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A Grip on Sports: When close friends compete, whether it be personal or in a broader context, fireworks usually ensue

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A GRIP ON SPORTS • The college football last night was entertaining. The nation watched. The college basketball tonight will be entertaining as well. Though the national audience will be, more than likely, limited to folks with Inland Northwest ties of some sort. Or those without an Amazon Prime subscription.

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Gonzaga

No longer a battle for first in WCC, 151st Gonzaga-WSU meeting should still be appointment viewing

WSU football

WSU announces coach Jimmy Rogers’ staff, including position coaches and support staff

Gonzaga women

Forward thinking: What Gonzaga women lack in quantity up front, the team hopes it makes up for in quality

WSU basketball

In showdown with No. 18 Gonzaga, how can WSU clean up the issues that led to a loss to Pacific?

EWU football

NCAA ruling on junior college athletes allows some Eastern Washington football players to return

Idaho football

Idaho introduces head coach Thomas Ford: ‘People want to be a part of this program.’

High Schools

Shorthanded Gonzaga Prep girls hold off University with group effort; Hudson Floyd, Brogan Howell pace G-Prep boys

Outdoors

Wolf-livestock conflict hit new high in Washington last year

EWU basketball

Portland State closes on 7-0 run to beat Eastern Washington 64-59

Idaho basketball

Idaho misses tying shot at the buzzer in 73-71 loss to Montana

WSU women's basketball

Washington State women tied for first in WCC after 66-57 win over Saint Mary’s

Whitworth

Jake Holtz, Garrett Long score 27 points apiece to lead Whitworth over Willamette 88-65

Kraken

Kraken drop fourth straight with sloppy 6-2 loss to Blue Jackets

Spokane Chiefs

Dave Nichols: Spokane Chiefs blockbuster deal for Andrew Cristall signifies ‘all-in’ attitude for championship run

UW football

Washington Huskies hire Purdue’s Ryan Walters as new defensive coordinator

UW basketball

UW men’s basketball suffers largest blowout in 22 years at Michigan State

Spokane Soccer

Spokane Zephyr skid into break with 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay Sun

Spokane Indians

‘The most interesting man in baseball,’ former Spokane Indians player Lenny Randle dies at age 75

Mariners

Mariners’ quiet offseason continues as Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim signs with Dodgers

Seahawks

Seahawks to interview Thomas Brown, Hank Fraley, Klint Kubiak for offensive-coordinator job, reports say

Area sports

NFL locals: Daiyan Henley catches first career interception as Chargers take fifth seed in AFC

Gonzaga athletics

Locally: Gonzaga pitcher Payton Graham named one of top MLB prospects

Sounders

Sounders allow late goal in loss to Galaxy in Western Conference final

Jon Wilner

Mailbag: The super league and Pac-12 legacy schools, Rose Bowl dollars, Pac-12 expansion and more

Hooptown Hall of Fame

‘My life was chaos’: Hooptown HoF inductee Tammy Tibbles, a former Gonzaga and Creston star, used basketball as a great escape

Greatest Spokane League

Greatest Spokane League: From Shadle Park to Central Valley, GSL girls have earned 18 basketball championships in 33 years

What if?

Shawn Vestal: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had Evel Knievel landed the Snake River Canyon jump

Gone, but not Forgotten

Out of the rough: Despite shoestring budget, EWU men’s golf made run for top of Big Sky before program was cut

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Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Analysis: Seahawks learn their final grades after 10-7 season

Sat., Jan. 11, 2025

SEATTLE – As fun as some moments were in the 2024 season for the Seattle Seahawks, once the dust cleared, no one was pretending that it ultimately wasn’t a disappointment.

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A Grip on Sports: When close friends compete, whether it be personal or in a broader context, fireworks usually ensue

Sat., Jan. 11, 2025

Sports > Spokane Chiefs

Spokane Chiefs fall in Everett, lose ground to first-place Silvertips

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

EVERETT – The Spokane Chiefs scored twice in the span of 32 seconds at the start of the season period – but not again – and the Everett Silvertips extended their U.S. Division lead in the Western Hockey League with a 4-2 win at Angel of the Winds Arena on Friday.

