Column: Winning Cycle
I come from a house divided. Both of my parents are hardcore Oregon fans, but I adopted Washington as my school at a young age. It wasn’t until the past […]
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Column: Join the Club
As a high school athlete, I played three sports year-round — volleyball, basketball and tennis. I always had a pair of sweaty sneakers in the backseat of my car and […]
Column: Another Duke of the West
Gonzaga is nicknamed the Duke of the West because of the success the Bulldogs have seen in basketball. The school dropped its football program in 1941. During World War II, […]
Column: Racing Ramifications
Concussions continue to hinder athletes. The latest injury comes from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who hasn’t been cleared to play Monday against Tampa Bay. Newton joins a long list […]
Column: Confidence Versus Pressure
Idaho’s women’s soccer team won both home games this weekend. On Friday, the Vandals won 2-0 against Northern Colorado withthen scored two goals late in the second-half. Sunday’s 5-1 win […]
Column: Turning the Tides
Nov. 1, 2003 was the last time Washington managed to hold its own against Oregon. While the rivalry between fan bases has never died down, the competition between the two […]
Column: Sacrifices for Football
Soccer is one of the world’s most popular sports. Yet, Idaho has no men’s soccer team. Congress passed Title IX, an educational amendment prohibiting discrimination by gender in any federally […]
Column: Lucky No. 91
In November 1894, the Idaho Vandals and the Washington State Cougars stepped onto the field to compete in the first Battle of the Palouse. Washington State defeated Idaho 10-0, sparking […]