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Mt. Spokane graduate Drew Rasmussen named to AL All-Star team as replacement

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen, the Mt. Spokane High graduate who has overcome three arm surgeries, was named to the American League All-Star team for the first time Friday as a replacement for Los Angeles Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi.

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Gonzaga

‘He speaks for himself.’ Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard delivers key go-ahead 3-pointer in Dallas’ Summer League win

Gonzaga, UCLA set Dec. 13 date for Seattle Hoops Showdown at Climate Pledge Arena
Strength in numbers: Large Gonzaga contingent set to compete at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
Former Zag Chet Holmgren agrees to five-year maximum extension with Oklahoma City Thunder

WSU football

The new CFB 26 video game is out. How does Washington State stack up in the ratings?

Gonzaga women

With at least three starting spots up for grabs, how incoming transfers will impact Gonzaga women next season

WSU basketball

Washington State’s Jaylen Wells starts cold, finishes hot in Memphis’ Summer League opener

Hooptown Hall of Fame

‘Owe my whole career to them.’ Gonzaga’s Mark Few pays homage to Monson family during Hooptown Hall of Fame induction

EWU football

Former EWU star Efton Chism III was the darling of the Patriots’ spring. Now, can he make the team?

Idaho football

Idaho notebook: Vandals slated for two national broadcast games, ranked No. 10 in preseason poll

High Schools

‘Can’t believe it’s taken this long’: MODE Prep brings national prep circuit basketball to Spokane

Outdoors

Escaping life’s cares on Upper Priest Lake

Spokane Chiefs

Spokane native Tyler Johnson, Chiefs legend and two-time Stanley Cup champion, retires from NHL after 13 seasons

Spokane Indians

Spokane surrenders four runs in ninth inning in loss to Eugene 8-4

Spokane Soccer

Spokane Zephyr sign three college players

Mariners

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh blasts 2 homers, in reach of Barry Bond’s first-half record

Seahawks

Commentary: Do Seahawks fans harbor much resentment toward DK Metcalf after exit?

EWU basketball

Through retention and recruiting, Eastern Washington women feel good about rebuilt roster

Idaho basketball

‘Kings of the Palouse’: Bound for Hooptown Hall of Fame, 1981-82 Idaho Vandals dazzled with defense, efficiency

WSU women's basketball

Washington State women lose five players to transfer portal, including guard Astera Tuhina

Whitworth

Whitworth baseball bows out of NCAA regional after loss to Pomona-Pitzer 10-9

Kraken

Commentary: Why Kraken need homegrown prospects like Berkly Catton to hit to become perennial contenders

UW football

Washington Husky football early-season kickoff times announced

Area sports

Mt. Spokane graduate Drew Rasmussen named to AL All-Star team as replacement

Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga runner Rosina Machu places 7th in 10,000 meters at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Sounders

Mexico repeats as Gold Cup winner, beats USMNT on Alvarez’s late header

Jon Wilner

Hotline Mailbag (special CFP edition): Predicting the 2026 format, SEC bias, Big Ten on an island and more

Zags insiders podcast

Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast: Dispatches from the Dance – the good, the bad and the boring

Greatest Spokane League

Greatest Spokane League: From Shadle Park to Central Valley, GSL girls have earned 18 basketball championships in 33 years

What if?

John Blanchette: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had the Spokane Indians remained a Triple-A team

Gone, but not Forgotten

Out of the rough: Despite shoestring budget, EWU men’s golf made run for top of Big Sky before program was cut

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On the Air

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Saturday’s TV Highlights

Sports > Spokane Indians

Spokane surrenders four runs in ninth inning in loss to Eugene 8-4

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

From staff reports

Sports > Pro

Seattle Storm bounce back in rematch against Connecticut Sun

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

SEATTLE – The Storm bounced back from an upset loss to the Connecticut Sun two days ago and pulled away in the final minutes for a 79-65 victory in Friday night’s rematch.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh blasts 2 homers, in reach of Barry Bond’s first-half record

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

DETROIT – The best pitcher in baseball was on the mound pitching at home for the team with the best record in the American League and taking on an emotionally drained group of Mariners that rolled into town at close to 3 a.m. local time after getting excruciatingly swept out of Yankee Stadium.

