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No awards, but ‘Volunteers’ a favorite of Cougs

      What’s your choice for Movie of the Year?   The 2011 Academy Awards is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 27. Take the WSU Today Poll and vote for your selection for Movie of the Year. The poll is located on the right side of WSU Today front page. When loyal Cougars talk about motion pictures, […]

NCAA rules two Cougar student-athletes ineligible

PULLMAN – The NCAA has ruled WSU student-athlete Dan Spitz ineligible for the first nine games of the 2010 season for violating the NCAA’s banned substance use policy.   Spitz, a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on the Cougar football team, will be allowed to practice with the team throughout the season. Under the NCAA’s program, […]

Cougar Pre-Law Day to advise students what law is all about

PULLMAN – Cougar Pre-Law Day will give WSU students an opportunity to find out what law school is all about. The workshops will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, in CUE 518. Experts from different areas of law – admissions officers, law students and legal professionals – will speak about […]

Football team adds to community clean-up

PULLMAN – Showing their pride in Pullman, Washington State University Cougar football team players and coaches picked up litter at different locations around the city on Friday afternoon, May 1.   Their effort — a special addition to Cougar Pride Days held in April – included players (l-r) Daniel Simmons, Ontario, Calif.; Shane Thomas, Spokane; […]

Cougar football at Baylor moved to Friday

PULLMAN  – WSU has moved its football game against Baylor up to Friday, Sept. 12, and will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. CDT in order to avoid complications caused by the approach of Hurricane Ike to the Texas Coast this weekend. The game, originally scheduled to be played Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and to be televised […]

Cougars to play first NCAA game today

(Photos by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services).   The Cougars will take on 13th-seeded Winthrop today at the Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colo. Today’s game starts at 4:30 p.m. pacific time and can be watched on the giant screen at Beasley coliseum. Doors at Beasley will open at 3:20 p.m. and consessions will be open.  All […]

Pac-10 opener against Cal at home

        WSU’s baseball team is ranked 25th-nationally in the Collegiate Baseball poll, released March 17.    After winning three of four games against Oklahoma last weekend, the Cougars (13-5) will kick off their Pac-10 conference play hosting No. 12 California.      All two games against Cal are slated for 5:30 p.m. at Bailey-Brayton Field […]

Cougar men fall to Bruins, 67-59

  PULLMAN (AP) — Darren Collison scored all of his 18 points in the decisive second half and freshman Kevin Love added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 5 UCLA to a rugged 67-59 victory over reeling No. 17 Washington State on Thursday night. Collison made all seven of his free throws and […]

Cougs lose in double overtime; dance ends with Vanderbilt

Victory and the Sweet 16 were just one basket away several times on Saturday. But, despite their fearless, tireless efforts, the WSU Cougars fell victim at the end of double-overtime to the sometimes phenomenal 3-point shooting of the Vanderbilt Commodores. In the end, it was 78-74, as the Cougars ended an amazing season. Huge thanks to Coach Tony […]