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(Photo: SWX)Gonzaga's women's team continued its slow but steady climb to national prominence, moving up to No. 22 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday – the team's highest ranking in school history. The Zags were ranked No. 24 last week. Before that, the last time they were ranked was March 2005 when they were No. 24. More>>
(Photo: File / WSU Athletics)Washington State's April Cook did what no other Cougar has done in four years. The sophomore guard was named the Pac-10's Women's Basketball Player of the Week after helping the Cougars to their first league win of the season. Cook, originally from Carson, Calif., scored a career-high 33 points against Arizona State on Saturday, lifting the Cougars past the Sun Devils 66-62. More>>
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets. More>>
(Photo: File / Whitworth Athletics)JR Jarrell hit a game-winning three-run home run in the final inning and Kyle Krustangel added an insurance homer to lift visiting Whitworth University to a 7-5 victory in the nightcap of a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Occidental College, giving the Pirates their first win of the season. The host Tigers came from behind to win the opener 9-6. More>>
After beating Portland at home and Memphis on the road last week, the Gonzaga Bulldogs climbed ever so slightly in the polls on Monday. The Zags (19-4, 7-1 WCC) moved up from No. 17 to No. 16 in the AP poll, and moved to No. 11 in the ESPN/USAToday coaches poll. More>>
The New Orleans Saints stymied Peyton Manning, then intercepted him to seal the Super Bowl, rallying to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night. Manning's interception was the game's lone turnover, and he was rolled to the turf trying in vain to tackle Porter. More>>
Eric Beal scored a career-high 30 points to lead visiting Whitworth University to a 98-88 win at George Fox University on Saturday night at Wheeler Sports Center in a victory that clinched at least a share of the Northwest Conference men's basketball title for the Pirates. Whitworth won its 18th consecutive game to improve to 19-2 overall and 12-0 in the NWC. More>>
MOSCOW, Idaho - Senior Nicole Luckenbach of the Eastern Washington University track and field team missed a school record by an inch in the weight throw. More>>
Sacramento State used an 18-7 run to end the first half to open a double-digit lead, then held on to defeat Eastern Washington University 74-67 in a Big Sky Conference men's basketball game Sunday (Feb.7) at Hornet Gym in Sacramento, Calif. More>>
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MOSCOW, Idaho - Defending NCAA Division III champion Emmanuel Bofa picked up where he left off in his first meet of the 2010 season as he won the 800 meter run on Saturday at the Runner's Soul Open hosted by the University of Idaho. More>>
Looking to avenge an overtime loss two weeks ago, the Idaho men's basketball team stormed into Taco Bell Arena, jumped out to big lead and never looked back in handing Boise State its second-worst loss in series history with a 79-55 road win on Saturday. More>>
After Whitworth University's baseball season opener was rained out the Pirates might've hoped that the second scheduled game of the day was also washed away as host Occidental College earned a 12-2 win in the season opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon. More>>
DeAngelo Casto scored 19 points and blocked three shots as Washington State beat Arizona 78-60 on Saturday, knocking the Wildcats out of a tie for first place in the Pac-10. More>>
Senior Lucas Pope continued his trend of destroying the Idaho record book, while several other Vandals also turned in strong performances at the Runners Soul Open on Saturday at the Kibbie Dome. More>>
Heather Bowman scored 19 points and No. 24 Gonzaga turned a six-point halftime deficit into a 70-58 victory over Portland on Saturday. More>>
Matt Bouldin scored 19 points and No. 17 Gonzaga pulled away at the end for a 66-58 victory over Memphis on Saturday. More>>
TEMPE, Ariz. – Sophomore guard April Cook scored a career-high 33 points, leading the Washington State women's basketball team to a 66-62 victory over Arizona State Saturday, the team's first conference victory of 2009-10 and the first road victory over the Sun Devils in more than 13 years. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University senior guard Matt Bouldin has been named a finalist for two major awards. More>>
MOSCOW – For the 35th year in a row, a grouping of some of the Northwest's top talent was in the Kibbie Dome for the Vandal Indoor. More>>
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Washington State pole vaulter Kendall Mays won the women's event with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying height of 13-feet, 4 1/4 inches (4.07m) Friday night in the Kibbie Dome at the 35th Annual Vandal Indoor meet. More>>
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - David Riley and Jack Loofburrow combined for nine three-pointers to lead visiting Whitworth University to an 87-68 win at Pacific University in a Northwest Conference men's basketball contest Friday night. More>>
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - David Riley and Jack Loofburrow combined for nine three-pointers to lead visiting Whitworth University to an 87-68 win at Pacific University in a Northwest Conference men's basketball contest Friday night. More>>
Paul Wulff and his staff have added wide receiver Isiah Barton out of Los Angeles to their 2010 signing class. More>>
FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- Whitworth University overcame a 16-point first half deficit to defeat Pacific University 66-52 in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday night at the Pacific Athletic Center. More>>
