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Assistant Sports Editor
Adam Thaler
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Sports Reporter
Meg Wochnick
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LOS ANGELES – When the Washington State Cougars needed to come up big, they came up exceedingly small Wednesday afternoon at the Pacific-12 Conference men’s basketball tournament.
Plenty has been said about the Pacific-12 Conference this year, and most of it hasn’t been good.
LOS ANGELES – Abe Lodwick, who is considering a career as an attorney, was working with rather flimsy evidence when he made his case for Washington State making a successful run at the Pacific-12 Conference basketball tournament.
Washington State’s extended stay in Southern California figures to be far more enjoyable with a victory under its belt.
Lazeric Jones scored 18 points, Tyler Lamb added 16 and UCLA routed Washington State 78-46 on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
PULLMAN - Mike Ledgerwood and Marshall Lobbestael are familiar with pain. Almost all college football players are.
Washington State basketball star Klay Thompson is "leaning" toward entering the NBA draft but will not hire an agent at this point, Thompson's father said Wednesday.
Bill Moos, who helped the Oregon Ducks attract unprecedented publicity with the aid of attention-grabbing uniforms designed by Nike, hopes to repeat the magic at Washington State.
The Washington State Cougars flunked their final exam, but coach Ken Bone said his team deserves a good grade for the 2010-11 basketball season.
NEW YORK - Madison Square Garden, the so-called "mecca" of college basketball, is constructed above the train tracks that run in and out of Penn Station.