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PULLMAN – Kris Hutson squinted in the sunlight and looked directly at the camera, his Washington State teammates wrapping up spring practice on the field adjacent, and delivered one message.

Arizona defends its turf, Oregon gobbles talent, UW needs linemen, Colorado loses skill and more.

Next season’s roster is coming together for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team.

A new college basketball event that will distribute sizable name, image and likeness (NIL) payouts to participating teams has reportedly been in communication with Gonzaga about playing in its 2025 tournament, according to a report from CBS Sports on Tuesday afternoon.

PULLMAN – Washington State has landed its first transfer from somewhere other than Eastern Washington this offseason.

Tanner Groves, the Spokane native and former Shadle Park standout who played three seasons at Eastern Washington, has signed a one-year deal with the Cairns Taipans of Australia’s National Basketball League.

There has been quite a bit of activity. The question is whether there has been a lot of achievement. That's a play off an old John Wooden line, but in this case it pertains to Washington football coach Jedd Fisch. The successor to Kalen DeBoer was thrust into a less-than-ideal position when he accepted the job on Montlake in mid-January. The former Arizona coach — who transformed the ...

Washington State and Oregon State are finalizing a television deal with The CW and Fox for 13 of their combined football games this fall, according to a report by John Canzano

MOSCOW, Idaho – Nobody raised their stock this spring like Idaho redshirt freshman linebacker Zach Johnson.

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was the runaway favorite as the season progressed and former Gonzaga standout Chet Holmgren was seemingly locked into second.So Monday’s announcement on TNT’s NBA Tip-off Show that the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama was the award’s sixth unanimous winner was essentially a formality.

Khalif Battle amassed 1,343 points the last five seasons at Butler, Temple and Arkansas, averaging an astounding 29.6 points through the final seven games of the 2023-24 season with the Razorbacks.

PULLMAN – At least for the next 10 days, Kyle Manzardo is headed to the big leagues in Cleveland.

From staff reports

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team didn’t look far for its second transfer.

SEATTLE – The most sustained applause inside Husky Stadium wasn’t triggered by a touchdown pass. It didn’t serenade a timely interception or punctuate a pad-popping hit. It wasn’t a response to any individual play.

Courtney Vandersloot may have turned 35 in February, but she’s certainly not acting like it.

Three local college standouts will try to improve their NBA draft stock next week at the G League Elite Camp in Chicago.

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.

SEATTLE – Seated in the south grandstand of Husky Stadium as the wind began to whip around the lower bowl, John Jung is trying to pass on a tradition.