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Western Washington University got off to a slow start and never recovered, falling atnationally ranked University of Alaska Anchorage, 72-50, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Maybe it was a sign of things to come. A road closure from a nasty car wreck on the interstate caused the Huskies to be almost 45 minutes late to pregame warm-ups at Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday for their Pacific-12 Conference matchup with Oregon.
SEATTLE - C.J. Mizell, one of the most talented football players at Washington State yet one of its most enigmatic, has been booted from the team by new coach Mike Leach after a weekend incident in which Mizell was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and trespassing at a fraternity party.
Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY'-hym) are set to argue in a New York courtroom over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife.
For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders.
Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59 on Thursday night to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader.
At this stage, Michael Cooper is working to position Southern California in the best possible spot for the Pac-12 tournament.
Steve Prohm had never lost a game as a head coach. He doesn't think much of what his first loss will do for his sleeping habits.
Leading Illinois by one with less 16 seconds left in the game, Ohio State head coach Jim Foster stressed one simple message to his players: don't get beaten off the dribble.
Kim Parker had 16 points and BYU scored 20 straight in the second half to rout No. 19 Gonzaga 70-40 on Thursday night, handing the Bulldogs their worst conference loss in a decade.
Tiffany Clarke scored 23 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores upset No. 11 Tennessee 93-79 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win overall and a very rare victory over their in-state rival.