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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Greg Woods

Greg Woods

Current Position: sports reporter

Greg Woods joined The Spokesman-Review in July 2023 as a sports reporter and covers Washington State University athletics.

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Sports >  WSU football

Analysis: In win over Utah State, WSU’s secondary stepped up again, keeping up an important trend

PULLMAN — Not long into Washington State’s blowout win over Utah State on Saturday evening, John Mateer noticed something about the Aggies’ defense: They were showing light boxes, giving the Cougars chances to gash them on the ground. It matched up with what Mateer and his offense saw on paper, which was that USU’s defense was yielding some of the most rushing yards in the nation.
Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State overcomes slow start to beat Portland State 100-92

PULLMAN — David Riley gathered his assistants in a small circle near the free-throw line at Beasley Coliseum. In their first games as Washington State coaches, they all sported white polos with the crimson WSU logo stitched in the top-right corner, and early in the second half of Monday’s season-opener against Portland State, they began to put their heads together.
Sports >  WSU basketball

Despite mass exodus, new coach David Riley has WSU men’s basketball in solid shape for WCC detour

David Riley reconstructed this Washington State team by bringing along a few of his best EWU players, including wings Cedric Coward and LeJuan Watts and centers Ethan Price and Dane Erikstrup. He maintained a commitment from guard Marcus Wilson and secured a new one from Lapwai guard Kase Wynott. He added Cal transfer ND Okafor and Washington transfer Nate Calmese, then added a few players from overseas: Iceland guard Tomas Thrastarson, Latvian wing Rihard Vavers and Serbian center Dimitrije Vukicevic.