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Sports >  Idaho football

Vandals’ Collin Sather diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

No one should have to learn it like this, but Collin Sather, who said in high school “the most important thing to me is to be a coachable player,” is finding being a team member works both ways. The University of Idaho redshirt freshman wide receiver began experiencing stomach pains Jan. 17 and has been diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. The UI football program and university administrators have rallied to support him.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Efficient Northern Colorado hands Idaho its 10th consecutive setback

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 14, 2019

The good and bad of the season were on display in Idaho’s Cowan Spectrum on Thursday night.

Sports >  Idaho football

Idaho football inks 10 more players to 2019 class, including pair of Boise State transfers

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 6, 2019

Along with 14 early signees, nine of whom are already enrolled, the Vandals feature a class of 24 newcomers, with possibly one more late signing to occur.

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Sports >  Idaho basketball

Northern Arizona downs Idaho as Vandals drop sixth in a row

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 2, 2019

Northern Arizona’s 13-game losing streak to Idaho in Moscow ended emphatically as the Lumberjacks overwhelmed the Vandals in virtually every aspect of an 86-73 win Saturday.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Freshman tandem of RayQuawndis Mitchell, Cameron Tyson has provided instant spark for Vandals

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 1, 2019

Cameron Tyson and RayQuawndis Mitchell have already had breakout games that offer Vandals fans hope the current 4-15 record is on-the-job training and dues-paying for stellar seasons ahead.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Idaho’s Trevon Allen combines skill, mental toughness to lead Vandals

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 18, 2019

Trevon Allen is bent low, maintaining a dribble about eight inches off the court. His eyes are forward, looking, looking while a Montana State defender looms over him.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Tyler Hall helps Montana State pull away for victory over Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 10, 2019

Montana State had its all-time scoring leader on the floor, and a young Idaho didn’t. It made all the difference in a crucial two minutes in the second half of a game the Bobcats pulled away to win, 77-67.

Sports >  EWU basketball

Idaho builds double-digit lead, holds off Eastern Washington rally for first Big Sky victory

Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

The victory is Idaho’s first in the Big Sky Conference against two losses and gives the Vandals a 4-10 overall mark. It also stopped a six-game losing streak.

Sports >  Area sports

Taylor Pierce’s 30-point effort helps Idaho down Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

Eastern Washington had no answer for Idaho’s Taylor Pierce, whose 30 points, including eight three-pointers, led the Vandals to an 84-68 win on Thursday at the Cowan Spectrum.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Veteran play the difference in Idaho State’s Big Sky-opening win over Idaho

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 29, 2018

The difference between a team with 10 upperclassmen versus a team with one is apparently about 17 points.

Sports >  Idaho football

Idaho bolsters big-play potential, adds numbers in the trenches on first day of NCAA early signing period

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 19, 2018

The Vandals could also get immediate help from Satchel Escalante, a 6-0, 182-pound safety from Scottsdale Community College in Casa Grande. Arizona, and Siliweinusi “Vei” Tomasi, 6-1, 310, and a defensive lineman from Laney College in Oakland, California.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Vandals rally late but fall to Nebraska-Omaha, 89-80

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 15, 2018

This is the current state of Idaho basketball: Elation and frustration are running neck-and-neck.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

UI football player accused of raping another student in UI dorm

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 13, 2018

University of Idaho football player Kyree L. Curington is accused of raping another student in a residence hall.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Idaho falls short in back-and-forth contest with Cal State Bakersfield

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 8, 2018

There were 17 lead changes, and the largest advantage either team had was the eight-point edge Idaho enjoyed momentarily with about 13:30 to go in the second half.

Sports >  Area sports

College volleyball: Washington State holds off Tennessee, advances to NCAA regional against Stanford

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 1, 2018

As it did against Colorado State in the NCAA first round on Friday, Tennessee dropped the opening two sets against Washington State in the second round Saturday.

Sports >  Area sports

College volleyball: Washington State tops ‘scrappy’ Northern Arizona team in NCAA Tournament opener

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018

Washington State advanced to the second round of the NCAA volleyball tournament against Tennessee with a four-game win against a smaller but defensively tough Northern Arizona Friday in Bohler Gym in the opening round.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Vandal men breeze to 54-point victory

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 27, 2018

After Walla Walla University canceled its season and dropped out of a date with Idaho, the Vandals were able to fill the schedule vacancy on short notice with West Coast Baptist College, from Lancaster, California.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State uses second-half spark to top Delaware State 80-52

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 24, 2018

In the second half, however, the Cougars rediscovered the flow and rhythm that has characterized their wins so far this year. They pushed a five-point halftime edge to as much as 32 points, and they finished shooting a respectable 45 percent for the game, 27 of 60.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Robert Franks, tough defense help Cougars hold off Cal Poly

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 19, 2018

As a lead that had reached 31 points melted to 12 late in the second half, it highlighted what a different team Washington State is without Robert Franks on the floor. But the Cougars drew the line there and held off Cal Poly for an 84-70 win Monday, which put a spotlight, as well, on what coach Ernie Kent believes is a special defensive unit.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Vandals pick up first win by beating Bethesda 87-59

Sun., Nov. 18, 2018

If Idaho did not exactly play down to Bethesda, it was certainly not pushed to lofty heights by the 0-5 Flames from the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference of the National Christian College Athletic Association. Nonetheless, the Vandals pretty much did what they were supposed to do against an overmatched opponent in picking up the season’s first win, 87-59, Sunday in Memorial Gym.

Sports >  Idaho football

Idaho Vandals go into contest against No. 15 Florida with bowl-game mentality

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018

The Idaho Vandals are playing out the final game in a 4-6 season. But instead of finding themselves in a Big Sky Conference outpost in early winter, the Vandals on Saturday are in the sun, at a storied stadium and facing a nationally ranked SEC opponent.

Sports >  Idaho football

Idaho’s Ed Hall brings technical precision to everything he does

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 15, 2018

In his senior year at the University of Idaho, where four years of a disciplined approach to the classroom and the football field should have paid off in a sunset cruise to graduation, Ed Hall could still benefit from the 30-hour day.

Sports >  Idaho basketball

Cameron Tyson’s big night not enough as Idaho falls to Nicholls State

Tue., Nov. 13, 2018

The Vandals fell to 0-2 with the 83-80 loss in their first home game. But the freshman Tyson introduced himself to Idaho’s fans with a flourish.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Cougars use Robert Franks, tough defense to top Nicholls State in season opener

Sun., Nov. 11, 2018

Washington State’s various zone configurations Sunday forced Nicholls State into 19 turnovers, and a mediocre 24 of 66 shooting from the floor. The result was a decisive 89-72 victory for WSU.

Sports >  Idaho football

Montana beats Idaho 46-27 for the Little Brown Stein

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 10, 2018

Dalton Sneed threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Dante Olson set a program record and Montana beat Idaho 46-27 on Saturday for the Little Brown Stein.