When considering the current state of the conference, the 2012-13 season should be an improvement for each team. It's unthinkable it could be worse. - 12 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 10:38pm -
Washington's 7-foot tall center is a factor very few teams have: an athletic, ornery, full-throttled big man in the middle. - 12 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 10:34pm -
Without a game Thursday, it's a slow week on Montlake. The Huskies watched video from Saturday's 79-70 win over Arizona and had a lot of fun debating Aziz N'Diaye's semi-controversial coast-to-coast dunk. - 16 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:01pm -
Jerry Brewer wonders if sophomore Terrence Ross and freshman Tony Wroten Jr. will leave Washington early and declare for the NBA draft? - 21 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 1:16pm -
One more year in college basketball could be an investment worth tens of millions of dollars when they become NBA players. - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 8:31pm -
Washington women defeat Arizona 68-59TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Regina Rogers scored 22 points and Washington beat Arizona 68-59 on Sunday, snapping a two-game losing streak.Jazmine Davis added 17 points and Mollie Williams grabbed 13 rebounds for th… - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 5:11pm -
Ross, Wroten lead Washington past Arizona 79-70Associated PressCopyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:02 p.m., Saturday… - 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 2:39pm -
Ross' 18 lead Washington past Arizona State 77-69Associated PressCopyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:04 p.m., Thursd… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 10:16pm -
Ross leads Washington past Arizona State 77-69Associated PressCopyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:15 p.m., Thursday,… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 10:11pm -
Bennett, Arizona State women beat Washington 47-41Olivia Major hit four 3-pointers among her career-high 14 points and Bennett scored 10 for the Sun Devils (17-8, 8-6 Pac-12), who swept the season series.The Sun Devils, who lead the Pac-12 in fi… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 8:19pm -
I love basketball. I’m relatively new to loving basketball — watching and then covering the Tony Bennett-era Washington State Cougars is what did it — but I love basketball. The past two weeks have been excitement overload for Seattle basketbal… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 11:16am -
Gant's home finale at Washington finally arrivesAssociated PressCopyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:54 a.m., Thursda… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 1:45am -
The Associated Press reports: “When he decided Washington was the place to play his college ball, Darnell Gant believed it was a one- or two-year springboard to a future in the NBA. Five years later, Gant gets grief for being the old man of the pro… - 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 5:00pm -
The story of Washington State head football coach Mike Leach is the inspiration for a new “Friday Night Lights” movie that’s in the works, MTV reports. Peter Berg, who is executive producer and a writer for the successful TV series, recently to… - 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 1:56pm -
Many thanks for all the positive comments! I promise to continue giving an effort worthy of the W. - SOSEvery early weekday off, whichever it may be according to the baseball/work schedule, I will break down the past weekend; how we fared after lett… - 42 mins ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:02am -
Washington graduated one of the most productive running backs in the history of the program this past season.Chris Polk put together three consecutive 1000 yard seasons and was one of the main reasons that Husky football qualified for… - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:15am -
Great weekend for the huskies. Everyone that thought they would lose to Arizona at home is eating crow now. The great bracketologist now has 3 PAC 12 teams in the tournament (I would like to point out that I have saying this will happen), Cal at 9 Wa… - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:14am -
Okay, the season is about to enter the post season tournament phase. Who do you want handling the ball for the Huskies in crunch time? In years past, it was BRoy, QP and IT. My choice this year is: It depends. If Dawgs are leading in last minute… - 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:08am -
Baseball Home Opener Rained Out, Will Try Again TomorrowWell, now I have to find something else to work on. This is why I am a firm believer that the new Husky Ballpark needs a retractable roof. I am only half joking... - 23 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 11:24am -
Isaiah Thomas Has Career Night Against Cleveland Cavaliers [VIDEO] - The Daily Drip - SB Nation SeattleIn his second game as a starter, Isaiah Thomas ... the last pick in the draft ... clearly outdueled Kyrie Irving ... the first pick in the draft.… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 8:37pm -
Washington's freshman point guard Tony Wroten is the best player in the Pac-12 and it's not even close. Dissecting college hoops' most maligned metric, more Hoop Thoughts - Seth Davis - SI.comYes, I know that CougCenter is jawing for Brock… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 8:35pm -
I'll start off by giving the ending at the beginning, something I vehemently hated while reading for the first 27 years of my life. Sure, I occasionally read the last chapter of the book, but that was because I found that watching paint dry was much… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 2:37pm -
Huskies basketball: The NBA will welcome Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten someday, but for now their eyes are on WSU, NCAAs | With three games to go in the regular season and a championship at stake, with the Pacific-12 Conference tournament looming and… - 11 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 12:05am -
