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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

SoFi Stadium showcases the College Football Playoff trophy during the 2022 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Dec. 17, in Los Angeles.

Watching the CFP national championship as a WSU fan and a writer

ZACH THUMMEL January 12, 2024

  The Michigan Wolverines (15-0) beat the Washington Huskies (14-1) 34-13 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX Jan. 8. I had the chance to watch it The reporting perspective: Michigan was dominant...

WSU running back Nakia Watson scores a touchdown during the Apple Cup, Nov. 26.

COMMENTARY: If the Rebels destroyed the Death Star, the Cougs can win the Apple Cup

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor November 25, 2023

The Rebels were not supposed to win. The Imperial Empire’s Death Star was a heavily shielded battle station with the firepower greater than half a Starfleet.  Kalen DeBoer's 2023 Washington...

WSU tennis head coach Raquel Atawo talks with WSU tennis player Yura Nakagawa during an NCAA tennis match against UCLA, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU finishes regular season with a loss in Seattle 

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor April 25, 2023

The regular season has come to an end and the 2023 WSU tennis season will be in the back of the minds of nearly every player on the roster following the postseason. WSU (7-14, 0-10 Pac-12) finished...

WSU guard TJ Bamba dunks the ball during an NCAA basketball game against Oregon, Feb. 19, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougars to face Huskies in final battle of season

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 2, 2023

It was always meant to come down to this.  The Cougs are on an incredible win streak right now, five straight when that was the only thing that would be enough to get above .500. Now, the Cougs face...

UW guard and ex-WSU player Noah Williams walks back to the tunnel after losing to WSU 51-56, Feb. 11, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Wazzu provides hostile homecoming for Noah Williams in Apple Cup

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 17, 2023

“Wazzu Reject” was the tamer of the collection of chants the WSU student section shouted at Saturday’s Pullman edition of the Apple Cup in Noah Williams' much-anticipated return to the Palouse. Williams...

WSU forward DJ Rodman shoots the ball during an NCAA men’s basketball game against Arizona, Jan 26.

Cougs to play first game of the Apple Cup

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor February 9, 2023

WSU men’s basketball (10-15, 5-9 Pac-12) does not have many games left in the season to turn things around and make it into a successful year. Fortunately, every win against University of Washington (13-12,...

Cougs grab their half of Apple, beat Huskies 66-52

Cougs grab their half of Apple, beat Huskies 66-52

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor January 9, 2023

With the game even 6-6, Charlisse Leger-Walker simply raised her hand and caught the ball thrown directly at her by a Husky. At the other end of the floor, she plunged into a sea of purple below the...

WSU guard Astera Tuhina dribbles toward the hoop during an NCAA womens basketball game against Montana, Dec. 2.

Cougs host Dawgs with star guard potentially absent

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor January 6, 2023

Each of Charlisse Leger-Walker’s 40 points was not enough to defeat Wazzu’s cross-state rival in the Cougs’ 82-66 Apple Cup loss Dec. 11 in Seattle. With the Pullman edition of the Apple Cup happening...

WSU guard Tara Wallack stumbles after being fouled during an NCAA womens basketball game against Prairie View A&M, Nov. 13.

WSU to ring in new year with Pac-12 play

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor December 30, 2022

After the best season start in program history, WSU women’s basketball will face their toughest challenge yet to begin the bulk of Pac-12 Conference play.  The Cougs' 10-1 nonconference record is...

WSU wide receiver Robert Ferrel dives for a pass during the Apple Cup, Nov. 26.

Sour apples on the Palouse: UW takes possession of Apple Cup once again

TREVOR JUNT, Evergreen deputy sports editor November 27, 2022

The Huskies ripped away the Apple Cup Trophy from the Palouse. It will be missing from the Cougar Football Complex for the next year. WSU lost to the No. 12 University of Washington 51-33 in the 114th...

Quarterback Gardner Minshew II gets tackled by Washington sophomore defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike during the Apple Cup on Nov. 23 at Martin Stadium.

WSU seeks to defend Apple Cup

TREVOR JUNT, Evergreen deputy sports editor November 24, 2022

The history of the Apple Cup is not on WSU’s side. In the past ten years, University of Washington has beaten WSU eight times. WSU only came on top in 2012 and last year in 2021. UW is having an...

WSU forward Lily Boyden trips over UW defender Kala McDaniel during an NCAA soccer match against UW, Nov. 5.

Soccer ends season with Apple Cup loss

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor November 7, 2022

The Huskies jumped up and down in celebration while WSU teammates surrounded fifth-year Mykiaa Minniss in an embrace as she laid down on the grass in her final act at the Lower Soccer Field in a five-year...

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