'Thank you for my life': Bill Walton's colleagues share their...
<p><p>The amazing thing about Bill Walton is that he led multiple lives.</p></p><p><p>Most of us lead only one.</p></p><p><p>Walton was an...
View ArticleThe 10 greatest athletes in Pac-12 history: Where does Bill Walton rank in...
<p><p>Bill Walton’s death last Monday sparked an endless outpouring of love for the UCLA legend and broadcasting icon. It also got the Hotline thinking: Where does Walton belong on the...
View ArticleMen's college basketball Top 15: Alabama, Gonzaga lead post-NBA...
<p><p>After the NBA draft withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night, we finally have a clearer picture of what college rosters will look like when the season starts in...
View ArticleMailbag: Pac-12 vs. Mountain West survival scenarios, House impact on Title...
<p><p><em>The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X:...
View ArticleAfter saying no to NBA draft, former Gonzaga guard Hunter Sallis excited...
<p><p>Hunter Sallis knew exactly what he was doing when it came time to make a decision about his future.</p></p><p><p>With the deadline looming to take himself out...
View ArticleIf Lakers land Dan Hurley, what happens to UConn? Why Huskies face potential...
<p><p>Less than two months ago, in a land that now seems far, far away, Dan Hurley grabbed a microphone and screamed to a throng of deliriously happy people that <a...
View ArticleMailbag: On-field logos (What's next, the Gesa Cougars?), ESPN night...
<p><p><em>The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X:...
View ArticleBig Mons and Little Mons: Basketball was front and center, but bond between...
<p><p>Maybe it goes back even further, but this legacy of Monson fathers passing basketballs down to their sons at least traces back to Oscar “Swede” Monson, who coached at Menahga (Minn.)...
View ArticleWCC basketball picks: Gonzaga on top in 2024-25 as Washington State, OSU...
<p><p>Washington State and Oregon State made all the right strategic decisions after the Pac-12 collapsed and they were left behind in the realignment game. The list of shrewd moves...
View ArticleDave Boling: Washington State coaching icon George Raveling continues to...
<p><p>College sports, having lost their way, need George Raveling more than ever.</p></p><p><p>It might require a visionary like Raveling to renew the conscience,...
View ArticleAt USA Basketball camp, teenage prodigy Cooper Flagg steals the show
<p><p>LAS VEGAS – Before Cooper Flagg emerged as the world’s leading teenage basketball prodigy, he spent childhood winters in Maine ice fishing with his father and two...
View ArticleBefore the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for each school’s basketball Mt....
<p><p>In two weeks, the Pac-12 will cease to exist in recognizable form. At the close of business on Aug. 1, the 10 departing schools will end their membership in the century-old...
View ArticleGlobal game: U.S. faces stout competition in pursuit of Olympics gold
<p><p><span class="print_trim"><strong>About the Globe Trotter series:</strong> <em>The Spokesman-Review is planning to connect with Gonzaga coach Mark Few...
View ArticleCommentary: Why Pac-12 expansion is both wise and underwhelming for WSU
<p><p>SEATTLE – <em>“Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They...
View ArticlePac-12 expansion locks in Utah State while UNLV and Gonzaga remain in play on...
<p><p>The first day of the second phase of the Pac-12’s expansion process did not unfold smoothly or ideally for a conference that aimed high and...
View ArticleFrom GU to FAU: Former Gonzaga staffer John Jakus, player Eric McClellan...
<p><p>Eric McClellan, an entertaining follow on social media, recently posted snapshots of himself and John Jakus during a Florida Atlantic basketball practice wearing T-shirts reading:...
View ArticleFormer Mt. Spokane standout Tyson Degenhart voted Mountain West preseason...
<p><p>Boise State, led by former Gonzaga assistant coach Leon Rice and former Mt. Spokane High standout Tyson Degenhart, is favored to win the Mountain West for the first time since joining...
View ArticleAn emotional Tony Bennett explains his decision to retire from Virginia:...
<p><p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – One day after Tony Bennett shocked the college basketball world with news that he would retire just 20 days before his Virginia men’s basketball team...
View ArticleCommentary: Tony Bennett stood for more than basketball. That’s why he left.
<p><p>Tony Bennett quit before he compromised. It was the most Bennett ending ever, the truest way a man of his conviction could say goodbye.</p></p><p><p>It doesn’t...
View ArticleFormer Gonzaga standouts Jalen Suggs, Corey Kispert land lucrative extensions
<p><p>Jalen Suggs and Corey Kispert, former Gonzaga teammates taken 10 picks apart in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft, on Monday were rewarded with hefty pay raises when they agreed...
View ArticleHow the Pac-12 Enterprises rose from the ashes and helped convince Boise...
<p><p>The rebirth of the Pac-12 began with the death of its football scheduling partnership with the Mountain West. At least, that’s how Boise State Athletic Director Jeramiah Dickey...
View Article'She's just tough': Liberty standout Maisie Burnham closing in...
<p><p>It’s rare to see much of a cheering presence for the opposing team during an Eastern Washington women’s basketball game at Reese Court.</p></p><p><p>On Sunday...
View ArticleSpokane's Tyson Degenhart closing in on milestones, expanding leadership...
<p><p>Earlier this fall, Tyson Degenhart was toiling through a preseason practice at Boise State, struggling to channel the effort, execution and activity level that’s made the Spokane...
View ArticleBest of the West MBB power rankings: UCLA keeps edge on Gonzaga, as WSU...
<p><p><em>The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country – a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former...
View ArticleBest of the West MBB power rankings: UCLA remains No. 1 ahead of Gonzaga...
<p><p><em>The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country – a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former...
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