TUCSON, Ariz. – Four Cougars scored in double figures, but the Washington State women's basketball team fell 73-66 to Arizona Thursday at McKale Center. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Matt Bouldin scored 20 points and No. 17 Gonzaga got back to its winning ways with a 76-49 blowout of Portland on Thursday night. More>>
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The NFL said again Friday that it likes the league's oft-debated overtime rule. Commissioner Roger Goodell points to this season's pair of overtime postseason games and called them "two of the most exciting games we've had." More>>
Arizona State's 81-70 win over Washington State (14-8, 4-6 Pac-10) gave the Sun Devils their first win at Frield Court in seven years on Thursday night. The win puts ASU at 6-4 in conference play, 16-7 overall. More>>
The Shadle Park Highlanders ended a three-year drought in the "Groovy Shoes" rivalry with North Central Thursday night at Spokane Veterans Arena. The Highlanders swept the Indians in boys and girls basketball while winning the spirit competition to end the night. More>>
(SWX)Gonzaga Prep solidified its GSL supremacy Thursday night, putting away a tough Mead team 71-55 in a game that was a lot closer than it appears by looking at the final score. First-place Prep (17-1, 12-1 GSL) was looking for a bit of revenge against the Panthers, given that it was Mead (13-5, 11-2 GSL) who handed them their only loss of the season in early January More>>
The Spokane Shock announced today that WR Willie Quinnie has been added to the 2010 roster. In another roster move, the Shock have traded WR Terry Moss to the Alabama Vipers for future considerations. Quinnie, 6-2 180, is a two-year AFL veteran who also has professional experience in the NFL (San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons), NFL Europe (Rhein Fire), and the CFL. More>>
(Photo: File / WSU Athletics)Washington State hopes to end a two-game losing skid Thursday night at Beasley Coliseum. The Cougars host Arizona State Thursday night in Pullman. The game tips off at 7 p.m., and should the Cougars (14-7, 4-5 Pac-10) come out with a win, they'll be back at .500 in Pac-10 play. More>>
(Photo: SWX)A couple of notable games dot the Prep schedule Thursday – most notably the Groovy Shoes spirit contest between North Central and Shadle. From a basketball win-loss perspective, the girls game at 3:45 in the afternoon is one to watch. Both teams are 10-7 in the Greater Spokane League, tied for third place. More>>
(SWX)The Gonzaga Bulldogs, still trying to shake the sour taste from their mouths after last week's loss to San Francisco, have an opportunity to get back on track Thursday night at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Home sweet home. More>>
(Photo: SWX)CHENEY, Wash. - The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team defeated the Seattle University Redhawks 67-50 Wednesday (Feb. 3) in a non-conference game at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. More>>
(Photo: File / Univ. of Idaho Athletics)LOGAN, Utah – Idaho's men's basketball team went into Wednesday's game at Utah State on a two-game win streak looking to square the season series, but the Aggies used a 22-2 scoring run midway through the first half and didn't look back on Wednesday at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. More>>
LOS ANGELE, Calif. - A set of golf balls depicting Tiger Woods' mistresses is drawing the ire of one of the women. Former porn star Veronica Siwick-Daniels, whose face is portrayed on one of the balls, claims to have had a lengthy affair with Woods. Wednesday, Daniels, who also goes by the name Joslyn James, held a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred. The two expressed concern that the 'Tail of Tiger: the Mistress Collection' will increase violence against women. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Chiefs got back on the winning track Wednesday night with a 2-1 win over the Everett Silvertips at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. More>>
MEAD, Wash. - Teachers at Mead High School are gearing-up for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with recent news that a former student will be competing in the games. Will Brandenburg graduated from Mead in 2005. His high school yearbook says he started skiing when he was 11-months-old and his teachers say he hasn't stopped since. He found out he was selected for the US Ski Team last week and sent a text message to one of his former teachers. More>>
(SWX)Four players from Idaho, including two from Lewiston, formally committed on Wednesday to play for the Vandals. Offensive lineman Spencer Beale and quarterback Justin Podrabsky – both from Lewiston High School – signed letters of intent to play for Robb Akey next fall. More>>
(Photo: SWX)Connor Halliday, the three-star quarterback prospect from Ferris High School solidified his decision Wednesday and signed on to play at Washington State next fall. Halliday, compared by many at WSU to Drew Bledsoe, signed with the Cougars shortly after 9 a.m., joining two other players from the Greater Spokane League More>>
Mead's Bo Tully and Ferris' Trevor Poole became the sixth and seventh high school seniors from the Greater Spokane League to sign letters of intent to play college football on Wednesday. Tully, a defensive back and receiver from Mead High School and Poole, an offensive lineman from Ferris, committed to play at Montana with new head coach Robin Pflugrad. More>>
(Photo: EWU Athletics)Cody Hecker, a bruising running back from Sandpoint became one of 14 players – many of them from the Northwest – to commit to Eastern Washington's football program Wednesday. Hecker helped lead the Bulldogs to the state title game this past season, running for 10 touchdowns, averaging almost 8 yards a carry and earning First Team All-4A Inland Empire honors. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Tuesday night did nothing to separate the 3-way tie atop the GSL Girls standings. More>>
