Best of the West: Gonzaga takes flawed resume into WCC play, where massive...
<p><p>In baseball, hitters who strike out four times in a single game are said to have earned the golden sombrero.</p></p><p><p>For Gonzaga basketball, four whiffs...
View Article'The Ogre': In wild 1999 win, Casey Calvary roughed up Florida,...
<p><p><em>Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a six-part look back at Gonzaga’s wild run to the Elite Eight during the 1998-99...
View ArticleGeorge Kliavkoff speaks: Pac-12 commissioner blames the schools for lacking...
<p><p>In his first public comments in months, Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff did not express sorrow over the downfall of the conference or accept responsibility for his role in the...
View ArticleDane Erikstrup's 32 points helps Eastern Washington win comfortably at...
<p><p>From staff reports</p></p><p><p>VERMILLION, South Dakota – Junior Dane Erikstrup scored a career-high 32 points – the most by an Eastern Washington men’s...
View ArticleEastern Washington women win up tempo game against Omaha 96-82
<p><p> Facing a hot-shooting, fast-paced Omaha team, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team demonstrated once more on Wednesday one of its best assets: its...
View ArticleIdaho men unable to keep up with St. Thomas in home loss 75-67
<p><p>MOSCOW, Idaho – Combining a quick pace, sharp passing and solid 3-point shooting, St. Thomas (Minnesota) kept Idaho at bay during Wednesday’s Big Sky-Summit Challenge at ICCU...
View ArticleWomen's basketball: Gonzaga's 'too long' break,...
<p><p>Lisa Fortier isn’t a fan of the West Coast Conference schedule.</p></p><p><p>The Gonzaga women’s basketball coach doesn’t mince...
View ArticleBest of the West: San Diego State jumps to No. 2 as Oregon soars, BYU and...
<p><p>The No. 2 team in the nation at the end of last season is the No. 2 team in the latest Best of the West rankings.</p></p><p><p>After a less-than-spectacular...
View ArticleWhitworth men's basketball team uses second-half surge to top George Fox
<p><p>From staff reports</p></p><p><p>NEWBERG, Ore. – In a matchup featuring the Northwest Conference’s top two teams, visiting Whitworth surged in the second half...
View ArticleNCAA tournament bracketology: A once-in-a-decade feat is in play with MWC,...
<p><p>It will come as no surprise to anyone paying even the slightest attention to college basketball that power conference schools gobble up most of the NCAA Tournament’s at-large...
View ArticleBest of the West: What’s the deal with Brigham Young’s lofty NET ranking? It...
<p><p>The NET rankings, while a critical piece of the NCAA Tournament selection and seeding process, are hardly a wholly accurate representation of the 68-team...
View ArticleStanford's Tara VanDerveer, who got her start at Idaho, becomes college...
<p><p>From staff and wire reports</p></p><p><p>PALO ALTO, Calif. – Tara VanDerveer has been doused in confetti before, but never quite like...
View ArticleEastern Washington plans to do more than pray when trying to slow down...
<p><p>In four years under coach Steve Smiley, the Northern Colorado men’s basketball team has had little trouble scoring points – nor have the Bears had an issue finding elite...
View ArticleBest of the West: Arizona on top, Utah (the state and the team) thrives and...
<p><p>With the stretch run approaching, the Hotline feels fairly confident in declaring Arizona the best team in the West and the Mountain West the best...
View ArticlePredictions for college sports in 2024: Good news for Tommy Lloyd, bad news...
<p><p>The Hotline’s predictions cover a broad array of topics, on the field and off, that will impact college football and basketball in 2024 and far...
View ArticleMailbag: The cleanest move for Washington State, OSU and the Mountain West,...
<p><p><strong>Isn’t the easiest and cheapest option for Washington State and Oregon State to execute a reverse merger with the entire Mountain West joining the Pac-12? If not, why...
View Article'The greatest': Washington State loses star guard Charlisse...
<p><p>What was most feared was confirmed Wednesday by Washington State women’s basketball coach Kamie Ethridge.</p></p><p><p>Standout senior point guard Charlisse...
View ArticleWomen's basketball: Maud Huijbens showing a flair for finishing for No....
<p><p>Maud Huijbens has a bigger role coming with the Gonzaga women’s basketball team.</p></p><p><p>The 6-foot-3 junior forward from Hilversum, Netherlands, has...
View ArticleBest of the West: Saint Mary’s tracking for (another) NCAA bid after early...
<p><p>Saint Mary’s is not the best team in the West, but the Gaels just might possess the most unusual resume in the Western Hemisphere.</p></p><p><p>Consider the...
View ArticleHusky men make run but can’t make dent in Oregon’s decade of dominance
<p><p>EUGENE – Maybe next season, when Washington plays Oregon under the Big Ten banner, things will be different for the Huskies.</p></p><p><p>In the last...
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