Columnist Ken Goe has written for The Oregonian for nearly 37 years now and in that time he's seen just about everything. He watched the Ernie Kent era at Oregon from start to finish and is uniquely qualified to grant some perspective on the new…
From Pullman -- Ernie Kent is the new men's basketball coach at Washington State and he comes with the endorsement of a former Cougars coach, George Raveling. “Ernie Kent comes to WSU with sterling credentials and the necessary skill set to take the basketball program…
Update[3:30]: I have confirmed that Kent will indeed by WSU's new coach. Former Oregon Coach Ernie Kent is new Washington State @WSUCougars head MBB coach! Congrats! http://t.co/e7yYQ3i9Qi pic.twitter.com/6Pxsu6z4SY — College AD (@collegead) March 31, 2014 That's what College AD is saying, breaking the news with…
From Pullman -- Bill Moos joined Cougar Calls with Bud Nameck on Monday for his weekly radio appearance. You can listen to the podcast when it's put up here, and we've put together some highlights after the jump. ...
A GRIP ON SPORTS Today is lamb day. As in how March is supposed to go out. Meekly. We'll see. Read on.
From Pullman -- Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin. The Final Four is set and that means the college basketball season is almost over. It also likely signals the coming end of the Washington State coaching search as athletic director Bill Moos plainly said he hoped…
It came two days later than scheduled because of the weather, but Day 1 of spring practice at Idaho is complete. And coach Paul Petrino said the Vandals are way ahead of where they were a year ago. We have a quick recap of the…
From Pullman -- The Cougars were up early Saturday morning for their second practice of spring football. Here is our practice report and a story on the offensive line. More notes and quotes from practice after the jump. ...
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A GRIP ON SPORTS I've tried. I've really tried. But last night was too tough. An exceptional college basketball game soiled. Read on.
From Pullman -- Hope you didn't sleep in on Saturday. If you did you missed a flurry of Cougars news, not to mention some pretty great cartoons. The day began with Washington State's second spring football practice. We've got a practice report and a story…
Boise State head coach Leon Rice has decided to stay in Boise. The Washington State grad signed an extension that comes with a significant raise as well as a rollover deal. Boise State confirms that Leon Rice is staying, as the Press-Tribune and others reported…
From Pullman -- Forgive me if today's practice report isn't as meaty as Thursday's and ones to follow. During practice some basketball news was happening that proved to be more than a little distracting. Still, I think we got most of it. There were a…
Update [3/31/14 10:34 a.m.] On Monday athletic director Bill Moos told host Bud Nameck that he didn't fly to Boise to pursuit Leon Rice during his weekly Cougar Calls segment. Our previous report is after the jump. ...
A GRIP ON SPORTS College coaching searches don't follow a straight-line path. Usually. There are exceptions, of course, with Mike Leach's hiring at Washington State one of those. Cougar athletic director Bill Moos had his coach in mind early, had made contact and had hammered…
From Pullman -- Lots of links from a surprisingly busy Friday. Following Thursday's practice, we had a live chat and a notes, quotes and five questions followup post. We'll have the same tomorrow. Shortly after the news came down that Washington State had apparently offered…
Update [11:27 p.m.] It looks like Rice won't be the guy. On Friday night ESPN's Andy Katz reported this: Source: Boise State's Leon Rice decided to stay, accept pay raise, 5-year rollover instead of continuing talks w/Wazzu after interviewing. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) March 29,…
From Pullman --The Washington State football team practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in the spring. So on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays we'll hold a live chat at noon to talk about the practice. We'll also have a followup post, which you're reading right now,…
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AD Bill Moos has extended an offer to a new men's basketball head coach. The offer has yet to be accepted. — Taylor Hennessey (@T_Henn24) March 28, 2014 From Pullman -- The above tweet is from ASWSU president Taylor Hennessey who heard it directly from…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Reading is usually a good way to get to sleep late at night or in the early hours of the morning when your cat decides she wants to wake you up. But picking up the newspaper on-line and reading the sports…
Paul Petrino's second spring football at Idaho will look similar to his first a year ago. But there will be key differences. The quarterbacks will be off-limits after getting whacked last year. The coaches might try to install the playbook quicker now that many of…
From Pullman -- Football as back and that can only mean one thing: more links. The Cougars had their first practice of the spring yesterday and we've got a practice report as well as a story on WSU's developing quarterbacks. Yesterday, baseball coach Donnie Marbut…
Another Spokane Chiefs season ended Thursday night as the Victoria Royals wrapped up a 4-0 sweep of the Western Hockey League first-round series with a 4-2 win at the Arena. Read story
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the Chiefs vs. Royals game in the Arena. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
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