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Sat., March 19, 2011
All The Jimmer lacks is ’stache
DENVER – Bless Charles Barkley. In his new CBS/TNT/ Lizard- Lick- Towing- channel assignment to undo decades of the noxious Billy Packering of the NCAA tournament, he has approached his …
Sat., March 19, 2011
Gonzaga takes its turn against BYU’s Fredette
DENVER – The Gonzaga Bulldogs today take on a nationally ranked opponent coached by a close friend of Gonzaga’s Mark Few that features a prolific scoring guard but is missing …
Sat., March 19, 2011
Gonzaga-BYU matchup a WCC preview
DENVER – This was the game – Gonzaga vs. Brigham Young – that wasn’t supposed to happen until next year. So let today’s third-round meeting in the NCAA tournament serve …
Fri., March 18, 2011
Blanchette: They have The Jimmer, we had The ‘Stache
He’s a mythic figure. The Jimmer. This year’s version of The ’Stache.
Fri., March 18, 2011
GU-BYU matchup an early look at upcoming WCC rivalry
Today’s third-round meeting in the NCAA tournament serves as the preface to BYU’s entrance into the West Coast Conference for the 2012 men’s basketball season.
Fri., March 18, 2011
Gonzaga’s turn to try and tame Jimmer Fredette
The 11th-seeded Bulldogs (25-9) face third-seeded BYU (31-4) and their player of the year candidate Jimmer Fredette on Saturday in the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.
Fri., March 18, 2011
Kinda like Zags of lore, and kinda not
DENVER – Maybe these Gonzaga Bulldogs aren’t so much different from their basketball forebears. Or maybe they’re completely different. Whatever.
Fri., March 18, 2011
Gonzaga storms past St. John’s to open NCAA tourney
DENVER – The Gonzaga Bulldogs have picked an ideal time to be playing their best basketball of the season. It seems the bigger the game, the better the Zags perform. …
Thu., March 17, 2011
Blanchette: Kinda like Zags of lore, and kinda not
Maybe these Gonzaga Bulldogs aren’t so much different from their basketball forebears. Or maybe they’re completely different. Whatever.
Thu., March 17, 2011
Zags roll over St. John’s
No. 11-seeded Gonzaga took command early with a 12-0 run, built an 11-point halftime lead and cruised to an 86-71 victory over No. 6 St. John’s on Thursday in the …
Thu., March 17, 2011
Blanchette: Lavin leaves them loving basketball again in N.Y.
DENVER – You gotta love the Lav. OK, maybe if you’re emotionally epoxied to UCLA basketball and still can’t forgive the seven national championships that didn’t get won when Steve …
Thu., March 17, 2011
Gonzaga’s focus against St. John’s centers on zone
DENVER – Gonzaga has experience against some of college basketball’s most heralded zone defenses: Syracuse’s trademark 2-3 in last year’s NCAA tournament, Baylor’s extended 1-1-3 in December. The Bulldogs will …
Wed., March 16, 2011
Zags expect to find St. John’s in a zone
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will go against a highly regarded zone, St. John’s trapping, turnover-inducing defense in an intriguing NCAA tournament matchup at the Pepsi Center Thursday night at approximately 6:45 …
Wed., March 16, 2011
Supporters, detractors can both work up a lather over Steve Lavin
Gonzaga coach Mark Few fondly describes St. John’s coach Steve Lavin as “warm and genuine,” and that has to count for something, especially given that the Zags are the next …
Wed., March 16, 2011
Zags’ second-generation Stockton never back down
DENVER – So here was the toss-up, silly as it seems now: Could David Stockton crack the lineup at, oh, Whitworth?
Mon., March 14, 2011
Carter finds another gear
Marquise Carter’s first crack at the starting job came in the second game of the season, but he played 13 non-descript minutes.
Mon., March 14, 2011
Blanchette: Field set, Gonzaga relieved to be in it
Greg Gumbel, the Bert Parks of Selection Sunday, hadn’t even taken his first breath when the yowling began drifting in from Bracket Nation. UAB? Clemson? If the NCAA committee was …
Mon., March 14, 2011
Gonzaga will open with St. John’s in Denver
The Gonzaga Bulldogs waited so long to see their name to pop up on the television screen on Selection Sunday that junior center Robert Sacre had to do a quick …
Mon., March 14, 2011
A look at Zags’ bracket
Gonzaga will be the No. 11 seed, taking on No. 6 St. John’s in Denver on Thursday in the Southeast bracket. The other side of the bracket has No. 3 …
Mon., March 14, 2011
NCAA punches GU’s ticket
The Gonzaga University Bulldogs are packing their bags for Denver and the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The matchup: GU is seeded No. 11 in the Southeast …
Sun., March 13, 2011
GU’s Vandersloot leaned on Stockton, elevated star status
One word that mesmerized fans and vanquished foes wouldn’t expect to be associated with Gonzaga’s record-breaking point guard is “shy.” But when GU coach Kelly Graves suggested Courtney Vandersloot call …
Wed., March 9, 2011
Zags soak up latest success with same enthusiasm
LAS VEGAS – In the garden of Gonzaga basketball have grown any number of dubious truths. The Bulldogs are dragged down by a weak league, say. Their thoroughly spoiled devotees …
Tue., March 8, 2011
Gonzaga still enjoys sweet smell of success
LAS VEGAS – In the garden of Gonzaga basketball have grown any number of dubious truths. The Bulldogs are dragged down by a weak league, say. Their thoroughly spoiled devotees …
Mon., March 7, 2011
John Blanchette: This team deserves celebration
The Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrated Monday night in a way they haven’t in at least a decade. They celebrated like it mattered, because it did.
Mon., March 7, 2011
Gonzaga gains automatic bid to NCAA
The Gonzaga Bulldogs have seemingly faced elimination games for the last month so when they followed up their improbable run to a WCC regular-season title with a pair of gritty …
Mon., March 7, 2011
GU men outlast Dons, set up Saint Mary’s rematch
LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga’s Marquise Carter showed why he was voted WCC newcomer of the year and reserve wing Mike Hart showed why head coach Mark Few trusts him in …
Mon., March 7, 2011
Blanchette: Not surprisingly, Zags find way to win
LAS VEGAS – Among all the streaks, chokeholds and assorted algebraic proof of Gonzaga’s sway over the West Coast Conference lo these many years comes more: The last time the …
Mon., March 7, 2011
GU women rout Portland, roll into final
LAS VEGAS – It had all the elements of a typical Gonzaga women’s basketball rout of an overmatched opponent, and a couple others that were particularly satisfying for head coach …
Sun., March 6, 2011
Blanchette: Not surprisingly, Zags find way to win
The last time Gonzaga got bounced in the league tournament semis as a 1 or 2 seed was back in 1994. In the 16 seasons between then and this weekend …