(Don Sausser / NIC Athletics)North Idaho College men's basketball player Taylor Stevens has accepted a scholarship offer to play for new head coach Cameron Dollar at Seattle University next year. Stevens is a 6-foot-7-inch sophomore wing from Seattle. He is averaging 8.2 points per game this season and is currently fourth in the Scenic West Athletic Conference in three-point field goal percentage at 39 percent. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - After a stretch on the road that lasted nearly three weeks and two wins at home to close out the month of January, the Spokane Chiefs are ready for a new start - one that will hopefully help them climb the conference standings. More>>
(Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane can apparently do what no other city in America has been able to duplicate. The 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships held in the Lilac City set another attendance record – a record the city helped set in 2007. That means Spokane now holds the top two attendance numbers in Championship history. Attendance for the most recent event that took place Jan. 14-24 at Spokane Arena totaled 158,170, besting the record set by Spokane in 2007 of 154,389. More>>
(Photo: WSU Athletics)SPOKANE, Wash. - What's wrong with Klay Thompson, who's been leading the Pacific-10 in scoring until a recent slump? Washington State coach Ken Bone is not sure, but the team is working hard to get Thompson back on track. More>>
(Photo: File / SWX)Odd though it may seem, the Gonzaga men's and women's teams are headed in opposite directions in this week's national rankings. The women cracked the Top 25 for the first time in almost five years, while the men fell a few spots to No. 17 after a disappointing loss at San Francisco over the weekend. More>>
SEATTLE, Wash. - The Seattle University Redhawks defeated the EWU Men's Basketball team 68-62 Monday night. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Whitworth Pirates continue their upward climb in the national rankings, checking in at number ten in the latest Division III men's basketball poll on D3hoops.com. The Pirates (17-2 overall, 10-0 NWC) move up from 15th to 10th on the strength of a 16-game winning streak, currently the second-longest in NCAA Division III. More>>
(Photo: Univ. of Idaho Athletics)MOSCOW – The pairings for the eighth annual BracketBuster event have been announced and Idaho's men's basketball team was selected to face Long Beach State in a home game on Feb. 20. The game will be the second half a Vandal basketball doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 20, as the women will play a Western Athletic Conference game against New Mexico State More>>
SEATTLE - Ryan Garko and the Mariners have agreed to a $550,000, one-year contract, as Seattle tries to address its need for a right-handed hitter. Terms of the contract obtained Monday by The Associated Press show the 29-year-old first baseman and designated hitter could nearly double his salary More>>
Ben Crane might have won the Farmers Insurance Open, but the Ferris High School grad Alex Prugh is getting plenty of attention of his own after finishing in the top five at Torrey Pines over the weekend. More>>
(SWX)Gonzaga's women's basketball team is now in the Top 25. The Zags were ranked No. 24 in the latest Associated Press released Monday morning. Gonzaga (18-4) earned the ranking after beating up on San Francisco 93-53 on Saturday. They beat Santa Clara earlier in the week 81-43. More>>
After losing to San Francisco in overtime on Saturday, Gonzaga (17-4) fell five spots to No. 17 in the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll. The Zags lost as the Dons' Dior Lowhorn hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime, leading his team to a 81-77 upset and breaking Gonzaga's 28-game regular season WCC winning streak. More>>
SEATTLE - The Mariners added a right-handed bat, agreeing to a one-year contract with outfielder Eric Byrnes. Byrnes, who will turn 34 on Feb. 16, was let loose two weeks ago by the Arizona Diamondbacks.Arizona owed him $11 million from the final season of a $30 million contract, and any team could sign him for the $400,000 minimum, with the Diamondbacks responsible to for the remainder. More>>
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The 13th ranked Gonzaga Bulldog men were upset by the unranked University of San Francisco in overtime, losing 77 - 81 Saturday night. More>>
Steve David, driver of the two-time national champion U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto unlimited hydroplane, and four-time winner of the driver's championship will be inducted into the celebrated American Power Boat Association's (APBA) Hall of Champion, an award distinguishing the sport of power boat racing most outstanding drivers. More>>
Despite two Kyle Beach goals and a 2-8 night on the power play, the Spokane Chiefs dropped a one goal decision to the Kootenay Ice, 4-3, on Saturday night in the Spokane Arena. Of the seven goals scored, four were through special teams including all three Chiefs goals. More>>
Idaho shot a scorching 58.3 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from 3-point line, but a season-high 24 turnovers kept things close in an 87-85 win over Seattle on Saturday at Key Arena. More>>
Bo Gregg scored a career-high 22 points to spark Whitworth University to an 85-63 win over visiting Lewis & Clark College in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
CHENEY, Wash. - Portland State rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to defeat Eastern Washington University 85-77 as the Eagles began the second half of the Big Sky Conference men's basketball season Saturday (Jan. 30) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. More>>
Whitworth University moved into a tie for third place in the Northwest Conference women's basketball standings with Lewis & Clark College after defeating the visiting Pioneers 75-65 on Saturday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