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Small school roundup: Lind-Ritzville’s Zoe Galbreath goes for 50; Avi West scores 27 points in NWC boys win

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

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Sports > High school sports

Shorthanded Gonzaga Prep girls hold off University with group effort; Hudson Floyd, Brogan Howell pace G-Prep boys

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

The Gonzaga Prep girls team is missing two starters due to injury and a third played Friday with a sore ankle sustained in practice earlier in the week.

Sports > High school sports

GSL roundup: Karson Maze scores 19 points to lead Mead boys; Deer Park’s Brooklyn Coe passes career 1,000-point mark in win

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

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Sports > Whitworth

Jake Holtz, Garrett Long score 27 points apiece to lead Whitworth over Willamette 88-65

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

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Sports > WSU basketball

In showdown with No. 18 Gonzaga, how can WSU clean up the issues that led to a loss to Pacific?

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 11, 2025

PULLMAN – Shortly after Washington State suffered the worst loss of its season, a home setback at home Thursday night against Pacific, coach David Riley looked exasperated. His Cougars had just lost a Quad 4 game, a serious blow to theirNCAA Tournament chances, and it came on a buzzer-beater.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

No longer a battle for first in WCC, 151st Gonzaga-WSU meeting should still be appointment viewing

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

Even without Washington State on the schedule, Gonzaga has managed to keep up appearances with its other rivals over the past eight seasons.

Sports > NFL

Commentary: The NFL playoffs’ hard truth: Your great QB alone isn’t great enough

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

On a soggy Super Bowl night 18 years ago, Peyton Manning satisfied the quarterbacking god requirements that we now have for Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. He earned a champion’s rank – and the eternal respect that comes with it – in a way most would consider too simple for a man with his franchise-carrying ability. He just managed a historically weird game.

Sports > WSU football

WSU announces coach Jimmy Rogers’ staff, including position coaches and support staff

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

PULLMAN – Several members of Washington State head coach Jimmy Rogers’ staff have been reported, but the Cougars made things official on Friday, announcing nine of 10 full-time position coaches.

Sports > Outdoors

How made-in-WA snowboards still conquer the slopes

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

SEQUIM, Wash. – Pick up any snowboard and odds are it was made overseas, which means board designers are typically far removed from production.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Key matchup: LeJuan Watts shouldering huge load for Washington State entering Gonzaga matchup

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

LeJuan Watts projected as a high-use player for Washington State after capturing Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors in 2023-24 while averaging 22.6 minutes per game for David Riley at Eastern Washington.

Sports > WSU football

Mailbag: The super league and Pac-12 legacy schools, Rose Bowl dollars, Pac-12 expansion and more

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

Which of the legacy schools would make the cut for a 48-team super league?

Sports > WSU football

WSU lands biggest commit yet in JUCO WR Devin Ellison, plus two more transfers and three HS pledges

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

PULLMAN – A day after Jimmy Rogers was formally introduced as Washington State’s next football coach, he reeled in his biggest catch yet.

Sports > Outdoors

Wolf-livestock conflict hit new high in Washington last year

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

Conflict between wolves and livestock hit a high in Washington in 2024.

Sports > Outdoors

Feds float new rule for grizzly bear protection

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

LEWISTON – Idaho, Montana and Wyoming lost their individual efforts to strip grizzly bears of federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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A Grip on Sports: Sure, spring seems far away but that’s OK, as long as the NFL and college football can combine to give us weekends like the one ahead

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

A GRIP ON SPORTS • The best part about weekends this time of year? Each one means we are closer and closer to those four most-glorious words in the English language: “Pitchers and catchers report.” And when they are stuffed with shouldn’t-miss football games, as this one is, all the better.

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