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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2642"] Washington State Cougars guard Ace Glass drives to the basket during a game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Credit: Bobby Sedeno [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] In a game that was never truly competitive, the Washington State Cougars landed
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3976"] Washington State guard Parker Gerrits dribbles past a Portland Pilots defender during a WCC regular season game. Credit: Bobby Sedeno [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Washington State put together one of its best offensive performances of the season
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Picking up a much-needed win, the Washington State Cougars put together one of their most complete performances of the season on Saturday afternoon, rolling past Pepperdine 95–79 to improve to 9–13 overall and 4–5 in West Coast Conference play. The win snapped a four-game losing
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Coming off tough losses to the Gonzaga Bulldogs and San Francisco Dons, the Washington State Cougars will look to get back in the win column with two winnable games on the schedule this week. On Wednesday, the Cougars head south to face the San Diego Toreros before returning home on
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4202"] Jerone Morton attempts a three-point shot during a WCC game for the Washington State Cougars. Credit: Washington State Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Washington State Cougars found themselves in a back-and-forth battle that
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Falling just short against one of the WCC’s best programs, the Washington State Cougars dropped a high-scoring 88–82 road contest against Saint Mary’s, coming up just short on a statement conference win. While any loss is disappointing, the performance showed clear signs of growth for the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1611"] Florida Gators wide receiver Tank Hawkins (10) runs with the ball against the UCF Knights during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] With the transfer
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4000"] Washington State guard Jerone Morton drives to the basketball in a game against Loyola Marymount. Credit: Ashley Davis [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Washington State Cougars pulled out a thrilling 78–76 win over Loyola Marymount on
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6096"] Washington State Cougars forward Emmanuel Ugbo (0) shoots the ball against New Mexico Lobos guard Kevin Patton Jr. (0) in the second half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.
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Opening West Coast Conference play on the road, the Washington State Cougars jumped out to a strong start against the Portland Pilots and carried a 32–23 lead into halftime, turning in one of their best halves of the 2025-26 season thus far. However, the offense went ice cold
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Washington State capped off its season in memorable fashion with a 34-21 victory over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, finishing the year 7-6 and earning the Cougars their first bowl win since 2018. It was a performance that showed both the potential of the roster
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PULLMAN, Wash. - Building a win streak going into WCC play, the Washington State Cougars defeated the Mercer Bears on Saturday, closing out their non-conference play on a strong note with an 84-78 victory at Beasley Coliseum. Coming off a blowout win over Eastern Washington earlier in the week,