Sports

Roll on: ‘Hard work’ up next for new Washington State coach Nick Rolovich, Cougar football players

UPDATED: 10:43 p.m.

Analea Rolovich and her husband took in the first half of Washington State’s basketball upset of No. 8 Oregon Thursday night. The two showed up a few minutes in, walked the perimeter of the floor, shook some hands and waved to a larger-than-usual crowd at Beasley Coliseum as they were escorted to their courtside seats.

WSU football

John Blanchette: Nick Rolovich’s Apple computation adds to his growing popularity at Washington State

UPDATED: 10:31 p.m.

Gonzaga basketball

Analysis: Gonzaga lights up scoreboard, shuts down Santa Clara in 104-54 rout

UPDATED: 11:22 p.m.

WSU basketball

Sharpshooting Washington State beats No. 8 Oregon for first top-10 victory in 13 years

UPDATED: 11:10 p.m.

WSU football

Washington State, Nick Rolovich set to open Pac-12 play with riveting matchup at Oregon State

UPDATED: 9:09 p.m.

EWU basketball

Defense steps up late to help Eastern Washington pull out win over Idaho

UPDATED: 11 p.m.

Gonzaga women

No. 16 Gonzaga women handle Santa Clara, earn best start in program history

UPDATED: 10:11 p.m.

Gonzaga

Analysis: Gonzaga lights up scoreboard, shuts down Santa Clara in 104-54 rout

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

WSU football

John Blanchette: Nick Rolovich’s Apple computation adds to his growing popularity at Washington State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women remain No. 16; Jenn Wirth named player of week

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 13, 2020

Spokane Chiefs

Chiefs forward Adam Beckman out to prove he has more goals than scoring goals

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 8, 2020

High Schools

Rubber Chicken: Spink siblings help Ferris boys and girls sweep Lewis and Clark

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

WSU basketball

Sharpshooting Washington State beats No. 8 Oregon for first top-10 victory in 13 years

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

EWU basketball

Defense steps up late to help Eastern Washington pull out win over Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Idaho basketball

Defense steps up late to help Eastern Washington pull out win over Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

EWU football

Former Eastern Washington standout running back Taiwan Jones embraces special teams role with Houston Texans

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 3, 2020

UW football

Washington hires Jacksonville Jaguars’ John Donovan as next offensive coordinator

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2020

Idaho football

Idaho signs 11 players with intriguing potential

Wed., Dec. 18, 2019

UW basketball

Washington rebounds with 64-56 victory over Oregon State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Whitworth

Whitworth coach set to do sprints as Pirates thump Lewis & Clark 86-60

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 11, 2020

Area sports

Former Washington State forward Morgan Weaver selected No. 2 overall by Portland Thorns in NWSL draft

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

College football

Baylor hires LSU’s Dave Aranda as head coach

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Women’s basketball

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Ionescu leads No. 6 Oregon to 87-55 win over No. 3 Stanford

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

College basketball

Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Colorado drops Arizona State

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Outdoors

25 years later: Politics, myths and the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Gonzaga athletics

Ten Gonzaga sports teams – including men’s, women’s basketball – post 100% graduation rates

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 16, 2019

Mariners

Mariners reach deals with Mitch Haniger, Mallex Smith, Sam Tuivailala

Fri., Jan. 10, 2020

Seahawks

Seahawks were close, but cigar has eluded them for six years

Mon., Jan. 13, 2020

Sounders

Trading beaches for the snow: MLS Cup champ Seattle Sounders kick off training camp in the cold

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 14, 2020

MLB

Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

NFL

Warrant issued for Odell Beckham after video shows butt swat

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Soccer

U.S. men’s soccer team cancels plan to train in Qatar

Fri., Jan. 3, 2020

NBA

NBA roundup: Brandon Ingram helps Pelicans stop Jazz’s 10-game win streak

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

NHL

NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin scores 3 times in Capitals’ 5-2 win over Devils

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Golf

Phil Mickelson struggles with driver in 2020 debut at La Quinta

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Auto racing

Lewis Hamilton seals easy 11th victory of F1 championship season

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 1, 2019

International sports

Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to win over Spain in ATP Cup final

Sun., Jan. 12, 2020

Spokane Indians

Former Spokane Indian Carlos Beltran out as Mets manager in wake of sign-stealing scandal

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

UM Grizzlies

Former Montana Grizzly strength coach Scott Kirchmann dies

Mon., Jan. 13, 2020

Columnists

John Blanchette: Hiring more about hope than home runs at Washington State

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 14, 2020

Tim Dahlberg: Houston Astros get the punishment, Los Angeles Dodgers pay the price

Sports > NHL

NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin scores 3 times in Capitals’ 5-2 win over Devils

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Alex Ovechkin took a stick to the face and put three pucks in the net for a hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals past the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night.

