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No. 17 Washington builds big lead, beats Oregon State 42-23
UPDATED: 8:14 p.m.
Gonzaga women dial up defensive pressure in win at UNLV
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No. 15 Florida rides Feleipe Franks’ arm to rout Idaho 63-10
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Jesse Hunt helps Eastern Washington top UMKC in overtime for first win of season
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Recap and highlights: Gardner Minshew breaks school record, Washington State reaches 10 wins in rout of Arizona
UPDATED: 12:37 a.m.
It’s been a season of milestones for Washington State in 2018, and the Cougars were eyeballing another one Saturday evening, trying to become sixth team in program history to nail down 10 wins in a single season and the first one to do it since 2003.
Whitworth runs past Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 48-6 in Division III playoff opener
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 9:54 p.m.
State volleyball: Mt. Spokane claims State 3A title in dominating fashion
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
No doubt about it: Eastern Washington wins at least share of Big Sky crown after thumping Portland State
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018, 11:27 p.m.
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WSU football
Seventh heaven: Washington State thumps Arizona behind Gardner Minshew’s record-breaking seven TD passes
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 18, 2018, 1:14 a.m.
- TV Take: Washington State makes thumping of Arizona look like a walk in the park... or through Pullman
- Difference makers: Gardner Minshew adds more highlights to Heisman campaign, Calvin Jackson Jr. scores first touchdowns
- Recap and highlights: Gardner Minshew breaks school record, Washington State reaches 10 wins in rout of Arizona
- Quirky special teams touchdown, goal-line forced fumble go Washington State’s way as rout of Arizona starts early
- Washington State’s Peyton Pelluer becomes longest-tenured Cougar with 52nd career game
EWU football
Eastern Washington had home-like atmosphere in road win at Portland State
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 9:50 p.m.
- No doubt about it: Eastern Washington wins at least share of Big Sky crown after thumping Portland State
- Ex-Eastern Washington star quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell, Matt Nichols square off for ticket to Grey Cup
- Eastern Washington looks to lock up Big Sky title, first-round bye at Portland State
- Hard work, perseverance help Sam McPherson lead stable of talented EWU running backs
- Eastern Washington notebook: Eagles safety Tysen Prunty returns home to face Portland State
Idaho football
No. 15 Florida rides Feleipe Franks’ arm to rout Idaho 63-10
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:03 p.m.
- Idaho Vandals go into contest against No. 15 Florida with bowl-game mentality
- Idaho’s Ed Hall brings technical precision to everything he does
- Montana beats Idaho 46-27 for the Little Brown Stein
- Idaho’s Isaiah Saunders followed in his father Walt’s footsteps during career with Vandals
- Idaho hosts former Big Sky rival Montana with perfect home record, Little Brown Stein on the line
Seahawks
Seahawks get crucial win to stay in NFC playoff conversation
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 5:28 p.m.
- Russell Wilson caps Seahawks’ rally past Green Bay for 27-24 win
- No time for Seahawks to recover from being overrun by Rams
- Seahawks come up short against Rams in another nail-biter
- Rams eager to rebound from 1st loss, sweep Seahawks series
- Matt Calkins: To make playoffs, Seahawks need Russell Wilson to be better than good
High Schools
State volleyball: Mt. Spokane claims State 3A title in dominating fashion
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
- State football: Gonzaga Prep falls short in 4A quarterfinal against second-seeded Woodinville
- Prep girls soccer: St. George’s beats Liberty Bell, advances to State 2B/1B championship
- Prep football: Adam Moorhead’s touchdown pass advances Newport to State 1A semifinals
- Prep state playoff primer: Football moves into quarterfinals; champs to be crowned in girls soccer, volleyball
- Area prep stars make college choices known during National Signing Day’s early period
Whitworth
Whitworth runs past Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 48-6 in Division III playoff opener
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 9:54 p.m.
- Minnesota, Texas, Tennessee or Georgia: Whitworth’s playoff possibilities could take Pirates far from Pine Bowl
- Whitworth hoping to give Claremont-Mudd-Scripps a chilly reception in Division III playoff opener
- Logistics of Division III football put Whitworth football in scheduling no-man’s land
- Champion Whitworth dominates All-NWC football
- Unbeaten Whitworth learns it will host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in first round of D-III playoffs
Gonzaga
Stuff of dreams: Five star-studded individual matchups for Gonzaga we’d like to see at the Maui Invitational
Sun., Nov. 18, 2018, 5 a.m.
