Name the only city in America to simultaneously feature the single-season MLB record holder in base hits and the single-season NFL record holder in touchdowns. Many in these parts will know the answer is Seattle, for the period 2004-05, when Ichiro, with 262 hits for the Mariners in 2004, and Shaun Alexander, with 28 TDs for the Seahawks in 2005, were both in their prime.

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C.J. Wilcox broke out of a two-week slump by leading a half-dozen Huskies in double figures as Washington raced away to an 11-point halftime lead, stretched that to 25 and finished with an 86-62 smackdown of Oregon State Saturday at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.

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GAME:Washington (14-13 overall, 6-8 Pac-12) at Oregon State (14-11 overall, 6-7 Pac-12 ). WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m., Gill Coliseum. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 295th (UW leads 156-138). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Craig Robinson, Oregon State. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Washington has two road wins: 73-62 at Tulane Dec. 17 and 76-65 at Arizona State to launch their Pac-12 schedule Jan. 2. Since 1970, only nine UW teams have won two or fewer road games in a season, including two -- 2003 and 2007 -- under coach Lorenzo Romar.

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Former University of Washington All-America selection Brandon Roy is among 12 individuals scheduled for induction into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor. The March 14 enshrinement is prior to the semifinal games of the Pac-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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Nigel Williams-Goss isn't used to this.

The Washington Huskies lost another winnable game Wednesday night, falling 78-71 to Oregon in Eugene. The defeat dropped the Huskies to 14-13 (6-8 Pac-12 and eighth in the conference) with four regular season games left.

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C.J. Wilcox became the No. 3 scorer in University of Washington basketball history Wednesday night, but failed to reach double figures for the third time in four games in a 78-71 loss to the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. Washington fell to 14-13 overall and 6-8 in Pac-12 play, all but eliminating the Huskies from postseason consideration.

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GAME:Washington (14-12 overall, 6-7 Pac-12) at Oregon (16-8 overall, 4-8 Pac-12 ). WHEN: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Matthew Knight Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 297th (UW leads 188-108). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES:Lorenzo Romar, Washington. Dana Altman, Oregon. TV: ESPN2. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Losers of four of their past five, Lorenzo Romar's Washington Huskies conclude their Pac-12 road schedule this week with games at Oregon Wednesday and Oregon State Saturday before closing the regular season at home against Washington State, UCLA and USC. Although UW beat the Oregon schools this season, it has just one road win (1-6) in conference play.

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If Lorenzo Romar lists the most disappointing teams he mentored during his time at Washington, his current one is certain to rank near the top -- even though it is headed for exactly the sort of finish Pac-12 media mavens predicted in October.

Washington was picked to finish eighth, ahead of Utah, Oregon State, USC and Washington State. After 26 games, the Huskies are in a tie for seventh (with Utah), but must play the Oregon schools on the road this week before closing out against UCLA, USC and WSU.

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After playing about as well as they can in constructing a 27-15 lead in the first 22 minutes, the Washington Huskies fell apart defensively, lost their grip on the ball and fell to the California Bears 72-59 Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena. UW probably played its way out of an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament, if it hadn't already.

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GAME: California (16-8 overall, 7-4 Pac-12) at Washington (14-11 overall, 6-6 Pac-12). WHEN: Saturday, 12 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 158th (Cal leads 79-78). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Mike Montgomery, Cal; Lorenzo Romar, Washington. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

The Washington Huskies, 14-11 this season but 12-2 at Alaska Airlines Arena, are going to need all the good vibes the building can provide when they host the Cal Bears Saturday. After taking an 8-2 lead over the Bears in Berkeley Jan. 15 when Cal couldn't get going against UW's packed-in zone defense, the Huskies unraveled quickly and stayed that way.

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At some point in this whipsaw of a season, the Huskies might figure themselves out. They might land on a starting lineup, find some composure on the road, and calm down enough to chill on offense and drill on defense.

Kinda like what happened in the second half Wednesday night at Hec Ed against a good Stanford team.

