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Former Ferris star Andrew Kittredge bringing a veteran voice to Orioles bullpen: ‘He’s battle tested’

In his 11th big-league season, Andrew Kittredge is the most experienced member of the Baltimore Orioles bullpen. Now 36, the Spokane native never hesitates to share with younger teammates the many lessons he’s learned through his first decade in the major leagues.

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Gonzaga

Former Gonzaga guard Malachi Smith inks contract with Toronto Raptors

Updated 8:36 p.m.

'What are the chances?' Gonzaga legend John Stockton proud to have company from alma mater in Naismith HOF | Notebook
Gonzaga's Mark Few filled with gratitude during Hall of Fame enshrinement: 'Couldn't even think about dreaming such a thing'
'I felt my heart drop to my knees.' Ahead of Naismith enshrinement, Gonzaga's Mark Few flashes back to unique hall call

WSU football

CB CJ Solis-Lumar, DE Matyus McLain star on sweltering Day 10 of WSU fall camp

Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women remain a contender in deeper Pac-12 Conference | Notebook

WSU basketball

WSU hoops to meet Seattle U at Seattle Holiday Classic in December

EWU football

Why Eastern Washington feels even more confident about linebacker room this season: ‘Guys that can fly around’

Idaho football

Idaho ramps up practice with in-team scrimmage, as breakout players emerge on both sides of ball

High Schools

Mead grad Simon Rosselli rallies to win gold in discus at World Athletics Congress U20 meet: ‘I knew I had it’

Outdoors

WA Fish and Wildlife Commission meets for the first time since release of investigation results

Mariners

Behind Mariners’ hitting philosophy and ongoing search for answers on offense

Seahawks

Seahawks’ Jadarian Price takes big step toward return | Notebook

NFL Locals

Former WSU standout Kyle Williams reacts to lack of training camp reps with Patriots: ‘Out of my control’

NBA locals

Former Gonzaga star Brandon Clarke’s death ruled accidental overdose of cocaine, heroin

Spokane Chiefs

Western Hockey League implements rules changes; Chiefs select three in CHL import draft | Spokane Chiefs notebook

EWU basketball

Eastern Washington adds guard Isak Homelius in transfer portal

Idaho basketball

Former Mt. Spokane guard Ryan Lafferty embraces Idaho basketball: ‘I needed a fresh start’

WSU women's basketball

Former Washington State star Charlisse Leger-Walker selected 18th overall by Connecticut Sun | WNBA draft

Whitworth

How former Whitworth QB Noah Riley, brother of WSU basketball coach, turned self-published book into unlikely NFL career

Kraken

Do Kraken have perception problem when it comes to pursuing stars? | Commentary

UW football

Washington Huskies safeties face higher expectations in fall camp

Area sports

Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Jeff Brown and a pair of legendary coaches, among others

Spokane Indians

Tanner Thach gets hot, Jordy Vargas makes season-best start against Everett | Spokane Indians notebook

Updated 9:14 p.m.

Spokane Soccer

Spokane Velocity can’t fend off second-half rally in loss to Corpus Christi

Jon Wilner

Big Ten and SEC dominate the AP Top 25 preseason poll | Analysis

Long reads | Hooptown Hall of Fame

Kim Eng, last woman to play in every Hoopfest, enshrined in Hooptown Hall of Fame

Long reads | West Coast Conclusion

Few’s first dance: How the 2000 Zags overcame numerous hurdles to avoid becoming one-hit wonders | West Coast Conclusion

Long reads | Greatest Spokane League

Talent on the big stage: Over 45 years, close to 100 Greater Spokane League girls basketball players have signed with Division 1 schools

Long reads | The great "What if"

Jess Walter: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had the SuperSonics stayed in Seattle

Long reads | Gone, but not Forgotten

Their Field of Dreams: Field hockey found success as WSU’s first intercollegiate female sport

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Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Former Gonzaga guard Malachi Smith inks contract with Toronto Raptors

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

Four months after closing the 2025-26 NBA season against the Toronto Raptors, former Gonzaga guard Malachi Smith has signed a contract with the Eastern Conference franchise.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Tanner Thach gets hot, Jordy Vargas makes season-best start against Everett | Spokane Indians notebook

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

Despite winning their past two games, the Spokane Indians have struggled mightily the past two weeks, going 3-8 over the span to fall from first place in the Northwest League’s second half to below .500 at 23-24 and fourth place in the standings.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks’ Jadarian Price takes big step toward return | Notebook

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks first-round pick Jadarian Price still has some steps to take before it can be said he is fully back.

