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UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 24
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -This coming week will see the final home appearances for the Griz basketball seniors. Kareem Jamar has been special for the Griz in so many ways.... more
Lady Griz Bounce Back With Convincing Win Over ISU
By JOEL CARLSON-Kellie Cole scored a career-high 27 points and Montana led from start to finish in a 76-67 victory over Idaho State Saturday afternoon at Pocatello, Idaho.... more
Griz Edge Bengals 62-61 & Tinkle Gets Career Win No. 155
By DAVE GUFFEY - Montana Head Coach Wayne Tinkle reached a coaching milestone as as the Grizzlies edged Idaho State 62-61 Saturday night in Missoula.... more
Lady Griz Give One Away at Weber State
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana had every chance it needed Thursday night to win, but the Lady Griz shot 33.9 percent and turned the ball over 19 times to fall at Weber State 56-54.... more
Griz Defeat First-Place Weber State 68-57 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar scores 25 points and Coach Wayne Tinkle notches his 154th career win as host, Griz defeat first-place Weber State 68-57. ... more
Lady Griz Facing Four Straight Road Games
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will play road games this week at Weber State and Idaho State and they will play at Southern Utah on Feb. 26, and at Montana State on March 3.... more
Griz Host Wildcats Thursday, Feb 20th
With just six regular-season games remaining, the Grizzlies begin an important four-game league homestand, starting with first-place Weber State on Thurs Feb. 20. Tip-off is at 7:05 p.m... more
Kellie Cole Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Montana’s Kellie Cole has been named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the games played the week of Feb. 10-Feb. 16.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 17
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -The Montana Lady Griz will be out for two healthy helpings of revenge, as Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota come to Missoula.... more
Lady Griz Deliver Late in 52-49 Victory Over North Dakota
By JOEL CARLSON- With the family of the late Julie Deming in attendance, Montana erased a 48-42 deficit and posted a 52-49 victory over BSC leader North Dakota Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz hold off Bears, win 61-55 (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana withstood a Northern Colorado rally that cut what had been a 15-point, second-half lead to zero to emerge with a 61-55 victory Thursday night in Missoula.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 10
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -The Montana Lady Griz will be out for two healthy helpings of revenge, as Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota come to Missoula.... more
Eagles End Lady Griz Win Streak at Five
By JOEL CARLSON- For the second time on its two-game road trip, Montana found itself facing a sizeable halftime deficit Saturday afternoon. This time there would be no comeback.... more
Grizzlies Defeat Eagles 82-77 and Win Fourth Game in a Row (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Senior forward Kareem Jamar tallied a team-high 23 points to lead the Grizzlies to an 82-77 BSC win over the visiting Eastern Washington Eagles Saturday evening.... more
Lady Griz Win Fifth Straight With Second-Half Rally over PSU
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana State rallied back from a 17-point second-half deficit and built an advantage in overtime, but Montana posted a 10-2 run in OT to post an 84-79 victory over the Bobcats.... more
Grizzlies Edge Vikings 82-76 in Hard-Fought Overtime Contest (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Junior guard Keron DeShields scored 11 of his 19 points in overtime to lead the Grizzlies to an emotional 82-76 win over Portland State Thursday night at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Griz Begin Second Half of Big Sky Slate at Home Against PSU Thurs, Feb 6
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies start the second half of their BSC schedule at home, hosting the red-hot Portland State Vikings, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7:05 p.m. in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Griz Make It Seven Straight Over Bobcats With 70-66 Victory
By BRENT RESER - Kareem Jamar registered his third double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, to lead the Montana Grizzlies to a 70-66 BSC victory over the host Montana State Bobca... more
Lady Griz Outlast Bobcats in Overtime, 84-79
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana State rallied back from a 17-point second-half deficit and built an advantage in overtime, but Montana posted a 10-2 run in OT to post an 84-79 victory over the Bobcats.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 3
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Finally, a championship for Seattle. The last major sports title for the Emerald City was the NBA Supersonics 1979 championship.... more
Lady Griz Hold Off Thunderbirds, Win 81-73
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole scored 24 points and Torry Hill added 19, both one off their career highs, to lead Montana to an 81-73 victory over Southern Utah Saturday afternoon in Missoula.... more
Jamar Leads Griz in 69-61 Win at SUU
By DAVE GUFFEY - – Senior Kareem Jamar scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 69-61 BSC win over the host Southern Utah Thursday evening in Centrum Arena.... more
Cole, Sullivan Lead Lady Griz to 68-52 Win Over WSU (Photo Gallery)
By AUSTIN SMITH - Kellie Cole and Jordan Sullivan both finished with a double-double en route to Montana's fifth Big Sky Conference victory Saturday afternoon.... more
Montana Edges Host Bengals 59-54
By DAVE GUFFEY - Freshman guard Mario Dunn connected on a big three-pointer with 1:04 seconds to go to give the Grizzles an exciting, 59-54 come-from,-behind win over ISU Thursday night.... more