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GAME: Stanford (15-7 overall, 6-4 Pac-12) at Washington (13-11 overall, 5-6 Pac-12). WHEN: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 140th (Cardinal leads 71-68). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Johnny Dawkins, Stanford; Lorenzo Romar, Washington. TV: ESPN2. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Normally unflappable Lorenzo Romar seemed flummoxed Sunday after his Washington Huskies started with a whimper and ended with a thud in a 91-65 loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder. The 26-point clobbering matched UW's largest of the Pac-12 season (Cal, Jan. 15) and represented a 43-point swing from the first meeting between the schools, a 71-54 win Jan. 12.

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Rarely do Lorenzo Romar's Washington Huskies endure humiliations, but they absorbed a huge one Sunday night. After sleep-walking through the first seven minutes, during which they fell behind by 10, the Huskies napped the rest of the way to a 91-65 blowout loss to Colorado in Boulder. The altitude may have affected UW, but poor shooting and a horrific defensive effort ruined its chances from the start.

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GAME: Washington (13-10 overall, 5-5 Pac-12) at Colorado (17-6 overall, 6-4 Pac-12). WHEN: Sunday, 5 p.m., Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 17th (UW leads 9-7). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Tad Boyle. TV: ESPNU. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

University of Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar admitted after Thursday night's 78-69 loss at Utah that his Huskies "may have run out of gas" in the second half. UW held a lead with 10:49 to play, but couldn't keep up with the Utes at high altitude (4,800 feet), dropping its second of three road games in a row.

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Taking advantage of eight Washington turnovers in the second half, the Utah Utes pulled away for a 78-69 victory over the the Huskies Thursday night at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. UW, which led for most of the first half and played evenly with Utah for the first 10 minutes of the second, collapsed down the stretch and fell to 13-10 overall and 5-5 in Pac-12 play.

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GAME: Washington (13-9 overall, 5-4 Pac-12) at Utah (14-7 overall, 3-6 Pac-12). WHEN: Thursday, 6 p.m., Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 15th (UW leads 8-6). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Larry Krystkowiak, Utah. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Lorenzo Romar's Washington Huskies launch the second half of their Pac-12 schedule with a rematch against the Utah Utes, a team UW barely defeated (59-57) at Alaska Airlines Arena a month ago. In fact, it took a superb effort by Andrew Andrews -- 12 points in the final nine minutes -- and a missed 3-pointer by Utah's Delon Wright at the buzzer for Washington to escape with a victory.

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PULLMAN – The Washington Huskies came to the Palouse to bury the Bone. Instead, they granted Ken Bone a stay of execution.

The Washington State Cougars quieted – however temporarily -- the increasing clamor of fans calling for Bone’s head by giving Cougars fans what they cherish most: A win over the Huskies.

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GAME:Washington (13-8 overall, 5-3 Pac-12) at Washington State (8-12 overall, 1-7 Pac-12). WHEN: Saturday, 3 p.m., Friel Court, Beasley Coliseum, Pullman. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 278th (UW leads 177-100). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Ken Bone, Washington State. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

Between now and Feb. 12, when Washington hosts Stanford at Alaska Airlines Arena, the Huskies play three road contests, at Washington State Saturday and at Utah (Feb. 6) and Colorado (Feb. 9) the following week. UW will close out its Pac-12 regular-season schedule with five of seven at home before the conference tournament begins March 12 in Las Vegas.

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PULLMAN – The young men on the Washington State basketball team seem like an unusually mature lot.

Opponents praise the Cougars for playing hard, even in lopsided defeats. Players meet with the media after losses – never a pleasant task – and answer questions directly and politely. Coach Ken Bone frequently praises their effort and camaraderie.

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Freshman Nigel Williams-Goss scored a career-high 32 points, Washington made an astonishing 20 layups, and the Huskies rallied from 12 points down in the second half to defeat Oregon State 87-81 Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena. UW extended its winning streak over the Beavers in the building to 11 games and improved to 13-8 overall and 5-3 in Pac-12 play.

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