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Long Beach State hands WSU first straight-sets defeat of season

The Cougars (5-4, 0-0 Pac-12) lost Thursday night in straight sets to Long Beach State (7-2, 0-0 Big West). The Cougars struggled to slow the Beach’s left-side attack, lost the service line battle and were not efficient enough offensively. Heading into the match, WSU head coach…

WSU looks to get in the win column in home opener against Duquesne

WSU’s offense has scored 10 points in two games, while the Dukes are not much better with only 13 through two. The only difference between the two teams is that one has been outscored 104-13. That of course is Duquesne. Meanwhile, play calling for the Cougars has been one excuse…

Evergreen Weekly Crossword: Vol. 133, No. 5

Ray’s Ranks week two: The Bills climb the ladder

This week gave us a lot of insight to which teams are true contenders this season, and which ones not so much. With that being said let’s take a look at where each team ranks heading into week two. F Tier: Is the Season Over Yet? 32. Cleveland Browns (0-1) -1 31. Tennessee Titans…

Eliana Ti’a out indefinitely with knee injury

Eliana Ti’a is out indefinitely with a knee injury, according to head coach Korey Schroeder. There is no timeline for her return. “Tough for us right now,” he said Tuesday in his weekly press conference. “I think [we’re] living in a bit of an unknown.” The outside hitter injured…

Pro Cougs NFL: Ward struggles as Henley balls out

The 2026 NFL season opened with a Super Bowl rematch between the Seahawks and Patriots. The game also featured another Coug-on-Coug matchup, with Abraham Lucas and Kyle Williams playing against each other once again. Cam Ward (Titans) – It was not the ideal start for the…

Cougar volleyball loses Apple Cup for third straight season

Maija Howse and Simona Mateska combined for 34 kills as Washington (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) defeated WSU (5-3, 0-0 Pac-12) in four sets to claim the Apple Cup title for the third consecutive season. The UW outside hitters wore down the WSU defense with hard-hit attacks, which began in…

Wildcats strike down the Cougars

After struggling in last week’s Apple Cup loss, the Cougar offense went scoreless against Kansas State, falling 34-7. From the start, Kansas State was ready to play. The Wildcats put together a nearly flawless opening drive, eating up eight minutes off the clock. WSU’s first…

WSU’s Turning Point USA chapter reflects on one year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Turning Point USA reflects on the last year as the WSU chapter gets ready to ramp up the club after the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The pillars the WSU chapter will build on this year are faith and free speech, as these were two of Charlie Kirk’s largest…

Fall into autumn

Late summers in Pullman are the bane of students’ existence. Between moving in, walking up the numerous hills and coping with new semester stress, in these early weeks it feels as though we can never catch a break from the heat. Abnormally, only two weeks after settling back into…