WSU says Wulff will return next season
December 5, 2010 by The Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington State football coach Paul Wulff will return next season, athletic director Bill Moos said Sunday. There had been rampant speculation that Wulff, 5-32 in his first three years, would be fired. But the Cougars (2-10, 1-8 Pac-10) showed improvement in the second half of this season. Moos said school president [...]
Moos to move quickly on coaching decision
December 3, 2010 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — The big day for Washington State football is fast approaching. Saturday is, after all, Apple Cup day, and the Cougars will host Washington with hopes of knocking the hated Huskies out of bowl contention. But in the bigger scheme, the big day could be Sunday. Or Monday or Tuesday. “I hope,” WSU [...]
Pac-10 football looks talented, deep
September 27, 2010 by The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — Suddenly, the Pac-10 Conference, 2010, looks something like it did in 2009. Remember the wacko, week-to-week competitiveness that produced the wildest Pac-10 in history? Saturday, the team picked to finish seventh, California, took 14th-ranked Arizona to the wire. The team forecast eighth, UCLA, went to Austin as a 15-point underdog and handed seventh-ranked [...]
Where to find the WSU game on TV
September 11, 2010 by Marcus Michelson
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Washington State vs. Montana State football game scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. will be televised, you just have to know where to find it. If you have Charter cable, it will be on Channel 403, which is Fox College Sports Pacific. This channel is only available if you subscribe to [...]
Moos ready to tackle daunting task
May 15, 2010 by Roger Underwood
If anybody can bring WSU out of its recent funk, it’s the new Coug AD || YAKIMA, Wash. — It should be considered the ultimate compliment, of which both men were entirely deserving. Here was Bill Moos, the new athletic director at Washington State, delighting in connecting with Cougars old and new during Friday night’s [...]
Local report — Walkenhauer leads Central’s all-conference picks
May 11, 2010 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kevin Walkenhauer, a senior from West Valley, was one of six Central Washington baseball players to receive All-GNAC acclaim Tuesday. Walkenhauer, who pitched and also played second base, shortstop and left field this past season, made the second team. He batted .316 with a team-leading 15 doubles. On the mound, Walkenhauer was [...]
2/24/10 Away at School
February 24, 2010 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — CASSIE ROBBINS (Eisenhower), a senior at Washington State, was named Most Improved Player on the Cougars’ volleyball team. A middle blocker, Robbins led WSU in blocking with a 1.21 average, fourth-best in the Pac-10. She helped Washington State return to the NCAA Tournament after a seven-year absence and was named All-Pac-10 honorable [...]
USC QB Barkley likely to start against WSU
September 24, 2009 by The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Southern California coach Pete Carroll says freshman quarterback Matt Barkley probably will start for the 12th-ranked Trojans against Washington State on Saturday. Carroll made the announcement after USC’s practice Wednesday night. The Trojans (2-1) feel Barkley’s bruised right shoulder has healed enough to put him back in the lineup. Barkley missed USC’s [...]
WSU-SMU Photo Gallery
September 20, 2009 by YH-R Sports
Photos from Saturday’s game between Washington State and Southern Methodist at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. All photos from the Associated Press.
Pac-10 team-by-team reports
July 30, 2009 by The Seattle Times
LOS ANGELES — Count Steve Sarkisian as one of a minority in Seattle. He enjoys the commute. Sarkisian became almost rapturous here Thursday at his first Pac-10 football media day as Washington coach, talking about how he daily glimpses his home field from the Evergreen Point floating bridge and the juices start flowing. “I’m 35 [...]