Coach Mike Leach admitted he and his coaches didn’t prepare the Cougars properly for the Apple Cup, but still managed a shot at the Huskies after a 45-10 humiliation.
Author: Howie Stalwick
If a head injury sidelines QB Luke Falk for the Apple Cup, coach Mike Leach and his players have trust in backup Peyton Bender. “They’re both great QBs,” said Gunnar Eklund.
Washington State enters the Apple Cup Friday with an 8-3 mark and knowledge that they are 15 points removed from an undefeated season. Definitely not your father’s Coug team.
The men’s basketball series between Washington State and Gonzaga, a staple of Pacific Northwest sports most of the past century, appears to be coming to an end for the foreseeable future.
Washington State dispatched Colorado 27-3 Saturday night to set up an anticipated Apple Cup clash with Washington, but QB Luke Falk left the game with a head injury; his status is unknown.
The Cougars led 15-3 and 22-10, but couldn’t hang on as kicker Erik Powell, who had made a record-tying five field goals, missed on the last play as No. 8 Stanford prevailed, 30-28.
Colorful basketball coach George Raveling, who won games and filled seats with equal aplomb during his coaching days at Washington State, is returning to the school he loves as part of the annual Dad’s Weekend celebration on campus.
PULLMAN — The Washington State Cougars, for the first time in forever, are on the verge of being a big deal again in college football. If Wazzu knocks off eighth-ranked Stanford on national television Saturday night in Pullman (7:30, ESPN), the Cougars will take a giant step toward playing in the Rose Bowl.
Gonzaga and Washington have agreed to revive their basketball rivalry in 2016-17, but the long-standing basketball rivalry between Gonzaga and Washington State may be in jeopardy.
Don Larsen, who pitched a perfect game n the 1956 World Series, reflects on his battery mate, Yogi Berra, the Yankees great who died Wednesday at 90.