A Grip on Sports: High school sports have always supplied lessons to everyone who participates, though the one being taught by Colfax’s Reece Jenkin is a tough one

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There are often prep sports stories that twist your heart in a knot. Most of them, though, pull on the strings of competition, rivalries or injuries. Dave Nichols’ story on Colfax ...

A Grip On Sports: College football is never going to be what it was but New Year’s Day showed us once again it can still be special – in a different way

A GRIP ON SPORTS • A New Year’s Day of dominating defense, guard-changing and a wild, wacky, “the-stage-is-on-the-field” ...

A Grip on Sports: The changes battering college football hit too hard, too fast, making it difficult to embrace reforms that should have occurred gradually

A GRIP ON SPORTS • A headline caught my eye this morning. Something about college football. Whether it can be saved. And it ...

A Grip on Sports: The gloomy weather may be just over the horizon but clear skies seem to be all over Northwest sports

A GRIP ON SPORTS • The long slog begins. You know what I mean. The stretch between the end of the holidays until the first 60 ...

A Grip on Sports: It’s going to be a long day waiting for the prize at 5, the NFC West showdown between the Seahawks and host 49ers

A GRIP ON SPORTS • We have to wait until 5 tonight? That’s like, what, all day? In this “I-want-it-now” society? What will we ...

A Grip on Sports: Monday played the role of the calm day that precedes a week of chaos – and fun – in the world of sports

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Did you enjoy your day off? Silly question, I know. Everyone enjoys a day off work. But we’re not talking about that. The question was aimed at the day off from a crowded sports ...
Opinion

A Grip on Sports: The neighborhood exploded last night and blew apart our best-laid plans for a peaceful football holiday

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It is only the first day of 2026 and I am already 0-1. No, I didn’t pick Ohio State to win last night. Nor any other football game. Bucking tradition, I decided to get up this ...
The Spokesman-Review

A Grip on Sports: Off the sick list, sort of, and ready to try to catch up as the world of sports, in this area at least, evolves once more

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Oh, yes. Thinking about the past. And hoping we still had a future. • There is a lot to love about the holidays. Family. Good feelings toward others. Rebirth and ...

Signatures filed for state initiatives on parental rights, blocking trans athletes from girls’ sports

Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ ...

San Francisco receiver, former EWU star Kendrick Bourne collabs on 49ers tribute rap song

When he's not lining up at wide receiver for the playoff-bound San Francisco 49ers, Kendrick Bourne might be found in a recording studio.