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Sports >  NCAA basketball

WSU’s Ernie Kent adds gem to coaching staff

UPDATED: Mon., June 19, 2017

Ernie Kent added yet another talent collector to his basketball staff, announcing that Elwyn McRoy has been hired as the Washington State men’s basketball team’s recruiting coordinator.

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Athletic director Bill Moos turns focus to monetary pledges when it comes to funding WSU athletics

Thu., June 15, 2017

Here is a little insight into the current fundraising strategy for Washington State Athletics, which is not entirely unlike fraternity recruitment: It’s all about the pledges.

Sports >  Area sports

College baseball notebook: Former GSL standout Drew Rasmussen taken in first round of MLB Draft

UPDATED: Wed., June 14, 2017

When talent and an unmatched work ethic merge great things can happen. And they have for former Greater Spokane League standout Drew Rasmussen, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays 31st overall in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday.

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Sports >  WSU football

Washington State rounds out nonconference football foes through 2021

Tue., June 13, 2017

Washington State has set its nonconference football schedules through 2021, and secured some high-profile opponents after that as well.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State men’s basketball picks up transfer Drick Bernstine from North Dakota

UPDATED: Fri., June 9, 2017

The Washington State men’s basketball team received some immediate frontcourt help on Friday with the news that North Dakota forward Drick Bernstine will play his final collegiate year in Pullman.

Sports >  WSU football

WSU football adds home-and-home series with Houston

Mon., June 5, 2017

Washington State and the University of Houston have agreed to a two-year series between the football teams that will begin in 2019. WSU will visit Houston on Sept. 14, 2019, with the other Cougars making the return trip on Sept. 12, 2020.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga Night brings alumni together to catch up, watch Seattle Mariners

Sat., June 3, 2017

Melissa Kirkland and her friends spent Saturday hiking and wondering who they would run into later that night night when the Seattle Mariners hosted Gonzaga Night.

Sports >  WSU football

Five Washington State football games among Pac-12’s early TV selections

UPDATED: Wed., May 31, 2017

Washington State will play five home games during the month of September and at least three of them will be played under the Martin Stadium lights.

Sports >  WSU football

Ten Pac-12 football stars Cougars missed out on playing last season

UPDATED: Tue., May 30, 2017

The Washington State Cougars faced a host of formidable players during last year's Pac-12 slate, but due to injuries, suspensions and scheduling situations also missed out on playing some of the conference's best talent.

Sports >  WSU football

Four-star QB Cammon Cooper commits to WSU

UPDATED: Sun., May 28, 2017

The pipeline from Utah to Washington State’s offensive backfield won’t end with Luke Falk. Four-star quarterback recruit Cammon Cooper announced on Sunday that he intends to play for the Cougars and continue the Beehive State’s presence in the Air Raid offense.

Sports >  WSU basketball

WSU basketball legend Bennie Seltzer returns as Cougars assistant coach

UPDATED: Fri., May 26, 2017

Washington State basketball legend Bennie Seltzer is returning to Pullman as an assistant coach, rounding out men’s head coach Ernie Kent’s staff. Seltzer, the school’s all-time assists leader, is now a 20-year coaching veteran and comes to Pullman from Loyola Chicago, where he was an assistant coach for the team that defeated the Cougars in the final game of the Paradise Jam on Nov. 21.

Sports >  Area sports

Gonzaga faces Saint Mary’s in first round of West Coast Conference baseball tournament

UPDATED: Wed., May 24, 2017

Top-seeded No. 22 Gonzaga will take the first step toward securing a guaranteed berth to the NCAA Tournament at 3 p.m. Thursday when it faces fourth-seeded Saint Mary’s in the first game of the West Coast Conference baseball championships.

Sports >  Area sports

Gonzaga’s Mark Machtolf honored as West Coast Conference baseball Coach of the Year

Tue., May 23, 2017

Gonzaga coach Mark Machtolf was named the West Coast Conference’s baseball Coach of the Year on Tuesday, one of many such honors for the Zags, who wrapped up their second consecutive WCC title last weekend.

Sports >  Seattle Seahawks

Dennis Erickson remembers ex-Seattle Seahawks player Cortez Kennedy as best he coached

Tue., May 23, 2017

Few people knew Cortez Kennedy, the Pro Football Hall of Famer who died at age 48 on Tuesday, better than Dennis Erickson, who coached Kennedy at the University of Miami and the Seattle Seahawks.

Sports >  Area sports

WSU forward Josh Hawkinson will audition for the LA Lakers

Mon., May 22, 2017

Former Washington State forward Josh Hawkinson is one of six players who will work out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, May 23rd.

Sports >  WSU football

WSU DE Hercules Mata’afa named to Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list

UPDATED: Mon., May 22, 2017

Every year the Lott IMPACT Trophy is given to the defensive college football player whose blend of athletic prowess and high character best embodies the spirit of Pro Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

Sports >  WSU football

Former WSU QB Ryan Leaf profiled by ESPN’s E:60

Sat., May 20, 2017

Tom Rinaldi knows there will be skeptics. He expects some cynics who doubt that this is the time, finally, when Ryan Leaf has cleaned up his act for good.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga and BYU play for the WCC Championship on Saturday

Sat., May 20, 2017

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night the Gonzaga Bulldogs and No. 18 BYU Cougars will play for the West Coast Conference baseball championship in Spokane’s Patterson Baseball Complex & Washington Trust Field. In order to defend its regular season title, GU (30-17, 19-7 WCC) needs to complete a three-game sweep over league-leading BYU (33-17, 20-6). The Zags entered this weekend in a tie for third-place with Loyola Marymount, but have almost caught up to the Cougars by beating them 10-2 and 10-4 at.

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Former University of Idaho, Detroit Lions football player Wayne Walker dies at 80

Fri., May 19, 2017

Former University of Idaho and NFL football player Wayne Walker died on Friday from complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

College baseball: Gonzaga Bulldogs host BYU in critical West Coast Conference series

Wed., May 17, 2017

The Gonzaga Bulldogs still control their own destiny, but they will have to be perfect.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State defensive back Grant Porter honored at Pullman City Council meeting

UPDATED: Tue., May 16, 2017

Washington State Cougars defensive back Grant Porter and Allison Schomburg were given Lifesaving Awards by the Pullman City Council on Tuesday in honor of their actions last week when they intervened as a 24-year-old man attempted suicide.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State football again dismisses wide receiver Kyrin Priester

UPDATED: Tue., May 16, 2017

Kyrin Priester came to Washington State in search of a second chance. He leaves now needing a fourth opportunity after being dismissed by the Cougars coaching staff for a second time.

Sports >  WSU football

Early offseason All-Pac-12 predictions

UPDATED: Sun., May 14, 2017

A lot of talented football players left the Pac-12 after the 2016 season, including 36 that were selected in the NFL draft and a slew of other college stars.

Sports >  WSU football

WSU Cougars DB Grant Porter intervenes in probable suicide attempt

Sat., May 13, 2017

If Grant Porter never scores a touchdown or intercepts a pass, he will still be a success at Washington State.

Sports >  WSU football

How WSU football coaches would make use of redshirting freshmen on the field

UPDATED: Sat., May 13, 2017

A proposal to allow redshirting freshmen to play up to four football games while still saving their eligibility has college football’s tastemakers dreaming of previously unseen players being unleashed in bowl games.