Kevin Pangos and Przemek Karnowski carried Gonzaga to the finish line, combining to score 32 of the team's last 35 points in an 87-75 win over Portland on Saturday. My unedited game story is below. Back tomorrow with a day-after post.
S-R photojournalist Tyler Tjomsland covered EWU's home game against Idaho State. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Washington State wasn't able to beat Stanford on Friday but can still have a successful road trip.
Gonzaga is back on the road for another WCC game, this time against Portland at the Chiles Center. Here's my game preview. Here's a feature on Domas Sabonis, son of ex-Portland Trail Blazers' star Arvydas.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • It's a bit different Saturday this week than it's been in a while. After all, there is very little college football to keep you company. Just the professional variety. And college basketball, of course. That should be enough. Read on.
For about 10 minutes yesterday the Cougars looked like an upper-tier Pac-12 basketball team.
The Spokane Chiefs did just about everything right during a seven-game winning streak that moved them within one point of first place in the Western Hockey League's U.S. Division. Everything was still fine Friday until halfway through their game at Victoria, British Columbia. Read story
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