SAM TAYLOR – The Daily Evergreen

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor

Sam is a senior multimedia journalism major from Lacey, Washington and the sports editor for spring 2024. He was the sports editor for the 2022-23 school year and managing editor for the summer and fall 2023. He plays the trumpet in the Cougar Marching Band, loves sports and has worked at the Evergreen since fall 2021.

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WSU baseball drops final game of the season 10-4 to ranked Oregon

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 21, 2024

Oregon Ducks score seven in eighth inning to beat WSU 8-4

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 21, 2024

Taylor climbs Cougar record books, Kramer reaches base four times in WSU loss

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 17, 2024

Pro Cougs Tracker: Manzardo’s debut, roast of Tom Brady

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 15, 2024

Cougar baseball drops Senior Day rubber match to USC, 10-3

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 13, 2024

Bats, bullpen fail to back Wilford’s quality start

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 12, 2024

Letter from the Editors: Sports Sports Sports!!!

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD and SAM TAYLOR
May 2, 2024

Hayden Stinchfield ‘argumentative, funny and generous’

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
May 1, 2024

Charlisse Leger-Walker commits to UCLA

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 28, 2024

[Photo] Stanford wins final Pac-12 Tournament, Park sets individual record

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2024

TAYLOR: Welcome home Gardner Minshew

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 25, 2024

Kyle Russell dazzles in Cougar comeback attempt, but Cougs cave, lose 9-7

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 20, 2024

Bella Murekatete earns WNBA opportunity

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 16, 2024

WSU baseball, swimming join Mountain West

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 16, 2024

Some highs, lots of lows, nonetheless WSU baseball controls its destiny

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 15, 2024

Cougs allow 17 hits in 8-2 Sunday loss, get swept by Cal

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 15, 2024

Cougs respond “too little, too late” drop series opener to Cal 4-3

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 13, 2024

Kamie Ethridge signs contract extension through 2029–30 season

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 11, 2024

Cougar women end season in Indiana

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 4, 2024

WSU Athletic Communications excels under bright lights of March Madness

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 4, 2024

Charlisse Leger-Walker enters transfer portal

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 3, 2024

Murekatete’s final game in Beasley one to remember, WSU women’s hoops wins 63-61

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
April 2, 2024

‘A privilege to be able to watch your team this time of year,’ WSU women host Toledo in WBIT

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 27, 2024

Pat Chun leaves WSU to become UW Athletic Director

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 26, 2024

WSU women score 30 in fourth quarter, advance to WBIT quarterfinals

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 23, 2024

‘A lot of names are made in March’ WSU Cougars ready for the spotlight

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 21, 2024

Cougar women’s basketball qualifies for WBIT

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 21, 2024

Cougs walk 13 times, score 12 times, win once in Los Angeles

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 17, 2024

Cougar baseball wins big in Riverside, 11-3

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 15, 2024

Base running mistake costs Cougars game two versus Utah

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 15, 2024

WSU baseball beats Utah 7-1 behind Taylor’s strong outing

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 15, 2024

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[Photo] WSU drops season finale to UW

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 11, 2024

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[Photo] Men's basketball kicking off the preseason

October 22, 2025

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‘Off the court, we’re the most connected we’ve ever been’

SAM TAYLOR and BRANDON WILLMAN
March 7, 2024

WSU women’s hoops tips off Pac-12 Tournament versus Cal

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 6, 2024

WSU women’s hoops upset No. 13 Colorado

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 3, 2024

WSU baseball home opener delayed to Saturday

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 2, 2024

Gardner shows out, Cougs cannot overcome early deficit, lose to No. 18 Utah

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
March 2, 2024

Meet America’s Team: the Washington State Cougars

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 29, 2024

‘Immediately irreplaceable,’ Sarah Miller leads WSU pep bands

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 29, 2024

Cougars hold Horned Frogs to flame, drop match in 12-inning classic

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 28, 2024

Cougs comeback to haunt Big 12’s Kansas in Round Rock Tournament, win 5-4

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 26, 2024

Cougars send seniors off right, beat Oregon 71-61

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 25, 2024

Cougars contend with No. 9 Oregon State, fall late 65-52

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 24, 2024

WAZZU WEEKLY: David Vs. Goliath in Tuscon tonight, Leger-Walker’s legacy

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 22, 2024

Charlisse Leger-Walker’s legacy: ‘She makes other people better’

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 22, 2024

WSU women’s basketball to recognize six seniors Sunday

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 22, 2024

Wazzu Weekly: Men’s basketball ranked for first time since 2008, baseball opens season with series win

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 21, 2024

PRO COUGS TRACKER: Watson wins back-to-back Super Bowls, Minshew makes Pro Bowl

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 21, 2024

Wazzu wins without Leger-Walker for first time behind Wallack’s career day

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 19, 2024

WSU hits rock bottom, begins to climb out of canyon in Grand Canyon state

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 19, 2024

Wilford wows as Cougars split Saturday doubleheader with Utah Tech

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 18, 2024

Stadium Way opens after Diesel spill cleanup

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 15, 2024

‘They get hype, I get hype,’ How WSU students are changing the culture around WSU basketball

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 15, 2024

Cougars seek to break four-game skid in Arizona

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 15, 2024

Taylor Swift: The NFL’s Anti-Hero

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 11, 2024

WSU Athletic Director Pat Chun joins College Football Playoff Selection Committee

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 10, 2024

‘We started the game with the wrong mindset’; WSU loses to Cal 66-59

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 10, 2024

Cougars host Cal, No. 6 Stanford and college basketball’s winningest coach

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 8, 2024

Tara VanDerveer returns to the Palouse as the winningest coach in college basketball history

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 8, 2024

Cougs come up short against No. 20 Utah in second game without Leger-Walker

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 4, 2024

WSU women’s basketball drops first game without Charlisse Leger-Walker to No. 6 Colorado

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
February 4, 2024

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[Photo] Pro Cougs NBA: Wells shooting returns as Gueye’s minutes diminish

Abe Daniel, Sports reporter
January 2, 2026

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Charlisse Leger-Walker out for season with knee injury

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
January 31, 2024

Wazzu upsets No. 2 UCLA in Pauley Pavillion

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
January 31, 2024

Cougs to challenge Pac-12 stars in Hollywood

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
January 24, 2024

Cougars lead Sun Devils for all but four seconds, win 79-64

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
January 24, 2024

TAYLOR: Thank you, Pete Carroll

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
January 18, 2024

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