Author: Howie Stalwick

SPOKANE — Kansas State made national headlines for good reasons and bad Monday night when fans stormed the court after the Wildcats shocked the eighth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas players and coaches were unable to escape the mob rushing onto the floor, and it was fortunate no one was injured.

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Thousands of college basketball fans from the Northwest will soon be making their way to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Conference, West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference tournaments. A good portion of those fans will take advantage of the opportunity to bet on pretty much anything and everything in sports while they’re in Sin

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It’s official: Klay Thompson is a really, really big deal in the NBA. Want proof? Not only did the former Washington State standout become the first Cougar to start in an NBA All-Star Game Sunday, but he’s on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated magazine this week; his shooting form is the subject of a

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Few colleges pursued John Stockton when he played at Gonzaga Prep, and son David drew even less interest from recruiters while playing for the Bullpups. When Gonzaga University added David as a non-scholarship player, it was widely viewed as a favor to his Hall of Fame father, the greatest player in GU history.

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SPOKANE – The third-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs raced to a 20-0 lead in their latest blowout win Thursday night, but the Zags saved the best for last for their adoring fans. Domantas Sabonis, the freshman sensation who is projected to be a 2015 first-round draft pick by NBA draft guru Chad Ford of ESPN, flatly declared

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Marcus Mason received scant playing time as a senior after leading Washington State in rushing and all-purpose yards as a junior in 2013. To say Mason is bitter would be a major understatement. Mason blasted unnamed WSU coaches in an interview posted on the NFL Draft Diamonds website.

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The state of Washington will be well represented during NBA All-Star Weekend. Klay Thompson is set to become the first former Washington State Cougar to start in an NBA All-Star Game. Ex-Seattle SuperSonic Kevin Durant will be one of Thompson’s teammates on the Western Conference squad Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York (5:30

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NFL draft expert Todd McShay thinks highly of the Pac-12 Conference in general and the Washington Huskies in particular this year, and also writes that the Seahawks would be wise to use their first-round pick on a potential replacement for RB Marshawn Lynch.

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