Unruly fans face ouster from NFC Championship
January 20, 2012 by The Associated Press
By BETH DUFF-BROWNThe Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t yell obscenities, don’t flip the bird — and don’t even think about insulting anyone’s mother. The San Francisco 49ers and the NFL have adopted extraordinary security measures for Sunday’s NFC championship against the New York Giants after New Orleans Saints fans complained of harassment by unruly [...]
How to watch local prep games on SWX
January 19, 2012 by Marcus Michelson
YAKIMA, Wash. — Friday’s East Valley-Prosser doubleheader and Saturday’s Eisenhower-Davis doubleheader are scheduled to be broadcast on SWX, which is a digtal subchannel of KNDO. To find out how you can receive SWX, visit this website
What to watch for in the NBA this season
December 24, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Michael Moreno/Toppenish High School YAKIMA, Wash. — After a delayed start because of a months-long lockout, the NBA season finally starts on Christmas day. Here are some of the things to look out for while watching the games. 1. How Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers respond to their conference finals loss to the [...]
More info on the Associated Press’ sports stories of the year
December 20, 2011 by The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The ouster of one of America’s most revered coaches, Penn State’s Joe Paterno, after shocking child sex abuse charges against his former assistant was overwhelmingly voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press. On the morning of Nov. 5, Paterno’s Nittany Lions were undefeated in the Big [...]
WSU hires Leach to replace Wulff
November 30, 2011 by The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — Mike Leach has been named football coach at Washington State. Leach agreed in principle to a five-year contract and will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday in Pullman, according to a release from the school. “I asked athletic director Bill Moos to select the best head football coach in the country and [...]
Cougars fire football coach Paul Wulff
November 29, 2011 by The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — Paul Wulff wanted just a little more time. Bill Moos, the Washington State athletic director, thought WSU had run out of it. Tuesday morning, Moos dismissed Wulff after four struggling years of Cougars football in which WSU went 9-40. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Moos said informing Wulff on Tuesday morning that [...]
NBA, players reach tentative agreement
November 26, 2011 by The Associated Press
NEW YORK — NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout. After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to try to save the season. This handshake deal, however, still must be ratified by both owners and players. “We’ve [...]
Stewart rallies for Sprint Cup title
November 20, 2011 by The Associated Press
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart insisted he wasn’t a title contender when NASCAR’s championship race began. When it became clear he actually was a viable threat, he kicked it into another gear and vowed to go for broke in his pursuit of Carl Edwards. Did he ever. Stewart used a powerful and relentless drive — [...]
The weekend in pictures
October 24, 2011 by Marcus Michelson
YAKIMA, Wash. — In case you missed it, here are some of the best photos from some of the biggest sports news stories from the past weekend.
MotoGP rider killed in crash
October 23, 2011 by The Associated Press
Marco Simoncelli, a rising MotoGP star, died Sunday at the same Malaysian circuit where the Italian won the 250cc world title in 2008. He was 24. Nicknamed ’Super Sic’ and sporting a mop of curly hair, Simoncelli was predicted by many to be a future MotoGP world champion. He died a week after Indianapolis 500 [...]
