COUGARS Tony Bennett saw it in simple black and white. "I thought we got out-toughed today, I'll be honest with you," he said in the Staples Center hallway after UCLA's 64-53 defeat of Washington State. "In a game we needed to play, how we needed…
COUGARS The regular season is now officially over. It remains to be seen what will transpire the next few days. Will the Cougars get an NIT invite? Will they be headed to a different tournament? And one wonders how much the late rally will help…
COUGARS Over the past few weeks, Washington State has avoided what has been its Achilles' heel all season, the long scoring drought. Well, it came back with a vengeance in the first half Thursday. Over almost 7 minutes early on the Cougars missed 12 consecutive…
They just announced Shadle park's semifinal game in the girls tournament has been moved to 7 p.m. because of a conflict for Meadowdale boys and girls.The Highlanders are in the semifinals courtesy of a 52-39 win over Prairie. Keep reading for my unedited story that…
The Spokane Shock opened training camp earlier this week in preparation for their upcoming arenafootball2 league season.Coach Adam Shackleford has plenty of returning players on hand, mainly because of the Arena Football League's decision to suspend play for the 2009 season. And he also claims…
Eastern Washington will close its 2008-9 men's basketball season -- again -- when it faces Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif.You can read an unedited version fo the game advance that will appear in Friday morning's S-R below, and you can read the game notes…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 8:05 P.M. Some questions for you. Is there a hotter team on the West Coast than Washington State. Is this a make-or-break game for said Cougars? What do they need to do to make a win happen? We're going to attempt to…
Rogers did more with less on Thursday, keeping its season alive despite behind short-handed, with a hard-fought grinder with Capital.Keep reading for the unedited story that will appear in tomorrow's paper, combined with the Shadle boys.
Rogers advances in the State 3A tournament with double digit efforts by Jesse Vaughan (22 points), Pat McCabe (13) and Dillon Franklin (12). But the guy tough when the Pirates began to pull away in the second half and in particular down the stretch was…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 4:35 P.M. Arizona State's 68-58 win over Arizona in today's first Pac-10 tourney game doesn't bode well for WSU and its NIT chances. There seems little possibility the Wildcats will continue their 24-year NCAA run, unless the selection committee really values their…
Ex-Zag Adam Morrison, trying to fit in with his new team in Los Angeles, sat down for a Q & A with the Los Angeles Times' Lakers' bloggers. Read more here. Everyone has an opinion -- on Mark Few's future, on Gonzaga's NCAA potential. More…
Talk about one that got away, the Shadle Park boys basketball team had its season end when Lakes rallied for an overtime win.Anthony Brown had an outstanding game but his miscues contributed to the Highlanders' demise.Read on for the unedited version of the story that…
COUGARS There was a large Cougar contingent in the Staples Center last night, easily the loudest of the four schools that were playing on the opening night of the Pac-10's tournament. Or maybe they just had more to cheer about. Well Wednesday's over. And Thursday's…
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