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No. 6 Arizona is the clear favorite to three-peat in Pac-12 Tournament

March 12, 2024, 5:37pm College

Sixth-ranked Arizona not only enters the Pac-12 Tournament as the clear favorite, coach Tommy Lloyd has been unbeaten in this event at T-Mobile Arena. Read story

Dickie scores 16, Portland women shock No. 14 Gonzaga again 67-66 for WCC title and NCAA berth

March 12, 2024, 4:29pm College

Kennedy Dickie scored 16 points and Portland shocked No. 14 Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game for a second-straight year, this time ending the Bulldogs’ school-record 24-game winning streak with a 67-66 victory on Tuesday. Read story

Washington head coach Mike Hopkins, center left, and Washington State head coach Kyle Smith, center right, greet each other after a game Thursday in Pullman. Smith has been touted as a replacement for Hopkins after leading the Cougars to second in the Pac-12.

Six candidates to replace Mike Hopkins as UW coach

March 10, 2024, 7:05pm College

The last time Troy Dannen went looking for a head coach, the Washington Huskies athletic director moved with incredible pace to fill the void in the football program. Read story

Washington head coach Mike Hopkins watches the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

Mike Hopkins will not return as Washington men’s basketball coach

March 8, 2024, 5:39pm College

Mike Hopkins will not return as the head coach at Washington after just one NCAA Tournament appearance in seven seasons, the school announced Friday. Read story

Washington guard Koren Johnson (0) passes the ball next to Washington State guard Myles Rice (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

UW spoils WSU’s Pac-12 men’s basketball title hopes

March 7, 2024, 9:08pm College

Koren Johnson scored 23 points, Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 and Washington knocked off No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals. Read story

Washington State head coach Kyle Smith directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

No. 18 Washington State goes into the final stretch with hopes for a rare Pac-12 title still alive

March 6, 2024, 8:17pm College

The list of regular-season basketball champions in the Pac-12 record book has plenty of mentions of teams like UCLA and Arizona. Read story

Gonzaga forward Graham Ike, top left, shoots against San Francisco center Volodymyr Markovetskyy during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.

Ike scores 26 points to lead No. 23 Gonzaga past San Francisco, 86-68

February 29, 2024, 10:20pm College

Graham Ike scored 26 points and No. 23 Gonzaga clinched a bye into the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament by beating San Francisco 86-68 on Thursday. Read story

Washington State guard Isaiah Watts (12) prepares to shoot against Southern California guard Oziyah Sellers (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

No. 19 Washington State rallies from 12-point deficit to top USC 75-72

February 29, 2024, 10:08pm College

Isaiah Watts and Andrej Jakimovski scored 18 points each and Myles Rice had 16 points to help No. 19 Washington State rally past Southern California 75-72 on Thursday. Read story

Washington forward Keion Brooks Jr. (1) scored 32 points Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in a 94-77 win over UCLA at Seattle.

Brooks makes 6 3-pointers to send Huskies past faltering UCLA 94-77

February 29, 2024, 9:50pm College

Keion Brooks Jr. made a career-high six 3-pointers and Braxton Meah blocked five shots on a gimpy ankle as Washington posted a 94-77 win over UCLA on Thursday. Read story

New Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould said her first priority is to land a media right deal for Washington State and Oregon State, the two remaining Pac-12 members.

New Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould: OSU, WSU encouraged by interest in media rights

February 29, 2024, 3:26pm College

New Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould said Thursday the conference’s two remaining members, Oregon State and Washington State, are encouraged by the interest in the media rights to the schools’ home football games and hope to have an agreement in place soon. Read story