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Analysis: Trio of seniors leads Gonzaga past Texas Arlington in first test of young season

UPDATED: 11:06 p.m.

Gonzaga finally faced adversity, a serious challenge and a physical foe that didn’t back down. The eighth-ranked Zags didn’t back down either.

Gonzaga basketball

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WSU football

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EWU football

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WSU basketball

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No. 25 Washington rebounds from 1st loss, tops Maine 72-53

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Analysis: Trio of seniors leads Gonzaga past Texas Arlington in first test of young season

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Defensive adversity at Washington State hasn’t wiped the smile off freshman Travion Brown’s face

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Lexie Hull scores 20 points in Stanford’s OT win over Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

Everett Silvertips get best of Spokane Chiefs for fourth straight time

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

North Central girls cross country qualifies for Nike Cross Nationals

Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

Playoffs or no playoffs? That is the question for surging Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

UW football

Matt Calkins: Jacob Eason’s choice – declare for the NFL draft or lead Washington to a potentially historic season

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2019

Sacramento State wears down Idaho in final home game for Vandals seniors

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2019

Kyle Smith has experience filling arenas, but Washington State coach faces daunting change in Pullman

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

St. Louis hands EWU first loss of season

Wed., Nov. 13, 2019

Idaho basketball

Arkansas State defeats Idaho in Red Wolves Classic

Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

UW basketball

No. 25 Washington rebounds from 1st loss, tops Maine 72-53

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Despite injuries, Whitworth Pirates came within a quarter of NWC football title

Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

LSU remains atop College Football Playoff rankings

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Women’s basketball

Area roundup: Idaho Vandals women hold off San Francisco

Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

Top 25 roundup: Kansas weathers East Tennessee’s second-half rally in 75-63 win

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Area sports

WSU Cougars complete sweep of Colorado Buffaloes

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

Northwest Montana grizzly deaths spur pushback

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

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

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 16, 2019

Mariners promote three to fill out coaching staff

Thu., Nov. 7, 2019

Seahawks hope Tyler Lockett will be ready for Sunday’s game at Philadelphia

Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

Sounders

Matt Calkins: Twice is nice, but three would mean Sounders dynasty sits on rare throne

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 13, 2019

Rob Manfred says has broad authority for Astros discipline

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Kansas City picks off Chargers’ Rivers four times in win

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

Champions League roundup: Rodrygo scores 3 goals, City uses 3 goalies

Wed., Nov. 6, 2019

NBA roundup: James Harden, Russell Westbrook lead Rockets to eighth straight win

Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

NHL roundup: Brock Nelson’s OT goal lifts Islanders over Penguins

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Golf roundup: Joel Dahmen soars into top 10 at Mayakoba

Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

Kyle Busch leads Joe Gibbs Racing trio to win second NASCAR championship

Sun., Nov. 17, 2019

International sports

US beats Cuba 4-0 to reach Nations League semifinals

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Former Spokane Indians player, Seattle Mariners broadcaster Ron Fairly dies at age 81

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 30, 2019

Montana coach Bobby Hauck says in-state rivalry has gotten ‘out of hand’

Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

Columnists

Couch Slouch: NBA has gone wacko with ‘load management’

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2019

John Blanchette: Whatever you call them, Washington State’s players are one (guaranteed) win from bowl game

Sports

NBA roundup: Blazers fall in New Orleans as Carmelo Anthony has 10 in debut

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Jrue Holiday had 22 points and 10 assists, Brandon Ingram added 21 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans spoiled Carmelo Anthony’s Portland debut with a 115-104 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

John Blanchette: Killian Tillie proves good things come to Zags who wait

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Killian Tillie’s belated entrée into the 2019-20 basketball season came at precisely 6:05 Tuesday evening, greeted with a clamor that made up in volume what it may have lacked in duration.

Sports

NHL roundup: Brock Nelson’s OT goal lifts Islanders over Penguins

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Brock Nelson’s second goal of the game 2:55 into overtime capped a frantic comeback to lift the New York Islanders over the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 Tuesday night to extend their points streak to 15 games

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Analysis: Trio of seniors leads Gonzaga past Texas Arlington in first test of young season

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Gonzaga finally faced adversity, a serious challenge and a physical foe that didn’t back down. The eighth-ranked Zags didn’t back down either.

