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‘We’re back!’: Kaylynne and Kayleigh Truong announce they will return next season at Gonzaga’s Senior Day
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5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career assists for Gonzaga point guard
@JoshPerk13
after that dime to Rui Hachimura
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From
@daveboling
: Washington State waited a long time for this NCAA Tournament. The Cougs will be back again soon.
“I’m getting texts already about recruits,” Kyle Smith said.
“From scouts?”
“No, from players, they’re recruiting themselves.”
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Perfect.
No. 1 Gonzaga downs Loyola Marymount 86-69 to complete an unbeaten regular season.
Recap, highlights:
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🏀 The West Coast Conference formalized Adam Morrison’s status as a league legend, inducting him into the WCC’s Hall of Honor with nine others in a ceremony in Las Vegas on Saturday
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On a night Washington State paid tribute to former coach Mike Leach, maybe the most fitting was two of his recruits, Ron Stone Jr. and Brennan Jackson, combining for two critical turnovers.
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🏀 Down the road, there figures to be an ESPN 30 for 30 on Gonzaga’s rise to national prominence and Mark Few’s probable Hall of Fame coaching career. For now, we offer Few’s 20 for 20.
From
@SRJimm
⬇️
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🥊In a shocking upset Spokane native Julianna Peña submits Amanda Nunes in the second round to win the women's bantamweight title at UFC 269.
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WSU edges Brennan Jackson and Ron Stone Jr. played their last game for the Cougars on Saturday. They went out as they built their careers, wrecking the game in the backfield and swinging momentum by generating pressure.
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With the 244th pick of the NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints select Kaden Elliss, linebacker from the University of Idaho.
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#EWU
wide receivers have put up big numbers this year, looking to ‘follow in the footsteps’ of recent standouts.
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Washington State women's basketball assistant Laurie Koehn hadn't heard of Hoopfest before arriving in Pullman. Now she says, “I hope that until I can’t walk anymore, I get to play in it from now on.”
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🍎🏆 - The sweetest victory
📸: Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review
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Congratulations to Luke Falk, the
@wsucougfb
quarterback has set the
#Pac12
record for career touchdown passes
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Idaho's football team continued to raise the bar in its second season under Jason Eck.
“Our fans need to start training themselves for weekends in December. I plan on having a lot more playoff games in the Kibbie Dome over the next few years."
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The Cougs are bowl official
Sun Bowl: WSU vs Miami
Dec. 31 | 9 a.m. | CBS
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Washington State coach Kamie Ethridge gleaned talent from around the globe, building a championship roster and a family in the locker room along the way.
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John Blanchette: Dickert won the news conference Thursday in the same fashion he steered Wazzu to victory in last Friday’s Apple Cup – not just convincingly, but to a degree beyond that of any Cougar football coach in memory.
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Dave Cook is hanging up many of the hats he wore as the sports information director for Eastern Washington’s department of athletics
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🏀 Who makes up your
@ZagMBB
dream team? Quote tweet this with your lineup for a chance to be in Wednesday's Spokesman-Review.
Rules: Max spend of $15, must pick one player from each column.
Note: Only players from 21-year NCAA Tournament run are included.
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🏆 Aaron Best is best: Eastern Washington football coach named Hero Sports FCS Coach of the Year
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🏈 ESPN's
@CollegeGameDay
announced Saturday night that the weekly college football program will make its first trip to Pullman for the Oct. 20 game between the 17th-ranked Oregon Ducks and
@WSUCougFB
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⚾ With brand new facility, Washington State baseball not lacking momentum as 2021 season begins
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"Not only are they talking about me, but they are getting into how many Kiwis there are here playing college basketball and highlighting that now."
WSU's Leger-Walker represents home country of New Zealand as rising collegiate star.
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🏀 Despite the disruptions of COVID-19 and the graduation of two of the top players in program history, the
#WSU
women are off to a promising 4-1 start – and fulfilling some of the promises coach Kamie Ethridge made before it began.
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🏀 “Since I was a kid, basketball has been my life and I was always at the gym with my dad. It’s what I know and what I love.” --
@RemFifteen
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Former Gonzaga star Corey Kispert was revealed as the centerpiece of the 2021 Hoopfest poster on Saturday
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🏀 Two pair: Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong join Wirth sisters as second set of twins for
@ZagWBB
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John Blanchette: Nick Rolovich had a shot to be a real leader, but instead left his WSU players hanging
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Memphis Grizzlies rookie Brandon Clarke soaks in NBA experience ahead of first All-Star Weekend
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Freshman Hunter Sallis is just three games into his Gonzaga career, but he’s already showing many of the qualities that made him a five-star recruit.