- 3 in the key: Observations from Gonzaga’s 94-71 rout of Texas A&M
- Analysis: Gonzaga absorbs Texas A&M’s early shots, pulls away for comfortable win
- Gonzaga-Texas A&M: 3 keys to the Bulldogs’ 94-71 victory over the Aggies
- TV Take: First viewing of Rui Hachimura this season shows ESPN crew the talent Gonzaga fans already knew
- Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins hits 500-assist mark in rout of Texas A&M
Mariners
Under new Seattle Mariners’ deal, Safeco Field could become T-Mobile Field
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 7:26 p.m.
- Larry Stone: No matter how it plays out, Lorena Martin’s racism claim against Mariners stains the organization
- MLB investigation racism claims against Mariners
- Seattle Mariners deny fired exec’s claims of racism against Latinos
- Larry Stone: Is Mike Zunino trade a tweak or start of a rebuild for Mariners?
- Mallex Smith dealt to Mariners by Rays for Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia
Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs, shaking off slow start to month, defeat Seattle Thunderbirds
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018, 11:08 p.m.
UW football
No. 17 Washington builds big lead, beats Oregon State 42-23
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 8:14 p.m.
- No. 17 Washington can’t afford stumble against Oregon State ahead of Apple Cup showdown
- Washington Huskies insist they aren’t looking ahead to Apple Cup with Oregon State still to play
- Stoic, mature and laser-focused: Meet Mr. Tevis Bartlett, UW linebacker and student teacher
- Jake Browning rebounds from benching for No. 20 Washington
- Washington LT Trey Adams may return for fifth season
Gonzaga women
Gonzaga women dial up defensive pressure in win at UNLV
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:48 p.m.
- Gonzaga women’s basketball adds Kayleigh, Kaylynne Truong in 2019 recruiting class
- Gonzaga outlasts Eastern Washington 63-51 in women’s basketball
- Gonzaga women working through changes ahead of game at Eastern Washington
- Gonzaga’s depth leads to blowout victory over Montana in women’s basketball season opener
- Gonzaga’s Melody Kempton, a Post Falls graduate, enjoyed her first taste of college basketball
Sounders
One for the ages: Sounders’ season ends on penalty kicks in wild loss to Timbers
Thu., Nov. 8, 2018, 10:53 p.m.
- Snubs and injuries aside, Sounders playing for their playoff lives in must-win game
- Sounders’ Chad Marshall out for 2nd leg of conference semis
- Timbers go up 2-1 after first leg of semifinal with Sounders
- Raul Ruidiaz scores twice, Sounders beat Earthquakes, 2-1
- Sounders surging into postseason, sights set on No. 2 seed
What if?
Jess Walter: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had the SuperSonics stayed in Seattle
Sun., June 3, 2018, 4 a.m.
- John Blanchette: Handing the ball to Marshawn Lynch in Super Bowl XLIX turns the Seahawks into an unstoppable dynasty – or he’s stopped short
- Shawn Vestal: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had Evel Knievel landed the Snake River Canyon jump
- John Blanchette: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had the Spokane Indians remained a Triple-A team
- Ralph Walter: Magic of ‘What if’ keeps SuperSonics in Seattle, gives Gonzaga a football team
MLB
Boston’s Mookie Betts, Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich win MVP Awards
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 6:31 p.m.
- Baseball owners extend Rob Manfred’s contract, TV deal with Fox
- Mets’ Jacob deGrom gets Cy with record-low wins; Blake Snell takes A.L.
- Oakland’s Bob Melvin, Atlanta’s Brian Snitker voted top managers
- Rookies of the Year: Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr.
- Top agent Scott Boras calls rebuilding teams ‘competitive cancer’
Outdoors
Spokane couple climbs all 50 high points in the United States
Sun., Nov. 18, 2018, 5:45 a.m.
- Everything you wanted to know about Idaho’s steelhead closure
- Banff Mountain Film Festival lineup announced for Spokane shows
- House of Representatives votes to delist gray wolves
- Fifty-five bald eagles counted in first Coeur d’Alene survey of the year
- Ammi Midstokke: The continuing education of a homesteader
Soccer
England beats U.S. 3-0 in Wayne Rooney’s farwell
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 6:40 p.m.
