November 17, 2009
Daily sports reporters go head to head

November 17, 2009
Daily Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

November 17, 2009
It seems a logical progression: bowl game out of the question, so now it’s time to look forward to next year for the Washington football program — and the people who write about the Washington football program.

November 16, 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. — This was 2008 bad.

November 16, 2009
Washington flat-out destroyed the Vikings in the final game of the Athletes in Action Classic, using two huge runs in the first half en route to an easy-as-it-gets 111-55 win in front of 8,236 spectators at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

November 13, 2009
They have different reasons, obviously, but neither UW head coach Steve Sarkisian nor quarterback Jake Locker has very fond memories of playing at Oregon State.

November 13, 2009
Friday: UW vs.

November 12, 2009
As much as we all love a good LeGarrette Blount joke, let’s be perfectly honest about the now-reinstated Oregon running back: he served his time.

November 10, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news

November 10, 2009
Daily Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

November 10, 2009
Steve Sarkisian has to be getting tired of second-guessing himself on Mondays.

November 9, 2009
Breaking down UW’s 24-23 loss to UCLA on Saturday… <b>WHY THEY LOST</b> Because Steve Sarkisian is a terrible coach who needs to be fired, and isn‘t the answer, and is a rookie, and is making too many mistakes, and hey, how is he any better than Tyrone Willingham, anyway? OK, maybe that’s just the message-board version.

November 6, 2009
If there were any doubts remaining as to the status of Washington quarterback Jake Locker for Saturday’s game against UCLA, a couple quick QB runs in practice yesterday put them to bed.

November 5, 2009
Had they been playing anyone else, it might have been closer.

November 3, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

November 3, 2009
Jake Locker says he should be ready to go by the time Washington faces UCLA on Saturday, but his coach thinks that the deep bruise in the quarterback’s right thigh may make that a little difficult.

November 3, 2009
Daily Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

October 29, 2009
Good news for those of you ­— OK, everyone — who love complaining about Pac-10 officiating: one of them got suspended.

October 27, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

October 27, 2009
Turns out Jake Locker might be a little more dinged up than he’s been letting on.

October 27, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

October 26, 2009
They’re the last team in the Pac-10 to get their bye week, and for the Washington Huskies, it could be argued that it’s coming at the best possible time.

October 26, 2009
They insisted afterward that it hurts the same as any other loss, that this particular blowout at the hands of a hated rival holds no more meaning than any of their other four losses this season.

October 26, 2009
The Washington men’s basketball team has added two walk-on players to its practice squad, one of the players confirmed last night.

October 24, 2009
They insisted afterward that it hurts the same as any other loss, that this particular blowout at the hands of a hated rival holds no more meaning than any of their other four losses this season.

October 23, 2009
Daily sports reporters discuss Saturday's game.

October 23, 2009
Steve Sarkisian had to learn a few things about the Washington football program when he took the head coaching job last December.

October 22, 2009
Pete Carroll doesn’t like getting beat at his own game.

October 20, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news

October 20, 2009
Daily Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

October 20, 2009
Steve Sarkisian has been getting used to being congratulated for Washington’s unexpected competitiveness this season.

October 20, 2009
The Washington men’s basketball team will hold open walk-on tryouts on Thursday at 6 p.m., as head coach Lorenzo Romar is apparently willing to take an extra player this season.

October 19, 2009
ASU linebacker out of control

October 19, 2009
Last-second breakdown costs UW game

October 16, 2009
The fact that the Washington football team has won three games at the season’s midway point is surprising enough.

October 16, 2009
He speaks with the assurance and maturity expected of a senior starter, but Quincy Pondexter acknowledges that things haven’t always been easy.

October 14, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

October 13, 2009
This probably wasn’t what most people thought Steve Sarkisian had in mind when he said he wanted to decrease Chris Polk’s work load at tailback.

October 13, 2009
Daily Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

October 12, 2009
As poorly as the Huskies’ defense may have looked against Nick Foles and the Wildcats on Saturday, it could have been a lot worse.

October 12, 2009
Foster’s improbable interception gives UW stunning win

October 11, 2009
Before anyone in the stadium could even process what had happened, UW linebacker Mason Foster was gone.

October 9, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

October 9, 2009
Tyrone Willingham repeated the same things he’d end up saying all season, lamenting the fact that his Huskies had just lost, 48-14, following a pathetic effort against the Arizona Wildcats.

October 9, 2009
One step at a time, the Washington softball team is turning itself into a big-time college sports program.

October 9, 2009
One step at a time, the Washington softball team is turning itself into a big-time college sports program.