RUSTON, La. – Idaho's women's basketball team has never beaten Louisiana Tech, and on Saturday, the Vandal women saw their best chance to date slip away in the closing seconds as they fell in overtime by a 74-71 score. More>>
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Washington State high jumpers Trent Arrivey and Holly Parent won their events with NCAA qualifying marks Saturday at the Texas A&M Challenge Meet at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at the McFerrin Athletic Center in College Station, Texas. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Whitworth University moved into a tie for third place in the Northwest Conference women's basketball standings with Lewis & Clark College after defeating the visiting Pioneers 75-65 on Saturday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
Gonzaga University Athletic Dept. PhotoIt was another history making afternoon for the Gonzaga University women's basketball team as senior Heather Bowman became the Bulldog all-time leading scorer in its 93-53 victory over the University of San Francisco. More>>
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team suffered its first Big Sky Conference loss of the season 67-60 at the hands of the Portland State Vikings Saturday (Jan. 30) at the Stott Center in Portland, Ore. More>>
WSU Athletic Dept. PhotoSEATTLE, Wash. - The WSU Cougars were defeated by the UW Huskies 92-64 Saturday afternoon. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Whitworth University closed the 2009-10 swimming dual meet season in impressive fashion, sweeping visiting Puget Sound on Saturday at the Whitworth Aquatic Center. More>>
MOSCOW, Idaho- The Idaho swimming and diving team battled hard Saturday but fell 127-103 to Oregon State in a home dual. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Kyle Beach had two goals and an assist leading the Spokane Chiefs to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday night in front of 8,713 in the Spokane Arena and a regional television audience on FSN Northwest. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Hitting season highs in shooting percentage, three-pointers and three-point percentage, Whitworth University rolled to a dominating 90-39 win over visiting Willamette University in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Fifteenth-ranked Whitworth University won its 15th consecutive men's basketball game, but the Pirates had to work hard to overcome a determined upset bid by visiting Willamette University on Friday night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State University swim team lost a close meet to Pac-10 rival Oregon State Friday, falling 135.5-126.5. Senior leaders Michaela Ahlin and Shawna Keller led the Cougars in scoring during their final competition at Gibb Pool. More>>
PULLMAN – The Washington State women's basketball team lost another close game, this time 76-70 in overtime to Washington in front of more than 2,000 fans Friday at Friel Court. More>>
(WSU Athletics)SEATTLE - The Washington State basketball team plays Saturday at Washington where the Huskies have a 13-1 record this season after beating Seattle U on Tuesday by 47 points. But Washington is winless away from the Bank of America Arena and has a 13-7 record overall, 3-5 in the Pac-10. More>>
(File / SWX)With just five games to go in the regular season, the East Valley Knights have an opportunity to go out with a bang if they can knock off University Friday night. And UHigh has a chance to leap over Rogers in the standings if they can beat the Knights. More>>
(Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)"Hip hip hoorays" resounded from the Central Valley side in a jam-packed University gymnasium as the Bears won three of four matches to begin the annual Battle of the Bone. Then reality set in. More>>
TEMPE, Ariz. - Kurt Warner has called an end to one of the great storybook careers in NFL history. The 38-year-old quarterback announced his retirement from the game on Friday after a dozen years in a league that at first rejected him. More>>
A tip-in shot by Mangisto Arop at 4:03 in the second half gave Gonzaga their first lead of the second half and propelled the Zags to a come-from-behind 71-64 victory at Santa Clara Thursday night. More>>
(SWX)MOSCOW - Stuck in what seemed like six straight games of bad dreams, the Idaho men's basketball team woke up and took out its frustration on Fresno State Thursday night in a 74-59 win at the Cowan Spectrum. More>>
(SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University women's basketball team extended its winning streak to eight games with an 81-43 victory over visiting Santa Clara University Thursday evening in front of 2,419 fans at the McCarthey Athletic Center. More>>
SEATTLE - The Big Unit is coming back to Seattle for opening day. The Mariners announced Thursday that former ace Randy Johnson will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before April 12's home opener against Oakland. More>>
(Spokane Chiefs)The Spokane Chiefs finished their eight game road trip with a 4-1 win on Wednesday night over the Chilliwack Bruins, winning their fourth game on the trip and earning nine out of a possible 16 points during the swing. More>>
(Photo: Univ. of Idaho Athletics)The Idaho Vandals will try to stop the madness Thursday night as they host a Fresno State team playing without their leading scorer and rebounder. The game against the Bulldogs tips off at 7:05 p.m. and can be seen live on SWX-TV. More>>
(Photo: WSU Athletics)Washington State said Wednesday it's 2010 football schedule is finally set in stone. One thing fans will notice this year is that the annual home game at Seattle's Qwest Field. The Cougars will play all six home games next fall in Pullman, including the Apple Cup against Washington on Dec. 4. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. – Riding a 5-game win streak into Wednesday night's matchup against Walla Walla Community College, the Community Colleges of Spokane (16-3, 6-1) wasn't about to let an opportunity go to waste. The Sasquatch put away the visiting Warriors (11-6, 3-4) 88-77 in a game broadcast live on SWX-TV. More>>
