With the installation of Gonzaga as the No. 1-ranked team in the country in this week’s polls, I harked back to 2013, and the early-March Monday that the Zags gained that honor for the first time. On the buoyant campus, there was a 21-foot sheet cake with a blue “No. 1” shape, provided by GU’s food...

Gonzaga got three minutes worth of national advertising Saturday on ESPN’s weekly College GameDay show, as the subject turned to the Zags’ potential shelf life in the NCAA tournament. “There’s still skepticism,” said host Rece Davis. “There’s always skepticism about Gonzaga.” But he added: “They ma...

As West Coast Conference men’s basketball play begins Thursday night, there’s a sense of newness. That is, right up until you project the best in sho...

This being sports and all, it’s foolhardy to assume anything and look ahead. Nevertheless, caveats, disclaimers and disavowals in place, there’s this...