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Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington tries to address $5.8 million athletic department budget deficit

Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

Eastern Washington football fans can wish all they want for a better stadium, but that dream appears further away than ever.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women shut down San Francisco 74-47 to remain perfect in WCC play

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

Asked to find any flaws in her players’ performance Saturday afternoon, Gonzaga women’s coach Lisa Fortier had to work harder than they did.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington’s Bill Chaves named athletic director at North Dakota

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

Bill Chaves, who presided over more than a decade of unprecedented athletic success at Eastern Washington University, will now attempt to do the same at North Dakota.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Idaho puts the defensive clamps on Eastern Washington men in 58-51 victory

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 12, 2018

The result left both teams at 3-2 in the conference, but the Eastern players and coaches felt they left something on the court: their offensive identity.

Sports >  Area sports

Depth allows Eastern Washington women to hold off Idaho

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 12, 2018

This never was about revenge. Well, perhaps a little bit.

Sports >  EWU football

Sources say Eastern Washington AD Bill Chaves a front-runner for North Dakota job

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 12, 2018

The odds are good that Eastern Washington University may soon be looking for a new athletic director.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Twice the fun: Eastern Washington, Idaho meet in basketball doubleheader

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 11, 2018

The idea was so good, Wendy Schuller wondered why they hadn’t done it sooner.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Bogdan Bliznyuk, Delaney Hodgins poised to become career scoring leaders at Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2018

Quietly but surely, Bogdan Bliznyuk and Delaney Hodgins are about to become the leading career scorers in Eastern Washington basketball history.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women lead the pack again in WCC heading into game at Portland

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2018

After only four games, the chase is on in the West Coast Conference women’s basketball race.

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Whitworth men knock off Pacific, look toward game against No. 1 Whitman

Sat., Jan. 6, 2018

This was no time for complacency. Three days before a date with the No. 1 team in the land, Whitworth could have looked past Pacific on Saturday night.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Cody Benzel scores career-high 25 to lead Eastern Washington to win

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 6, 2018

Cody Benzel scored a career-high 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and Eastern Washington defeated Sacramento State 82-67 on Saturday afternoon in Cheney.

Sports >  Area sports

Fired Eastern Washington cross country coach Chris Shane plans legal action

Fri., Jan. 5, 2018

Former Eastern Washington cross country coach Chris Shane said Friday that he plans legal action to challenge the findings of a report that led to his departure from the program.

Sports >  EWU football

EWU president declines to comment on status of AD Bill Chaves

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 5, 2018

As her athletic director pursues a similar position elsewhere, Eastern Washington University president Mary Cullinan declined to comment Friday on Bill Chaves’ future status.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Eastern Washington defeats Portland State as Bogdan Bliznyuk scores 28

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

In the closing moments of Eastern Washington’s 81-74 win over Portland State on Thursday night, Bogdan Bliznyuk raised his arms in triumph and the Reese Court crowd responded in kind.

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Whitworth Pirates more than ready to resume NWC play

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

In addition to a pair of wins, Whitworth picked up some valuable momentum by winning last weekend’s Whitworth Basketball Classic.

Sports >  EWU football

Eastern Washington AD Bill Chaves a finalist at North Dakota

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

Eastern Washington athletic director Bill Chaves is a finalist for the same position at the University of North Dakota, the school announced Thursday afternoon.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Energized Gonzaga women prepare for West Coast Conference’s other 2-0 teams

Wed., Jan. 3, 2018

Some New Year’s resolutions depend less on willpower than on sheer luck.

Sports >  EWU basketball

EWU preps for ball-hawking Portland State

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 2, 2018

The pace was frantic Tuesday afternoon at Reese Court, just the way Shantay Legans wanted it.

Sports >  WSU football

Difference Makers: Michigan State offensive weapons shine in Holiday Bowl win over Washington State

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 29, 2017

The key players in Michigan State’s 42-17 win over Washington State at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017.

Sports >  WSU football

Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio gets win No. 100 with Holiday Bowl victory over Washington State

Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

While Washington State must wait at least another year for a 10-win season, Michigan State and coach Mark Dantonio reached that plateau for the sixth time in eight seasons.

Sports >  WSU football

Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke proved he was the only quarterback who mattered in convincing victory

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke was more than the “other quarterback” in Thursday’s Holiday Bowl.

Sports >  WSU football

Cougars catch early breaks in Holiday Bowl

Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

The Cougars escaped disaster early in the first quarter on when Jamal Morrow fumbled a punt on his own 7-yard line, but managed to fall on the ball just as MSU’s Matt Morrissey arrived.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State gets tribute from Michigan State marching band prior to Holiday Bowl

Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

The Holiday Bowl pregame show had a little of everything – and something special.

Sports >  WSU football

Under San Diego skies, WSU fans gear up for tonight’s Holiday Bowl

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 28, 2017

SAN DIEGO – It really was a silly question. Asked why he had trekked to San Diego for his second Holiday Bowl in a row, Washington State football fan Bill Grantham took one look around Wednesday morning and lifted his head to the warm sun.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State defense can’t hold up in crucial second quarter

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 29, 2017

Even Hercules would have crumbled under this weight.