Lady Griz Back on Winning Track with 67-48 Win over ISU (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz raced out to a 20-point halftime and led by a comfortable margin the entire second half to win 67-48 over Idaho State Thursday night at home.... more
Montana Men Begin Four-Game Road Trip Starting with ISU
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies begin a four-game Big Sky Conference road trip, starting with the Idaho State Bengals, Thurs. Jan. 23, and at Weber State on Sat. Jan. 25.... more
Lady Griz Open Four-Game Home Stand
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will open a four-game home stand this week when it hosts Idaho State and Weber State at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Whitefish Native Maggie Voisin Tabbed for Winter Games
Whitefish native and 15-year-old freeski phenom Maggie Voisin will round out the U.S. Olympic Freeskiing roster after being awarded the coaches’ discretionary spot Tuesday afternoon.... more
Montana Split in Support of Neighboring Super Bowl Contenders
By JIM O'DAY - Montana was put in a unique situation last week when it was the only state where residents were able to purchase tickets to both the NFC and AFC championship games.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 20
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - When Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was born current Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was in the seventh grade in New Orleans.... more
Montana Defeats UND 84-71 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar scored a career-high 33 points as the Montana Grizzlies defeated the University of North Dakota 84-71 Thursday evening in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
North Dakota Rallies, Knocks Off Lady Griz 62-57
By JOEL CARLSON - North Dakota remained unbeaten in Big Sky Conference play with a 62-57 victory over Montana Thursday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D.... more
UM’s Kellie Cole Named BSC Player of the Week
Montana’s Kellie Cole has been named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the games played the week of Jan. 6-12.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 13
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -If the Montana Grizzlies need any historical references to motivate them after 1-3 start they can look back 40 years to Jud Heathcote’s 1973-74 Grizzlies. ... more
Portland State Beats Montana in Triple Overtime 81-78
PSU's Gary Winston made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds to go, as Portland State defeated the visiting Montana Grizzlies 81-78 in triple overtime on Saturday evening..... more
Lady Griz Overwhelm Vikings 94-58 (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole lit the fire, Torry Hill made sure it stayed blazing, and the result was a 94-58 victory for the Lady Griz over Portland State Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz Keep Hot Hands, Down Eagles 81-64
By JOEL CARLSON - Jordan Sullivan scored a career-high 24 points and Kellie Cole added 22, as Montana locked down Eastern Washington's three leading scorers to win 81-64.... more
Lady Griz Host Eastern Washington and Portland State
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana Lady Griz will host Eastern Washington and Portland State at Dahlberg Arena this week as it hosts its first Big Sky Conference games of the season. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 6
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It was 39 years ago this coming Saturday that for the first time Montana’s women basketball began its first season as part of the official UM Athletic Department. ... more
Lady Griz Win By 20 in Big Sky Opener
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole scored a career-high 25 points, and Torry Hill dished out a career-high 14 assists to lead the Lady Griz to a 20 point victory at NAU.... more
Lady Griz Open Big Sky Play on the Road
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will open Big Sky Conference play this week with games at Northern Arizona and Sacramento State. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 30
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The last time the Montana Grizzlies Basketball team lost a home game to another Big Sky School none of the current Grizzly players were on the roster. ... more
First 1,000 Fans to Get in FREE at Jan 2 and Jan 4 Griz Basketball Games
By DAVE GUFFEY-Montana opens its Big Sky Season this weekend. The First 1,000 fans to get in free at Jan 2nd game against NAU & the Jan 4th game against Sacramento State. ... more
Missoula Firefighter to Compete in Combat Challenge During the Cotton Bowl
By JUSTIN WALSH - Missoula firefighter Joe Waggett to race in a special Firefighter Combat Challenge at the AT&T Cotton Bowl on January 3rd. ... more
Montana to Play 12-Game Schedule Again in 2014
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzly football team will once again play a 12-game schedule in 2014, with six home games, including the 114th Grizzly-Bobcat “Brawl of the Wild” game.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 23
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The Montana Lady Griz do not have another game until after the New Year, but Saturday is the 25th anniversary of a rather interesting game....... more
Griz Down Dawgs 91-74 (Photo Gallery)
By AUSTIN SMITH -The Montana Grizzlies fought the scoreboard and their own composure Friday evening during an emotionally-charged 91-74 victory over UM-Western. ... more
Lady Griz Drop Final Nonconference Game
By JOEL CARLSON - Wyoming scored 47 second-half points and broke free from a 40-40 deadlock to post a 79-65 victory over the Lady Griz Tuesday night at Laramie, Wyo.... more
UM’s Tripp to Play in Senior Bowl Jan 25th
Montana linebacker Jordan Tripp continues to receive post-season attention and has been invited to participate in the 65th Annual Reese’s Senior Bowl, Jan. 25, in Mobile, Alabama.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 16
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Of the winningest programs in FCS football over the last 5 seasons North Dakota has won the most game with 53, followed by Eastern Washington with 50 and Montana with 47.... more