The Spokesman-Review

14/02/2025

USA men's basketball director Grant Hill stopped by the McCarthey Athletic Center to deliver a ring to Gonzaga coach Mark Few just minutes before Thursday’s tip-off against San Francisco.

“It was a special summer,” said Few. “I’m not a big ring wearer, I’m not a bling-bling guy, but I’ll cherish it and it’ll be put somewhere special with all the other stuff we got from USA (Basketball).”

Grant Hill has been traveling quite a bit, presenting players, coaches and staff with Olympic rings in recognition of USA Basketball’s gold medal performance at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. The latest stop brought Hill to the McCarthey Athletic Center to deliver a ring to Gonzaga coach Mark Few...

14/02/2025

For every post move from Graham Ike or assist from Ryan Nembhard, there was a key rebound from Michael Ajayi, quick cut from Ben Gregg or defensive stand from Emmanuel Innocenti.

Not all of it showed up on the box score, but it ultimately allowed Gonzaga to pull away during one of it more impressive halves of the season and beat San Francisco 88-77 at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

“It wasn’t perfect, but like we’ve talked about here, everybody kind of delivered in their own way which was good,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “We weren’t quite as Graham or Ryan dependent tonight.”

More times than not this season, Gonzaga’s been able to bank on consistent scoring production from forward Graham Ike and quality distribution from point guard Ryan Nembhard.

14/02/2025

Buzzer breakdown: Ryan Nembhard picked an ideal time to have one of his finest games in a Zag uniform. That and other instant takeaways from GU's win over San Francisco.

Three observations from Gonzaga’s 88-77 win over San Francisco on Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

14/02/2025

FINAL: Gonzaga 88, San Francisco 77
A number of the Zags concerns were eased during a well-balanced second half, as GU beat USF to take over sole possession of second place in the WCC standings.

Follow along as the Zags (18-7, 9-3 WCC) hots the Dons (20-6, 10-3) at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

14/02/2025

Gonzaga found a way to survive in overtime, and it may go down as the Zags women’s basketball team’s most gutty effort of the season.

Facing being swept by the Oregon State Beavers when they trailed 57-53 with 2 minutes, 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Zags jumped on the always-capable shoulders of graduate forward Yvonne Ejim and she came through again Thursday.

Gonzaga found a way to survive in overtime, and it may go down as the Zags women’s basketball team’s most gutty effort of the season.

14/02/2025

WSU coach David Riley knew what he was getting when he brought Ethan Price with him from Eastern Washington.

As the Cougars have endured a tough stretch in recent weeks, Price is providing valuable leadership as WSU embarks on the final five-game stretch of the regular season.

PULLMAN – Ethan Price was hanging out with friends at Twigs, a restaurant and bar combo tucked on the first floor of Spokane’s River Park Square mall, when he got the call that changed his career’s trajectory.

14/02/2025

A federal judge sentenced a Spokane bank robber to eight years in prison Monday. Dustin T. Perrin, 41, robbed three banks in Spokane in a four-month period more than a year ago.

A federal judge sentenced a Spokane bank robber to eight years in prison Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Eastern Washington.

14/02/2025

Live updates: Gonzaga welcomes San Francisco to McCarthey Athletic Center for a matchup of two of the West Coast Conference’s top teams. Tipoff coming up in about 10 minutes on ESPN.

Follow along as the Zags (18-7, 9-3 WCC) hots the Dons (20-6, 10-3) at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

14/02/2025

The weekend will bring some closures to government offices and libraries in Spokane County.

The closures will begin Friday with the Washington Department of Licensing, which is conducting a statewide system update.

The weekend will bring some closures to government offices and libraries in Spokane County.

14/02/2025

While leaving Long Beach State was a low point for Dan, Maddox and MicGuire Monson, it opened the possibility for a family reunion at Eastern Washington University.

All three Monsons are together again, happily surrounded by even more Monsons – many of whom will be at Reese Court on Saturday when the EWU men’s and women’s basketball teams play Idaho in a doubleheader in Cheney.

Maddox Monson remembers clearly the moment he was informed that his father, Dan Monson, was no longer going to be his basketball coach.

14/02/2025

The Spokane Police Department on Thursday identified the officer who shot a man outside an East Central apartment complex over the weekend.

According to a department news release, Officer Darren Keblish shot and injured 60-year-old Robert Botzon at the Hart Terrace apartment complex at 3308 E. 11th Ave.

The Spokane Police Department on Thursday identified the officer who shot a man outside an East Central apartment complex over the weekend.

14/02/2025

Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services over the loud objections of Democrats, including both of Washington state’s senators.

The 52-48 vote was another example of President Donald Trump’s influence over GOP senators, some of whom voiced quiet concerns about letting the vaccine skeptic and former Democrat lead the nation’s health agencies before backing his confirmation. In the end, the only Republican to oppose Kennedy’s confirmation was Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former Senate GOP leader whose experience surviving polio as a child made him a strong supporter of vaccination.

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services over the loud objections of Democrats, including both of Washington state's senators.

14/02/2025

The panel that oversees Washington’s fish and wildlife agency will hold a shorter-than-normal meeting this week, with its committee meetings and regular Saturday session nixed in the wake of last week’s appointment shakeup.

13/02/2025

Gonzaga gameday
🆚: San Francisco (20-6, 10-3)
⏰: 8 p.m.
📍: McCarthey Athletic Center
📺: ESPN
📻: 590-AM
Preview:

Once Gonzaga players returned to the locker room after pulling away for a 20-point win over Loyola Marymount last Thursday, it probably took only a minute or two for word to spread about another result in the West Coast Conference.

13/02/2025

A twice-failed tax levy intended to pay for security and technology in the Freeman School District appeared headed toward passage Wednesday.

Voters in the small school district serving 890 students on one three-school campus outside Rockford gave the property tax levy 51.8% approval, election night results indicate, encouraging a grateful Superintendent Randy Russell. Only a simple majority is needed for the levy to pass.

A twice-failed tax levy intended to pay for security and technology in the Freeman School District appeared headed toward passage Wednesday.

13/02/2025

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has written to the state’s congressional delegation expressing concerns about “federal support and efforts to counter election disinformation” state officials across the country can expect going forward.

13/02/2025

Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director Dan Wood doesn’t carry around papers proving his citizenship in America. But he knows others, often those of Hispanic heritage, feel they have to.

“I am a white guy,” he said. “People don’t come up to me and ask me for papers. … Sometimes people get stopped because of the color of their skin. I have seen it.”

Wood said he recalled a time where his friend, a bank manager, was approached by another man asking to see his papers. His friend’s grandfather was an immigrant.

“He wanted him to prove he was here legally. My friend, the bank manager, did not take well to that,” Wood said. “It was only because of his skin.”

In the agriculture industry, Wood is familiar with workers who are foreign born. According to a U.S. Department of Labor survey, nearly 68% of farmworkers were not born in the U.S., with a majority of them hailing from south of the border in Mexico.

Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director Dan Wood doesn’t carry around papers proving his citizenship in America.

13/02/2025

Former Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther, now with the Denver Nuggets, is replacing Portland guard Scoot Henderson in the Rising Stars Challenge.

Strawther is averaging 9.6 points per game this season.

Turns out former Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther will be busy this weekend. Strawther, who has assumed a bigger role in his second season with the Denver Nuggets, was named to replace Portland’s Scoot Henderson at the Rising Stars event Friday, part of NBA All-Star festivities this weekend in San Fr...