March Madness Twitter was abuzz last month as the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team nearly made history.

Eastern Washington was thrown for a loop when a fifth-string quarterback and a completely different brand of Idaho offense stepped on Roos Field’s blazing red turf Saturday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A sixth person has died following a shooting last week at the hands of a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South Carolina family, local officials said Saturday.

While only a few white clouds hung over an otherwise blue sky in Spokane, the conditions 75 miles south in Pullman were more erratic Saturday and prompted Washington State to call an audible as the Cougars prepared for the first live scrimmage of spring football camp.

One of the top scorers in Division I basketball is headed to Washington State for his final year of eligibility.

Dense storm clouds rolled into Colville around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, an hour and a half before 18-year-old Dale Martin was scheduled to be taken off life support.

Eastern Washington hosts Idaho on Saturday at Roos Field at 1:05 p.m

Ryan Schmidt threw three touchdown passes and visiting Shadle Park beat Clarkston 26-13 in the Greater Spokane League 2A season finale for both teams on Friday. 

There were no state playoffs to aspire to in this truncated, COVID-19 impacted spring football season. The highest honor the member teams of the Greater Spokane League could achieve is East Region champion.

MOSCOW, Idaho – In well-matched opponents, the challenge of winning multiple times seems to increase exponentially with the number of competitions.

The Seahawks on Friday morning announced something that had been expected – that they have re-signed veteran Damarious Randall, who was a reserve safety and special teamer for Seattle in 2020.

At this point of his career, and moving on to his fifth different team after signing with the Seattle Seahawks, the last thing Kerry Hyder Jr. can afford to have happen is another major setback.

SEATTLE – They have 15 practices to make a first impression.

The names of 13 of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and harassment will be made public following court hearings.

Kellen Flanigan ran and threw for touchdowns and Mt. Spokane beat Lewis and Clark 34-9 in a Greater Spokane League 4A/3A season finale at Union Stadium on Thursday.

PULLMAN – When Donovan Ollie was asked to describe himself earlier this week in a postpractice Zoom call, the Washington State wide receiver was soft-spoken, short-winded and right to the point.

Instead of patrolling the sidelines during the Eastern Washington football team’s season opener, Eagles coach Aaron Best paced in front of his television, at home.

Regardless of whether the 5,000-seat new facility is built in the lot adjacent to the Spokane Arena and The Podium – the city's new indoor sports facility – or rebuilt on the Joe Albi Stadium footprint, it will be a vast improvement over the decaying Albi. 

The Greater Spokane League season finale has arrived and for the fifth time in seven weeks there won't be full slate of games across the league. Only five of the 16 teams have been able to play all of their six scheduled games thus far.