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The Jon Brockman NBA draft mystery should end today.
It wasn’t only his accomplishments in football, where his crushing tackles on special teams jolted Washington Huskies fans out of their seats.
In quarterback Nick Montana, the Washington Huskies landed a well-regarded name for the future.
No worries, Washington Huskies football fans – junior quarterback Jake Locker is sticking with his commitment to new coach Steve Sarkisian and his present team.
Seattle – Even though the pep band and several hundred fans were there to greet them Wednesday afternoon, one might have expected members of the University of Washington’s national championship softball team to exit their bus, fall to their knees and kiss the ground before joining the celebration.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kimi Pohlman raced home on a squibber back to the circle that Florida ace Stacey Nelson couldn’t handle, giving Washington the decisive run in a 3-2 victory for its first NCAA softball championship Tuesday night.
• Gallery: photos from Tuesday's game
Oklahoma City – Unlike their meeting in the regular season, it didn’t take long for the Huskies to break through in the scoring column against the Florida Gators.
OKLAHOMA CITY – National player of the year Danielle Lawrie hit a grand slam and made it hold up by pitching a five-hitter to lead Washington to a 9-3 victory over Georgia on Sunday night in the Women’s College World Series.
• Gallery: NCAA Softball Washington vs. Georgia
Derek Jones and Jared Prince hit back-to-back home runs on successive pitches in the sixth inning to lift Washington State to a 3-2 victory over Wichita State in an elimination game at the Norman (Okla.) Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament on Saturday.
Washington is closing in on the Women’s College World Series final.