Oden, oh no

As a lifelong Blazer fan, anticipation was at an all-century high with Tuesday’s season-opening matchup with the perennially-hated Los Angeles Lakers.

This was to be the coming out party for Greg Oden, who was drafted to be the centerpiece of a dynasty over 16 months ago, and had yet to step on the floor in a regular season game.

Scariest Athletes in the Inland Northwest

With Halloween coming up, we decided to go on a quest to find the scariest athletes in the area, regardless of sport so that our readers could be thrilled before heading out for trick-or-treating. Please keep in mind that while the athletes themselves might be spooky, your web-browser should remain unaffected.
Here is a list of [...]

Calling the Arena home

Because of the smaller attendance numbers and the attachment people in the Lilac City have to their sports teams, semi-pro franchises in Spokane have a family-like feel to them.
But when it comes to the Spokane Chiefs and Indians, two ladies in particular take the family environment to the next level.
That’s because in the winter and [...]

Waiting for her chance

Boxing can be an intimidating sport at any age and at any level. Agility, technique, strength and motivation all make the difference between a win, loss or injury. As intense as the sport is to begin with, imagine how much more nerve-racking it is for the only woman in the gym.
“I’ve tried a lot of [...]

A visitor’s nightmare

From the outside, hockey might appear to be a dangerous sport, with the hard hitting, fighting and fast play.
But for Spokane Chiefs’ opponents, it must be especially frightening having to go up against one of their hardest workers, biggest hitters and fiercest players: Dustin Donaghy.

The bear in Bethay

During Spokane Shock pregame introductions, two things can be learned from the announcement that number 97 is in the starting lineup.

Looking familiar

The Spokane Chiefs entered the weekend of Oct. 24 and 25 undefeated at the Spokane Arena and with back-to-back home games lined up against two of the inferior teams in the Western Conference.

A Freeman Foundation

John Hays started teaching at Freeman High School in 1984 and has never left.
“Freeman is a special place,” said Hays. “Teachers come over here and very seldom do they leave.”
Located 19 miles south of Spokane, Freeman High School probably doesn’t want Hays to leave. Since 1984, he’s been a coach in one capacity or another, [...]

Entering a world of pain

With Halloween here, the sports fan in us can’t help but analyze some of the sporting occurrences that are frightening, dangerous and intimidating.

Showers or let it slide, what would you do?

During last Sunday’s Seahawks-49ers game, new San Francisco Head Coach Mike Singletary told one of his own players to hit the showers, after he was sulking on the bench after getting chewed out for collecting a personal foul penalty.

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