I just filed this wrap-up on Gonzaga's 2008-09 season. The unedited version is below. Also, GU seniors Josh Heytvelt, Micah Downs and Jeremy Pargo are heading to Detroit. Pargo and Downs will participate in the slam dunk competition and Heytvelt will play in the college…
Former Spokane Shock player and fan favorite Rob Keefe is back in Spokane serving as an assistant coach on the af2 team he helped to a championship in 2006.You can read the feature story on Keefe that appeared in Tuesday morning's S-R here. And check…
COUGARS There's other, non Tony Bennett news coming out of Washington State this week – OK, I would understand if your response were "really?" – and it has to do with football. The Cougars hit the practice field Monday with their pads on, then went…
This week is the lull before the storm for high school spring sports. Except for a handful of contests, teams are on a break, but when they return beginning April 6, there are about five weeks of regular season remaining. Three more weeks of postseason…
I'm working on a Gonzaga season wrap-up article and getting the daily deluge of coaching carousel articles in my e-mail every morning. Arizona's looking and Oregon hasn't announced if Ernie Kent is staying or going. For what it's worth, here are some viewpoints from Arizona…
COUGARS• UPDATED: 11:45 A.M.; 3:55 P.M. The nature of the news, the suddenness of it all, is what hit Cougar nation in between the eyes. After dodging the bullet last year, when Indiana, LSU and Marquette all came a courting, WSU fans were pretty sure…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10:20 P.M. Just finished talking with some of the players and it's true. Tony Bennett is leaving Washington State University to become the head basketball coach at the University of Virginia. The players are shocked, the administration is shocked, the assistant coaches…
Here's a feature story on the 1959 Kellogg boys basketball team's state championship that appeared in the Handle Extra on Sunday.Here's a link to the radio broadcast of the '59 title game played at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene.Also in the Handle Extra, here's…
Friday was a particularly good day of a good week for Mead baseball and softball teams. The Panthers boys kept up the torrid offense (although Shadle Park to its credit matched 'em) in a 12-9 victory at Al K. Jackson Field. Of Mead's 10 hits,…
Back with the game story and some notes from Gonzaga's 98-77 loss to North Carolina on Friday. It was GU's second worst NCAA Tournament loss. The Bulldogs fell to Maryland 87-63 in their first trip to the NCAAs in 1995.Read on for unedited articles that…
Gonzaga's season came to an end Friday night as top-seeded North Carolina rolled to an impressive 98-77 victory at FedExForum in Memphis. North Carolina led by as many as 17 in the first half and settled for a 53-42 lead at the break. The Tar…
COUGARS The last day without pads passed without the same energy of the first day. But that's to be expected. The workmanlike day might have been even more impressive, however, because it looked like the Cougars were a little sharper offensively – though the wide…
Game day for Gonzaga and North Carolina in what appears to be a great Sweet 16 matchup. A couple of items in today's S-R, authored by John Blanchette. First, his column on GU's previous losses in the Sweet 16 and how it can avoid a…
COUGARS Good morning. Washington State opened spring practice yesterday afternoon with a spirited and actually quite efficient – considering it was the first day – workout. Read on for more thoughts.
COUGARS The first day of spring practice was spirited, to say the least. One play the defense would celebrate, the next play the offense would. We watched the entire day and filed our story for tomorrow's S-R. For the unedited version and a few extra…
Eastern Washington University's 2009 football schedule will include an Oct. 31 matchup against Big Sky Conference rival Portland State at Qwest Field in Seattle.You can read more details here.Is a late November road trip to watch a "home game" a good thing for Eagles fans?
Back with a preview of Friday's Gonzaga-North Carolina contest. The unedited version is below.
Media day has come and gone, so I'll post a couple of things rather than wait 'til later and have one extremely long post.Click below for the GU-UNC matchups and also for an unedited notebook. Back with the game preview in about 90 minutes.
The lead item in my column today is about Coeur d'Alene High basketball standout Kama Griffitts, who de-committed to Snow College and is now heading to North Idaho College.Also, in a note about the District I All-Star game, Camille Reynolds of Lakeland won the 3-point…
COUGARS An action-packed morning awaits on the World Wide Web, Washington State style. There are stories. There are comments. There are millions and millions of words dedicated to the Cougars. OK, I exaggerate. But there are a few. Read on.
COUGARS We did a football story tonight (and posted it here). And we finished up our look at the basketball season. It's not just a look back, of course. It's also a look ahead. Read on.
Tomorrow is the first day of spring practice for the Idaho football team, which has plenty of issues to shuffle through over the next month.The big questions: Will Nathan Enderle keep the starting QB job? Who will replace the production of Eddie Williams? What steps…
COUGARS We're done with our story in advance of tomorrow's spring football kickoff, so we thought we would post the unedited, long version here. Read on.
Won't tell you what time I got up this morning to fly across country, but the first numeral might have been a '3'. But we made it to warm Memphis (perhaps 65 degrees) and I just filed a look back at the 2006 Gonzaga-North Carolina…
COUGARS We actually have some WSU news. And, being Paul Wulff is holding a spring football news conference this afternoon – and we will have a story on that plus more – it will be a busy day here at SportsLink, WSU edition. Read on.
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