John Blanchette

Jeff Fassero, who has had a sore elbow, works on his game against San Francisco in his first start since Feb. 26. Photo by Associated Press

Pouring concrete and disposing of dirt have run up the tab, but work on the Seattle Mariners' new stadium is ahead of schedule. And so is the naming of it.

Competition is fierce to get an autograph from Alex Rodriguez before Wednesday's game. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

WSU's Chris Crosby, left, makes move on Michael Johnson. Photo by Associated Press

Mike Price enjoys another moment of exultation. File/The Spokesman-Review

1. Colton's annual absence from the State B is punctuated by frustration, as Blake Wolf demonstrated during this year's Whitman County tournament. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 2. Members of Colton's boys team didn't sit on this day until the girls scored. It was a long wait: The girls lost to Gar-Pal 68-18. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 3. Colton's girls tangle with Garfield-Palouse's Eva Hershaw before being eliminated from the Whitman County tournament. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

An anti-climax? Sure. And the Gonzaga Bulldogs will gladly settle for a reprise every year. Championships don't have to be won in dramatic fashion to be satisfying, and it's hard to imagine the Bulldogs any more content than they were Saturday night after coasting past Loyola Marymount 107-84 for their third West Coast Conference regular-season basketball title in the past five years. Technically, the Zags could have cut down the nets before the game San Diego's upset of Santa Clara on Friday night having clinched GU a share of the title.

1. Mike Price, Top coach 2. Cory Withrow, Top team (WSU FB) 3. Ryan Leaf, Top amateur male 4. Shelly Bartlett, Top amateur female 5. John Stockton, Top professional