Freshman Nigel Williams-Goss and sophomore Andrew Andrews each tallied 18 points and factored heavily in a second-half run that carried Washington to a 95-80 non-conference victory over Mississippi Valley State Friday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Huskies improved to 7-5 and close out their non-league schedule Sunday against the University of Hartford.
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A 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown by true freshman John Ross sparked Washington to a 31-16 victory over Brigham Young University in Friday’s Fight Hunger Bowl.
Sherman makes first Pro Bowl team; six selections tie last season for second-most in Seahawks history.
Ending for now media speculation that WR Percy Harvin was going on the injured reserve list to end his season, the Seahawks Friday waived CB Perrish Cox and returned CB Walter Thurmond to the active roster. But Thurmond won’t be starting Sunday’s game against St. Louis. That job stays with Byron Maxwell.
Washington will face not one, but two 1,000-yard rushers when they clash with Brigham Young University in the Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco’s AT&T Park Friday night.
Hosting Mississippi Valley Friday and Hartford Sunday, the Huskies have a good shot to pick up two non-conference wins ahead of the Pac-12 opener.
Tacoma native Jon Kitna, 41 and out of the NFL for two seasons, is returning to the Dallas Cowboys, the final team in his 15-year NFL career, for emergency duty following a back injury to starting quarterback Tony Romo. If Kitna passes a physical exam, he will join the team on Christmas Day, the team
The two-month loan of Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey to his original English Premier League club, Fulham FC of London, was completed Monday. Fulham needs the help to avoid relegation, and Dempsey wants elite-level competition to prepare for the World Cup. He is scheduled for eight matches from Jan. 1 to the end of February.
Punishment came down Monday for what is the early leader in the clubhouse for Dumbest Moment of the College Bowl Season (non-Mike Leach Division) when Colorado State announced it suspended assistant football coach Greg Lupfer for two weeks without pay after he was caught on camera mouthing a homophobic slur during Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl
The Seahawks had a chance to win the NFC West title and wrap up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but couldn’t overcome Arizona’s defense and lost 17-10 Sunday.