Chiefs' trade may provide multiple benefits
This week's Western Hockey League notebook leads with trades, including the Spokane Chiefs' Tuesday deal with Kootenay that sent defenseman Tyler King to the Ice for forward Hudson Elynuik. Read story
TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 2013
Chiefs trade King to Kootenay for Elynuik
The Spokane Chiefs announced Tuesday that they have traded defenseman Tyler King to the Kootenay Ice for forward Hudson Elynuik. Read story
Day after San Francisco
The Zags' injury list continues to grow, as does the list of players who have stepped up to replace the walking wounded. Drew Barham led Gonzaga with 15 points and nine boards and Gerard Coleman chipped in 10 points in a 69-41 rout of San…
Short-handed doesn't mean short on the scoreboard 2
A GRIP ON SPORTS Shoot, if the Gonzaga Bulldogs lose any more players to injury, they just might win the NCAA title. Read on.
Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 1
From Pullman -- A couple more Pac-12 teams had their bowl games on Monday, and while Oregon cruised past Texas, Arizona State was carved up by Texas Tech. In the paper we've got an update on sidelined WSU basketball player DaVonte Lacy and the info…
MONDAY, DEC. 30, 2013
Short-handed Bulldogs rout USF
Gonzaga was down another starter -- Gary Bell Jr. is out 4-6 weeks with a broken right hand -- but the Bulldogs didn't miss a beat in thumping San Francisco 69-41 on Monday. Sam Dower Jr. (back) didn't play for the second straight game. Drew…
Gonzaga defeats San Francisco
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered Gonzaga's victory over San Francisco in the college basketball game at the McCarthey Athletic Center, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Check out his big picture story!
DaVonte Lacy update
From Pullman -- Davonte Lacy is back from the hospital and his coaches say he's in good spirits. He even participated in Monday's practice, albeit as a manager for the WSU men's basketball team. "As of now he's up and about, he came home from…
Mike Leach to appear on the Outdoor Channel
Washington State football coach Mike Leach will make a guest appearance on Gridiron Outdoors with Mike Pawlawski on the Outdoor Channel. In the show Pawlawski, a former professional quarterback, and his guests venture into the wild to pursuit wild species. Former guests include Urban Meyer,…
Well, maybe 1
A GRIP ON SPORTS The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl! The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl! The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl! Or are they? Read on.
Monday morning Pac-12 links 2
From Pullman -- The Pac-12 men's basketball coaches will have their first teleconference of the season tomorrow, and then will host them ever Tuesday thereafter, so look for some news out of that. There was a little news yesterday, as WSU Athletics provided some updated…
SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013
Banged-up Zags face USF 1
It's probably a good thing I don't predict WCC games because I would have gone 1-3 on opening night. I would have correctly predicted Gonzaga to defeat Santa Clara, but I would have taken BYU over LMU, Portland over USF and San Diego over Pepperdine.…
Washington State Football Operations Building making progress 1
Photo courtesy of WSU Athletics Pullman -- Washington State Athletics has an update today on the status of the Football Operations Building (FOB), which is still under construction next to Martin Stadium. The 84,000 square foot facility will house training rooms, weight rooms, coaches' offices…
Cougars likely won't have DaVonte Lacy for Arizona swing 1
From Pullman -- As we wrote in yesterday's game story, Davonte Lacy went to the hospital following WSU's pre game shoot around to have surgery for appendicitis. There is no firm timeline for Lacy's recovery, but coach Ken Bone says he has been told anywhere…
Day after Santa Clara 1
Back with my day-after post from Gonzaga's 74-60 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday. Here's my game story, Jesse Tinsley's photo gallery and John Blanchette's column. Another gamer from Vince Grippi working for AP. UPDATE: According to Gonzaga, junior guard Gary Bell Jr., who injured…
Another year, a different look 3
A GRIP ON SPORTS The Gonzaga Bulldogs reached unprecedented heights during last college basketball regular season. How unprecedented? How about No. 1 in the land? Hard to get any higher than that. But that was last season. In our what-have-you-done-for-us-lately culture, we put that away…
Sunday morning Pac-12 links 2
From Pullman -- The Washington State basketball team didn't learn until a couple hours before the game that they would be without leading scorer DaVonte Lacy, who is in the hospital recovering from appendicitis surgery. Fortunate, then, that the Cougars were playing Mississippi Valley State,…
SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 2013
Chiefs slip when faced with Ice
The Spokane Chiefs and Kootenay Ice completed a back-to-back, home-and-away series Saturday night at the Arena. Kootenay's 2-1 win avenged Spokane's 6-4 win at Cranbrook, British Columbia, on Friday night and gave the Ice a 2-1 lead in a season series that will ultimately include…
Stockton and company defeat SCU
David Stockton scored a career-high 21 points, Kevin Pangos added 17 and Gonzaga received contributions from nearly everyone on its roster in a 74-60 win over Santa Clara on Saturday. My unedited game story is below. More tomorrow morning in my day-after post.
Gonzaga defeats Santa Clara 74-60 1
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered Gonzaga's win over Santa Clara, 74-60, in the college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Check out his big picture story!
Idaho collapses late in loss to Montana
Home games have been rare for Idaho this month, but it hasn't been a pleasant December for the Vandals at Cowan Spectrum. Just like it hasn't been a pleasant last few years against Montana. The Vandals suffered their second consecutive last-second home loss on Saturday…
GU opens WCC campaign at home
Gonzaga begins the WCC season at home against Santa Clara tonight, and the Zags will follow that up with visits from USF on Monday, Saint Mary's on Thursday and Pacific next Saturday. Yes, it's an odd way to open the conference season. Just about every…
Saturday morning Pac-12 links 1
From Pullman -- Another Pac-12 team played its bowl game, yesterday, with Washington defeating BYU in San Francisco. The Huskies may have won the game, but they lost their star tight end, who will enter the NFL draft ... In basketball the Huskies beat Mississippi…
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