Eric Degerman is SportsTriCities.com's managing editor. Eric is a longtime Tri-City Herald sportswriter who spent several years covering a variety of sports, including the Tri-City Americans and golf. Eric now produces a regular Web-based sportscast that focuses on Mid-Columbia sports.
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Eric Degerman
Published Friday, May. 09, 2008

Baseball's version of the Apple Cup begins today in Seattle with Washington State visiting Husky Ballpark to play Washington.

Published Sunday, May. 04, 2008

It is the best feel-good sports story of this young century.

Published Thursday, May. 01, 2008

So much of what people see in the news section of newspapers centers on tragedy and ugliness.

Published Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008

Washington State's Kevin Tucker capped his solid sophomore season today by shooting a 6-over-par 77 to finish 23rd overall at the Pacific-10 Conference Golf Championships in Fairfax, Calif.

Published Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2008

The Pac-10 women's golf championships ended Wednesday in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., and Washington State would like to play in at least one more tournament.

Published Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008

Pasco product Ryan Tolar won't be playing football for the University of Washington in Saturday's Purple and Gold game.

Published Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2008

If the amount of snow at lower elevations is an indication, then it will be a fair spell before some of the most popular campgrounds are open at Mount Rainer National Park.

Published Sunday, Mar. 30, 2008

One of the great treats in sports TV viewing is "Coach's Corner," which is aired during an intermission of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.

Published Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008

Sure, it's all about WSU men's basketball right now, but a trio of Tri-Citians have helped the University of Washington baseball team win 11 straight.

Published Sunday, Mar. 23, 2008

March Madness has got me watching more TV than I've seen in several years.

Published Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008

It had been three years since I attended the Seattle Golf Show.

Published Monday, Mar. 17, 2008

The Paul Wulff era at Martin Stadium begins today with the opening of Washington State University spring football.

Published Saturday, Mar. 15, 2008

It will be Hydro Sunday in the Tri-Cities, but July 27 will be Induction Day for Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus.

Published Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008

Friday marks the opening of the 2008 Seattle Golf Show, the three-day extravaganza at the Qwest Field Event Center that ends Sunday.

Published Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008

Friday marks the opening of the 2008 Seattle Golf Show, the three-day extravaganza at the Qwest Field Event Center that ends Sunday.

Published Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008

Washington State University is on spring break this week, and the men’s varsity crew will spend much of it on the water.

Published Monday, Mar. 10, 2008

So far, so good.

Published Tuesday, Mar. 04, 2008

There's a 10-acre parcel of shrub-steppe habitat in Richland that is a relatively undeveloped gateway to the Yakima River and a link to several recreation areas.

Published Monday, Mar. 03, 2008

There’s a 10-acre parcel of shrub-steppe habitat in Richland that is a relatively undeveloped gateway to the Yakima River and a link to several recreation areas.

Published Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

The Northwest Golf Media Association issued its first newsletter of the year last week. It included a nice listing of courses in the Northwest that are scheduled to be unveiled in 2008. It appears that most will be available to the public.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

The University of Washington baseball team hits the road to open its season, starting this weekend at University of California-Riverside.

Published Monday, Feb. 18, 2008

An old friend of mine above the 49th parallel checked in Sunday morning in response to my weekend post regarding National Hockey League referee Kelly Sutherland -- a product of the Western Hockey League.

Published Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008

It's a bit ironic that today, while I was pre-publishing Annie Fowler's Best of the West poll to SportsTriCities.com, I came across an ESPN The Magazine feature in the Feb. 25, 2008, issue on National Hockey League referee Kelly Sutherland.

Published Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008

I'm not a huge RSS feed junkie, but there are a dozen or so I've subscribe to.

Published Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

Flood damage closed portions of Mount Rainier National Park for much of the 2007 hiking season.

Published Sunday, Feb. 03, 2008

Last month, Bode Miller became the American skier with the most career World Cup victories.

Published Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

Two of the newsletters I subscribe to are from ski areas: White Pass and Ski Bluewood.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008

Earlier this month, Terry Graff tendered his resignation as the boys golf coach at Southridge High School. He's been the only coach that the program has known.

Published Monday, Jan. 28, 2008

Tim Daggett, who helped the U.S. men's gymnastics squad win the 1984 Olympic team title, will be the keynote speaker Feb. 11 at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.

Published Monday, Jan. 21, 2008

My wife and I strive to be legal. Makes it much easier to fall asleep at night.

Published Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008

I typically leave it to Rene Ferran -- our track and field fanatic, I dare say -- to publicize such things.

Published Monday, Jan. 14, 2008

It appears as if the 2008 Mariners Caravan will be cooling its tires in the Tri-Cities for one night.

Published Monday, Jan. 14, 2008

It was front page news today in the New York Post. And the headline read "Hex Appeal."

Published Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported today that offensive lineman Mykenna Ikehara gave an oral commitment to accept a scholarship to play football at the University of Washington for embattled coach Tyrone Willingham.

Published Wednesday, Jan. 09, 2008

Two names popped out when the starting lineups for the National Hockey League All-Star Game were announced today -- Calgary's Jarome Iginla and Boston's Zdeno Chara.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 08, 2008

On Jan. 21, there will be yet another reason why I love my XM Radio.

Published Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008

Outdoors enthusiasts who found a global positioning system device under the Christmas tree, or those who already had GPS unit but want to learn more about it, should enroll in one or all three of Kennewick REI's classes this month.

Published Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007

Scott Smiley, a Pasco native who summited Mount Rainier after being blinded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, has been named by outdoors writers at The News Tribune of Tacoma as a "2007 Adventurer of the Year."

Published Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007

The Tri-City Americans again are developing a reputation of developing goaltenders for the National Hockey League.

Published Monday, Dec. 17, 2007

It's amazing what happens when a team reels off 21 wins in 22 games.

Published Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

Our sister paper, The News Tribune of Tacoma, has posted a story that lists 11 players with ties to the Seattle Mariners who were named today in the long-awaited Mitchell Report.

Published Sunday, Dec. 09, 2007

I finally got around to flipping open the Dec. 17 issue of ESPN The Magazine. This is the annual Next edition, the look-into-the-future issue.

Published Friday, Dec. 07, 2007

Ski Bluewood in Dayton has issued an update to its email newsletter subscribers that the ski area is schedule to open at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Published Wednesday, Dec. 05, 2007

This week, a member of the reporting fraternity tipped me off to a video recently posted on YouTube that glorifies all-terrain vehicles riding on Juniper Dunes.

Published Friday, Nov. 30, 2007

They say more snow will be blowing into the Mid-Columbia this weekend, but White Pass -- home of the famous Mahre brothers -- is set to open at 8:45 a.m. Saturday.

Published Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007

Just think if NFL fans were denied the chance to see the New England Patriots' come-from-behind win over the Indianapolis Colts earlier this season?

Published Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007

Skiers and snowboarders no doubt welcomed Monday's snowstorm, which meant little more than a skiff in the Tri-Cities but left 8-10 inches at White Pass to the west and Ski Bluewood near Dayton.

Published Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007

The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for more than a few good gardeners to volunteer for duty during the next 2-3 weeks to help with shrub planting on the Hanford Reach National Monument.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007

The Forest Service issued a news release Friday afternoon announcing that Becki Lockett Heath, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest supervisor, signed an amendment to the White Pass Ski Area Permit allowing 767 acres for expansion.

Published Monday, Nov. 19, 2007

Devard Darling -- a former WSU receiver -- got some "run" on ESPN Radio's Fantasy Focus Football podcast today for his work with the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.


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