The Washington State Cougars played right with 14th-ranked UCLA during the first half Friday night. The game was tied at 25 with 3:49 left in the first half and UCLA reached halftime with a slim four-point advantage. The second half, however, was a different story.…
The Spokane Chiefs led the Portland Winterhawks 2-1 one-third of the way through the third period on Friday night. The rest of the third period definitely belonged to Portland, which chalked up its 13th consecutive victory. Read story Read Canadian Press story
Good morning. A lot of items to link to and get to in my day-after Saint Mary's post. Gonzaga relinquished nearly all of a 20-point lead before holding off the Gaels 83-78 last night. Links: My game story, John Blanchette's column and Colin Mulvany's photo…
A GRIP ON SPORTS It was a pretty interesting Thursday around here, what with Gonzaga having to hold off St. Mary's best shots, Eastern winning in a blowout fashion for the first time this season and the Pac-12 releasing the football schedules for next season.…
COUGARS FROM OAKLAND -- With an extra day between games this week, we're still in the Bay Area while Washington State won't come back here until later tonight. That's OK. We found something to do. Read on.
It was a frustrating night for Kyle Barone. And it was a frustrating last few minutes for the Idaho Vandals in general. After building a late seven-point lead, UI faltered in crunch time again in a 55-49 WAC loss to the University of Denver at…
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