Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:25 PM EST
Oregon State needed a win at Washington State to keep its Rose Bowl hopes alive, and made sure that would happen right from the start.
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:09 PM EST
Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis?
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:12 AM EST
The number of existing homes sold in Washington state increased in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research reported Tuesday.
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Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:55 PM EDT
The Eastern Washington University football team will be eligible for postseason play after the NCAA on Tuesday reversed a ban it issued in February.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:23 PM EDT
Everyone's smiling at Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle these days.
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Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
Phillip A. Paul in 1987 was declared criminally insane for killing an elderly woman after voices in his head told him she was a witch.
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Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:26 PM EDT
Danny Sullivan ran for one touchdown and threw for another as Arizona State relied on the Pacific-10's best defense to beat Washington State 27-14 on Saturday.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:02 PM EDT
Ryan Leaf didn't do it. Neither did Jason Gesser, Matt Kegel or Alex Brink.
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Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:47 PM EDT
Nico Grasu kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime as Washington State came back to beat Southern Methodist 30-27 on Saturday for their first win of the season.
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Tue Sep 8, 2009 5:27 PM EDT
Washington State University is in the midst of a swine flu outbreak since classes started last month, with 2,500 people contacting student health to report flu-like symptoms and officials handing out flu kits around campus.
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Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:01 PM EDT
Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.
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Sun Aug 2, 2009 1:00 PM EDT
The house where Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler lived has been demolished. So has the church where he preached his racist religion. Cows graze where hundreds of white supremacists used to burn crosses in the summer.
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Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:41 PM EDT
The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle — its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" or those vicious creatures from the movie "Tremors."
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:19 PM EDT
Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:33 PM EDT
Yvonne Resch remembers thinking as a child that the vermiculite mine only added to the area's natural beauty — its lights on Zonolite Mountain looked like a castle.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:33 PM EDT
Gonzaga forward Austin Daye will make himself available for the NBA draft, but will not hire an agent and thus leave open his option of returning to the Bulldogs.
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Mon Apr 6, 2009 6:41 PM EDT
Ken Bone got his dream job when Washington State overlooked the lone blemish on his resume, a stint at archrival Washington, to make him the Cougars' 17th coach on Tuesday.
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:48 AM EDT
Washington State athletic director Jim Sterk hopes to hire a basketball coach to replace Tony Bennett within a week.
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT
The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has turned some law-abiding people in Spokane into dishwater-detergent smugglers. They are bringing Cascade or Electrasol in from out of state because the eco-friendly varieties required under Washington state law don't work as well. Spokane County became the launch pad last July for the nation's strictest ban on dishwasher detergent made with phosphates, a measure aimed at reducing water pollution. The ban will be expanded statewide in July 2010, the same time similar laws take effect in several other states.
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:49 AM EDT
The crowd roared as Gonzaga's Josh Heytvelt was feted on Senior Day, and the 6-foot-11 center choked up as he tried to address the fans.
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Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:39 PM EDT
Gonzaga hopes its experience will pay off against top-seeded North Carolina in Friday's regional semifinals in Memphis.
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Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:12 PM EDT
A high seed. An unheralded opponent. A nearby venue likely packed with Gonzaga fans. These have been ingredients for past NCAA disappointments for Gonzaga.
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Thu Mar 5, 2009 4:01 AM EST
When No. 14 Gonzaga lost four of five games to close 2008, some observers wondered if this much-ballyhooed Zags team was overrated.
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Tue Mar 3, 2009 10:49 PM EST
Matt Bouldin scored 16 points and No. 14 Gonzaga pounded South Carolina-Upstate 90-40 on Tuesday night in a non-conference game that was the regular season finale for both teams.
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:14 PM EST
Taylor Rochestie's long 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in overtime lifted Washington State to a 51-49 upset of No. 14 Arizona State on Saturday.
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