The Spokane Chiefs extended their win streak to four games tonight (funny - that's when I took over covering the team). Just kidding. But no joking matter - Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur picked up his 500th win with Spokane's 6-1 win over Everett. Here's the…
I've been on hand for the last 11 Gonzaga-Saint Mary's games and every one of them has been fairly memorable. Gonzaga has won 8 of the 11. Both teams have won via blowouts (GU 83-58 in the 2009 WCC Tournament title game and the Gaels…
UPDATED: 6:05 p.m. Mike Levenseller spent 19 years on the Washington State football staff, including the eight years Robb Akey was defensive line coach and defensive coordinator in Pullman. And now, according to FootballScoop.com, Akey has hired Levenseller to fill a vacant spot on his…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It was pretty obvious no one was real enamored of Alabama and Louisiana State meeting again in the BCS championship game. Heck, nearly two-thirds of the readers here would rather have watched LSU and Oklahoma State play. Well, it seems as…
Now that I've covered my first two EWU basketball games, it's time to offer more: from here on out I will post interesting EWU and Big Sky news items at least three times a week, and I'll shoot for a 10 a.m. post each time.…
Who will have the biggest impact against the Huskies on Sunday? COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Woke up, looked out the window and saw some snow still on the ground, which can mean only one thing: it's almost time to drive across Snoqualmie Pass again. Speaking…
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