Washington 79, Arizona 70: UW plays possibly its best game, makes its case for an NCAA bid | The Washington Huskies are far from a perfect team. Their flaws are apparent and well documented. - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 12:05am -
UW HOOPS: Darnell Gant, Brendan Sherrer to share spotlight on senior day | Two seniors with different backgrounds and very different careers at the University of Washington will step in front of a packed house today at Alaska Airlines Arena to be hon… - 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 12:05am -
UW 77, Arizona State 69: After building a huge early lead, Washington holds on to beat ASU, remain in a tie for first | It was ugly like the first meeting just not as close – although in the end the score might appear that way. - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 12:05am -
Pacific-12 roundup: Bears rally after trailing most of game to stay tied with UW | Justin Cobbs scored a career-high 28 points, leading California to an 86-83 victory over Oregon on Thursday night. - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 12:05am -
PAC-12 MEN’S basketball: NCAA eyes are watching, so UW has to beat Sun Devils | No matter whether the Washington Huskies are playing first-place California, last place USC or the JV squad from Garfield High School, there is simply no room for mista… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 12:05am -
UW BASKETBALL: Team has worked on zone defense as change of pace to use in certain situations | When you look at the Washington Huskies as they are constructed – a group of long, quick, ultra-athletic basketball players – you would assume they wo… - 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 12:05am -
UW NOTEBOOK: Road win over OSU should help ease some pain from Oregon debacle | CORVALLIS, Ore. – Ugly never looked so beautiful to Lorenzo Romar than in Washington’s bruising, foul-filled victory Sunday afternoon at steamy Gill Coliseum. - 9 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 12:05am -
UW is off to another hot start, beginning the season at 10-0 and moving up to No. 5 in the NFCA Top 25 Poll and No. 7 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll. - 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:51am -
Non-conference play comes to an end this week for the Husky women's tennis team, with home duals against San Diego State and St. Mary's. - 20 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 2:30pm -
The Huskies and Cougars will battle it again on the hardwood this Saturday with a lot on the line, including a possible fourth-straight 20-win season for UW and hopes of staying in Pac-12 title contention. - 22 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 12:40pm -
Four former UW football players - Jermaine Kearse, Senio Kelemete, Chris Polk and Alameda Ta'amu - will take part on the annual NFL Combine starting this week in Indianapolis. - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 9:30am -
After a week off, the Husky men's tennis team looks to pick up right where they left things before the break. Washington (6-2) takes a trip down to Eugene to face Oregon on Friday and UC Irvine on Saturday. - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 8:07am -
The UW baseball team's home opener, scheduled for today (Tue., Feb. 21) at 5:00 p.m., has been postponed due to the weather. The game has been rescheduled for Wed., Feb. 22, at 5:00 p.m. at Husky Ballpark. - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:31am -
The No. 25 UW gymnastics team will head to No. 14 Arizona for a Pac-12 dual meet on Friday at 6 p.m. PT. Live stats and video (for a fee) are available at www.gohuskies.com. - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 5:32am -
In her final year as a Husky rower, senior Erin Lauber is brimming with optimism heading into the 2012 season. She sits down with teammate Adriene de Leuw to discuss the upcoming year, rowing close to home and life as a UW student-athlete. - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 4:33pm -
The UW baseball team opens the 2012 home schedule Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. when city rival Seattle University visits Husky Ballpark. This weekend, the UW travels to UC Irvine. - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 11:54am -
The college football off-season lends itself to discussion of major issues facing the sport.And this week, commissioners of the FBS conferences are meeting in Dallas to discuss potential future playoff options. Several reports tonight indicate that… - 13 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 9:42pm -
Catching up on some Tuesday afternoon links. ... --- Former Husky standout WR Jerome Pathon's coaching career continues to progress as he has been hired as the new receivers coach at the University of South Florida. Pathon is still sixth on UW's al… - 18 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 4:46pm -
Not a lot going on over the President's Day Holiday, but here are a few links to start off the new work week. ... --- The big football story of the coming week will be the NFL Combine, which starts Thursday, though with some players arriving on Wedn… - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 1:01am -
I was reminded recently that when I did reviews of the classes that made up the 2011 Washington roster prior to the Alamo Bowl, I forgot the Class of 2010, Guilty as charged --- mostly, I got busy with other stuff and just never got it posted.So he… - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 2:46pm -
We'll continue our too-long-interrupted overview of Washington's position groupings with a look at the offensive line.It's a group that could be one of the more experienced UW has had in years with four players returning who started at least 11 game… - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 6:01pm -
A few notes to pass along for a Friday afternoon (and sorry this is late as we had some technical issues with our blog software today). ... --- Skyline QB Max Browne, the top recruit in the state for the Class of 2013, took in the Washington basketb… - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 4:16pm -
