WSU's Watson hurt during workout
COUGARS On the link you'll find a note about Washington State basketball player James Watson, who was hurt Wednesday during the team's fall workouts. Watson is OK, but he is spending the night in the hospital.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2009
New faces in new spots for WSU
COUGARS We've put our story up, so I guess it's time to get going on our practice report. We also include some more on the three defensive players. Read on.
Eags' Johnson to miss season
Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin has learned that sophomore linebacker Zach Johnson will miss the rest of the season because of a blood clot in his left calf.I used the status update on Johnson as the lead to the Big Sky Conference notebook…
Local talent builds at WSU
COUGARS We're done with our story for tomorrow. It's on the Spokane-area guys who stayed in the area and played at Washington State. For Friday we'll have a story on a couple of local players who got away and are helping Oregon win. Read on…
Panhandle Picks
Click the tab to see Greg Lee's forecast of North Idaho football games this week.
NIC volleyball moves to No. 1
The North Idaho College volleyball team (19-3) was ranked first in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association Division I poll released Tuesday, the first time in the program’s history that the Cardinals have been ranked No. 1.Click the tab below to…
Mike & Greg Show
Click the tab to see the latest spanking of Greg Lee administered by Mike Vlahovich.
WSU upbeat as practice week begins
COUGARS There seemed to be a renewed energy around the Washington State practice field Tuesday afternoon. It was caused by, and get your No. 2 pencils ready because this is a multiple choice question, a) naming Jeff Tuel the starting quarterback; b) the Cougars' play…
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29, 2009
Key Vandals sit out; Vobora suspended
It looked to be a pretty productive, crisp practice session this afternoon at the Kibbie Dome for the Idaho Vandals. But there were a couple big names not in pads or in red, protective jerseys. Read on for details and other notes.Also check below for…
Tuel takes over at WSU
COUGARS It's Tuesday and the Cougars are back to practice. We have our report on the link, followed by our Pac-10 notebook. Read on.
Chief gets suspended
Spokane Chiefs forward T.C. Cratsenberg, who received a match penalty against Tri-City in Saturday's home opener, has been suspended for one game by the Western Hockey League.Cratsenberg receives the suspension because of the match penalty, which was the result of pulling an opponents helmet off…
Narrows League growing
The Tacoma News-Tribune's Doug Pacey wrote this story about the changing face of the Narrows League. Four teams are moving in, increasing the numbers to 15. But the story points to a larger issue, state re-classification as a whole.
More on WSU's interesting day
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10:30 A.M.; 11:20 A.M. It's an interesting morning in Pullman but also around the Pac-10. Besides the Cougars turning to a true freshman at quarterback, there was also a freak injury of a USC runningback and some of the more typical occurrences.…
MONDAY, SEPT. 28, 2009
EWU's Jones earns national honor
Eastern Washington's football team picked up a few individual awards following Saturday's Big Sky Conference road win over Sacramento State. You can read more details here and here. Then you might want to consider how it is that the Eagles' Taiwan Jones can be named…
Arena Football 1 opens for business
The long-awaited news that Spokane has joined Arena Football 1 came down Monday, but not much else. Here's a recap of the conference call -- with Shock owner Brady Nelson helping fill in some of the gaps left from today's announcement.Read on below.
Tuel will start for WSU
COUGARS • UPDATED: 6 P.M. A quick note to share something we've learned: The identity of WSU's new starting quarterback. True freshman Jeff Tuel will start Saturday against the Oregon Ducks in Eugene. We have more on the link.
UI's Enderle earns kudos from WAC
Idaho QB Nathan Enderle has been named the WAC offensive player of the week, after his very solid performance in Saturday's 34-31 win over Northern Illinois. Enderle threw for three touchdown passes in the first half and finished with 270 passing yards.Robb Akey's morning teleconference…
More from Chiefs impressive home opener
Blame Mother Nature. The follow-up on the Spokane Chiefs home opener, a solid 5-2 win over Western Hockey League rival Tri-City before a good crowd of 9,500, should have been done on Sunday. But a check of the 5-day weather indicated that getting outside for…
WSU's task doesn't get easier this week
COUGARS The sunlight is starting to spread across the sky, which means it's time to start the day, right? Well, we'll help. We've got links and notes for you. Just click the link and read on.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 2009
WSU toughens up
COUGARS We've had a chance to talk with Paul Wulff and get his read on yesterday's defeat. On the link is our follow story and our look back. Read on.
Vandals off to best start since '94
That headline says it all, really. It's been 15 years since Idaho had as good a start as this one. The Vandals are 3-1 after salting away a 34-31 win over Northern Illinois yesterday. Click below for some thoughts, links, and my first-ever WAC power…
More from Pac-10, WSU
COUGARS We're back in Seattle, waiting to catch the next flight. On the link is out notebook from last night. We follow that with some more links from around the Pac-10. But there's more coming later in the day. Read on.
Eags' offense has its way with Hornets
Taiwan Jones and Matt Nichols had big offensive nights for Eastern Washington University Saturday and Eagles' linebacker J.C. Sherritt was a monster on defense once again as the Eagles rolled to a 56-30 Big Sky Conference win over Sacramento State.Follow the links below for day-after…
A quick look back at WSU's loss
COUGARS I got to the airport a few minutes early, so I decided to quickly peruse the web for stories. Read on for what I found in the time available.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2009
WSU loses, 27-6, as Tuel shines
COUGARS UPDATED: 12:45 A.M. It's late and I have a 6:30 a.m. flight back to Spokane, so this will be quick. We are posting our unedited game story on the link. Read on.
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