Sports > WSU football

Las Vegas edge rusher Gabriel Lopez announces commitment to Washington State

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Lopez is considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and he lists one other Power Five offer, from Minnesota, and a handful other from the Mountain West, including Fresno State, Hawaii and Colorado State.

Sports > WSU football

Defensive adversity at Washington State hasn’t wiped the smile off freshman Travion Brown’s face

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Nine games played. One start. A few bone-jarring hits along the way. In many respects, Travion Brown’s first four months on the Palouse have gone exactly as the true freshman linebacker has planned. Probably better in some cases.

Sports

Area Sports Menu for Wednesday, November 20

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Todays menu

Sports > UW basketball

No. 25 Washington rebounds from 1st loss, tops Maine 72-53

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Isaiah Stewart dominated on the interior and scored 16 points, Quade Green added 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting, and No. 25 Washington rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 72-53 win over Maine on Tuesday night.

Sports

On the air

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Wednesday’s TV, Radio Highlights

Sports > EWU football

Playoffs or no playoffs? That is the question for surging Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Of the several dominoes that will likely need to fall for Eastern Washington to crack the Football Championship Subdivision playoff field, the biggest is respect from the playoff committee.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga-Texas Arlington: 3 keys to the Bulldogs’ victory over the Mavericks

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Offensive MVP, defensive MVP and key moment from Gonzaga’s 72-66 win against UT Arlington.

Sports

Top 25 roundup: Kansas weathers East Tennessee’s second-half rally in 75-63 win

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Udoka Azubuike pounded home 21 points, Devon Dotson added 19 and fourth-ranked Kansas weathered East Tennessee State’s second-half charge to escape with a 75-63 victory in Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday night. Marcus Garrett added 13 points for the Jayhawks (3-1), who led by as many as 18 early in the game before the Pirates (3-1) closed within 61-56 with just over 5 minutes to go.

Sports

US beats Cuba 4-0 to reach Nations League semifinals

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Josh Sargent scored the first of his two goals 34 seconds in, Jordan Morris also had two goals and the United States routed Cuba 4-0 at George Town, Cayman Islands, to reach the semifinals of the first CONCACAF Nations League

Sports > Montana Sports

Bringing a Little Cheer to Fort Benton

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Last weekend our volleyball programs wrapped up their seasons at the State tournament. Both Helena High and Fort Benton made it to State, and while their teams didn't compete against one another, their paths still crossed on the sidelines.

Sports > WSU basketball

Kyle Smith has experience filling arenas, but Washington State coach faces daunting change in Pullman

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

WSU’s 2018-19 basketball season was the lowest-attended in 17 years. While Kyle Smith doesn’t have much of a sample size in 2019-20 after just two home games, against lowly Seattle U and Idaho State, he can already make one assertion about the gym he’ll be coaching in 14 more times this season.

Sports

Rob Manfred says has broad authority for Astros discipline

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the investigation into sign stealing by the Houston Astros will be completed by next season and says he has broad authority to impose discipline

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

TV Take: Gonzaga forced to adapt on both ends in hard-fought win over Texas Arlington

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Two important things happened in Gonzaga’s 72-66 victory Tuesday night over visiting Texas Arlington: Killian Tillie returned to the court after his knee surgery and the eighth-ranked Zags were tested.

Sports

LSU remains atop College Football Playoff rankings

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

The College Football Playoff rankings were unchanged at the top this week, with LSU first followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga’s Killian Tillie makes season debut against Texas Arlington

Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

The 6-foot-10 senior forward was in the starting lineup against UT Arlington at the McCarthey Athletic Center. He replaced freshman Anton Watson, who started the first four games.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Recap and highlights: No. 8 Gonzaga holds off Texas Arlington

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019

Ryan Woolridge scored 19 points, Killian Tille made his season debut and the cold-shooting Gonzaga Bulldogs held off the Texas Arlington Mavericks, 72-66, at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane on Tuesday night.

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