05/14/2008 Bucks add former WSU coach Sampson to coaching staff Kelvin Sampson was one of four assistants hired Wednesday by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles.

05/12/2008 Former Zag Turiaf tossed from NBA playoff game Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf was ejected for a flagrant foul yesterday in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz.

Ortiz slam lifts Oregon State
Ryan Ortiz hit a grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Oregon State to an 8-7 win over UCLA.

Washington 5, Washington St. 1
Nick Haughian struck out 11 in pitching a complete game yesterday and Kyle Conley hit a pair of two-run homers as the Washington baseball team beat Washington State, 5-1.

05/10/2008 Seattle U ramping up athletic department Seattle University is moving ahead with plans to expand its athletic department and establish NCAA Division I status. Big step for a small school

05/09/2008 Cougars safety serving jail time Washington State free safety Xavier A. Hicks Jr. has begun serving a 45-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges. Whitman County assistant prosecutor Bill Druffel says Hicks reported to the county jail last Sunday.

05/06/2008 Washington State to lose eight football scholarships An NCAA progress report says WSU failed to satisfy academic progress standards.

05/02/2008 Report: Former WSU coach Sampson to be Bucks assistant After being ousted at Indiana for NCAA violations, Kelvin Sampson has agreed to work on the Milwaukee Bucks staff, the AP reports.

05/01/2008 Former Coug RB Mayes elected to college Hall of Fame Rueben Mayes set an NCAA record for most rushing yards in a game when he ran for 357 yards against Oregon in 1984.

05/02/2008

Oregon set to sign top JC quarterback
The Website JCFOOTBALL says junior College quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is prepared to sign with the University of Oregon. His coach at the City College of San Francisco, George Rush, also says Masoli had picked Oregon.

OSU's Stroughter feeling better The darkness that descended on Oregon State wide receiver Sammie Stroughter came last spring -- at a time when he was seemingly on top of the world.

UW interim AD will not work full time
he University of Washington is still hoping to name a new athletic director by June. It won't be interim athletic director Scott Woodward.

05/01/2008 WSU's Tony Bennett to earn $1 million per year Tony Bennett just added a title to a growing list of accomplishments in his stunning first two seasons as Washington State men's basketball coach: Million-dollar man.

04/30/2008 Seahawks sign former UW star Triplett, 2 others The Seattle Seahawks have added needed depth to their defensive line, signing former University of Washington star Larry Tripplett.

WSU's Andy Roof arrested in assault case
Troubled Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof has been arrested for assault. Police say the 22-year-old Roof allegedly head-butted a man who was keeping him out of a private party on Pullman's College Hill on Saturday.

04/29/2008 Rams sign OSU's Bernard to free-agent contract Oregon State running back Yvenson Bernard has signed a free agent deal with the St. Louis Rams. The 5-foot-8, 204-pound Bernard totaled 3,862 rushing yards in his Beaver career, second-most in Beavers history.

04/28/2008 Dixon, Schuening go in NFL draft's second day The Pittsburgh Steelers were willing to take a chance on Dennis Dixon. The quarterback went down with a torn ACL that required surgery toward the end of last season at Oregon, bringing an end to his Heisman hopes and Oregon's shot at a national championship.

Brink is only Washington college player drafted The Houston Texans selected Washington State's record-setting quarterback, Alex Brink, in the seventh round of the NFL draft Sunday. He was the state's only college player drafted.

04/26/2008 Seahawks trade down to get USC DE Jackson The Seattle Seahawks selected defensive end Lawrence Jackson of Southern California with the 28th overall choice in the NFL draft.

Locker shows sharp passing in Huskies' spring game A third-quarter touchdown drive Saturday demonstrated that quarterback Jake Locker might be ready to add a more accurate passing touch next season to go with his running abilities.

BSU's Clady drafted by Denver Broncos Ryan Clady was drafted with the 12th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Clady is Boise State's first ever first-round pick in the draft.

04/25/2008 Oregon's Stewart tops Northwest draft prospects Running back Jonathan Stewart tops the list of the prospects coming out of the Northwest's schools in this weekend's NFL Draft. Most mock drafts have Stewart, who decided to pass on his senior season at Oregon, going in the middle of the first round.

04/22/2008 Dixon uses Web site to work NFL scouts With the draft coming up this weekend, Dennis Dixon is back in the eye of NFL scouts. The University of Oregon quarterback who went down with a knee injury in November has visited four teams in the last two weeks.

Times: UW player's prospects slim in NFL draft When Washington football coach Tyrone Willingham ruminated after a loss to Oregon last season that the Huskies needed to get "a few more bullets" to compete with the top teams in the Pac-10, he was criticized by some for appearing to lay blame on the players for UW's struggles.

Washington's Garcia out with serious foot injury
Washington center Juan Garcia will be out indefinitely after suffering the same kind of foot injury that sidelined Huskies quarterback Isaiah Stanback two seasons ago.

04/18/2008 Lake Oswego's Love headed for the NBA UCLA's Kevin Love is NBA-bound. Less than two weeks after leading the Bruins to the Final Four, the All-American freshman announced Thursday that he'll skip his final three college seasons and enter the NBA draft.

Prep star Castro signs with WSU Washington state's top high school basketball players, DeAngelo Casto, has signed a letter of intent to play for Washington State University next year.

04/17/2008 Lake Oswego's Love to announce future plans UCLA All-American Kevin Love will announce his plans for next season at a campus news conference Thursday. The freshman center led the Bruins in scoring (17.5 points) and rebounds (10.6).

04/16/2008

Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo declares for NBA draft
Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo says he's declared himself eligible for the NBA draft but is reserving the option of returning for his senior season by not hiring an agent.