THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014
GU will face Santa Clara
The top-seeded Gonzaga men's basketball team will face No. 9 Santa Clara in the quarterfinals Saturday at 6 at Orleans Arena. The Broncos (14-18) thumped No. 8 Pacific 81-64 late Thursday night. Guards Jared Brownridge (20 points), Evan Roquemore (17) and Brandon Clark (15) led…
Vandals fend off Chicago State for rare road win
It looked like Idaho might absorb another excruciating loss after going up big on Chicago State. This time, though, it was the Vandals who made the winning plays in the closing seconds -- on the road, no less. Connor Hill carried Idaho in the first…
Deone Bucannon talks about the NFL Draft
From Pullman -- Deone Bucannon was at today's Washington State basketball game against USC to accept the CFPA Elite Defensive Back trophy at halftime. Before the game he spoke with the media to talk about his preparation for the upcoming NFL Draft, his performance at…
State B action
S-R photojournalists Dan Pelle, Jesse Tinsley and Colin Mulvany are covering the action at the State B's. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Clarence Williams a Hall of Fame candidate 1
From Pullman -- On Thursday the National Football Foundation released a list of 81 candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame. Former Washington State running back Clarence "Clancy" Williams was among those nominated. More after the jump. ...
Top-seeded Zags await first assignments
I believe it was Bill Murray who best described post-season basketball: "OK, I guess we're playing for keeps now." OK, I might be taking his line a tad out of context, but it's too late to type another intro. Gonzaga's men and women -- I…
Seems like a bad day to step inside 7
A GRIP ON SPORTS Isn't it just like Spokane? I commit to spending most of the next three days indoors at the State 2B basketball tournament and the weather turns nice. Highs in the high 40s and low 50s and sunshine, at least Friday and…
Examining the Idaho Vandals' road woes
The Idaho men's basketball team finishes the regular season with two games against beatable opponents -- Chicago State and MIssouri-Kansas City. The problem for the Vandals? Both games are on the road. It's almost been two full months since the Vandals last won away from…
Thursday morning Pac-12 links 7
From Pullman -- The vocal majority that despises a proposed NCAA football rule change that would give defenses 10 seconds to substitute got welcome news yesterday. The proposal has been tabled, effectively cast off into a sea of bureaucracy and red tape from which it…
Chiefs down to last six games
Wednesday night's 3-1 loss at Kelowna leaves the Spokane Chiefs with six games on their regular-season schedule: two against Prince George and Tri-City, and one apiece against Seattle and Everett. Spokane is one point ahead of Everett in the chase for the Western Conference's No.…
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