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - Thousands of people attended a memorial Wednesday morning in honor Dan Fitzgerald, the man credited with bringing the Gonzaga basketball program into the national spotlight. The man known as "Fitz" by his friends passed away last week at the age of 67. The memorial service in his honor took place at the Pend Oreille Pavilion inside Northern Quest Resort west of Spokane More>>
(Photo: SWX)The Gonzaga Bulldogs put their perfect conference record on the line against Santa Clara Thursday night in California. But first things first. It became evident during practice this week - the week after the NFL Division Championships - this Zags team definitely has an opinion about who will win the Super Bowl. More>>
Kamloops scored three goals in the first period, four in the second and another in the third as Spokane suffered an 8-1 loss on Tuesday night, the seventh of eight straight road games for Spokane. More>>
(Photo: SWX)The Lewis & Clark Tigers prevented a catastrophic fall in the Greater Spokane League, beating Mt. Spokane 61-46 Tuesday night in a game shown live on SWX-TV.Other than Kellen Clute, who had 13 points, the Wildcats (1-14, 0-9 GSL) had a hard time putting points on the board. As a team they shot 0-of-11 from behind the 3-point line and committed 20 turnovers. More>>
(Photo: SWX)Lewis & Clark's bid for a fourth straight girls State Championship is back on track thanks to a strong performance Tuesday night against Mt. Spokane in a game shown live on SWX-TV . Four Tigers scored in double digits in the 76-54 win on the Wildcats' home court. Kayley Hendrickson led Lewis & Clark (10-5, 8-2 GSL) with 16 points More>>
(EWU Athletics)Diehard Eastern Washington fans might have heard the Eagles want to paint the town – or at least the football field – red. Well, that's true. And they have a major donor to get the process started. Former EWU standout Michael Roos of the Tennessee Titans pledged $500,000 toward the university's "Red Turf" project, the school formally announced on Wednesday. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sarah Michaelson battled opponents from other colleges as a soccer player at Gonzaga University. Now she's taking on cancer in a personal fight with her husband, Brian, and administrators at Gonzaga University who are raising money for the nationwide organization known as Coaches vs. Cancer. Organizers are encouraging basketball fans to wear special white T-shirts to next week's men's basketball game against the University of Portland. More>>
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - On a rare occasion, you might find Emmett Pearson of Welch Township not wearing something Vikings. More>>
(Photo: SWX)In any other year, Tuesday's game between Lewis & Clark and Mt. Spokane would be an easy one to predict: Tigers by 20. My, how times have changed. With two losses in league play, the second-place girls team from the lower South Hill is playing to prove they're still good enough to win the GSL. More>>
TUKWILA, Wash. - Defender James Riley usually isn't this popular to have a convoy of reporters and television cameras crowding around him. As the player union representative for the Seattle Sounders FC, he's pretty popular recently. More>>
(Photo: Univ. of Idaho Athletics)MOSCOW, Idaho - The Vandal men's basketball team was cruising to what seemed like a big-time, comeback victory over rival Boise State, but once again, little mistakes down the stretch spelled doom for the Vandal men in a 77-67 overtime loss. Idaho came back from an eight-point second-half deficit and took a nine-point lead with 4:49 remaining, but turnovers and miscues allowed the Broncos to close the gap More>>
Every team wants to win every game, but few teams get it done. Both the boys and girls Granger basketball teams are one of those teams that so far ... Has always finished on top. More>>
(Photo: The Golf Channel)Tied at 23-under par Monday morning and in the lead at the Bob Hope Classic, Ferris High grad Alex Prugh knew he had a tough day ahead of him. Prugh, making just his third PGA Tour appearance, shot a 5-under par on Monday and would up in fifth place at the end of the round. More>>
(Photo: SWX)Junior guard Kyla Evans of the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team has been named the Big Sky Player of the Week for games played the week of Jan. 18-24. For the weekend she averaged 17.5 points per game while making .526 from the field, .467 from behind the three-point arc and was perfect from the free throw line. More>>
Did you know that one of the top skiers in the country and a member of the U.S. Olympic team calls Central Washington home? More>>
(Photo: Spokane Chiefs)The Everett Silvertips won their 12th game in a row at the expense of the Spokane Chiefs with a 3-2 final on Sunday night in front of 5,812 in Everett's Comcast Arena. Spokane's record falls to 27-17-3-1 with 58 points, four points behind the Portland Winterhawks for third place in the U.S. Division. More>>
(Photo: SWX)After another stout performance from Elias Harris and another notch in the win column for the Zags, Gonzaga finds itself even higher in this week's polls. The Bulldogs moved up to No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 8 in the ESPN/USAToday Coaches Poll. More>>
Idaho protected the ball, made its freebies and played solid defense against the visiting Utah State Aggies on Saturday, but rebounding troubles and second-half shooting woes kept the Vandals down in a 60-48 loss. More>>
The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team added to the record book Saturday in more ways than one as it defeated the Weber State Wildcats 77-65 at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The victory breaks the school record for best conference start as the Eagles are now 7-0 in the Big Sky. More>>