- Premier League hires Discovery’s Susanna Dinnage as CEO
- MLS playoffs: Josef Martinez scores twice, Atlanta United beats NYCFC 3-1
- Wayne Rooney heads Best XI in MLS; Sounders’ Chad Marshall also grabs spot for fourth time
- Jessica McDonald scores and U.S. women down Portugal 1-0
- UEFA Champions League roundup: Manchester rivals get big wins
WSU basketball
Seattle University defeats Washington State’s men’s basketball team for first time since 1978-79 season
Wed., Nov. 14, 2018, 9:37 p.m.
- Washington State coach Ernie Kent signs pair of Juco players with Division I experience
- Cougars use Robert Franks, tough defense to top Nicholls State in season opener
- Video: Washington State coach Ernie Kent post Nicholls State
- Video: Washington State players Robert Franks, Arinze Chidom and CJ Elleby post Nicholls State
- Behind 17 3-pointers, Washington State pounds New Hope Christian 138-63 in exhibition
EWU basketball
Jesse Hunt helps Eastern Washington top UMKC in overtime for first win of season
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:40 p.m.
- Eastern Washington men can’t hold late lead, lose in overtime in home opener
- Shadle Park’s Jacob Groves headlines Eastern Washington’s signing class
- Bol Bol’s double-double leads No. 14 Oregon over Eastern Washington
- No. 16 Syracuse shuts down shorthanded Eastern Washington in season opener
- Eastern Washington men open their season at 16th-ranked Syracuse
Idaho basketball
Cameron Tyson’s big night not enough as Idaho falls to Nicholls State
Tue., Nov. 13, 2018, 10:52 p.m.
- Eyassu Worku leads UC Irvine to season-opening win against Idaho
- Eyassu Worku leads UC Irvine to season-opening win against Idaho
- Idaho men: Losses force Vandals to rebuild around young talent
- Significant donations help University of Idaho move ahead with its unique arena
- Idaho Vandals Hall of Fame basketball player Don Newman dies at age 60
UW basketball
Chuma Okeke leads No. 11 Auburn past No. 25 Washington 88-66
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 9, 2018, 8:59 p.m.
- Noah Dickerson lifts No. 25 Washington past W. Kentucky 73-55
- Washington men: No. 25 Huskies believe NCAA Tournament drought ends this season
- Pac-12 Conference: Elite players, teams lacking heading into season
- Optimism high for Washington men, picked third in Pac-12 preseason poll; Washington State selected last
- Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has torn ACL
College basketball
Top 25 Capsules: UConn upsets No. 15 Syracuse at 2K Classic
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 10:56 p.m.
- How we voted: Duke the undisputed No. 1 after blazing past Kentucky in season opener
- NCAA penalizes BYU in improper benefits case involving guard Nick Emery
- No. 1 Kansas holds off No. 10 Michigan State 92-87 in opener
- A guide to the 2018-19 college basketball season
- Pac-12 Conference: Elite players, teams lacking heading into season
Women's basketball
Women’s Top 25 Capsules: No. 4 Baylor routs Southern
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 10:32 p.m.
- Uriah Howard, Violet Kapri Morrow lead Eastern Washington women past Eastern Oregon
- Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer gets 1,000th career win
- Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer nearing 1,000 wins
- Minnesota enters women’s AP Top 25, top 5 remain unchanged
- Women’s Top 25 Capsules: No. 4 Baylor tops No. 23 Arizona State at Fort Defiance
Area sports
Area basketball: Ben College scores 29 points as Whitworth’s men turn back Poets
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 10:52 p.m.
- Area roundup: Community Colleges of Spokane needs one win for perfect volleyball season
- Locally: Reid Hatley earns Men’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year honors
- Women’s basketball: Borislava Hristova scores 31 points to lead Washington State to double-overtime win
- College volleyball: Undefeated Community Colleges of Spokane advances to conference championship round
- Washington State soccer comes up short in NCAA Tournament second-round loss to Georgetown
Gonzaga athletics
Gonzaga earns high marks again for student-athletes’ graduation rates
UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 14, 2018, 10:33 p.m.
