PULLMAN (AP) – Washington State forced overtime with Nico Grasu’s 28-yard field goal on the final play of regulation, then Grasu hit from 37 yards in the second overtime to stun rival Washington 16-13 in double overtime on Saturday, retaining the Apple Cup – and keeping the Huskies winless. Ryan Perkins kicked a 22-yard field […]
Photo: Jay Miller, left and Kelly Hinz have enjoyed a 12-year Husky-Cougar rivalry that escalates each year at Apple Cup time. (Photo courtesy of Gary Hintz). Nothing better exemplifies the ongoing Cougar-Husky rivalry than the annual Apple Cup football contest, which will be played in Seattle on Nov. 24. Boasting, bets and braggadocio typify […]
PULLMAN – At the turn of the 20th century, football teams from the University of Washington and Washington State University met in competition for the very first time. Around that same period, William E. Boeing left Yale University engineering school to head West and, ultimately, lead the state of Washington to the forefront of the […]
Before the winner of the 2006 Apple Cup is declared on the field, Tully’s Coffee Corporation, the Pacific Northwest’s largest fully handcrafted coffee roaster, will partner with the Washington State University and University of Washington alumni associations to fuel its own ‘Alumni Cup’ competition by selling Crimson Roast and Husky Blend organic and fair trade […]
Washington State University finished on top of Habitat for Humanity’s “Tackling Hurricane Relief” contest, which raised a total $164,293.62 to help rebuild homes in the southeastern United States affected by recent hurricanes.The victory means the Space Needle roof will be adorned with crimson and gray paint, the WSU flag and logo, and the message “Go […]
The stakes are higher at this year’s Apple Cup-605 feet above ground to be exact. Washington State University and the University of Washington are teaming up with the Space Needle and Habitat for Humanity to raise money to help rebuild homes destroyed by recent hurricanes in the Southeastern United States.Beginning at 10 a.m., Nov. 2, […]
A celebration of Washington wines will be one of the highlights of WSU’s last home football weekend — and Apple Cup weekend — Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20. The wine tasting, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Ensminger Agricultural Pavilion, will feature more than 25 Washington offerings. Tickets at the door will cost […]
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawl