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Washington stands alone on top of the Pac-12

RJ — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:31:22 +0000

About two hours after Washington’s 71-69 win over UCLA, California lost 78-74 at home to Arizona to fall out of a first-place tie with the Huskies in the Pac-12. Washington doesn’t need help from anyone. Not any more. The Huskies control their destiny. They stand alone at the top of the standings and over the [...]

UW buzzing after classic win over Arizona

RJ — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:59 +0000

Washington had a 6:15 wake-up call this morning and a long flight back to Seattle. “Nobody seems to mind when you have a game like this,” coach Lorenzo Romar said following a 69-67 win at Arizona that was another instant classic in a trilogy of fantastic games between the teams. Let’s get your Sunday morning [...]

UW Makes First Appearance In Lunardi Tournament Bracket

RJ — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:24:59 +0000

Washington made its first appearance on the NCAA tournament bracket of ESPN guru Joe Lunardi. He projects the Huskies will appear in on of the play-in games as a No. 12 seed in the West region. UW is paired against No. 12 Notre Dame in the play-in game for the right to play No. 5 [...]

California moves into a tie with Huskies atop Pac-12

RJ — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:28:59 +0000

California climbed into a first-place tie in the Pac-12 with Washington following a 69-59 win over Stanford. Oregon botched an opportunity to keep pace with the league leaders and was upset 76-71 at home against Oregon State. Here’s a look at the conference standings. Due to the unbalanced schedule, Washington (14-7, 7-2) doesn’t play Cal [...]

Chris Polk scheduled to play in the Senior Bowl

RJ — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:24:12 +0000

The NFL announced the 65 underclassmen who have been declared eligible for the 2012 draft, and there’s a name missing from that list that will certainly have people interested: Chris Polk. Simmer down Husky fans. He’s still headed to the NFL, but even though Polk did have a year of eligibility remaining, he’s not technically [...]

Crowded at the top of Pac-12

RJ — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:59:12 +0000

Almost halfway through the Pac-12 season and four teams have two losses. Let’s take a look at the standings. California (16-5, 6-2) and Oregon (15-5, 6-2) are sitting at the top followed by Colorado (13-6, 5-2) and Washington (12-7, 5-2). Stanford (15-5, 5-3) and Arizona (13-7, 4-3) are falling out of contention after road defeats [...]

“The Bear” has arrived in Seattle and Mariners hope he can be a horse as well

RJ — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:47:01 +0000

The nickname of new Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is “Kuma” which translates to “The Bear” in Japanese. Wherever he goes in Japan, a bear symbol usually follows, whether it’s fans holding up placards or team billboards or on t-shirts. So, expect to see quite a bit of bear symbology taking place at Safeco Field this [...]

Lorenzo Romars compares Terrence Ross to Lynn Swann

RJ — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:43:01 +0000

During the Pac-12 teleconference this morning, coach Lorenzo Romar compared sophomore guard Terrence Ross to Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swann.Also there’s no new update on C.J. Wilcox (stress fracture left hip) and Romar believes California, Thursday’s opponent, is the most efficient team in the Pac-12.And finally, Romar said the Huskies need more consistent defensive [...]

Pac-12 Player of Week: Terrence Ross

RJ — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:32:41 +0000

The Pac-12 named Washington’s Terrence Ross the conference’s Player of the Week. The sophomore guard joins UW players C.J. Wilcox and Tony Wroten Jr. who won the award this season. Ross averaged 21.0 points per game, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks in two wins against Washington State and Seattle University. He [...]

Ichiro discusses end to 2011 Mariner season

RJ — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:17:03 +0000

Ichiro finally held court with the media after refuting prior interview requests down the stretch in this, his most difficult of seasons. His Mariners had just dropped a 2-0 decision to the Oakland A’s to finish the year being shut out in back-to-back games. Overall, the M’s lost 95 games. Last year, they’d dropped 98 [...]