League-leading Weber State jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never looked back as it handed EWU its fourth-straight defeat. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga men had no problem against Loyola Marymount in the Kennel Saturday night winning 85 - 69. More>>
The Gonzaga University women's basketball team pulled out a gutsy 91-77 victory at Loyola Marymount University Saturday afternoon to stay undefeated in West Coast Conference action at 5-0 and are now 16-4 overall. More>>
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The WSU Cougars were defeated by the UCLA Bruins 74-62 Saturday. More>>
A halftime lead over the conference's second-place team fizzled away for the Washington State women's basketball team, and the Cougars fell 61-51 to USC Saturday at Friel Court. More>>
Photo taken by Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-ReviewSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won their second ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, upsetting Olympic and world silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Eric Beal scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help Whitworth University race to a large lead at halftime on the way to a 79-62 win over visiting Linfield College in a key Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Friday night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
Photo taken by Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-ReviewSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Meryl Davis and Charlie White are poised for an upset, winning the original dance and extending their lead over Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships More>>
Stock PhotoPOCATELLO, Idaho - Idaho State had a 31-10 advantage in free throw attempts and went on to defeat Eastern Washington University 80-74 in a Big Sky Conference men's basketball game Friday at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho. More>>
Stock Photo CHENEY, Wash. - The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team continued its record start in Big Sky Conference play by defeating the second-place Idaho State Bengals 70-60 Friday at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Whitworth University ran out to a big early lead then cruised to a 70-54 win over visiting Linfield College in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The memorial for former Gonzaga University head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Dan Fitzgerald has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 27. The memorial will be held in Airway Heights at the Northern Quest Casino and Resort's Pend Oreille pavilion at 10 a.m. Fitzgerald was Northern Quest's director of community relations when he collapsed and died in an Airway Heights restaurant on Tuesday at the age of 67. More>>
(Photo: Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)Maybe Mirai Nagasu is out to change the world order, which may just happen if she changes the pecking order in women's figure skating. But it won't be easy, not with the way Sasha Cohen skated in her comeback. More>>
(Photo: KNDU)His greatest achievements take place off the mat. Nikolas Hernadez is a high school wrestler out of East Valley comes from a family of community leaders. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - As far as Division III games go, Friday's night's showdown in Spokane is one to watch. Whitworth, ranked No. 18 in the nation, hosts Linfield College in conference game shown live on SWX-TV. The Pirates are on a 12-game winning streak, nine of which were decided by double figures. More>>
The Gonzaga women's team showed no mercy Thursday night, routing Pepperdine 107-64 and setting a record at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. The 107 points was the most scored by any opponent on the Waves' home court. More>>
(Photo: WSU Athletics)PULLMAN - A trio of double-digit scorers brought the Cougars back from a first-half deficit, but Washington State was unable to hold on to a late lead and fell 59-56 to UCLA Thursday at Friel Court. The Cougars dropped to 5-13 on the season and 0-7 in the Pacific-10 Conference, while the Bruins improved to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in conference play. More>>
(Photo: WSU Athletics)Reggie Moore scored 21 - again - and led the Washington State Cougars to a 67-60 win against USC Thursday night in Los Angeles. The Cougars (14-5, 4-3 Pac-10) came from 15 points behind in the second half to squeak out the win against the Trojans, handing them their seventh loss of the season. More>>
(SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - First place belongs to Gonzaga, and only Gonzaga. The Zags beat down the Pepperdine Waves Thursday night 91-84 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Senior guard Matt Bouldin scored a career-high 32 points in a game that brought back memories of the rivalry the two teams had at one point in the late 1990s. More>>
(Photo: Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)SPOKANE, Wash. - Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won the compulsory dance to take the lead over Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto in an ice dance showdown that could be a preview of the Vancouver Games. Davis and White scored 45.42 points to set an American record at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - It's a been a long trip for the Zags to start the conference season. But they return to Spokane this week - finally - to host Pepperdine, a team that's riding a wave of good play as of late. Gonzaga plays the Waves Thursday in a game shown live on KHQ in the Spokane market and on Universal Sports in Seattle. More>>
The 1st place Tri-City Americans continue to use their home ice advantage to cash in on win after win. More>>
