NWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament canceled over coronavirus concerns
UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2020
The North Idaho College women won their opening-round game last week against Lower Columbia at Everett Community College before the tournament was postponed.
NWAC basketball: Garrett White powers CCS past Treasure Valley
UPDATED: 9:58 p.m.
Area basketball roundup: NIC women rally for win over Treasure Valley
UPDATED: 10:09 p.m.
Sports talk from The Spokesman-Review, featuring Larry Weir.
Boise State cuts baseball team loaded with Spokane, Coeur d’Alene talent
UPDATED: Thu., July 2, 2020
Boise State's first baseball season in 40 years was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving several Spokane and Coeur d'Alene products wondering what might have been after a 9-5 start.
COVID-19 spike prompts PNGA to cancel remainder of schedule, including tourneys at The Idaho Club, Palouse Ridge
UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020
The Pacific Northwest Golf Association has canceled the remainder of its 2020 schedule – including tournaments at The Idaho Club and Palouse Ridge – due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases.
Locally: Former Central Valley standout Riley Sine honored for athletic, academic acheivements
UPDATED: Sun., June 28, 2020
Riley Sine had a highly successful four-year running career at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, that was capped by a stellar senior season.
Washington State’s John Olerud was arguably college baseball’s best two-way player
UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2020
Most devoted baseball fans in the state of Washington know John Olerud for his five-year stint with the Seattle Mariners – a stretch during which the helmeted first baseman won three MLB Gold Glove awards and contributed to one of the most successful regular season teams in the history of the game.
WSU, Lakeland High product Derek Bayley wins Reno Open, earns exemption into PGA Tour event
UPDATED: Thu., June 25, 2020
Bayley came up clutch with birdies on 17 and 18 Thursday at Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley, about 25 miles south of Reno, to take the title by two points and land a spot in the Barracuda Championship July 27-Aug. 2 in nearby Truckee, California.
Shortened MLB draft leaves Gonzaga baseball roster fortified by unusual returners
UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2020
When the MLB made the decision to truncate its draft raft from 40 rounds to five due to COVID-19, it only further aggravated the uncertainty of thousands of college baseball players still reeling from a season that felt like it ended before it really even started.
Locally: Gonzaga tennis senior Katie Day named 2020 #WCCRepresent winner
UPDATED: Mon., June 22, 2020
Katie Day made an impact in the West Coast Conference. And the conference has rewarded the Gonzaga tennis senior, naming her its 2020 #WCCRepresent winner.
Gonzaga Prep grad Jake Simpson looking to break into competitive world of Esports
Sun., June 21, 2020
It is early May, and Nidal Nasser, better known as Mama Im Dat Man, walks from the Blazer5 team house in Portland to the team’s training facility to get ready for a series with the Pacers.
Washington State’s A.J. Block signs with Kansas City Royals as free agent
UPDATED: Mon., June 15, 2020
A.J. Block wasn’t selected in the shortened Major League Baseball draft, but a professional career is still on the horizon for the left-handed pitcher from Washington State.
Aging members of a tiny soccer club never gave up on the beautiful game
UPDATED: Sun., June 14, 2020
Back in 2004, a group of middle-aged men sat in a downtown Pullman coffeeshop to talk about forming a soccer team. They weren’t doing it for their kids. They were creating a team for themselves.
Locally: Former Washington State standouts Anthony Gordon, Morgan Weaver honored by Pac-12
UPDATED: Sun., June 14, 2020
Anthony Gordon and Morgan Weaver were back in the spotlight last week.
John Blanchette: Well-traveled Jim Fitzgerald takes over Sasquatch during hairy times
Sun., June 7, 2020
It is simply not the case that Jim Fitzgerald has either attended or worked for every college and sports franchise between here and Seattle.