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How the Bulldog moms and dads found new family in each other through supporting their kids

Updated 9:48 p.m.

LAS VEGAS – When it’s your kid on the court, every moment matters just a bit more.

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How Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther overcame stagefright to appreciate spotlight of Sweet 16 in hometown of Las Vegas

Updated 10:09 p.m.

West Coast powers Gonzaga, UCLA set to add another chapter to brief, but memorable rivalry
Key matchup: Gonzaga’s Drew Timme hoping close friend Anton Watson can slow down good friend Jaime Jaquez Jr.
UCLA vs. Gonzaga has history, giving NCAA tournament its best Sweet 16 matchup

‘There’s so much competition happening’: Washington State launches into spring camp

Gonzaga women look forward after disheartening NCAA Tournament loss to Ole Miss

Refocused WSU standout CJ Elleby catches on with G-League Salt Lake City Stars

No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast catches fire in third quarter, upsets fifth-seeded Washington State in NCAA Tournament opener

UW basketball

Mike Hopkins will return as UW men’s basketball coach next season, Husky AD says

Shooting woes doom Eastern Washington in NIT loss to Oklahoma State

Idaho basketball

‘We are here to compete’: Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men’s basketball coach

Prep roundup: Abby Watkins paces University softball; Zach Olson’s goal lifts Ridgeline soccer over LC

Updated 42 minutes ago

Commentary: Why a Bobby Wagner-Seahawks reunion would make sense

Eastern Washington football fills in staff, hires trio of offensive assistants and linebackers coach

For the Elliss family, ‘a distant dream’ of family football culminates in a literal Super Bowl brotherhood

Commentary: Kalen DeBoer, UW Huskies enter spring football facing a new challenge

Anglers and fledgling fisherman unite for a fly fishing film festival Friday

Updated 8:38 p.m.

Commentary: It’s not crisis time, but it’s time for Kraken to show faith in roster was justified

Analysis: Chiefs’ rebuild led to inexperience and missing postseason for first time in five years

Earlier than expected, Julio Rodriguez back in spring-training camp with Mariners

Former Gonzaga pitcher Gabriel Hughes makes sparkling first spring training start for Colorado Rockies

Whitworth men lose NCAA D-III Tournament opener to St. John Fisher 74-59

Julius Mims posts 29 points, 17 rebounds to lead North Idaho by CC Spokane 100-83

Locally: Ferris grad Jonah Bloom earns Division II First-Team All-America track and field honors

Gonzaga jumps out to early lead, beats Washington State 12-7

Sounders

Showdown of Western Conference powers ends goalless for Sounders, LAFC

What if?

Shawn Vestal: Looking at the great ‘what if’ had Evel Knievel landed the Snake River Canyon jump

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Sports > NCAA basketball

Pepperdine’s Maxwell Lewis takes unconventional path toward the NBA

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

LAS VEGAS – Somerset-Losee Academy’s boys basketball team played 15 games during its inaugural season of 2017-18. Maxwell Lewis would only play in 14.

Sports > NCAA basketball

What you need to know about the women’s NCAA tourney teams playing in Seattle

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

March Madness is coming to Seattle.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Miami looks to knock off top-seeded Houston in Sweet 16

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The Miami Hurricanes are hoping history repeats itself this week.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

NCAA Tournament: Best bets for the Sweet 16 and a breakdown of the UCLA-Gonzaga showdown

Wed., March 22, 2023

The Bruins must contain Drew Timme, or the Zags will prevail again.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

UCLA vs. Gonzaga has history, giving NCAA tournament its best Sweet 16 matchup

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

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Sports > High school sports

Prep roundup: Abby Watkins paces University softball; Zach Olson’s goal lifts Ridgeline soccer over LC

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Roundup of Wednesday’s high school sports action from the Greater Spokane League and Northeast A.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga bigs pushing back in coaches’ free-throw competition

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

It’s become a practice ritual for Powell to challenge Gonzaga’s bigs to hit 10 consecutive free throws. If the bigs come through, Powell and Batista drop and do 25 pushups. If they fail, the bigs are the ones doing pushups.