SEATTLE - Brandon League and the Seattle Mariners have settled on a one-year contract worth nearly $1.1 million -- avoiding arbitration. The right-handed reliever was acquired from Toronto last month with minor league outfielder Johermyn Chavez for right-hander Brandon Morrow. More>>
(Photo: SWX)CHENEY, Wash. – The Spokane Chiefs are probably starting to wonder where exactly home is these days. Ousted from Spokane Arena by the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the boys are practicing at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. In addition to being locked out of the Arena, the Chiefs have played their last four games on the road. More>>
(Photo: Spokane Shock)SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Shock announced today that WR Robert Redd has been added to the 2010 roster. Redd, 5-10 200, spent three years in the Arena Football League playing for the Colorado Crush (2004, 2007) and the Cleveland Gladiators (2008). Redd also spent time with several NFL teams including the Indianapolis Colts, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Philadelphia Eagles, where he earned a spot on the team's practice squad in 2005. More>>
(Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)It doesn't take an expert's eye to know that all of the skaters, from 10-year-old Nathen Chen in the Novice Men to 36-year-old John Baldwin in Senior Pairs, have put in an amazing amount of time and effort to reach the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. And there are a handful of youngsters who have managed to make it to Spokane in two events. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sasha Cohen has completed her first run-through at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and she looks just as strong as she did four years ago. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Former Gonzaga coach, and the man widely considered to be responsible for Gonzaga University's rise as a college basketball power, Dan Fitzgerald died Tuesday afternoon after collapsing in an Airway Heights restaurant. Coach Fitzgerald, 67, was taken to Deaconess Medical Center but was pronounced dead about an hour after he arrived. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - Taylor Kamitomo is back to full health. And that's not good for other teams in the GSL. The junior forward for Ferris scored a game-high 23 points, lifting his team to a 69-50 win over Central Valley. More>>
(Photo: SWX)SPOKANE, Wash. - Things have changed in the Greater Spokane League when it comes to girls basketball. Where it used to be Lewis & Clark on top and then everyone else, the gap appears to be closing – if not disappearing. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Whitworth University tied a school record with a thirteenth consecutive victory in impressive fashion on Tuesday night, rolling past visiting Whitman College 110-83 in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - Freshman Katie Delaney sank two free throws with 11.9 seconds to play to help Whitworth University secure a 75-72 Northwest Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Whitman College on Tuesday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. More>>
(Photo: SWX)Before losing their last three games, the Rogers Pirates were on a roll. They had won four of five games, including a 60-47 thumping of Mt. Spokane. The Pirates (6-6, 2-4 GSL) hope to return to winning ways Tuesday night with a win over North Central. More>>
Healther Bowman (Photo: SWX)Gonzaga University. Home to two of the four Co-Players of the Week in the West Coast Conference. Elias Harris shared the award with Pepperdine's Lorne Jackson, and Heather Bowman joined Miranda Ayim after both Bulldogs notched key wins in conference play last week. More>>
(Photo: File / Univ. of Idaho Athletics)MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho men's tennis team will feature a nationally-ranked combination to open the spring season, as the doubles team of Alex Joitoiu and Lachlan Reed debuted at 58th in the first Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings of 2010. More>>
Ace pitcher Felix Hernandez is close to finalizing a deal with the Seattle Mariners that would keep him with the Mariners for several more years. The Seattle Times reports final touches are being put on a five-year deal worth $78 million. The 23-year-old pitcher needs only to pass a physical. More>>
SEATTLE - A league official says the Seattle Seahawks have named Green Bay Packers executive John Schneider as their new general manager. The official spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday asking to not be named because the team had yet to officially announce the hire. ESPN first reported the hiring. More>>
Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review U.S. Figure skating on Monday announced its nominees for the men's U.S. Olympic figure skating team. Getting the nod were Jeremy Abbott, Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir, who placed first, second and third Monday at nationals in Spokane. More>>
(Photo: Colin Mulvaney / The Spokesman-Review)This one felt right – probably because it was better. And it left Jeremy Abbott more confident about his figure skating future than, perhaps, any performance of his career. "I'm speechless, Abbott said late Sunday afternoon after dazzling an Arena crowd of 7,969 with a flawless Senior Men's free skate performance that blew away the rest of the contenders.... More>>
(Photo: SWX)Wins over Saint Mary's and San Diego propelled Gonzaga up two more spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Zags were ranked No. 15 in the poll released Monday morning.The Zags earned their sixth straight victory Saturday, beating San Diego 68-50. Freshman Elias Harris led the way with 20 points and Steven Gray added 17. Demetri Goodson and Matt Bouldin had 12 points for the Bulldogs, who remain undefeated in conference play. More>>
