MORRISON WATCHOK, admit it. You never thought you would ever read the headline above.Well, the Bobcats defeated Cleveland 92-88 Saturday - their first win of the season - in big part because the Cavs' LeBron James was held to 16 points.And who guarded James? Well…
COUGARSThe rain began falling about halftime of the Cougars' 27-17 upset at the hands of visiting Arizona, but the WSU effort was all wet long before then.How about right out of the locker room?
COUGARSNot only are the Cougars losing 27-17 at the end of the third quarter, their receivers are falling to wayside like a '63 Buick.Jason Hill and Michael Bumpus are out with ankle sprains. Charles Dillon is limping like an 80-year-old veteran but still playing.Let's put…
COUGARSThe questions about the special teams were answered in the positive during the first quarter, which ended with WSU up 10-7 – but UA on the march.Punter Daryl Blunt punted once, and hit a boomer. His 55-yarder might have been too good, as the WSU…
COUGARSThe biggest questions prior to the game revolve around the kicking game.Punter Daryl Blunt looks OK, and seems to be booming the ball in pregame like usual.Kicker Romeen Abdollmohammadi is another story. Abdollmohammadi pulled almost all his warmup kicks and his range was limited to…
HUSKIES, VANDALS, EAGLES, PIRATESThis may well be the biggest Saturday in Whitworth football history. If the 10th-ranked Pirates can travel to McMinnville, Ore., and defeat 15th-ranked Linfield, the Northwest Conference title and its ensuing automatic NCAA Division III playoff berth is theirs.But Whitworth hasn't won…
PREPSWhen the Greater Spokane League and the Columbia Basin League decided to use the 10th week of the prep football schedule for the state playoff play-in games and for crossover non-league games for the non-qualifiers, Friday night was reserved for the non-league games, Saturday for…
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