Four WHL teams ranked
This week's Canadian Hockey League Top 10 rankings include four teams from the Western Hockey League, topped by No. 2 Kelowna, which sports a 7-0-0-0 record. Read story
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 2014
Cougars finish final practice before Stanford
It's only Wednesday but the Cougars have already finished the week's practices save for tomorrow's walk-through. The short week also means that today was Thursday Night Football for the young players who mostly won't be making the trip to the Bay Area. Our report on…
Red Deer tabbed to host 2016 Memorial Cup
The Western Hockey League's Board of Governors awarded the 2016 Memorial Cup to Red Deer during a meeting Wednesday in Calgary, Alberta. Vancouver was the other team to bid on the four-team tournament, junior hockey's national championship. Read story
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A birthday is rarely perfect, but it can strike the right chord
A GRIP ON SPORTS "It was 58 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play" ... or something like that. Read on.
Bell, Pangos: healthy outlook
As you can see from the photo above, Gary Bell Jr. (beard) and Kevin Pangos (longer hair) have a new look for their senior seasons. "I'm growing the beard out; he's doing the hair," Bell said. "Should be a weird year." Asked if he's been…
Eastern football links
For several weeks, it will be Jordan West's football team at Eastern Washington. Here's our look at West, who will start Saturday at Southern Utah in place of the injured Vernon Adams. ... We'll have a chance to discuss that and more during Thursday's live…
Halliday for Heisman?
Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday's passing numbers right now are absurd. He's leading the country in passing by nearly 1,000 yards and he's thrown for four more touchdowns than any other quarterback. Halliday's 252 passing completions are more than any teams other than Bowling Green,…
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