TACOMA, Wash. - Jordan Westering scored six points in the final 2:12 to rally Pacific Lutheran to a 57-55 win over visiting Whitworth in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Saturday night at Olson Auditorium. The Pirates dropped their third straight game to fall to 6-9 overall and 2-4 in the NWC. The Lutes improved to 5-10, 3-3. More>>
(Photo: File / Univ. of Idaho Athletics)RENO, Nev. – Idaho shot the ball well on the road at Nevada on Saturday, but turnovers and free throws again gave the Vandals fits in a 76-68 Western Athletic Conference loss to the Wolf Pack. Idaho slips to 8-8 overall and 1-4 in WAC play, while Nevada moves to 11-7 and 3-2 in the conference. More>>
(Photo: Univ. of Idaho Athletics)Nothing feels better than a win over a rival. The Idaho women's basketball achieved just that Saturday night in exciting fashion with an 84-81 overtime victory over the visiting Boise State Broncos. More>>
(Photo: File / EWU Athletics)Eastern Washington University couldn't come up with the winning shot for the second-straight night, and fell to Northern Colorado 74-71 Saturday in a Big Sky Conference men's basketball game at Reese Court in Cheney. More>>
TACOMA, Wash. - Whitworth University clamped down hard defensively on Pacific Lutheran University in the second half during Saturday's 75-52 Northwest Conference road victory in Olson Auditorium. The 22nd-ranked Pirates (13-2 overall, 6-0 NWC) won their 12th straight game by holding the Lutes (6-7, 4-2) to only 19.2% (5-26) shooting from the field in the second half. More>>
(Photo: File / EWU Athletics)The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team made key defensive stops when it mattered to defeat the Northern Colorado Bears 51-49 Saturday in a Big Sky Conference game in Greeley, Colo. More>>
Elias Harris scored 20 points and Steven Gray added 17 to lead the Bulldogs to their sixth straight victory, 68-50 against San Diego on Saturday night. More>>
The two week homestand continued for the Americans with a dominating win over visiting Portland 6-2. It marked the sixth win of the season over the Winterhawks. More>>
One man's misfortune is another man's gain. Recently acquired Russian Goalie Alexander Perchurskiy. He signed a one day tryout contract Saturday with the Pittsburgh Penguins. More>>
An improved shooting performance kept it close, but the Washington State women's basketball team fell 75-68 to California Saturday at Haas Pavilion. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett weren't even skating together two years ago. Now they're U.S. champions. And on their way to the Olympics. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. – Heather Bowman became the Western Athletic Conference's all-time top women's scorer Saturday in Gonzaga's 75 – 46 win over the University of San Diego. More>>
PULLMAN, Wash. - Klay Thompson Led the Washington State Cougars with 27 points in the Cougs' 77 - 73 victory over Stanford Saturday. More>>
CHENEY, Wash. - The EWU Eagles were defeated by the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 73-69 Friday night. More>>
Overtime for the second time in three weeks seemed so imminent for Washington. More>>
SEATTLE, Washington (AP) - Jose Lopez's two-out double in the seventh inning made rookie Doug Fister a winner and sent the Seattle Mariners to yet another one-run victory, 2-1 over the first-place Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. More>>
BOISE, Idaho - Three Spokane pitchers combined on a four-hitter, as the Indians ended a three-game losing streak wtih a 5-1 victory over the Boise Hawks before 2,211 fans at Memorial Stadium. More>>
The Western Hockey League concluded its annual meeting this week, deciding on a couple of changes for the coming years, including the addition of video replay. More>>
Spokane Chief forwards Tyler Johnson and Mitch Wahl are two of 43 players that have been invited to the 2009 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp. Participating players are candidates for the 2010 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. More>>
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Four outstanding high school student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to compete for Washington State University starting in the fall of 2009, Cougar Head Coach Rick Sloan announced Monday. More>>
The Spokane Shock have maintained the No. 1 ranking of the Weekly Coaches Poll for a record-tying 14th straight week, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced Wednesday. More>>
SPOKANE, Wash. - The arenafootball2 league office announced that Shock rookie DB Stanley Franks was named the Aaron's Defensive Player of the Week. More>>
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Tues., Feb. 9 5:00 p.m. Central Valley vs. University 10:00 p.m. Professional English Soccer |
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Wed., Feb. 10 3:30 p.m. Central Valley vs. University 8:00 p.m. Florida at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. Central Valley vs. University |
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Thurs., Feb. 11 5:30 p.m. Ferris vs. Lewis & Clark 7:30 p.m. Ferris vs. Lewis & Clark 9:00 p.m. Ringside Boxing |
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Fri., Feb. 12 2:30 p.m. Ferris vs. Lewis & Clark 4:00 p.m. Ferris vs. Lewis & Clark 5:30 p.m. Whitworth vs. Puget Sound 7:30 p.m. EWU vs. Montana St. 11:00 p.m. Friday Night Fast Break LIVE! |
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Sat., Feb. 13 10:30 a.m. LSU s. Vanderbilt 1:00 p.m. South Carolina at Georgia 3:00 p.m. Whitworth vs. Puget Sound 5:00 p.m. EWU vs. Montana St. 7:00 p.m. Spokane Chiefs vs. Tri-City Ams |
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Sun., Feb. 14 11:00 a.m. Florida vs. Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Best Doggone Zags Show LIVE! |
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