Sports

Madness memories: Gonzaga comes up just short of finishing off dream season

UPDATED: 11:01 p.m.

Johnathan Williams’ banked 3-pointer. Nigel Williams-Goss trying to walk off a sprained ankle in the final 90 seconds. Justin Jackson’s breakaway dunk to seal North Carolina’s victory. Gonzaga coach Mark Few consoling an emotional Williams-Goss in the closing seconds. Those are some of the indelible images from the Zags’ 71-65 loss in the 2017 national championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Gonzaga basketball

Analysts rank Killian Tillie as Gonzaga’s top professional prospect

UPDATED: 6:38 p.m.

WSU basketball

Four-star center Dishon Jackson commits to Washington State

UPDATED: 9:57 p.m.

Gonzaga women

Loyola of Chicago wing Abby O’Connor announces she is transferring to Gonzaga

UPDATED: 5:15 p.m.

WSU football

Washington State mailbag: Revisiting fan predictions from the 2019 football season

UPDATED: 6:59 p.m.

Gonzaga

Analysts rank Killian Tillie as Gonzaga’s top professional prospect

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

WSU football

Washington State mailbag: Revisiting fan predictions from the 2019 football season

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Gonzaga women

Loyola of Chicago wing Abby O’Connor announces she is transferring to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Spokane Chiefs

WHL cancels remainder of regular season; playoffs still possible

UPDATED: Wed., March 18, 2020

High Schools

Top Titan: Ken VanSickle retires after 38 years at University

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

WSU basketball

Four-star center Dishon Jackson commits to Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

EWU basketball

Eastern Washington already hungry for another shot at NCAA Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020

Idaho basketball

Big Sky Conference cancels remainder of tournament

UPDATED: Thu., March 12, 2020

EWU football

Ex-Eastern Washington standouts in Canadian Football League face uncertainty about upcoming season

UPDATED: Fri., March 27, 2020

UW football

Analysis: Five Washington Huskies football story lines fans won’t get to see this spring

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Idaho football

Spring football practice canceled for Eastern Washington, Idaho after Big Sky decision

UPDATED: Mon., March 23, 2020

UW basketball

Washington’s Isaiah Stewart declares for NBA draft

Wed., April 1, 2020

Whitworth

Lost spring: Group of Whitworth senior athletes talk about the abrupt end to their seasons

UPDATED: Sun., March 29, 2020

Area sports

Washington State’s Brian Green anticipates ‘Wild West’ in college baseball over coming months

UPDATED: Thu., April 2, 2020

College football

Commissioner Larry Scott on the Pac-12’s financial hit, Power Five coordination, ‘concern and anxiety’ over the athletes

UPDATED: Tue., March 31, 2020

Women’s basketball

Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu wins women’s Naismith Player of the Year

Fri., April 3, 2020

College basketball

Dayton’s Obi Toppin wins Naismith Trophy

Fri., April 3, 2020

Outdoors

Spokane man continues hiking Pacific Crest Trail despite pleas to stop

Mon., April 6, 2020

Gonzaga athletics

NCAA eligibility decision praised by local colleges, but could raise financial concerns

UPDATED: Mon., March 30, 2020

Mariners

Mariners’ Marco Gonzales encouraged by MLB coronavirus deal but hopes pitchers are protected

UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 2020

Seahawks

Seahawks’ Russell Wilson on Jadeveon Clowney: ‘I need you homie’

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Sounders

AP Source: MLS cutting pay of top executives, some staff

UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 2020

MLB

This Date in Baseball: April 4

Sat., April 4, 2020

NFL

Bears declare open competition between Mitchell Trubisky, Nick Foles

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Soccer

UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption

Wed., April 1, 2020

NBA

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

NHL

In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final

Wed., April 1, 2020

Golf

Doug Ferguson: Postponing Olympics merely an inconvenience for golf

Tue., March 31, 2020

Auto racing

Aston Martin returns to F1 in 2021 after major takeover

Wed., April 1, 2020

International sports

Virus forces Wimbledon cancellation for 1st time since WWII

UPDATED: Wed., April 1, 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

‘A common sense approach’: Montana schools react to NCAA spring eligibility waiver decision

Tue., March 31, 2020

Columnists

Couch Slouch: After years of opposing gambling, the NFL sounds ready to go all in

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Sports > Outdoors

Spokane man continues hiking Pacific Crest Trail despite pleas to stop

Mon., April 6, 2020

Despite pleas of public health officials, trail organizers and rural communities, one Spokane man is continuing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

Sports > Area sports

Locally: CC Spokane names new women’s basketball, volleyball coaches

Sun., April 5, 2020

Community Colleges of Spokane has filled coaching vacancies in two women’s sports.

