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Washington State football springs back into action on Thursday

Wed., March 22, 2017

Gabe Marks’ bravado. River Cracraft’s stoic competence. Joe Salave’a’s arms. The Washington State football team must replace some of its most recognizable features before the 2017 season.

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Kyrin Priester returns to Washington State football, but playing next season is ‘a tall order’

Wed., March 22, 2017

Talented wide receiver Kyrin Priester left the Washington State football program in July of 2016. He’s back, according to Mike Leach.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

West Virginia can be had if you follow formula

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2017

West Virginia is one of the NCAA Tournament’s scariest matchups and many folks expect the fourth-seeded Mountaineers to upset top-seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday. Even though the Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed in the West Region, they are favored by just three-points, the smallest amount of any region’s highest-seeded remaining team.

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Gonzaga gets gamblers to bet big, and lose on NCAA Tournament action

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2017

Gonzaga beat Northwestern 79-73 on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, but not everybody rooting for the Bulldogs came away winners.

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West Virginia’s high-pressure D will be tough test for Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2017

Notre Dame entered Saturday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game averaging a little over nine turnovers per game, one of the best marks in the country. They’d given the ball up that many time by halftime of their eventual 83-71 loss to West Virginia.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga missed big opportunity with Northwestern flagrant foul

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2017

Gonzaga won 79-73 on Saturday and the big controversy was about a goaltending no call that ended up yielding a four-point swing toward the Bulldogs when Northwestern coach Chris Collins was called for a technical foul for yelling at the officials.

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Northwestern has no plans to be a one-hit wonder

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2017

The 2016-17 season saw Northwestern play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Wildcats have no intention of it being their last dance.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

NCAA admits error in noncall that went Gonzaga’s way

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2017

In a sport where gigantic athletes are not allowed to touch yet are constantly crashing into each other, a certain amount of controversy is expected. The most hated player at Duke doesn’t draw so many boos as an exceptional college basketball official.

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Updating coverage of (1) Gonzaga vs. (8) Northwestern in NCAA Tournament

Sat., March 18, 2017

Live updates from top-seeded Gonzaga’s second-round game against No. 8 seed Northwestern.

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Pardon Pardon’s language, but Przemek Karnowski is ‘heavyset’ foe

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2017

When asked to compare Gonzaga’s Przemek Karnowki and a player of similarly sizable stature from the Big Ten, Northwestern forward Derek Pardon described Karnowski as “heavyset.”

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Gonzaga’s best and worst Round of 32 performances

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2017

Of every stop on a team’s path to an NCAA Championship, no round holds more pitfall potential than the Round of 32. It is the stage at which a contender has not yet made it far enough into the tournament to deem a season acceptable, but must face a team that has already proven itself capable of winning big games.

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Mark Few says Gonzaga will keep its options open when it comes to conference affiliation

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2017

Butler and Creighton each comfortably made the NCAA Tournament field this year, although neither school won their conference tournament. That’s because the former mid-major powers upgraded to the Big East, establishing themselves as haves rather than have-nots in the world of college athletics.

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Matthew Fisher-Davis’ ill-advised foul dooms Vanderbilt

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2017

With 16 seconds left in No. 8 seed Northwestern’s 68-66 victory over No. 9 seed Vanderbilt, you could have made a pretty good case for Matthew Fisher-Davis as game MVP.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Fans power Northwestern to first NCAA Tournament win

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2017

For many years Gonzaga has been an enigma – a small-conference school with the NCAA tournament success of a major conference power and the fan base to match. On Saturday, however, the Bulldogs will finally meet their match in the world of college basketball paradoxes – a Cinderella school from the Big Ten.

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Running coverage of Gonzaga’s NCAA Tournament win over South Dakota State

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2017

Check here for live updates from top-seeded Gonzaga’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 16 seed South Dakota State.

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Gonzaga basketball has second home with McCartheys in Salt Lake City

Wed., March 15, 2017

Inside the Walker-McCarthey Mansion, one of many great, old houses that share Salt Lake City’s South Temple street with spire-laden temples, vast stone administrative buildings and a Jimmy Johns, there are many Gonzaga basketball totems and memorabilia.

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T.J. Otzelberger lobbied for Lorenzo Romar’s return to Washington shortly before his dismissal

UPDATED: Wed., March 15, 2017

Washington coach Lorenzo Romar was fired on Wednesday afternoon, just a couple hours after former UW assistant and current South Dakota State coach T.J. Otzelberger made the case why Romar should be allowed to continue coaching the Huskies.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Oddsmakers like Nigel Williams-Goss and Gonzaga

UPDATED: Wed., March 15, 2017

Oddsmakers think it is extremely likely Nigel Williams-Goss will play a key role in a deep NCAA Tournament run by Gonzaga. In fact, there is only one player they believe is more likely to be named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

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Some NCAA Tournament ticket prices plunge in Salt Lake City

UPDATED: Wed., March 15, 2017

Despite the presence of top-seeded Gonzaga, and the city’s well-known affinity for basketball, the market for tickets to get into this week’s NCAA Tournament games in Salt Lake city is more bust than boom when it comes to the cheap seats.

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NCAA Tournament rife with Inland Northwest ties

UPDATED: Tue., March 14, 2017

While Gonzaga is the only team from the Inland Northwest to earn an NCAA Men’s Tournament berth, the tournament field abounds with players who have regional ties.

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Przemek Karnowski stands tall in SI’s NCAA tournament cover

UPDATED: Tue., March 14, 2017

The most physically daunting player in the 2016-2017 NCAA tournament would be easy to find no matter where he was placed on Sports Illustrated's March Madness cover.

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Zags vs. Arizona for Final Four spot a possibility

UPDATED: Mon., March 13, 2017

For the first time in 26 years, the top two seeds in the West region of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament are from the western part of the United States. So it is only fitting that the region is set up to feature the best college basketball rivalry on the west coast with a Final Four berth on the line.

Sports >  WSU football

Friends remember former Washington State running back Duke Washington as gentleman, scholar

UPDATED: Thu., March 9, 2017

“Duke was Duke, and his name fit him well,” is how Albert “Red” Golden remembers Duke Washington, a teammate of Golden’s on Washington State’s football teams in the early ‘50s, but also a scholar and a gentleman.

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Cougars perform for scouts at WSU Pro Day

UPDATED: Thu., March 9, 2017

The football-only weight room and indoor practice facilities at Washington State are notoriously secretive places for 364 days out of the year.

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Gabe Marks gives one final funny interview at WSU Pro Day

UPDATED: Thu., March 9, 2017

Gabe Marks has always used his dry humor as a shield, a way to break down others’ defenses while maintaining a little distance for himself. If he can make you laugh, he figures, then you both can communicate from a point of common understanding.