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‘The most popular Cougar.’ Bob Robertson, who presided over Washington State broadcasts for 52 years, has died at 91

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 8, 2020

Brian Jeffries estimates he was 13 years old, maybe 14, when he and a childhood friend from Tacoma began gazing into the future, mapping out what they wanted to do and who they wanted to be when they grew up.

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Local collegians, high school products added to NFL practice squads Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 6, 2020

Saturday came with discouraging news for various local college and high school products hoping for a spot on an NFL 53-man roster.

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Mike Pettway becomes third Washington State WR in as many weeks to enter transfer portal

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 6, 2020

Whenever Washington State does return to a football field, its wide receiving corps will look different than most expected it would earlier this year.

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Sports >  EWU football

How Washington State, Idaho, Eastern Washington products fared on NFL’s 53-man roster cut day

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 5, 2020

NFL hopes met harsh realities for a variety of local college players on Saturday. For others, meanwhile, the dreaded phone call never came, signifying they’d locked down a spot on the 53-man roster one week before the start of the regular season.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State mailbag: On Max Borghi, the Pac-12’s relevance and Nick Rolovich’s recruiting strategy

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Full disclosure: We compiled our first-week mailbag of the 2020 football season/nonfootball season before the Pac-12 announced its partnership with the testing company, Quidel Corp., late Thursday afternoon – something that could reignite hopes of a late fall season on the West Coast.

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Washington State quarterback John Bledsoe enters transfer portal

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

John Bledsoe, a walk-on quarterback at Washington State and the son of former Cougar great Drew Bledsoe, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, he announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

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Pac-12’s ‘groundbreaking’ partnership with testing leader could expedite return to field

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

When the Pac-12 announced it was postponing fall sports until Jan. 1, the conference gave every indication it wouldn’t make a safe return to the playing field until there was a major breakthrough in COVID-19 testing.

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With no Pac-12 football, 10 games for Washington State fans to watch in 2020

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

College football Saturdays may start the same for many Washington State fans this fall – ESPN College GameDay, morning coffee and hours of channel surfing through the SEC, ACC and Big-12 – but it’s certain they won’t end like they normally do.

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Nick Rolovich, Washington State hit Texas again for 17th commitment

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 29, 2020

Nick Rolovich and his staff returned to one of the country’s most fertile recruiting areas to pick up Washington State’s 17th commitment in the 2021 class.

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Ex-Washington State coach Mike Leach applauds Mississippi State players who boycotted practice

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 28, 2020

Former Washington State coach Mike Leach commended his Mississippi State football players for using their platform to make a stand against social injustice and police brutality after the Bulldogs boycotted preseason camp in Starkville Thursday.

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Former Washington State receiver River Cracraft agrees to deal with San Francisco

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 27, 2020

One day after reports surfaced indicating the San Francisco 49ers were interested in River Cracraft following a successful workout at the team’s facility in Santa Clara, California, the former Washington State wide receiver signed with the reigning NFC champions.

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Report: Ex-Washington State standout Andre Dillard out for season after bicep injury

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 27, 2020

Andre Dillard, the former Washington State offensive tackle who was selected with the 22nd overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft and played in every game of his rookie season, won’t suit up for the Philadelphia Eagles this fall after suffering a bicep injury during training camp Thursday.