Tue., Dec. 31, 2019

Grizzlies’ Pridgett, Anderson Sweep Big Sky Player of the Week Awards

This week everyone is ready to turn the calendar to a new year and a new decade, but a couple of Montana basketball players certainly enjoyed the end to 2019 …

Sun., Nov. 24, 2019

North Dakota State lands top seed in FCS playoffs; EWU left out

The NCAA Division I playoff selection committee spread the wealth in the 24-team FCS playoff pairings that were announced Sunday. Seven of the 10 conferences involved had multiple qualifiers in …

Mon., Oct. 28, 2019

Leonick Tamba takes advantage of opportunity with Vandals

Sharp as broken glass, sudden injury tempers victory which is part of what makes football more than pinball on turf. The game is not merely the score.

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019

Big Sky basketball: Coaches pick Eastern Washington men to win conference title; Idaho women second in polls

After reaching back-to-back Big Sky Conference Tournament championship games and returning the bulk of its talent, EWU was picked first in the coaches poll on Thursday.

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 8, 2019

Disappointing first half of season has EWU Eagles hoping to win out

More than five minutes had burned off the halftime clock Saturday at Hornet Stadium, and a group of EWU coordinators and assistants were still half-circled around head coach Aaron Best …

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 7, 2019

Big Sky roundup: Weber State runs past Cal Poly 41-24

Josh Davis ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns and Kris Jackson added two short scoring runs, powering Weber State to a 41-24 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night …

Wed., Sept. 4, 2019

Move to offensive line paying off for Eastern Washington right guard Kaleb Levao

If not for the switch from defense in 2016, Levao, who swiftly developed into an All-Big Sky Conference right guard, his college career would likely be over.

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019

Big Sky football roundup: Dalton Sneed leads Montana past South Dakota in opener

Dalton Sneed threw for a career-high 430 yards and had three passing touchdowns and another rushing to lead Montana to a 31-17 win over South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, …

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

Big Sky Picks: Eastern Washington will have its hands full with big, talent-stocked Huskies in Week 1

EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood predicts Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football games.

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019

Live thread: Updates on which Washington State, Eastern Washington, Idaho and Spokane-area prep players made NFL 53-man rosters

These next 24 hours are some of the most nerving on the football calendar for NFL hopefuls. All 32 teams will have their rosters trimmed to 53 players by 1 …

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 17, 2019

Bigger, faster Idaho Vandals hold back-to-back scrimmages

With two weeks to go before the season opener, Idaho’s practices will begin to focus heavily on its plan for Penn State, according to head coach Paul Petrino.

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

Dante Olson Named to Buck Buchanan Watch List

Dante Olson continues to rake in the preseason honors and the senior Griz linebacker nabbed another one on Thursday.

Mon., July 15, 2019

Coaches, media pick Eastern Washington to win another Big Sky Conference crown

The Eagles were picked first in both Big Sky preseason media and coaches polls on Monday. Idaho was picked eighth.

UPDATED: Sat., July 13, 2019

Five things to watch at the Big Sky Football Kickoff media event

For two days, downtown Spokane will be the epicenter of Big Sky Conference football.

Sat., June 29, 2019

Former Big Sky Conference players well represented at Hoopfest

A decade removed from his last Hoopfest appearance, former Post Falls High and Montana State standout Marcus Colbert quickly regained his familiarity with the world’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday …

Sun., May 26, 2019

Idaho’s Sophie Hausmann soaks in Augusta as part of historic women’s golf tournament

When I received my invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur championship at the end of January, first I was speechless, but obviously super excited. I couldn’t wait to get …

Mon., May 13, 2019

Five predictions for Washington Huskies’ football team heading into Aug. 31 opener against EWU

Regardless of the program, spring football and its 15 practices provide very little in the way of stone-cold certainties. But here are five predictions as coach Chris Petersen and his …

Tue., May 7, 2019

Big Sky Conference announces football schedules for 2020 through 2023 seasons

There will be more Montana on Idaho’s football schedule and less Montana on Eastern Washington’s.

Wed., April 17, 2019

Idaho confirms four men’s basketball players in transfer portal

The Idaho men’s basketball team may have to restart its rebuild.

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019

Idaho State hires Central Valley graduate Ryan Looney as men’s basketball coach

Success has followed Central Valley High graduate Ryan Looney at his three previous head coaching stops: Eastern Oregon, Seattle Pacific and Point Loma (California) Nazarene. Now he’s a Division I …

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2019

Portland State’s late surge denies Eastern Washington women their first NCAA Tournament berth in 32 years

Desirae Hansen hit a 12-foot jumper with 3.1 seconds remaining to lift Portland State to a 61-59 victory over Eastern Washington and claim the Big Sky Conference tournament title and …

Tue., March 12, 2019

All-Big Sky men: Eastern Washington trio of Mason Peatling, Jacob Davison and Jesse Hunt honored

Jesse Hunt averaged 14.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists during the regular season for EWU, the No. 3 seed in this week’s Big Sky Conference Tournament in Boise.

Tue., Feb. 19, 2019

UM’s Pridgett Repeats as Big Sky Player of the Week

On Tuesday Montana’s Sayeed Pridgett was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week for the second time in as many weeks.

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Idaho and Eastern Washington men and women hoops teams face off in Cheney doubleheader

When last-place Idaho (4-20, 1-12 Big Sky) visit Eastern Washington (9-15, 7-6) Monday at Reese Court, EWU the Eagles will be shooting for their seventh straight win in Cheney as …

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 12, 2019

Five best: Counting down the top games of Gage Gubrud’s decorated Eastern Washington career

There’s plenty of games to choose from, but most of those who’ve followed Gage Gubrud would contend his finest hour as Eastern Washington’s quarterback came three years ago in his …

Thu., Feb. 7, 2019

Jeff Choate hints that QB Troy Andersen will play linebacker in 2019

On the heels of National Signing Day, Montana State’s defense could receive another addition — but this time, from within their own team. Troy Andersen, the Bobcats’ starting quarterback in …

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 5, 2019

Eastern Washington guard Jacob Davison named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week

Davison scored a career-high 41 points in a 82-64 home win over Northern Arizona on Monday, two days after scoring 21 in 82-79 win over Southern Utah.

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 4, 2019

Southern Utah hands Idaho seventh straight defeat

A second half in which they outplayed Southern Utah down the stretch left the Idaho Vandals frustrated as they absorbed a seventh straight loss, 75-64, on Monday night.