Sports > NBA

NBA roundup: Brandon Ingram helps Pelicans stop Jazz’s 10-game win streak

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Brandon Ingram scored a career-high 49 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans stopped the Utah Jazz’s 10-game win streak with a 138-132 victory Thursday night.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Colorado drops Arizona State

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Tyler Bey scored 19 points, Lucas Siewert added 14 and No. 20 Colorado overcame a slow start to beat Arizona State 68-61 on Thursday.

Sports > High school sports

Boys basketball: Ethan Kramer’s 24 points helps Pullman down Cheney

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Roundup of Thursday’s boys basketball action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Ionescu leads No. 6 Oregon to 87-55 win over No. 3 Stanford

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Sabrina Ionescu had a career-high 37 points to become Oregon’s all-time leading scorer, and the sixth-ranked Ducks handed No. 3 Stanford its first conference loss with an 87-55 victory Thursday night.

Sports > High school sports

Girls basketball: Maggie Smith scores 18 points to lead Cheney over Pullman

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Roundup of Thursday’s girls basketball action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Analysis: Gonzaga lights up scoreboard, shuts down Santa Clara in 104-54 rout

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Gonzaga leads the nation in scoring, so nights like Thursday’s 104-54 blowout over visiting Santa Clara are hardly uncommon. But even by the top-ranked Bulldogs’ lofty standards, they flat-out put on a show offensively in the opening half.

Sports > EWU basketball

Defense steps up late to help Eastern Washington pull out win over Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Fouled with 4.3 seconds remaining and Eastern Washington clinging to a one-point lead, Kim Aiken Jr. prolonged the suspense in a game with Idaho that saw 10 lead changes.

Sports > UW basketball

Washington rebounds with 64-56 victory over Oregon State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Isaiah Stewart scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, RaeQuan Battle scored 11 first-half points in the first start of his career, and Washington beat Oregon State 64-56

Sports > High school sports

Rubber Chicken: Spink siblings help Ferris boys and girls sweep Lewis and Clark

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Lewis and Clark and Ferris entered play on Thursday occupying fourth and fifth place in the league – for boys and girls.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga-Santa Clara: 3 keys to the Bulldogs’ victory over the Broncos

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Offensive MVP, defensive MVP and key moment from Gonzaga’s 104-54 win at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Sports

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Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

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Sports > Gonzaga basketball

TV Take: Gonzaga displays WCC dominance in thumping of second-place Santa Clara

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Santa Clara entered Thursday night’s matchup with top-ranked Gonzaga sporting a 15-3 record and the West Coast Conference’s second-best league record.

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Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

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Sports > WSU football

John Blanchette: Nick Rolovich’s Apple computation adds to his growing popularity at Washington State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

It took 25 minutes for Nick Rolovich’s introduction as Washington State’s 33rd head football coach to crest on Thursday afternoon.

Sports > WSU football

Roll on: ‘Hard work’ up next for new Washington State coach Nick Rolovich, Cougar football players

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Sports > Area sports

Idaho women beat Eastern, giving coach Jon Newlee 200th win

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Lizzy Klinker notched 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Idaho defeated Eastern Washington 69-60 Thursday at Cowan-Spectrum Arena, giving head coach Jon Newlee his 200th win with the school.

Sports > Gonzaga women

No. 16 Gonzaga women handle Santa Clara, earn best start in program history

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Jill Townsend scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for her second career double-double and No. 16 Gonzaga cruised to its 15th straight victory 67-52 over Santa Clara

Sports > NCAA basketball

WCC roundup: Kolby Lee scores 21 to carry BYU over San Diego 93-70

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

TJ Haws had 19 points for BYU (14-5, 3-1 West Coast Conference). Jake Toolson added 14 points and seven assists.

Sports > NHL

NHL Seattle announces Alaska Airlines as founding partner

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

Alaska Airlines is betting big bucks that the 36,000-square-foot glass atrium entryway at a rebuilt KeyArena will become a “meeting place’’ for legions of fans.

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