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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Head coach Mike Leach at the WSU vs. Stanford game Sept. 4 at Martin Stadium.

Top-20 WSU Athletics’ influential figures: No. 1 to 5

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen reporter December 11, 2017

Jason Gesser Two anonymous members of the 1972 WSU football team told me in June that Gesser has the look of a future athletic director. Word on the street is the former WSU quarterback, while...

Pac-12 implements new program to deal with concussions

Pac-12 implements new program to deal with concussions

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter December 11, 2017

WSU partnered with the rest of the Pac-12 Conference in an effort to support student-athlete health, safety and care in all sports. The Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative Board...

WSU swimming participates in a meet against University of Arizona on Oct. 14, 2017 at Gibb Pool.

Cougar swim prepares for return to the water

RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter December 11, 2017

WSU swimming and diving (2-3, 0-3) has three meets remaining in the season, but the team won’t finish the long multi-semester year until February. To end the season, the Cougars will face Arizona State...

Cougars lose two wide receivers for bowl game

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor December 10, 2017

WSU junior wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. has been dismissed from the Cougar football team for a violation of team rules, Associate Director of Athletics Bill Stevens confirmed. Martin led WSU in...

Forward Robert Franks led the Cougars in scoring last season and has decided to return for his senior season.

Men’s basketball continues losing skid

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor December 10, 2017

A trip to Texas to take on University of Texas El Paso for WSU men’s basketball didn’t start or end the way the Cougars were hoping. The team missed their initial flight from Spokane to El Paso...

WSU kicker Erik Powell talks about his decision to come to Pullman and explains why he chose football over soccer.

Kicking his way to a legacy

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor December 8, 2017

Three steps back, two steps to the right. Line it up, take two steps forward and kick the ball through the uprights. This is the routine of WSU redshirt senior kicker Erik Powell when his named is called...

Head coach Mike Leach watches as his defense stops Boise State University in the redzone Sept. 9 at Martin Stadium. WSU won the game 47-44.

Leach remains head coach despite rumors of departure

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter December 8, 2017

University of Tennessee hired its new head football coach, ending nearly two weeks of rumors that WSU Head Coach Mike Leach was leaving the Cougars for the Volunteers. Tennessee officially announced...

Junior forward Robert Franks drives to the basket for a layup against Idaho on Dec. 6.

WSU will look to end losing streak

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter December 7, 2017

WSU men’s basketball will look to rebound from two consecutive losses when the team travels to face University of Texas, El Paso, on Saturday. WSU started the season with six straight wins, including...

Redshirt freshman guard Milan Acquaah makes a layup for WSU on Wednesday in the Kibbie Dome.

Men’s basketball drops second straight game

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter December 7, 2017

WSU men’s basketball traveled eight miles east to take on University of Idaho in the “Battle of the Palouse,” but suffered a 91-64 loss to the Vandals on Wednesday night. It was the season debut...

Senior guard Pinelopi Pavlopoulou drives toward the basket against Gonzaga on Wednesday at Beasley Coliseum.

Cougars suffer fifth loss of season to Bulldogs

TYLER SHUEY, Evergreen columnist December 7, 2017

It was a back-and-forth game with 11 lead changes throughout the night, but WSU made just four of their 20 attempted shots in the final quarter and ultimately fell 64-56 to University of Gonzaga on Wednesday. The...

Breaking away from the Saint Louis defense, sophomore forward Kayla Washington successfully adds two points to the Cougs lead Monday evening in Beasley Coliseum.

Cougars look for fifth straight win against Zags

TYLER SHUEY, Evergreen columnist December 6, 2017

WSU women’s basketball (5-4) will play its third game in six days when it takes on Gonzaga University (4-3) on Wednesday. The Cougars are coming off a 85-63 victory over Saint Louis University on...

Junior forward Robert Franks creates separation from a defender on University of California, Davis during a game on Dec. 2 in Beasley Coliseum.

WSU heads to Moscow for matchup with Vandals

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor December 6, 2017

WSU men’s basketball will make the short trip over the Washington-Idaho border for a game against University of Idaho on Wednesday in Moscow. The Cougars (6-1) are coming off their first loss of the...

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