Sports > Outdoors

Reader photo: The thaw continues

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Web extra: Submit your own outdoors-related photographs for a chance to be published in our weekly print edition and browse our archive of past reader submissions online at spokesman.com/outdoors.

Sports > Outdoors

Anglers and fledgling fisherman unite for a fly fishing film festival Friday

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Within minutes of experiencing Ben Meadow's two most recent fishing films, "Steve's Red" and "The Holy Well," viewers are hooked.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

West Coast powers Gonzaga, UCLA set to add another chapter to brief, but memorable rivalry

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Nearly two years later, Mick Cronin still hasn’t watched the video of Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs’ 40-footer at the buzzer that handed the Bruins a 93-90 overtime loss at the 2021 Final Four in Indianapolis. The Bruins’ fourth-year head coach watched video of that instant classic and Gonzaga’s 83-63 rout over UCLA last season at T-Mobile Arena, but he froze the image after Johnny Juzang scored on a putback with 3.3 seconds remaining. “You mean that shot?” Cronin said. “I studied the game (Monday night). I hit the pause as soon as we tied it. What do I need to watch that for – you think I’m a masochist?”

Sports > Outdoors

Alan Liere’s fish-hunt report for March 23

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Alan Liere’s fish-hunt report for March 23

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Commentary: Why a Bobby Wagner-Seahawks reunion would make sense

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

SEATTLE – The longer Bobby Wagner sits on the open market, the more you can feel the gentle trade winds blowing him back toward Seattle.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Key matchup: Gonzaga’s Drew Timme hoping close friend Anton Watson can slow down good friend Jaime Jaquez Jr.

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Drew Timme has known UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. for years, dating back to their days as prep standouts. They were roommates at the Ballislife All-American game and caught up at the ESPYS when Gonzaga’s pulsating 93-90 overtime against the Bruins in the 2021 Final Four won “Best Game” award. Their friendship is taking Thursday night off when third-seeded Gonzaga tangles with No. 2 UCLA at T-Mobile Arena.

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On the Air

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Thursday’s TV Highlights

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘It’s not like I was on PBS Kids.’ Gonzaga’s Drew Timme heard from mother after latest TV interview

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

LAS VEGAS – Drew Timme had a sense of what was coming when he saw the caller ID flash across the phone.

News > Pacific NW

Hummingbirds returning to WA with spring. Here’s how to safely feed world’s smallest bird

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Mar. 22—With spring coming into full swing, birds will be migrating to Washington state, occupying residents' bird feeders. One bird in particular to keep an eye out for is the hummingbird. Hummingbirds are the smallest migrating bird, according to the Seattle Audubon Center. While in flight, their wings flutter up to 80 times a second in a figure-eight motion and up to 30 mph, according to ...

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

How Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther overcame stagefright to appreciate spotlight of Sweet 16 in hometown of Las Vegas

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

LAS VEGAS – Liberty High School. Orleans Arena. T-Mobile Arena. The list of gymnasiums with a 702 area code that have played a role in Julian Strawther’s career is long, and only getting longer.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

How the Bulldog moms and dads found new family in each other through supporting their kids

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

LAS VEGAS – When it’s your kid on the court, every moment matters just a bit more.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: Great endings, high expectations and new beginnings are a great way to get over the hump

Wed., March 22, 2023

A GRIP ON SPORTS • With another NCAA weekend looming and spring in full throttle, if not bloom just yet, we have some midweek thoughts. Wednesday’s witticism? That would be asking us to be witty, and that’s probably a stretch.

News

How Gonzaga’s ‘unparalleled’ decades of dominance have led to national sponsorship clout

Wed., March 22, 2023

Maybe you’ve seen former Gonzaga basketball standouts Chet Holmgren and Adam Morrison in AT&T commercials during NCAA Tournament game breaks. Or Spike the Bulldog in Nissan ads.

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