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• McWashington will be his own Cougar in football broadcast booth

  May 13, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Given all the years Bob Robertson worked without a sidekick in the Washington State radio booth, the recent developments in broadcasting Cougars football must have Marconi spinning in his underground …

• True triumph

  May 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Sometimes ambition is nothing more than urge’s well-fed cousin. The motives behind it don’t have to be grand or profound; they can always be amended and enhanced as time goes … 1

• Blanchette: Kim Jones’ biggest wins came in life

  May 4, 2012 in Sports Whatever Kim Jones wanted to achieve as a runner later on – and she achieved plenty – she’s always had a grasp on what set her in motion in the … 1

• Blanchette: Doba’s had full life after football

  April 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Bill Doba turned 71 in September, so every annual physical is fraught with anxiety. But this year, his good cholesterol was up and his bad cholesterol was down, and his … 11

• Blanchette: Jack Z nimble in making this M’s quick fix

  April 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – Jack Zduriencik rode the elevator down to field level with reporters Saturday night, deflecting even perfunctory congratulations after the Seattle Mariners actually managed to score, you know, a …

• Blanchette: Jack Z nimble in making this M’s quick fix

  April 14, 2012 in Sports, Columns Jack Zduriencik rode the elevator down to field level with reporters Saturday night, deflecting even perfunctory congratulations after the Seattle Mariners actually managed to score, you know, a run.

• What will Felix lose first: velocity or patience?

  April 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – Thanks to Bud Selig’s crack scheduler – rejected for an internship at Match.com, reportedly – the only pitcher the Oakland A’s have faced more than Felix Hernandez this …

• Blanchette: Rowley, Shock find common ground

  April 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 By now, Kyle Rowley can find some amusement in being cast as some sort of indoor football amalgam of Cesar Chavez and Eugene Debs. “It’s almost hilarious,” he said, “that …

• Blanchette: Adding Pacific not perfect 10

  March 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Does the West Coast Conference need to work on its expansion encores? The Church League made an outlandish splash in its first growth spurt in 30 years: Brigham Young. Even …

• Dad inspires Chiesa from above now

  March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Michael Chiesa didn’t think his family took him seriously when he began mixed martial arts fighting, and when they realized it wasn’t a lark, they worried for his safety. So … 1

• Even in losing, this team was GU at its best

  March 18, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 PITTSBURGH – In the walk-in closet at Consol Energy Center where the Gonzaga Bulldogs changed clothes Saturday, Robert Sacre sent off one wave of inquisitors and greeted the next. “Here … 1

• Blanchette: Don’t try to pigeonhole Gonzaga

  March 17, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PITTSBURGH – This is about the stage of March Madness when the Gonzaga apostle begins peeking at Faust’s bracket and weighing the bargain. Do you give up everything you have …

• Blanchette: Huggins fits in with Mountaineers

  March 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PITTSBURGH – Our last view of Bob Huggins was from the rear, as he trundled his way up the tunnel at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City back in …

• All things considered, at least it was entertaining

  March 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Well, it was more fun than a work stoppage. Hey. That sounds like a slogan.

• Blanchette: At least it was entertaining

  March 12, 2012 in Sports The union-label Shock fell to the union-label Iowa Barnstormers 69-63 at the Spokane Arena, surviving four turnovers to get the game to overtime, only to have one more beat them. …

• Blanchette: Karr ruling didn’t cause polar shift in NCAA world

  March 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – Lots happening here at the West Coast Conference basketball tournament. Kevin Pangos is trending. Rob Sacre is back insisting that Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s hate each other, …

• Karr ruling didn’t cause polar shift

  March 4, 2012 in Sports Before the start of practice back in October, the faceless monolith of college athletics ruled that Taelor Karr would not have to sit out this season at Gonzaga after transferring …

• Blanchette: Gonzaga came out ready, steady against BYU

  March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 LAS VEGAS – Here in Multiple- Bid Land, life is always good. The question then becomes, inevitably, is it too good?

• Blanchette: Not the version of ‘Moneyball’ we would pick

  February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 So finally the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets a clue and puts a baseball movie up for Best Picture. Except they make it “Moneyball.”

• Blanchette: Not the version of ‘Moneyball’ we would pick

  February 25, 2012 in Sports So finally the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets a clue and puts a baseball movie up for Best Picture. 2

• Blanchette: Stinson’s ‘Remembering the B’ fulfills its purpose

  February 19, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 There are 400,000-some words in his book and even the most devoted reader may not have the capacity to digest them all. But Jim Stinson didn’t get any as precise, … 1

• Blanchette: Hayford’s team stays on right side of wall

  February 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Really, who needs BracketBu- sters? Not Eastern Washington. Not Northern Colorado. Nobody in the Big Sky Conference.

• Blanchette: Crews, 23 others aiming for Olympics berth

  February 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 At the orientation meeting Sunday for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women’s Boxing, the participants were first asked if there were any questions. “Can we get a free meal?” … 1

• Crews leads contingent of Olympic hopefuls

  February 12, 2012 in Sports Franchon Crews is in the spotlight as 24 eager aspirants arrive for the U.S. women’s Olympic boxing trials at Northern Quest Casino.

• Blanchette: Women’s boxing finally arrives

  February 12, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 For the participants in the first U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women’s Boxing, the view from Spokane rivals the one from atop Everest – with one cruel irony. “For most …

• Blanchette: GU women develop new identity with similar results

  February 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Steal, pass, layup. It can still be that elementary. In the deciding moments of Gonzaga’s 69-58 women’s basketball victory over San Diego on Saturday, it happened twice in the space …

• Blanchette: BYU enjoys WCC, for now

  February 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 If you dialed up last weekend’s Saint Mary’s-Brigham Young basketball game to gauge what Gonzaga’s up against in the West Coast Conference’s ménage of the Id, Ego and Super-ego – …

• Chiefs’ promotion packs a punch

  January 20, 2012 in Sports The Chiefs will play the Portland Winterhawks at the Arena tonight and 2,000 fans and all full-season ticket holders will play with their new toys depicting Darren Kramer, their favorite …

• Daugherty’s Cougars approach next hurdle

  January 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Smart coaches beg, borrow and steal from smarter coaches. June Daugherty also bought.

• Daugherty’s Cougars approach next hurdle

  January 13, 2012 in Sports In her fifth season, June Daugherty’s WSU women’s basketball program has made plenty of strides and the next biggest step presents itself Saturday _ beating Washington. 1

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