The heat is on WSU Football Coach Paul Wulff. The man hired after a successful eight-year regime at Eastern Washington University has produced a 3-22 record during his two years on the Palouse. A cupboard left bare by a previous coaching staff that recruited players with minimal talent and questionable character has put Wulff’s job in jeopardy…

T hose who try hard to be liked by others by mentioning they have met someone famous are irritating, to say the least. Did I mention that I met the most powerful man in the world of Cougar athletics at this sum- mer’s Whatcom County Cougar Athletics Banquet…

As the athletic season and school year wind to a close on the Palouse, one may look back on the 2009-2010 year and chalk up the entire year as a failure on multiple levels. We failed to beat the Washington Huskies in basketball and football, our talented basketball team suffered a late season collapse and the football team slogged through another rough season in front of record-low Martin Stadium crowds…

It’s been a long time since the Palouse Posse roamed the confines of Martin Stadium. It was 1994 to be exact. That Cougar defense featured future pros like Chad Eaton and Mark Fields, who were the best in the country as they held opponents to 10 points or less in eight of 12 games…

A dreadfully wet morning on the Palouse gave way to beautiful afternoon skies Thursday afternoon. The football team took the field with helmets and shoulder pads to prepare for Saturday’s spring game. As has been the case all spring, an enthusiastic Cougar defense dominated the line of scrimmage while quarterback Jeff Tuel was forced into making some spectacular plays of his own…

PGA Tour Golfer Brian Davis has my official vote for 2010 Sportsman of the Year. The lifelong English journeyman had his first opportunity to capture a PGA Tour victory at the Verizon Heritage Sunday after burying a long birdie put on the 18 to climb to 13 under and force a playoff with Jim Furyk…

This is supposed to be the year. It should be the year the Seattle Mariners erase almost a decade of mediocre performances while making a triumphant return to the postseason. The parts are seemingly in place: great defense, great pitching, and a little timely hitting from a lineup that should feature the best one-two starting pitching punch in the league would seemingly make the media darlings of the 2010 offseason true World Series contenders…

With a thrilling college basketball season now over and the NBA Playoffs just weeks away, a dilemma arises for former Seattle SuperSonics fans as one of the most exciting time of the year approaches: Who to root for? Sure, it’s easy to criticize the NBA for its sloppy defense…

Great pitching. Solid defense. Timely hitting. Execute these three vital parts of baseball, and championship contention is within reach. Heading into the 2010 Major League Baseball season, the Seattle Mariners have a great defense and a star-studded pitching staff…

America’s college basketball super conference, known to basketball aficionados everywhere as the Big East, fell apart in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament as five of its seven teams failed to make the Sweet 16. The conference, boosted by sickening bias from East Coast media coverage throughout the course of this college basketball season…

As the Pac-10 basketball season mercifully winds to a close with the Cougars securely in last place, those new to WSU may just now be realizing just how difficult it can be to be a Cougar fan. Since adopting the Cougars as my favorite team at the tender age of 5…

As the men’s basketball Pac-10 regular season winds to a close, one daunting question sits restlessly on the minds of college basketball aficionados everywhere. Who is truly the best “Nikola” in the Pac-10? For those not closely following this year’s Pac-10 conference…

It seemed Bode Miller’s critics would always be there to detract attention from his unprecedented accomplishments. Despite missing a gate and not finishing in Tuesday’s Men’s Giant Slalom, the controversial American alpine skier has put an exclamation point on his career with a historic performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics…

Former WSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk sent shockwaves through campus Monday when he announced he would be leaving Pullman to serve as athletic director for the San Diego State Aztecs. Sterk, who successively oversaw a resurgence in WSU athletic programs…

Dear NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, Surely by now, your East Coast-biased members have totally ruled out the possibility of putting more than one Pac-10 team in your annual 64-team battle royale coming up in a month or so. The conference is weaker than in recent years…