Sports > Outdoors

Escaping life’s cares on Upper Priest Lake

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Most folks don’t know it, but a canoe trip to Upper Priest Lake would do them a world of good. Out there, far from cell phone service, internet connectivity and electronic “friends,” Mother Nature sets the tempo. There’s time to pick huckleberries, go exploring and savor spectacular sunsets back in camp.

Sports > Outdoors

Hiring freeze spells end of long-term weather data collection at Priest River Experimental Forest

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

When 5 p.m. arrives at the Priest River Experimental Forest, it’s time to check the weather.

Sports > NCAA football

Hotline Mailbag (special CFP edition): Predicting the 2026 format, SEC bias, Big Ten on an island and more

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline

Sports > MLB

Mt. Spokane graduate Drew Rasmussen named to AL All-Star team as replacement

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Sports > MLB

Commentary: Mercer Island’s Matthew Boyd grateful to be MLB All-Star with Cubs

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

SEATTLE – Last summer, Matthew Boyd was coaching his kids’ Little League teams in a suburb of Seattle. He was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery by himself at the Athletic Training Institute in Bellevue. He was throwing at Bellevue College and Eastside Catholic High School, while waiting for a call that might have never come.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Julio Rodríguez won’t go to MLB All-Star Game, Mariners announce

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

DETROIT – Despite being chosen to make his third All-Star Game appearance, Julio Rodríguez won’t be going to Atlanta for next week’s festivities.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners’ Randy Arozarena named to MLB All-Star team, replacing Julio Rodríguez

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

DETROIT – Randy Arozarena’s recent hot streak at the plate has earned the Seattle Mariners left fielder a chance to play in Atlanta next week.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Washington State’s Jaylen Wells starts cold, finishes hot in Memphis’ Summer League opener

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Jaylen Wells spent the better part of two quarters searching for his shot.

Sports > Outdoors

Preventing crashes, protecting wildlife is goal of new WA plan

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for motorists and animals.

Sports > Outdoors

Climber dies in fall at Glacier National Park

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

A Utah man died after falling while descending a steep route on a mountain in Glacier National Park on Wednesday.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: The weekend on television may feature the continued resurgence of American women’s tennis or just more of the same at Wimbledon

Fri., July 11, 2025

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There was a time not that long ago – in the geologic sense – when watching the men’s final from Wimbledon was every American’s patriotic duty. As was the women’s final the day before. It just might be again this weekend.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

With Ichiro’s Hall of Fame moment, Cooperstown hopes and preps for a Japanese tourism surge

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Mom-and-pop apparel and memorabilia stores have long lined the picturesque Main Street in the upstate New York town that’s home to baseball’s Hall of Fame. When visitors for this year’s induction ceremony arrive in two weeks, they might find something new: Japanese-speaking interpreters to help them shop.

Sports

On the air

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Friday’s TV Highlights

Sports > Pro

‘He speaks for himself.’ Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard delivers key go-ahead 3-pointer in Dallas’ Summer League win

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Cooper Flagg’s statement block initiated Dallas’ fastbreak, sending four Mavericks down the floor and three Lakers scrambling back on defense with roughly 1 minute to play at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners swept by Yankees as late collapse spoils Bryan Woo’s gem

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

NEW YORK – A day before one of the best pitching performances of his career, Bryan Woo stopped in the visiting dugout of Yankee Stadium for a chat.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Tevin Tucker knocks in three, Spokane Indians knock off first-place Eugene 7-4

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

For much of the season, the Spokane Indians’ offense had been led by the top of its batting order. But with Jared Thomas and Charlie Condon graduating to Double-A Hartford, the bottom of the Indians’ order is starting to pick up the pace.

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