Gonzaga vs. Portland
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Gonzaga's victory over Portland, 71-66, in the men's college basketball game, Wed., Feb. 5, 2014, at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Check out his big picture story.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 2014
Zags hang on, edge Pilots 71-66
Gonzaga played about 18 minutes of outstanding basketball, followed by about 17 minutes of lackluster basketball. That left GU in a 56-52 hole, but the Bulldogs rallied behind the trio of David Stockton, Sam Dower Jr. and Kevin Pangos. The three scored Gonzaga's final 20…
Two thorns in the side of Spokane Chiefs
There have been many positives to the Spokane Chiefs' 2013-14 Western Hockey League season, which is down to 19 games following Wednesday night's game at the Arena. The two big negatives have been Spokane's record against Portland (0-7) and Seattle, which is 6-0 against Spokane…
Vandals go heavy on JC recruits, speed
Paul Petrino announced his second recruiting class at Idaho, one that's heavy on junior-college transfers and speedy players at almost every position. Idaho signed 17 players today and 27 in all, including three grayshirts. The biggest signing came at the end of the day, when…
Kelowna still on top
Despite their Jan. 29 home shootout loss to the Spokane Chiefs, the Kelowna Rockets remained the No. 1 team in the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 rankings. Read story
UPDATED: WSU football signees
You can view the video of coach Mike Leach's signing day press conference here. From Pullman -- Members of the Washington State football program's 2014 class will be faxing in their letters of intent throughout the day. As the signings become official we'll update them…
CdA's Blakley leads talented area class
Here's a link below to my unedited story about area prep athletes signing letters of intent Wednesday. Pictured above is CdA's Chase Blakley (Boise State) and Austin Chadderdon (Montana).
Eastern signs 26 to national letters of intent
Eastern Washington signed 26 players to national letters of intent on Wednesday. Here is the full list:
Just don't wash your face
A GRIP ON SPORTS No matter how cold it gets today, no matter how bad the traffic might be, no matter how much the boss yells at you before lunch, remember, it could be worse. You could be in Sochi, covering the Olympics. Read on.
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Signing Day Pac-12 links
From Pullman -- Yes, yes today is signing day. If you scroll up we've got a blog post that I'll update with information on each new Washington State football signee, and a live chat in which I'll provide the latest news and answer questions when…
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