Javier Martin Gil scored a highlight-reel goal in stoppage time and Spokane Velocity FC beat Union Omaha 3-2 in both teams’ second match in the Jagermeister Cup group stage before 4,523 fans at ONE Spokane Stadium on Saturday.
A week after a near-win was nullified by a late foul call and ended with a loss in a penalty shootout, the Spokane Velocity will look to bounce back in the second game of the USL League One Cup this weekend.
UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney is on a roll. With two straight wins, McKinney (15-6) looks to keep it going in St. Louis on Saturday when he fights Argentinian lightweight Esteban Ribovics (12-1) in a preliminary card matchup.
Last Saturday, Brett Harris became the 29th player from Gonzaga University to reach the Majors. A day later, Harris made history, becoming the first Oakland A's player to have home runs as his first two career hits.
The Spokane Chiefs selected defenseman Brady Elbert with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WHL U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday, followed by forward Spencer Anderson in the second round (29th overall).
The first thing that comes up in any scouting report about Spokane Indians multiposition prospect Cole Carrigg is that he “plays with his hair on fire.”
Gonzaga's Erik Hoffberg was named WCC freshman of the week on Monday, the conference announced. It marks Gonzaga's fifth weekly honor of the season and their second freshman of the week nod.
The Spokane Indians are off to a tremendous start this season in the Northwest League. They didn’t get the “W” Saturday evening at Avista Stadium, but they showed resilience when it would have been easy to crater.
The struggle was real for the University of Idaho sophomore, by way of Littlehampton, England. The results didn’t match his meticulous approach. Like every golfer, even high-level ones like Sykes stuck in a rough patch, it thoroughly tested his patience and the math major’s analytical mind. Finally, months of frustration melted away as Sykes regained his form and joined a short list of history makers in the Vandal program.
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.