., April 18, 2021

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Report: Northwestern interviewed Washington State’s Pat Chun for vacant AD position

UPDATED: Sun., April 18, 2021

Weeks after his name surfaced in the search for Kansas' vacant athletic director position, Pat Chun is apparently being targeted by another Power Five school.

Sports > EWU football

Eastern Washington to face national power North Dakota State in first round of spring FCS playoffs

UPDATED: Sun., April 18, 2021

Eastern Washington will travel to North Dakota State in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs at the Fargodome.

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A Grip on Sports: This Sunday morning started fast and will only slow down a bit as the day wears on

Sun., April 18, 2021

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Let’s see what is on tap for today. Spend some time reading the Sunday paper. That’s a given. Wait for the eldest son to return from his second vaccine shot and hope he feels well enough to enjoy his scheduled round of golf. Turn into ESPNU and see where Eastern Washington is headed in the FCS playoffs. Watch the M’s and the Astros. That’s more than enough, isn’t it?

Sports > Outdoors

Amid widespread decline, Spokane region remains something of a porcupine redoubt

Sun., April 18, 2021

The Ben Burr Trail, the mile-long forested path that slices across the South Hill, is a magical swath of urban wildness. During my walks there, I’ve seen coyotes and skunks, Cooper’s hawks and lazuli buntings, bald eagles and turkey flocks. And when two bison busted loose from their pasture last year, where did they go? Straight to the Ben Burr.

Sports > Outdoors

Washington state range riding program reworked in advance of coming wolf season

Sun., April 18, 2021

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reworked its range riding program, partly in response to allegations of fraud from 2018.

Sports > NCAA

Entering the age of the Transfer Portal: How the college athletic landscape has shifted as more student athletes swap schools

Sun., April 18, 2021

“No one transferred 25, 30 years ago, but the whole landscape has totally changed,” Fitzgerald said. “The student-athletes have found their voice.”

Sports > MLB

This Date in Baseball: April 18

Sun., April 18, 2021

This Date in Baseball for April 18, 2021

News > Pacific NW

It was an old apple orchard. Now it could be the future of clean hydrogen energy in Washington state.

Sun., April 18, 2021

EAST WENATCHEE, Douglas County – On warm spring days, when the Columbia River is swollen with snowmelt, hydropower generation soars at times when demand may be weak. Markets tank, and sending water through dam turbines can be a money-losing proposition.

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Zack Greinke sharp, Astros end 6-game skid, beat Mariners 1-0

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Zack Greinke pitched eight sharp innings, rookie Taylor Jones drove in the only run and the depleted Houston Astros ended a six-game losing streak, edging the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night.

Sports > WSU football

Washington State’s Max Borghi returns with sights on being ‘the best running back in the country’

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Max Borghi had a fairly good sense of where he’d be playing football this fall long before the Washington State running back provided social media confirmation to a fanbase nervously waiting on pins and needles.

Sports > Area sports

College baseball: Arizona bounces back to top Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Daniel Susac was 3 for 5 with two home runs and seven runs batted in to power No. 13 Arizona to a 13-8 victory over Washington State in a Pac-12 baseball game Saturday at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman.

Sports > NHL

Sharks’ Patrick Marleau ties Gordie Howe’s NHL mark for games played

Sat., April 17, 2021

San Jose forward Patrick Marleau tied Gordie Howe’s NHL record for career games played by appearing in his 1,767th as the Sharks faced the Minnesota Wild.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

What does it mean to have an approach at the plate? The Mariners tell us in their own words

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Some version of “having an approach at the plate” or “working on my approach at the plate” is written and read countless times per day with the expectation that everyone outside baseball knows what it means.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga recruit Chet Holmgren, No. 1 in the 2021 class, to announce decision Monday

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Gonzaga has been considered the favorite for Chet Holmgren, the nation’s top-ranked prospect in the 2021 class.The Zags will find out if that’s the case when the 7-foot-1 Holmgren announces his college decision Monday at 10 a.m. PT on ESPN.

Sports > Idaho football

Keondre Wudtee, Luis Aguilar lift N. Arizona past Idaho 19-9 in finale

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Jorim Powell blocked an Idaho punt, setting up the game’s only touchdown as Northern Arizona defeated the Vandals 19-9 in a season finale.

Sports > Seattle Sounders

Matt Calkins: Sounders’ opening win was a textbook case of hope becoming reality

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

It had been more than 400 days since fans were allowed at Lumen Field to cheer on the Sounders.

Sports > UW football

Washington linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio determined to bring the Huskies back to the summit

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Edefuan Ulofoshio has climbed three mountains — and he’s hungry for more.

Sports > International sports

Stewart Cink sets another scoring mark, keeps lead at RBC Heritage

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Stewart Cink maintained his five-stroke lead and set another scoring mark at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69, moving closer to a third victory at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Mixed results for former Gonzaga assistants taking head coaching roles

UPDATED: Sat., April 17, 2021

Staff continuity has been one of the biggest reasons for Gonzaga’s success over the last two-plus decades, but Mark Few has had to replace assistant coaches in 22 seasons as head coach.

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