It could have been easier. Much easier. But the Vandals will certainly take their 69-67 victory over Drake in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com tournament. Idaho nearly frittered away a 12-point lead in the closing minutes, but held on for the program's first postseason…
On the eve of Gonzaga's 11th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, the Rev. Robert Spitzer, the school's president, sat down with Spokesman-Review columnist John Blanchette for an hour-long Q-and-A. What follows is the long version of the interview that appears in Thursday's paper.
Back with a ton of unedited cut-and-paste material to post. Read on for more.(I'll post John Blanchette's Q & A with Rev. Robert Spitzer and Blanchette's profile of Akron coach Keith Dambrot in the morning).
If you missed our previous poll on the Zags in the men's NCAA tournament, cast your vote here! This one's for the women's tourney ... <a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1467528/" >How far will the Lady Zags go in this year's NCAA women's tournament?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"…
COUGARS We just made the C to D stroll at SeaTac, so we finally have time to check out the reports from last night. With the late starting time and the limited access, we don't have our usual comments, but we do have some thoughts.…
Good morning from Portland. Not sure if this will reach anybody because I've been bumped off my wireless connection about a half dozen times and I can't get to my e-mail. So, we'll keep it short. We'll give you something to chuckle about with columnist…
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