Spokane head coach Andy Olson summarized it succinctly: "It was sloppy, from quarterback play to fumbled kickoff returns to broken coverages on defense. Everything about it was sloppy." All of those mistakes added up as Spokane dropped its home opener to Philadelphia, 54-43, Saturday at…
Over the course of 1,011 snaps last season the WSU quarterbacks received the ball under center just once. Expect that number to go up drastically next season.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • I guess it is an appropriate weekend for a surprise. Nothing's more surprising than when your 4-year-old discovers an Easter egg under a bush that was hidden there when she was a 3-year-old. So being able to pass along a story on roller derby, while surprising, isn't in that category. Read on.
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