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Idaho vs EWU

football kick time set

The first game time of Idaho football’s 2019 home schedule was announced Friday, with the release of the first four kick times for the Root Sports Game of the Week package. The Vandals will host Eastern Washington on Sept. 21, at noon PDT in the Kibbie Dome. It will be the first of three Vandal games televised by Root.

Start times for the remaining games on Root will be announced following the release of the NBA schedule, slated for mid-August. The Vandals will also play in the Root Sports Game of the Week when they host Idaho State (Oct. 19) and when they travel to Montana (Nov. 9).

Television selections for Eleven Sports and regional networks, including SWX, will be announced in the coming weeks. Kick times for all other games will be decided by the television rights holders (if applicable), in conjunction with the Big Sky Conference and participating institutions. No Big Sky football game, televised or not, can kick off within 45 minutes before or after the start of the Root Sports Game of the Week.

Former Zag Norvell named

to Lakers’ Summer League roster

Former Gonzaga guard Zach Norvell Jr. made the Los Angeles Lakers’ summer league roster, the team released Friday.

The team will hold its first practice on Friday at the UCLA Health Training Center and will begin play in the California Classic with a 6 p.m. matchup against the Miami Heat on July 1. The Lakers will then compete against the Golden State Warriors (6 p.m., July 2) and Sacramento Kings (2 p.m., July 3), before appearing in its first Las Vegas Summer League game versus the Chicago Bulls at 4:30 p.m. on July 5.

Los Angeles plays in the second California Classic at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. The California Classic is a three-day summer basketball showcase with the Kings, Warriors, Heat, and Lakers. Players from the four teams will include rookies selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, sophomore NBA players, and athletes competing to make NBA and G League rosters.

The Lakers will then play four games during the opening round of the Summer League, each game being played at Thomas & Mack Arena. The top eight teams are then seeded in a tournament, which culminates with a championship game on July 15 at 6 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Teams that do not qualify for the tournament will each play a consolation game. Every team will play at least five games and as many as seven at MGM Resorts NBA Summer League.

MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2019, which features all 30 NBA teams and the Chinese and Croatian National Teams, will tip off with 10 games on July 5 and continue through July 15 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. The first day of action will include five games on NBA TV and a tripleheader on ESPN.

Norvell left Gonzaga with two years of eligibility remaining. He was not selected in the two-round NBA draft, then signed as a free agent with the Lakers.

WSU to induct six

into Athletic Hall of Fame

PULLMAN — Washington State will induct six individuals, including former quarterback Ryan Leaf, into its Athletic Hall of Fame the weekend of Sept. 6-7, athletic director Pat Chun announced Friday.

The honorees will join the current 217 individuals and teams in the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction dinner will be held Sept. 6 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane with the 2019 class also being recognized at the Washington State-Northern Colorado football game in Pullman the following day. More details on Hall of Fame Weekend will be released throughout the summer. For more information on the induction dinner, contact Bridget Adams at 509-335-0220 or bridget.adams@wsu.edu

The list of six inductees comprising the 2019 class includes:

Josephat Kapkory (track and field/cross country, 1991-94): Member of the Pac-12 All-Century Cross Country team…three-time NCAA All-American in cross country (1991-93)…1993 NCAA Cross Country champion…captured the 1992 and 1993 Pac-10 cross country titles…two-time NCAA Indoor All-American…won the 1992 NCAA Indoor 3000m title…two-time NCAA Outdoor All-American…in 1994, won the steeplechase, 5,000m and 10,000m Pac-10 titles, the only person to accomplish that feat.

Ryan Leaf (football, 1994-97): One of the greatest football players in WSU history…led the Cougars to the 1998 Rose Bowl and a No. 9 final ranking…1997 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year and named to The Sport News’ All-American First Team…finished third in the 1997 Heisman Trophy race…set numerous Pac-10 and WSU single-season and career records…selected No. 2 overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 1998 NFL Draft…spent four seasons in the NFL…currently serves as President and CEO of RAM Consultant Inc.

Stephanie Papke (volleyball, 1994-97): A four-year letterwinner at WSU…finished career third in school history with 3,839 assists…competed on four NCAA teams and was a three-time All-Pac-10 honoree…junior year was the first Cougar volleyball player to be voted by coaches to the All-Pac-10 team…that same year was named AVCA Second-Team All-America and was an All-District 8 selection…1998 Pac-10 Conference Medal Winner and was WSU’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Ellannee Richardson (track & field, 2004-07): Five-time All-American at WSU…four-time All-America heptathlete, finishing second at the NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2003…also earned All-America honors as part of WSU’s 1600m relay team at 2003 NCAA Indoors…three-time Pac-10 heptathlon champion…in 2003 was WSU’s Pac-12 Medal Winner, Pac-10 and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America second team selection…following graduation, spent 12 years as a member of WSU’s coaching staff.

Lisa Roman (rowing, 2010-12): Lettered all three years as a Cougar…named to the Pac-12 All-Century Rowing Team…member of varsity eight boat all three seasons…Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All-Region 5 first team as a senior…two-time all-conference first team selection…helped WSU to NCAA appearances in 2010 and 2011…member of Canada’s 2016 Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro, finishing fifth…captured silver medal at 2017 and 2018 World Championships as part of Canada’s women’s eight boat…ranked No. 14 rower in the world in fall of 2018.

Rod Commons (administration, 1976-2007): Spent 32 years managing public relations efforts for WSU Athletics, teams and student-athletes as sports information director…managed public relations campaigns for six top 10 finishers in the Heisman Trophy balloting…served as President of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in 2004-05, was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2007 and received that organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010…continues to be involved in WSU Athletics, photographing every home WSU sporting event and assisting as department historian.

The hall of fame was chartered in 1978, at the directive of then-WSU president Glenn Terrell and WSU athletic director Sam Jankovich.