The Columbian

Washington State wide receiver Kyle Sweet, left, catches a pass as Jonathan Jun defends during the NCAA college football team's spring practice Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Pullman, Wash.

Hilinski remains on minds of Cougars as spring practice starts

March 22, 2018, 10:19pm College

Kyle Sweet got out of the cold rain that greeted the first day of spring practice for Washington State and threw on a black baseball hat with a ‘3’ affixed to the side. Read story

Washington State forward Robert Franks (3) runs on the court during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon State in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Franks’ decision about next season will come ‘down the line’

March 8, 2018, 11:08pm College

Robert Franks reconstructed his body last offseason and took his game to new heights, collecting Pac-12 Conference Most Improved Player honors after nearly tripling his scoring average and doubling his rebounding totals from his sophomore season. Read story

Washington State's Robert Franks, left, tries to pass as he falls to the court as Oregon's Elijah Brown defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Oregon outlasts Washington State 64-62 in overtime

March 8, 2018, 12:15am College

Payton Pritchard scored on a runner late in overtime and Wooten had a pair of blocked shots in the final 13 seconds, lifting Oregon to a 64-62 victory over Washington State in the opening round of the of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday night. Read story

Washington State forward Robert Franks (3) takes a shot over Stanford forward Trevor Stanback (33) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Stanford, Calif. Stanford won 86-84.

Robert Franks named Pac-12’s most improved player

March 5, 2018, 8:42pm College

Washington State junior forward Robert Franks was named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year on Monday. Read story

Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson (5) shoots next to Washington State forward Robert Franks (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Oregon State cruises to a 92-67 win over Washington State

March 3, 2018, 7:14pm College

Ethan Thompson scored 23 points while dishing out six assists and Oregon State embarrassed Washington State, 92-67 on the last day of the regular season Saturday. Read story