He had his most productive night of the early season with 16 points.
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Wisconsin ran for over 300 yards in Week 1. On Saturday against Washington State, the Cougars held the Badgers to under 100 yards rushing.
“Any time we go into a game like this, (they) say, ‘They’re gonna run all over you,’ we say, ‘Prove it.’ ”
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🏈
@WSUCougFB
’s Gardner Minshew named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the year, Mike Leach named Coach of Year ➡️
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Las Vegas native Julian Strawther delivers another memorable Orleans Arena night with 16 points in Gonzaga’s WCC title win
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FINAL: WSU 77, Arizona 74
Jaylen Wells comes through in the clutch as the No. 21 Cougars upset the No. 4 Wildcats in a classic to take over first place in the Pac-12.
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🏈 Left guard Will Gram, who grew up in tiny Troy, Idaho – a 10-minute drive east of Moscow – is relishing the experience of playing on the
@EWUFootball
offensive line
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One day after stunning Utah, the Cougars pulled off another unprecedented feat. WSU is headed to the Pac-12 tournament championship game for the first time in program history after being Colorado 61-49.
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🏀 All those
@SpokaneHoopfest
games have paid off in a big way for Oti Gildon. After winning a national 3-on-3 title, the former
@g_prep
star and three of her
@OregonWBB
teammates will play next month in the
@FIBA3x3
World Cup
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🏈🚩 ‘National crisis averted.’
@olcrimson
streak lives to see appearance No. 225 at Magic Kingdom
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🏀 “I’m definitely ready to show the world all the work I’ve been doing in my year off.” --
@ZagMBB
’s
@brandonclarke23
ready to show off after year of hard work following transfer (by
@SRJimm
)
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🏈 Tyler Hilinski’s parents and brothers took part in an emotionally-stirring moment before
@WSUCougFB
’s home opener, raising a crimson flag amid a chorus of cheers just minutes before the Cougars kicked off against San Jose State at Martin Stadium
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Gonzaga baseball opens NCAA tournament against UCLA on Friday in Minneapolis
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🏀
#Gonzaga
coach Mark Few and Tennessee counterpart Rick Barnes are good friends and they aren’t afraid of good competition. The Zags and Volunteers will square off in the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 8 at Madison Square Garden.
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Twice a pro: Washington State’s Mark Hendrickson stands as one of 13 athletes to play professionally in the MLB and NBA
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Twenty-three years removed from the Rose Bowl, ex-Washington State CB Ray Jackson is now a dedicated police chief and proud father who still has the ultimate resentment for Michigan
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Led by Charlisse Leger-Walker and Bella Murekatete, the Washington State women completed its cinderella run and captured its first Pac-12 tournament championship with win over UCLA on Sunday.
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EAGS DANCING: Eastern Washington holds off Montana State for Big Sky title, NCAA Tournament berth
- J. Groves (EWU): 15 pts, 3 reb
- T. Groves (EWU): 14 pts, 14 reb
- FG%: EWU 40.4, MSU 34.5
Recap:
Follow:
@sr_collingwood
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🏀 When
#Gonzaga
guard Jill Townsend steps on the basketball floor Monday for her first NCAA Tournament game in three years, there will be a pause, a big exhale. “I’m not going to lie, it’s going to be unreal”
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“The three amigos.” From the day they arrived at Gonzaga, Drew Timme, Anton Watson and Martynas Arlauskas have been inseparable
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🏀 The EWU athletic department confirmed Saturday that the Eagles will face Gonzaga at the McCarthey Athletic Center during the 2019-2020 season
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🏈 Former
@EWUFootball
lineman Aaron Neary soaks in Super Bowl experience as part of Los Angeles Rams’ practice squad
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BRING ON THE BISON:
@EWUFootball
routs
@BlackBearsFB
50-19 to earn a spot in the
@NCAA_FCS
national championship game against top-ranked
@NDSUfootball
on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas. Story shortly on
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Gonzaga recruits Jalen Suggs, Julian Strawther feel the love during visit
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🏀 “I’ve never been injured before, so it’s been sad,”
#Gonzaga
guard Katie Campbell said. “It’s hard to sit there and watch.” Since suffering a left knee injury on Feb. 1, she couldn’t be expected to offer much more. Yet somehow she does.