Sports > WSU football

CB CJ Solis-Lumar, DE Matyus McLain star on sweltering Day 10 of WSU fall camp

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

PULLMAN – Last winter, shortly after Kirby Moore took over at Washington State and he was working with his new assistants to fill a depleted roster, he put heads together with new defensive coordinator Trent Bray.

Sports > WSU basketball

WSU hoops to meet Seattle U at Seattle Holiday Classic in December

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

PULLMAN – Chalk up another game on Washington State’s nonconference hoops schedule.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Behind Mariners’ hitting philosophy and ongoing search for answers on offense

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

HOUSTON – In their ongoing search for an offensive identity, the Mariners have circled back to the beginning, to the most basic principles of Hitting 101.

Sports > Area sports

Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Jeff Brown and a pair of legendary coaches, among others

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

Legendary coaches Ken Pelo and Pat Tyson, Gonzaga and Mead High School basketball star Jeff Brown, distance running great Rick Riley and NCAA champion wrestler Jared Lawrence will be honored in an Oct. 21 ceremony at Numerica Veterans Arena, along with Scroll of Honor inductees Bill Stanley and Bob Tobiason.

Sports > NCAA football

Big Ten and SEC dominate the AP Top 25 preseason poll | Analysis

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

The two most powerful conferences in the sport combined to place 17 teams in the poll, four more than they had in the final AP rankings of the 2025 season.

Sports > Outdoors

Part of Riverside State Park reopens

Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

A portion of Riverside State Park is back open after the wildfires that burned hundreds of homes in Spokane forced closures.

Sports > Area sports

Former Ferris star Andrew Kittredge bringing a veteran voice to Orioles bullpen: ‘He’s battle tested’

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

Sports

A Grip on Sports: There are so many things to hate about sports these days it is hard to pick a starting point. But not impossible

Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Welcome to “Things We Hate, Volume 1,504.” The first 1,503 volumes were not shared here. They are hidden away in our journal, which will only ever be published posthumously. Or burned, depending on whether this excerpt goes over well.

Sports > Outdoors

‘Don’t have the means to fight it’: A look at the ubiquitous aquatic plant causing plenty of headaches

Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

Along the surface of many lakes, golf course ponds and rivers in Washington is a thick mat of deceivingly strong weeds.

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Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

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Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners beat Astros to take series in Houston

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

HOUSTON – Little has gone according to plan for these Mariners, and even that might be a gross understatement.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

When will Terrion Arnold debut with Seahawks? It’s complicated

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

SEATTLE – Now that the Seahawks have made the much-debated and highly dissected decision to sign cornerback Terrion Arnold, the next question is when anyone will see him on the field.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

3 observations from Seahawks’ preseason opener vs. Dallas Cowboys

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

SEATTLE – The Seahawks’ 17-7 preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night was likely forgotten by most who watched it by Sunday morning.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Spokane Indians outlast Everett in extras 8-7 | NWL baseball

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

EVERETT – Tanner Thach doubled in an insurance run in the top of the 10th inning and the Spokane Indians outlasted the Everett AquaSox 8-7 in the finale of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Everett Memorial Stadium on Sunday.

Sports > WSU football

WSU notebook: QB Julian Dugger posts scrimmage to remember, TE depth in question and other notes

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

PULLMAN – In his time at Washington State, Julian Dugger has become something of an enigma.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘What are the chances?’ Gonzaga legend John Stockton proud to have company from alma mater in Naismith HOF | Notebook

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Fifteen years before Gonzaga transformed into an undisputed college basketball power, the small Jesuit university in Spokane made a brief flicker on the national stage with a standout point guard from a high school just down the street.

Sports > Area sports

Pin prodigy: Spokane’s Gleason Garske, U12 bowling national champion, rolls out plan to go pro

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

Gleason Garske walked into Lilac Lanes, put on his bowling shoes and threw a couple warmups.

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