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 March 2013 Archives
Saturday was an historic day at Bailey-Brayton Field with John Olerud's No. 18 being retired.
The day was capped off in style with the current the Cougars defeated Stanford 8-5. Photos from the Olerud ceremony can be viewed HERE and HERE
Washington State University will retire John Olerud's uniform No. 18 prior to its March 30 (noon start time) game against Stanford at Bailey-Brayton Field.
In May 2011, Olerud sat down with me for a feature in the Winter 2011 edition of Washington State Magazine. The story focuses on Olerud's recovery from a brain aneurysm while at WSU, his faith, and how he applied that faith to a medical challenge with his daughter Jordan, who was born with a chromosome disorder. Many more topics were discussed during the interview, including memories of playing for legendary coach Bobo Brayton, flirting with .400 with the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1993 season, and the Seattle Mariners' historic 2001 campaign. Read excerpts from that interview HERE
What is CougsFirst!?
Read about the volunteer initiative started by Cougar greats Jack Thompson (pictured), Robbie Tobeck and several other Cougars HERE And don't miss out on the opportunity to attend the first CougsFirst! Trade Show, April 17 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. WSU and NFL great Drew Bledsoe will provide the keynote address and display wines from his Doubleback Winery. Other WSU alumni exhibitors include Sterling Bank, Griffin Maclean Insurance, Cetera Advisor Networks, Alderbrook Spa and Resort, Aqua Quip, Xtreme Consulting, Beecher's Cheese, Seattle Seahawks/Sounders, Tacoma Rainiers, Wine-By Cougars and many others. Admission is free. For more information and to register click HERE
See the latest photos of the Football Operations Building construction taken Tuesday morning, including some from inside Martin Stadium, at The Cougar Football Project Facebook page. Follow the progress 24/7 at the live webcam
Also follow The Cougar Football Project Twitter page for what's happening with the Football Operations Building construction.
The Pullman Senior Center held the 2nd Annual Wii Bowling Challenge that saw Cougar student-athletes and senior citizens team up to compete in a few rounds of virtual bowling. Go Cougs!
See the full photo album HERE.
Washington State University and the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena are proud to host the Spokane Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships, March 30 and April 1. WSU and the arena are also hosts for the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Second and Third Rounds.
Fans can receive exclusive access to tickets for the 2014 NCAA Tournament by purchasing tickets to the 2013 Women's Spokane Regional. Tickets can be purchased HERE. A preview of the Spokane Region can be found at NCAA.com.
As the image from the live webcam illustrates, work is ramping up on the Football Operations Building construction. See photos on The Cougar Football Project Facebook page taken Tuesday from different viewpoints around the WSU campus.
In his latest podcast, Director of Athletics Bill Moos discusses a wide-variety of topics including: women's basketball Pac-12 Tournament win vs. Arizona State, men's basketball win vs. No. 23 UCLA, Stephan Scott-Ellis at the NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships, a Football Operations Building update, and he reflects back on his memories of spring break while a student at WSU.
Listen to the interview HERE or on ITunes 
The Winter edition of Cougars Quarterly has arrived in the mailboxes of Cougar Athletic Fund members and season ticket holders. Featured in the issue is an interview with Football Coach Mike Leach. In addition to football, Coach Leach discusses Pullman, the new football facilities, and by the excerpt below, his love of history and movies.
CQ: You are a student of history. What is it about history that you love? Leach: First of all, you don't need to go to the television set to find drama. We are in the middle of it. There are incredible stories and levels of achievement in the past. There are a lot of lessons to be learned. CQ: You are working on a book about Geronimo? Leach: The opportunity to work with a historian like (WSU professor) Buddy Levy on a book about Geronimo, who was certainly incredibly courageous and a visionary, is a rare opportunity and one I couldn't pass up. CQ: Do you take what Geronimo represents and apply it to your coaching? Leach: I think so. We'll illustrate some of those points in the book. Not specifically in the context of coaching, but working with groups of people and what a group of people together can achieve and accomplish; some of the forces and influences that bind them, hold them together, motivate them and drive them. CQ: Speaking of history, have you seen any of the Oscar-nominated movies, such as Zero Dark Thirty and Argo? Leach: Yes, Zero Dark Thirty I liked. It felt like a documentary but I liked it and enjoyed it. I saw Argo. I was in high school when those events took place and I remember them. It was impressive to see the inside story about that on the screen. CQ: Did you see Lincoln? Leach: I saw Lincoln. I think Daniel Day-Lewis will be Best Actor because as you sit through the movie I found myself sub-vocalizing some of the phrases and trying to morph into Lincoln because of the effective job he did. CQ: Any other favorites? Leach: Django Unchained is my personal favorite. More my type of movie. The most impressive is how quickly he (director Quentin Tarantino) can develop and illustrate characters and even though they're over the top, they still stay within a semi-realistic fashion and I thought it was really impressive. MOST RECENT POSTS
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