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Arkansas transfer Khalif Battle names Gonzaga among three finalists

Khalif Battle showed enough interest in Gonzaga to travel across the country for an official visit to the campus this week.

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Gonzaga set to host Arkansas transfer guard Khalif Battle on official visit

Report: Gonzaga guard Luka Krajnovic becomes second scholarship player to enter transfer portal
Gonzaga's Anton Watson signs with sports agency co-founded by rapper Lil Wayne
Transfer forward Michael Ajayi lone Gonzaga player testing NBA Draft waters

WSU lands three transfers, two DBs from UNLV and one OL from Northern Colorado

Gonzaga women land UConn guard Ines Bettencourt in portal, first transfer of offseason

Former WSU wing Kymany Houinsou commits to Loyola Chicago, per report

Eastern Washington quarterbacks now have experience to pair with talent

Young Idaho offense appears ready to keep Vandals in Big Sky contention

Triple threat: University senior Shane Skidmore takes on tennis after successful football, basketball seasons

Washington opens public comment on cougar proposal

Mariners lose a frustrating final game of series to Braves

Starter Sean Sullivan sharp again, bullpen falters as Spokane Indians fall to Eugene 7-2

Spokane Soccer

Velocity fall in penalty kicks after foul call helps Fuego tie match in waning minutes

Seahawks introduce Byron Murphy II, the rookie they didn’t think they’d get

Women’s basketball: Former WSU All-Pac-12 guard Charlisse Leger-Walker commits to UCLA

‘Completely proud of him.’ Don Monson remains loyal fan, valuable resource as son Dan takes over at EWU

Idaho basketball

Idaho women’s basketball coach Carrie Eighmey reportedly leaving for South Dakota job

UW Huskies tie modern-era record with 10 players taken in NFL draft; Gonzaga Prep standout Devin Culp among those picked

UW basketball

Former UW guard Nate Robinson needs kidney transplant, says he doesn’t ‘have long to live’

‘Extremely disappointed’ Kraken deny report that players demanded Dave Hakstol’s firing

Spokane Chiefs coach Ryan Smith named assistant to Team Canada at U18 World Championship

Former Whitworth coach Matt Logie leads Montana State to NCAA Tournament in first year on job

‘It’s time to see the course records go’: Bloomsday organizer expects raised stakes to heighten elite races

In acquiring former Gonzaga lefty Marco Gonzales from Braves, Pirates adding familiar type of pitching help

Sounders

Raul Ruidiaz’s brace leads Sounders over Union in completion of suspended game

Jon Wilner

NFL Draft preview: Pac-12 poised for three stellar days before it fades to black

Inland Northwest's Best

Inland Northwest’s Best: John Stockton to Tommy Lasorda, these pro sports stars are the pride of the region

Greatest Spokane League

Talent on the big stage: Over 45 years, close to 100 Greater Spokane League girls basketball players have signed with Division 1 schools

What if?

Shawn Vestal: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had Evel Knievel landed the Snake River Canyon jump

Gone, but not Forgotten

Their Field of Dreams: Field hockey found success as WSU’s first intercollegiate female sport

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Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Arkansas transfer Khalif Battle names Gonzaga among three finalists

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Khalif Battle showed enough interest in Gonzaga to travel across the country for an official visit to the campus this week.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Starter Sean Sullivan sharp again, bullpen falters as Spokane Indians fall to Eugene 7-2

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

It would be hard to draw up a better scenario for the start of Sean Sullivan’s 2024 season. Through his first three starts, the 21-year-old allowed just five earned runs on 15⅔ innings (2.87 ERA) with 22 strikeouts – 13 in his first appearance on April 6.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks introduce Byron Murphy II, the rookie they didn’t think they’d get

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

As the story goes, Byron Murphy II was 5 years old when he first played football.

Sports > High school sports

District roundup: Central Valley boys soccer advances to 4A semifinal; Ridgeline, Mead advance in 3A bracket

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

From staff reports

Sports > NHL

‘Extremely disappointed’ Kraken deny report that players demanded Dave Hakstol’s firing

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Kraken general manager Ron Francis on Wednesday disputed an ESPN report that multiple players came to him in exit interviews demanding coach Dave Hakstol be fired.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Analysis: Projecting the Seahawks roster now that NFL draft is complete

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

SEATTLE – NFL rosters never stay static for long.

Sports > National sports

Resilience’s Kentucky Derby hopes carry a memory and a legacy

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A little after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Resilience will be pulled from his stall in Barn 19 and readied for the walk from the backside to the paddock at Churchill Downs. He'll be accompanied by his trainer, Bill Mott, who will make the walk for the 11th time with his 13th entrant in the Kentucky Derby. Also in tow will be owners Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman, each making the ...

Sports > Area sports

‘It’s time to see the course records go’: Bloomsday organizer expects raised stakes to heighten elite races

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

“New” is the apt word for the 2024 Bloomsday elite races.

Sports > High school sports

Triple threat: University senior Shane Skidmore takes on tennis after successful football, basketball seasons

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

At 6-foot-8 with a football player's physique, University High School senior Shane Skidmore stands out everywhere he goes. He especially stands out on the tennis court, where he is routinely 8 or more inches taller and 60 pounds heavier than his opponent.

Sports > High school sports

Prep roundup: Tommy Krozter paces Shadle Park baseball; Izzy Cotner homers for Riverside softball

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Roundup of Wednesday’s high school sports action from the Greater Spokane League and Northeast A League. For all box scores and recaps please visit our results page here.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: From Bloomsday to blooming connections through a missed connection at home, we are here for it all

Thu., May 2, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Three thoughts for today: Playing catch should be easy, we sort of miss the days when we used to walk with friends on Bloomsday and, most importantly, Gonzaga’s men seem really well connected already.

Sports > Outdoors

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 2, 2024

Thu., May 2, 2024

Fly fishing

Sports > Outdoors

Ammi Midstokke: A house of clocks

Thu., May 2, 2024

My grandmother liked clocks. In fact, I’d say she had a sort of fascination with timekeeping, as if it was responsible for her productivity or a marker of her success.

Sports > Outdoors

Field Reports: Idaho angler lands new record Westslope cutthroat

Thu., May 2, 2024

From staff reports

Sports > Outdoors

Grab and go

Thu., May 2, 2024

An osprey plucks a trout from Fernan Lake in this April 12 photo by Mark Stoeser.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘We back.’ Gonzaga posts photo before transfer portal deadline confirming return of four starters, six rotation players

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

As the transfer portal closed for college basketball players on Wednesday night, the best news for Gonzaga fans was no news at all.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Spokane Indians string together enough hits, stolen bases; down Eugene 6-4

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

The Spokane Indians only mustered two extra-base hits out of nine in the game, but they strung enough together, and stole enough bases, to keep the line moving.

Sports > Seattle Mariners

Mariners lose a frustrating final game of series to Braves

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

SEATTLE – The run of dominance was going to end at some point. One of the Mariners’ starting pitchers was going to wobble or struggle in an outing, because that’s how baseball works.

Sports

Fierceness is the favorite for 2024 Kentucky Derby. How often does the favorite win?

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. – With Saturday’s historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby fast approaching, the focus is on the top of the prerace odds board.

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