The NFL Combine is next week, and as noted earlier, four Huskies will participate --- RB Chris Polk, DT Alameda Ta'amu, WR Jermaine Kearse and OL Senio Kelemete.The National Football Post lists Polk as one of six offensive players who need a strong… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 8:16pm -
It's kind of a dead time in college football. But we haven't had a chance for a chat in a couple of weeks, so we'll hold one Thursday at noon.Also tonight. ... --- Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee, who seems to know everything that happens in and… - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 1:46am -
I've been flooded with emails asking why Washington doesn't garner more respect from the computers?Not sure I totally agree with the premise seeing as how the Huskies are 54th in the RPI, which is second among Pac-12 schools.Granted Ken Pomeroy isn… - 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:12am -
Without a game Thursday, it's a slow week on Montlake. The Huskies watched video from Saturday's 79-70 win over Arizona and had a lot of fun debating Aziz N'Diaye's semi-controversial coast-to-coast dunk.There's a split among the team whether it was… - 16 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:01pm -
Jerry Brewer wonders if sophomore Terrence Ross and freshman Tony Wroten Jr. will leave Washington early and declare for the NBA draft?It's a legitimate concern. Both are having breakout years and they're Pac-12 Player of the Year candidates. They'v… - 21 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 1:16pm -
Washington will play USC at 7:30 p.m. on March 1 at the Galen Center. The game will NOT be televised.The Huskies face UCLA at 11 a.m. on March 3 in the regular-season finale at the Sports Arena. The game will be televised nationally on CBS.--- Mean… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 7:01pm -
California's Justin Cobbs won the Pac-12 Player of the Week award.The Golden Bears sophomore guard averaged 19.0 points on 16-for-26 (.615) field goal shooting, 10.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a home sweep against the Oregon schools. He… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 3:01pm -
Happy President's Day.If it's Monday that means the top 25 rankings are out and sure enough for the 12th straight week the polls do not include a Pac-12 team.Conference co-leader California is the only team in the league to receive any votes. The G… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 2:31pm -
In his second consecutive NBA start, Sacramento Kings rookie Isaiah Thomas nearly captured a triple double.The former Washington star finished with 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in 43 minutes of a 93-92 loss at Cleveland. He converted 8 o… - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 12:46am -
Really nice job by Patrick Blair on the highlights from Washington's 79-70 win over Arizona.--- Times columnist Jerry Brewer writes: "They're not ideal, but they have improved. For once, the Huskies refused to play in spurts and turned in a complet… - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 4:16pm -
Thanks to Kyle McCormick for the highlights from Washington's 79-70 win over Arizona.It's the Huskies' first regular-season sweep of the Arizona schools since the 2003-04 season and only the fourth time UW has ever accomplished the feat.Washington… - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 7:46am -
The University of Washington snagged their second assistant coach in two days from the Cal football program with the hiring of wide receivers coach Eric Kiesau. Kiesau joins defensive line coach/defensive run game coordinator/super recruiter, Tosh… - 36 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 11:49am -
CoachSark.com has a great video of the team's trip down to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. It's a nice ending to the season and has a very Friday Night Lights feel (especially the second half of the it).I can't imbed the video, but you can chec… - 41 days ago, 12 Jan 12, 11:16am -
If you haven't listened to the Uhh Yeah Dude podcast, you definitely should. And if you're really ready to get your socks aurally blown off, go to their show at the Neptune on Friday. Tickets are available here. They are a couple of real, funny dud… - 43 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 5:45pm -
As expected, running back Chris Polk will forego his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL Draft. This decision makes a ton of sense as I doubt Polk could have improved his draft stock much more with a big senior year (unless he somehow added "elit… - 50 days ago, 3 Jan 12, 5:55pm -
The other shoe has dropped with defensive coordinator Nick Holt officially being let go by the University of Washington. Two other defensive coaches, Jeff Mills and Mike Cox, were also fired and with the departure of Demetrice Martin earlier this… - 53 days ago, 31 Dec 11, 2:41pm -
Baylor's answer to Family Guy's evil monkey.Finally, after waiting for over a month, the Alamo Bowl is upon us. Like last year, the Huskies take on a heavily-favored, Big 12 opponent, but unlike last year, the Baylor Bears have a Heisman-winning qua… - 56 days ago, 28 Dec 11, 2:58pm -
After a string of brutal losses to Nevada, #11 Marquette, and #5 Duke, the Huskies return home for a five-game stretch and look to improve on their pedestrian 4-4 record. Adding injury to insult, Aziz N'Diaye injured his knee against the Blue Devi… - 70 days ago, 14 Dec 11, 10:10pm -
Just a few notes today. Here is another look at "The Leap" by Kasen Williams in the Apple Cup with some reactions from Sark, Price, and KW himself:Obviously this is old news, but former Texas Tech coach and current pirate, Mike Leach, was hired to… - 81 days ago, 3 Dec 11, 3:39pm -
Sarkisianity, Husky hoopologist and usher at Bono's third wedding, takes a look at each member of the 2011-2012 UW basketball team:The Returning Players:CJ Wilcox: We’ve seen a struggling CJ Wilcox and a lights-out CJ Wilcox. Wilcox was voted… - 83 days ago, 1 Dec 11, 11:32am -
