Unranked since a three-game, midseason losing streak to No. 5 Stanford, No. 9 Oregon and Arizona State, the Washington Huskies finished 25th in the final Associated Press college football poll released Tuesday. This is the first time UW has ended a season with a national ranking since 2001, when the Huskies were 21st. Washington is
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Four major award winners have been chosen for the Star of the Year event Jan. 22 — Ron Crockett, Bobo Brayton, Warren Miller and Zack Lystedt.
The Sounders Monday signed signed midfielder Lamar Neagle to a contract extension but did not disclose terms. Seattle nominated Neagle for MLS Comeback Player of the Year after he set career highs in appearances (30), goals (8), assists (4) and shots (61). He co-led the Sounders with 20 points in 2013.
The Mariners Monday signed free agent catcher Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract and extended an invitation to spring training next month in Peoria, AZ. Quintero, who split last season between the Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies, is not on the club’s 40-man roster.
With 3:38 remaining and Washington trailing 60-58, the Huskies had an opportunity for a victory over a No. 1 team for the first time since 2004 and just the second in program history. But Arizona went on an 11-3 run to end Saturday’s game in Tucson, spoiling what could have been an epic day in
Washington is coming off its most impressive win of the season, at Arizona State, but now face an Arizona club that just shellacked the Washington State Cougars 60-25.
Sounders midfielder Brad Evans and defender DeAndre Yedlin have been summoned to the U.S. National Team for its pre-World Cup camp scheduled Jan. 6-Feb. 1. Also called was former Sounders forward Eddie Johnson, now with D.C. United. Designated player Clint Dempsey, on loan for two months to Fulham in the EPL, was not called.
FS Earl Thomas and CB Richard Sherman are repeat members of the first team of the Associated Press All-Pro team, annually the most prestigious honor among NFL post-season awards. SS Kam Chancellor, a third member of the Legion of Boom, made the second team. The complete list, announced Friday morning, is here.
In one of the major surprises of the Lorenzo Romar era, the Washington Huskies forged a 17-point halftime lead, extended it to 24 midway through the second half and coasted to a shockingly easy 76-65 victory over Arizona State Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both schools in Tempe, AZ. The final score is