- Gonzaga’s Sophie Whittle takes point-by-point approach to becoming Bulldogs’ first ITA national champion
- Gonzaga releases full television schedule for regular season
- Pepperdine defeats Gonzaga in West Coast Conference volleyball
- Demitrius Kigeya’s late goal gives Gonzaga men’s soccer win at Sacramento State
- Soccer: Zags women in scoreless draw while men lose 2-0
NFL
Rams’ Aaron Donald fined $23,395 by the NFL
Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 3:12 p.m.
- Chiefs-Rams game moved from Mexico City to L.A. due to field
- Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, out for 2018
- Rams lose former EWU WR Cooper Kupp for rest of season
- Last-minute TD pass lifts New York Giants past San Francisco 49ers 27-23
- NFL Capsules: Titans sack Tom Brady, upset Patriots 34-10
College football
Top-25 roundup: Ohio State rallies to beat Maryland 52-51 in OT
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 9:36 p.m.
- Pac-12 roundup: No. 21 Utah handles slow start, snow and Colorado 30-7
- Big Sky roundup: Logan Jones’ late touchdown run lifts Montana State over Montana 29-25
- Cal-Stanford Big Game postponed because of wildfire smoke
- Carroll football coach Mike Van Diest retires after 20 seasons
- Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Alabama beats No. 18 Mississippi State 24-0
NBA
Nuggets add Sue Bird to front office staff
Fri., Nov. 16, 2018, 2:53 p.m.
- NBA Capsules: Rockets get back to .500, rout Warriors in Green’s return
- Rockets “parting ways” with 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony
- NBA roundup: Nets leading scorer Caris LeVert injured in loss to Timberwolves
- It’s done: Jimmy Butler trade to Philadelphia completed
- NBA Capsules: LeBron James nets 26, dunks for winner as Lakers edge Hawks 107-106
NHL
NHL Capsules: Brayden Point scores 3 PP goals in 1:31, Lightning top Penguins
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 10:47 p.m.
- Caps’ Tom Wilson has suspension cut to 14 games by arbitrator
- NHL roundup: Henrik Lundqvist leads Rangers past Canucks
- NHL Capsules: Coyotes score 2 power-play goals in 4-1 win over Capitals
- NHL capsules: David Pastrnak scores 3, lifting Bruins to 5-1 win over Maple Leafs
- NHL capsules: Blue Jackets power past Capitals, 2-1
Auto racing
Championship driver Kyle Busch takes top pit stall from Denny Hamlin
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018, 3:52 p.m.
- Kyle Busch leads title contenders in qualifying for finale
- Auto racing roundup: Kyle Busch matches Kevin Harvick with eighth win of season
- Kevin Harvick on mission to silence his critics after penalty
- Kevin Harvick’s championship berth spoiled by NASCAR inspectors
- NASCAR champion Martin Truex moving to Joe Gibbs Racing with crew chief
Spokane Indians
Major League Baseball playoffs have local flair with former Spokane Indians on Boston Red Sox roster
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 4, 2018, 4:32 p.m.
- Spokane Indians affiliate agreement renewed with Texas Rangers
- Spokane Indians lose on walk-off balk; Eugene takes Northwest League championship series
- Eugene limits Spokane Indians to 4 hits, takes 2-0 lead in NWLCS
- Levi Jordan’s late homer lifts Eugene over Spokane Indians in Game 1 of NWLCS
- Spokane Indians, Eugene Emeralds produce surprising Northwest League championship matchup
Golf
Charles Howell opens with 64 for lead at Sea Island
Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 7:31 p.m.
- Amy Olson’s 63 gives her 1st-round lead at 2018 LPGA finale
- Thidapa Suwannapura shoots 4-under 68 to lead Blue Bay LPGA
- Golf capsules: DeChambeau wins in Las Vegas for 4th win in 12 starts
- Peter Uihlein grabs first-round lead at Shriners Open
- Golf capsules: Xander Schauffele, Cameron Champ, Nelly Korda win big
UM Grizzlies
Scoreboard: Men’s basketball
Fri., Nov. 16, 2018, 10:30 p.m.
- Scoreboard: College volleyball
- Montana officially signs 3 men's basketball commits
- Montana State overcomes 22-point deficit, makes late defensive stand to top Montana
- Live: 118th Brawl of the Wild
- Montana Grizzlies fumble away win, potential playoff berth in last-second loss to Montana State Bobcats