The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
75°F
Current Conditions
Clear sky
View complete weather report

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Jim Allen

This individual is no longer an employee with The Spokesman-Review.

All Stories

Sports

Wagstaff courts success at Whitworth

They call it The Bubble, a low-profile dome that has raised the stature of tennis at Whitworth University. “It’s really rocked our world,” said women’s coach Jo Wagstaff, who recently celebrated her 300th career dual-match victory in a career that first defied and later defined the landscape of women’s sports in the Inland Northwest.
Sports

Defensive effort pleased Baldwin

The Eastern Washington football coaches didn’t need film to confirm the obvious: Defense dominated Friday’s scrimmage. “There were some unforced things out there,” said head coach Beau Baldwin, “but there were a lot of things where it was plays being made by the defense.
Sports

Ex-Coug Jackson riding wave of national success

They met again this year at the Final Four with new stories to share. George Raveling, Jud Heathcote, Homer Drew, Dale Brown … and Brad Jackson, who “took bits and pieces from each of them” when he was an All-Pac-8 basketball guard at Washington State. This year he brought something back: the national NCAA Division II championship he won last month as head coach at Western Washington.
Sports

Standish, Redmon taken in WNBA draft

Who won the Women’s National Basketball Association draft? Gonzaga knows. Bulldogs forwards Kayla Standish and Katelan Redmon were both selected Monday to play at the next level, and Standish says it was their coaches who helped take them there.
Sports

Ex-Coug Jackson riding wave of national success

They met again this year at the Final Four with new stories to share. George Raveling, Jud Heathcote, Homer Drew, Dale Brown … and Brad Jackson, who “took bits and pieces from each of them” when he was an All-Pac-8 basketball guard at Washington State. This year he brought something back: the national NCAA Division II championship he won last month as head coach at Western Washington.
Sports

EWU defense catching up to offense

The Eastern Washington football coaches didn’t need film to confirm the obvious: Defense dominated Friday’s scrimmage. “There were some unforced things out there,” said head coach Beau Baldwin, “but there were a lot of things where it was plays being made by the defense. “Even errant passes came from guys getting in the face of the quarterbacks.”
Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Minnesota picks Standish; Redmon to New York

Who won the Women’s National Basketball Association draft? Gonzaga knows. Bulldog forwards Kayla Standish and Katelan Redmon were both selected Monday to play at the next level, and Standish says it was their coaches who helped bring them there.
Sports

Defense rules at Eastern Washington scrimmage

They don’t keep score in spring drills, but the Eastern Washington defense just tied the game. The second scrimmage of the month was dominated by an Eagles defense that regained some swagger with three interceptions and seven balls batted down, a bit of redemption for a unit that had been outplayed six days earlier.
Sports

Defense rules at Eastern Washington scrimmage

They don’t keep score in spring drills, but the Eastern Washington defense just tied the game. The second scrimmage of the month was dominated by an Eagles defense that regained some swagger with three interceptions and seven balls batted down, a bit of redemption for a unit that had been outplayed six days earlier.
Sports

EWU running backs compete for top spot

This is the third in an eight-part spring series on Eastern Washington football. Today: running backs Running back by committee at Eastern Washington? That was so last year, Quincy Forte said.
Sports

EWU veterans Pavel, Vitto show poise

Two veteran players showed their poise Wednesday as the Eastern Washington football team neared the halfway point in spring drills. For kicker/punter Jimmy Pavel, the challenge came from the elements, as a pleasant afternoon deteriorated into a blustery evening with wind gusts topping 20 miles per hour.
Sports

EWU overflows with quality receivers

This is the second in an eight-part series on Eastern Washington football. Today: Wide receivers and tight ends Eastern Washington wide receivers coach Junior Adams doesn’t have the easiest job on campus. Really.
Sports

Root will televise two EWU games

Eastern Washington’s football team will appear twice in Big Sky Conference games to be televised this fall by DirecTV’s regional sports network, the company announced Tuesday. The Eagles will be seen on the network’s Root Sports network Sept. 29 against Montana, and again Oct. 13 at Montana State.
Sports

U-Hi, Shadle face off in key soccer battle Friday

Possession may be nine-tenths of a playoff spot Friday at Albi Stadium. That’s when University and Shadle Park meet in a key Greater Spokane League game that will also go far in determining the shape of the 3A district playoffs.
Sports

Root will televise two EWU games

Eastern Washington’s football team will appear twice in Big Sky Conference games to be televised this fall by DirecTV’s regional sports network, the company announced Tuesday.
Sports

Eagles plan to get back to basics

After a week of spring drills, Eastern Washington football coach Beau Baldwin is lowering his expectations. “We’re still playing too high,” said Baldwin of the offensive and defensive lines. “Based on what we’ve seen on film, our pad level isn’t low enough, on offense or defense, and that’s something that we have to correct.”
Sports

Intensity level high at EWU’s first scrimmage

At the end of Saturday’s scrimmage, Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams was still shaking his head at the thought. Moments earlier, Adams was streaking toward the end zone, but was ruled to be “sacked” by coaches who were only looking after his health.
Sports

EWU molds big dreams with Gateway Project

The vision is in place at Eastern Washington University for a multimillion-dollar “city within a city” that aims to improve the campus experience on game day – and every day. The Gateway Project, unveiled recently to the EWU Board of Trustees, would include 8,000 additional seats on the Washington Street side of Roos Field. Inside, the facility would house concessions, leased commercial space, suites and more.