Why Washington State? Well that's a stupid question.
WSU put out an embarrassing effort Tuesday night in Spokane, falling 83-53. The 53 points scored were the Cougs’ lowest scoring output of the season. Three early turnovers had the Cougs down 12-6 four minutes in, but Ri Vavers nailed a three and Morton made three free throws to keep the game in reach. A […]
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Washington State hung with the first-place team in the WCC, the Santa Clara Broncos, but eventually lost a barnburner, 96-92. The Cougs fell to 11-15 overall and 6-7 in the WCC, and the dream of the fourth seed in the WCC Tournament now seems out of reach. After a gut-wrenching loss to the Beavers on […]
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Wednesday night’s game in Corvallis was already going to be a big one for both the Washington State Cougars and Oregon State Beavers. The Cougars sat in a three-way tie for fourth in the WCC standings with Pacific and San Francisco at 6-5. The Beavers sat just a game back at 5-6. By the time […]
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David Riley’s squad matched their season-high in three-pointers made on Saturday, splashing 16 shots from downtown, besting the Portland Pilots 104-74. It’s their second triple-digit scoring game under Riley, their first this season. Eemli Yalaho led the charge for the Cougs, hitting five treys and scoring 26 points, both marking career highs. Rihards Vavers continued […]
12 days ago | 1 read
Greetings, Coug fans, and welcome to the 90th day of January. It’s the dog days of winter, with nothing but a middling men’s basketball team and a worrisome women’s basketball team chugging along. So, naturally, let’s talk football. The 2026 football schedule, to be precise. The Pac-12 governing board met this week and was expected […]
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WSU put up their best defensive game of the season, defeating the Seattle U Redhawks 70-58, improving to 10-13 on the season and 5-5 in WCC play. WSU got out to a 10-6 lead at the under-16 media timeout. Vavers had two threes and ND had a pair of finishes at the rim. WSU had […]
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Washington State snapped its four-game losing skid on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Pepperdine Waves 95-79. A balanced effort paced the Cougar victory as six different players reached double-digit points. Simon Hildebrandt led the way with 19 points, splashing five threes. Ace Glass (18), Rihards Vavers (16), ND Okafor (15), Emmanuel Ugbo (11) and Eemli Yalaho […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Washington State got down big early, but almost came back in San Diego against the Toreros, eventually falling 95-92. This was the Cougs fourth straight losses, falling five games below .500 for the second time this season, with an overall record of 8-13. WSU came out sluggish and disinterred. Four minutes in, the Cougs had […]
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On Monday night, the Indiana Hoosiers raised the national championship trophy and completed one of the greatest stories in sports. Curt Cignetti helped lead one of college football’s worst programs all the way to the mountaintop. Now, Indiana sits atop the peak, staring down at some of the nation’s biggest programs that they have lapped […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Washington State led for most of the second half, but ultimately faltered, losing to the University of San Francisco Dons, 85-80. Coming off a game where they fell apart in the second half against #9 Gonzaga, WSU entered the game 8-11 and 3-3 in WCC conference play. The Dons came into the game 12-8 overall […]
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The Washington State Cougars played one of their best first halves of the season, and it still wasn’t enough to overcome the No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Cougars splashed 10 of their first 17 three-point attempts and even held a narrow lead with 5:14 to play. Unfortunately for the Cougs, the Bulldogs are still the […]
28 days ago | 5 reads
We all know how awesome Beasley Coliseum and Martin Stadium are when the Cougs are rolling and Pullman is buzzing… there is nothing quite like the big game feeling you get in Pullman. But we also know it is not like that all the time, and far too often we accept that this is the […]
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The Washington State Cougars winning ways came to a halt on Saturday, falling to the Saint Mary’s Gaels 88-82. In their biggest test of the conference season so far, WSU (8-10, 3-2 in WCC) hung around with a very good Gaels team, getting within three points with 7:26 to go. Unfortunately, they ultimately couldn’t keep […]
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Kirby Moore gained a flurry of transfers and re-recruits this past week, including a quarterback, a Florida receiver, Leo Pulalasi, a DB from Arizona via Stanford, an Oregon State receiver, and a defensive end from Priest River, Idaho (aka the gateway to the wilderness). But the most interesting pickup is former professional basketball player and […]
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Washington State defeated Oregon State 81–67 on Sunday evening to pull within one game of .500, improving to 8–9 overall and 3–1 in conference play. WSU came out of the gates hot in front of the Spokane Arena crowd, going on a 7–0 run that forced Wayne Tinkle to call an early timeout. The Cougs […]
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Ever since the transfer portal became a thing, college coaches have added re-recruitment to their list of job duties. Not only must they recruit new players during the offseason—whether high schoolers, junior college players or others looking to transfer—but they need to also re-recruit their own players. If we’re assigning grades to that particular process, […]
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The Washington State Cougar fans showed up in droves to support their team in Seattle, making up a majority of the fans in attendance, but left with their heads hanging low as the Seattle Redhawks defended their city in a 69-55 win. WSU (6-9 overall, 1-1 in conference play) could never overcome their disastrous offensive […]
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Good day! And Merry Christmas! EDIT: Took me so long to finish this that I can also say Happy (almost) New Year! For just the third time in the last two decades, your Washington State Cougars football team can call itself a bowl champion! Can you tell that we are excited???!!! Not only did the […]
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Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams for Washington State picked up wins in the conference openers on Sunday. In Pullman, the women’s team took down the Pepperdine Waves 66-63 to claim their second win of the season, while the men’s squad escaped the Portland Pilots 67-62. The non-conference slate hasn’t been kind to either […]
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Now that our beloved Washington State Cougars have concluded a rather remarkable season with a 7-6 record and a bowl game victory, it’s time to turn our attention to 2026. Namely, who’s going to lead this squad? We know Kirby Moore is the head man as a first time head coach, and we learned this […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
For the first time since 2018, the Washington State Cougars have won a bowl game. Led by a dominant performance from their defense, the Cougars were able to almost completely shut down the Utah State Aggie offense to seal a 34-21 victory in the 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Despite the unexpected chaos this month […]
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What started with a 13-10 victory over Idaho on Aug. 30 ends today as our Washington State Cougars put a bow on their season with a matchup with future Pac-12 roommate Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Win, and the Cougs finish with a 7-6 record after 70+ players joined the team along […]
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The Washington State Cougars are nearly set to battle for all of the potatoes against the Utah State Aggies on Monday morning in Boise, and the betting market anticipates a tight one. Currently on FanDuel, both the Cougars and Aggies are listed as -108 on the moneyline, with WSU at -1.5 (-102) for the spread. […]
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Washington State improved to 5-8 with its second consecutive win, defeating the Mercer Bears 84-78. Mercer, out of the Southern Conference, traveled to Pullman at 7–4 looking to snap a two-game skid. KenPom projected a 79-75 win for the Cougars, and the betting line sat at WSU -7.5. The game got off to a shaky […]
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We’re two days away from Washington State’s 10th bowl game since 2013, but the questions remains: Who’s going to play in this thing? That’s the state of college football these days, with the transfer portal becoming almost a college sports currency. We’ve been a victim of the portal many times more than we’ve been a […]
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