Sports

Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73

Sun., April 5, 2020

Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey has died at 73 from what his family described as complications from the new coronavirus.

Sports

Portland State transfer Holland Woods lists Gonzaga in final five

Sun., April 5, 2020

Portland State transfer Holland Woods has Gonzaga among his final five schools.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Madness memories: Gonzaga comes up just short of finishing off dream season

UPDATED: Sun., April 5, 2020

Sports > National sports

Eric Sondheimer: Sports psychologist offers advice on life without sports

Sun., April 5, 2020

Dr. Andrew Yellen, 72, is in his 36th year as a Granada Hills, California-based sports psychologist after spending 10 years (1974-84) as football coach at Grant High School in Van Nuys California.

Sports > NCAA basketball

AP top tourney one-and-done players led by Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony

UPDATED: Sun., April 5, 2020

Kentucky’s Anthony Davis didn’t need to score big to control a game.

Sports > Outdoors

Diana Roberts devoted life to making outdoors better for dogs and their people

Sun., April 5, 2020

Diana Roberts’ commitment to the outdoors included the dirty work of packing away buckets filled with poop left on public land by other people’s dogs.

Sports > WSU basketball

Four-star center Dishon Jackson commits to Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Coming off Washington State’s best season since 2011-12, Kyle Smith has added one of the top-rated prospects in program history to an already robust 2020 recruiting class.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Analysts rank Killian Tillie as Gonzaga’s top professional prospect

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

If there’s a lack of consensus on assorted NBA mock drafts and big boards, there was little hesitation from The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie and ESPN’s Sean Farnham. “I think it’s Killian (Tillie),” Vecenie said.

Sports > Gonzaga women

Loyola of Chicago wing Abby O’Connor announces she is transferring to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Abby O’Connor, a 6-foot wing who led Loyola University in scoring and rebounding the past two seasons, has given an oral commitment to play for Gonzaga.

Sports > WSU football

Washington State mailbag: Revisiting fan predictions from the 2019 football season

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

While we wait for the 2020 season to start – that is, wait to hear if it will start – we figured now was as good a time as any to revisit the predictions made in August. No prizes for those of you who were right, just scathing reviews for those who were wrong.

Sports > National sports

Trump talks with U.S. pro sports leaders to discuss virus

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

President Donald Trump has met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic.

Sports > UW football

Analysis: Five Washington Huskies football story lines fans won’t get to see this spring

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

There was supposed to be news conferences and footwork drills and playbook installations. There was supposed to be quarterback competitions and depth-chart updates and new assistant coaches’ practice debuts.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks’ Russell Wilson on Jadeveon Clowney: ‘I need you homie’

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Whether Jadeveon Clowney will remain a member of the Seahawks in 2020 remains unclear.

Sports > NFL

Couch Slouch: After years of opposing gambling, the NFL sounds ready to go all in

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Money never sleeps, correct? Well, the sun never sets on the sports-betting empire either.

Sports > UW basketball

Matt Calkins: With Isaiah Stewart and likely Jaden McDaniels NBA-bound, Washington should be done with one-and-done players

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

It was as surprising as San Diego sunshine, but it happened Wednesday. Huskies big man Isaiah Stewart declared for the NBA draft, and the best player to suit up for the Washington men’s basketball team last season is gone for good.

Sports > NBA

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

Kobe Bryant’s résumé has yet another entry to validate his greatness

Sports > Outdoors

Idaho suspends sale of some nonresident hunting and fishing licenses

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission suspended the sale of some nonresident fishing and hunting licenses, tags and permits Saturday.

Sports > Outdoors

Group: U.S. pushing through Idaho grazing plans

UPDATED: Sat., April 4, 2020

An environmental group says U.S. officials are using the coronavirus pandemic to force through a long-delayed Idaho livestock grazing allotment decision in critical sage grouse habitat for a powerful agribusiness

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