SATIRE: Houston vs. WSU Beginner’s Guide to Gambling
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen columnist
September 13, 2019
As Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan once said: “Cash rules everything around me. CREAM, get the money. Dollar dollar bill y’all.” That idea still rings true to this day and everybody knows the best way to make money is sports prop bets. “Things like the spread and the over/under are just...
Bennett is back for Cougars
GRACE ARNIS, Evergreen deputy sports editor
September 13, 2019
Elyse Bennett came back this season ready to play. After tearing her ACL for the second time in a game against Arizona State University last season, she knew she wouldn’t play again until this fall. She missed the feeling of being around the team and wants to make a run in the NCAA tournament this...
40 years of Cougar football, friendship
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
September 6, 2019
This weekend’s football game against Northern Colorado is a special occasion for a particular group of Cougs. WSU alumnus George Adams and his friends from Neill Hall — back when it was a residence hall — are celebrating their 40th anniversary of knowing each other by convening in Pullman this...
Opinion: football key matchups
SHAWN P. O'CONNOR, Evergreen columnist
August 30, 2019
Expectations have never been higher for No. 23 WSU football. A year after posting a program-record 11 wins, the Cougars find themselves in the AP preseason poll for only the fourth time since 1952. How can WSU get its season off on the right foot this weekend? Here are three key matchups as Washington...
‘The start of my goodbye’
DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen editor-in-chief
November 16, 2018
In football, the arm of a quarterback, the hands of a receiver and the feet of a running back are glorified by the people looking at the sport from the outside. But for those who have or do play the sport, there is a place they pay attention to where the outcome of nearly every game is decided —...
Cougars look for revenge against Arizona
JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter
November 16, 2018
For No. 8 WSU football, the saying “there’s no place like home” is especially true. The Cougars are coming into the weekend on a 12-game winning streak at home and look to extend it to 13 as they host University of Arizona on Saturday. The Cougars (9-1) also look to keep their College Football...
Cougs, Golden Bears meet in pool
KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter
November 3, 2018
The WSU swimming will host No. 5 University of California, Berkeley, on Saturday in Gibb Pool. The Cougars recently defeated Northern Arizona University 135-126 at home Friday night. Sophomore Taylor McCoy won multiple events for the Cougars: 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard...
No. 8 Cougars face Golden Bears
JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter
November 2, 2018
Revenge is a dish best served cold, as the saying goes. Revenge is what the Cougars hope to serve the University of California, Berkeley, on Saturday night at Martin Stadium, where it's forecasted to be below 50 degrees Fahrenheit for the 7:45 p.m. kickoff. The No. 8 Cougars (7-1) have won four consecutive...
An unexpected arrival
TAYLOR DUNLAP, Evergreen assistant sports editor
November 2, 2018
After living in Varna, Bulgaria, all her life, Borislava ‘Bobi’ Hristova had to make massive adjustments when she moved to Washington to start her college career as a forward on the WSU women's basketball team. Not only was she forced to make living adjustments, but she also had to adapt to the different...
Proud past of Pelluer
JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter
November 2, 2018
WSU is a university filled with great tradition and family legacies. However, perhaps no one has closer family ties to the Cougar tradition than sixth-year linebacker Peyton Pelluer. Pelluer is the anchor for the Cougar defense who has helped carry WSU to No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings....
Men’s basketball hits Jack Friel court for exhibition match
COLIN CONNOLLY, Evergreen reporter
November 2, 2018
The WSU men’s basketball team will get its 2018-19 season underway with an exhibition game against New Hope Christian College on Sunday. Last season, the team started 6-0 and won the Wooden Legacy tournament. The Pac-12 proved tough as the Cougars went 4-14 in conference, finishing with a 12-19...
Following in his father’s footsteps
DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen editor-in-chief
November 2, 2018
As the saying goes, like father, like son. That’s the case for Trey Tinsley, who followed in his dad Scott’s footsteps by playing quarterback at a Pac-12 school. Scott played at University of Southern California from 1978 to 1982 and went undrafted in the 1983 NFL draft. He was then signed...
Cougar football will be returning to Martin Stadium on Nov. 14, but it is going to look a lot different. Instead of playing in front of 30,000-plus fans...
