University of Washington NCAA News

The 14th-ranked Washington Huskies continue a five-game homestand to begin the 2009-10 season, as they welcome the San Jose State Spartans to Seattle for a non-conference clash from Bank of America Arena.

Quincy Pondexter arrived in Washington in 2006 with three other talented freshman.

More College News Story Published: Nov 16, 2009 at 6:14 PM PST Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 6:14 PM PST Oregon State's James Rodgers runs against Washington's Desmond Trufant and Daniel Te'o-Nesheim during the first half of Saturday's game.

Among the many aspects of Saturday's 48-21 loss to Oregon State on Saturday that made it, in the words of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian, the most disappointing game of the season for the Huskies, was the lack of decent kickoff returns.

This was supposed to be the easiest two-week stretch of the season for the University of Washington football team.

Up by 46 points, Quincy Pondexter had every reason to simply let the loose ball trickle out of bounds without any extra effort.

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 159 yards, Sean Canfield threw for four touchdowns and Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive with an 48-21 win over Washington on Saturday.

A 30-point effort by Isaiah Thomas Friday allowed Washington to build a 16-point lead and the Huskies fought off a comeback bid to down Wright State 74-69. Thomas made 14-of-18 shots from the foul line and Washington hit 27-of-35 overall.

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If you're in an open-minded mood today, and you should be unless your name is Jake Locker, please accept notice that you'll be wearing a Civil War Snuggie on Dec.

Portland State junior forward Kelli Valentine nailed a 15-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds left to lead her team to a 67-66 women's basketball win over Washington on Saturday in both teams' season opener.

The 14th-ranked Washington Huskies open up their 2009-10 season as they host the Athletes In Action Classic this weekend, starting with this evening's first-round matchup with the Wright State Raiders.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - During his first season as football coach at the University of Washington, Steve Sarkisian has shown the Huskies how to snap plenty of streaks of futility.

Ryan Verdugo threw for two touchdowns and accounted for more than 300 yards of total offense to lead Chino Hills High School to a 42-14 Sierra League victory over visiting Diamond Bar on Friday night.

The race for a second straight NCAA championship for the Washington women's cross-country team continues Saturday at the West Region championships at Springfield, Ore., the final steppingstone before the NCAA meet Nov.

Washington opens its men's basketball season tonight with the first of three games in three nights in the Athletes in Action Classic at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Washington quarterback Jake Locker holds no hard feelings over what happened to him last time he visited Corvallis.

At least, so it seems. And why shouldn't the Huskies have confidence? They're the defending Pac-10 champions, and even though a lot of the experts think Cal has a legitimate shot at their title, not very many people are expecting a let down.

With one of the quickest and deepest backcourts in the nation, Washington is planning on pushing the pace as it tries to defend its Pac-10 regular-season title.

If you're going to land just one guy on the first day of the basketball letter-of-intent signing period, it's nice if that player fills a lot of roles.