By
@srjimallen
:
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Mike Leach, the former Washington State coach who transformed the landscape of college football with his offensive philosophies, has died.
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🏈 Difference makers: Bryce Beekman helps seal Washington State win with late turnover ➡️
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Checking in on former Washington State baseball players climbing minor league ranks
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With the victory tonight, Luke Falk is the all-time leader in wins by a
@wsucougfb
QB with 25.
#CUvsWSU
#GoCougs
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Longtime
@SpokesmanReview
reporter
@SRJimm
named Washington state Sportswriter of the Year by National Sports Media Association.
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‘Mom, if I have to lose my leg to live, that’s fine with me’: Central Valley linebacker Brandon Thomas staying positive after leg amputation (by
@SR_Collingwood
)
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The Cougars will take on Mountain West Champion Fresno State in the L.A. Bowl on Dec. 17 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ABC.
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‘Thank you for being my home’: Spokane Chiefs honor Tyler Johnson with jersey retirement
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🏈 Spokane products Jack Hunter, Beau Byus have helped boost
@EWUFootball
’s stout offensive line
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Gonzaga's Andrew Nembhard selected No. 31 overall by the Indiana Pacers
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From
@DaveBoling
: Kyle Smith got Washington State’s groove back, now they’re dancing into the Round of 32
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🏈 Eastern Washington football coach Aaron Best volunteers to take 10% pay cut to help athletic department (by
@SR_Collingwood
)
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Congratulations to Luke Falk on setting the Pac-12 record for career passing yards. The number will only go up
#STANvsWSU
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Washington State, Eastern Washington will face off in NIT first-round game in Pullman on Tuesday.
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Former
@EWUFootball
receiver Cooper Kupp finishes with two TDs and 162 yards in Rams 38-31 win over Vikings
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🏀 Five-star recruit Drew Timme had front-row seat to
@ZagMBB
’s last-second win over Washington
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⚾ During the 1988 season,
#WSU
's John Olerud became the only pitcher in NCAA history to secure 15 wins as a pitcher and hit 20 home runs.
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Eastern Washington’s Anthany Smith leads defense in senior season, ready to ‘go until the clock hits zero’
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🏈 Gage Gubrud, other injured
@EWUFootball
players played important roles in run to national title game
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‘One of the most underrated players’: Michael Roos will become the first football player from Eastern Washington inducted into the Big Sky Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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🏈 After helping
@EWUFootball
reach the FCS National Title game earlier this month, defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding is making the move up to the FBS ranks
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The architect, his pupil, and his son: Hal Mumme,
@Coach_Leach
and Matt Mumme are wedded to the Air Raid offense >>
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Shantay Legans finds basketball success at
@EWUMBB
with hard work, winning personality
Story by
@srjimallen
here >>
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✍️ From
@JPBlanchette
: Dazzling as it was to see that Rui Hachimura smile up close again, he may well have been upstaged at
#Gonzaga
Senior Night. Because before he walked out, Mac Graff did.
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Drew Timme: In wake of DUI and suspension, Gonzaga players will stand by Mark Few ‘no matter what’
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NFL Locals: Minshew mania is back, at least for now.
Gardner Minshew led the Colts to victory after Anthony Richardson exited the game with a concussion.
“Every time I get to play football, that’s heaven for me,” Minshew said.
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After many players left EWU with former coach Shantay Legans last year, Steele Venters has thrived by deciding to remain with the Eagles.
Starting for the first time in his college career, Venters leads the Eagles in scoring at 16.7 points per game.
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Former West Valley football and basketball standout Collin Sather died early Tuesday morning, just weeks after he was diagnosed with advanced renal cancer
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🏈 No. 9
@EWUFootball
scored on its first play from scrimmage, jumped out to a swift 20-point lead, and kept its foot on the throttle in a 58-13 rout of Central Washington on Saturday at Roos Field | by
@SR_Collingwood
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At the half, Washington State leads Arizona by 4️⃣1️⃣.
WSU QB Gardner Minshew is 28-33 for 311 yards and 5 TDs
Follow
#UAvsWSU
👉
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🏀 “He scored 58 points on 23 shots. That’s pretty efficient, right? He’s just been really efficient.” Former
@EWUMBB
standout Tyler Harvey makes the most of his time in NBA G-League
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2023 football preview: Entering the final season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, the Washington State Cougars have the pieces in place – and the motivation – to make this season one to remember.
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