October 8, 2009
Now that the Huskies don’t have to compete with Washington State for the title of the worst team in the conference, let’s take a moment to explore the misery that is Cougar football.

October 8, 2009
A preview of this weekend's Husky sporting events.

October 7, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

October 7, 2009
Those resentful of Washington’s difficult non-conference football schedules the past few seasons received good news on Tuesday.

October 6, 2009
Sports Editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

October 6, 2009
Count Chris Polk among those who thought the Huskies caught a couple of bad breaks from the officials in Saturday’s 37-30 loss to Notre Dame.

October 6, 2009
This used to be a football school.

October 5, 2009
WHAT HAPPENED One of the more entertaining games in recent memory, Washington lost 37-30 to Notre Dame in overtime.

October 2, 2009
A struggling offensive line could have Jake Locker running for his life as the Huskies face Notre Dame tomorrow afternoon.

September 30, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

September 30, 2009
Sports Editor Christian Caple outlines what to expect from the sports section this quarter.

September 30, 2009
Reality hit the Huskies hard on Saturday, most often in the form of a bruising, first-down run by Stanford tailback Toby Gerhart.

September 30, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's football teams

September 30, 2009
Memorable moments from a 5-day trip to California

September 20, 2009
Huskies are back after toppling No. 3 Trojans

September 18, 2009
Daily sports writers go head to head

September 18, 2009
The Huskies are hosting Pac-10 juggernaut and third-ranked USC on Saturday in their conference opener.

September 18, 2009
What’s happening in the world of Pac-10 football

September 14, 2009
Exhale, Husky fans.

September 11, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the pressing issues of Saturday's game.

September 11, 2009
Are you entering your sophomore year, and still unsure what it feels like to watch the Huskies win a football game?

September 11, 2009
Husky fans hope this is finally the day they can celebrate a win.

September 6, 2009
There were some mistakes, sure, a few too many to be a winning football team.

September 4, 2009
Sports editor Christian Caple squares off against sports reporter Maks Goldenshteyn

September 4, 2009
Gregory Christine stood on the sidelines last year — all of last year —­­ except for the final 13 snaps of a season-ending blowout against California, the only time in his life that the walk-on, backup offensive lineman stepped between the lines during a college football game.

August 12, 2009
Fall camp to determine Husky pecking order

June 5, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

June 3, 2009
Huskies claim 1st national title in school history

June 3, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — Heather Tarr has never been one to overreact to a midseason slump because, well, you don’t win championships in March.

June 2, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe it’s fitting that the Pac-10, one of the only major softball conferences that doesn’t have a conference tournament, routinely dominates the Women’s College World Series.

June 2, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — Doubt surrounded UW pitcher Danielle Lawrie, who surely didn’t have enough left in the tank to beat the No. 1 Florida Gators yesterday at the Women’s College World Series.

June 1, 2009
Lawrie, teammates take it to Georgia in decisive semifinal win

May 31, 2009
Conference not as dominant as years past, fans turning out in record numbers

May 29, 2009
UW softball team moves on in World Series

May 29, 2009
Two days after UW veteran ace Danielle Lawrie was named as the best player in the nation, it was her freshmen teammates who made the No.

May 28, 2009
Washington will begin a quest today to prove itself as the best college softball team in the country, opening play in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) this morning against Georgia in Oklahoma City.

May 27, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

May 26, 2009
Having already escaped one postseason venture, the natural assumption for the Washington softball team would have been that the next round would only get tougher and that the Huskies would have to play better to move past Georgia Tech in the Atlanta Super Regional than they did in barely edging Mass

May 22, 2009
Except for a trip to the spa the following day for some, the Washington softball team’s celebration of Sunday’s 15-inning regional championship victory over Massachusetts was brief.

May 20, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

May 19, 2009
It wasn’t the best idea, he says with a laugh, looking back on it.

May 18, 2009
They played deep into the night and well into Monday morning on the East Coast, requiring 15 innings to settle a regional championship game that had started when it was still Sunday.

May 15, 2009
While most of her teammates were probably wondering where in the world Sacred Heart is, pitcher Danielle Lawrie recognized the name immediately when it was announced today that the tiny school from Connecticut would be the Washington softball team’s first opponent in the NCAA tournament at the Amherst, Mass., regional.

May 13, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

May 13, 2009
Count the professors of any UW softball players among those who wish the UW would install some lights at Husky Softball Stadium.

May 12, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's softball teams

May 11, 2009
Shut out by California with only one game left in the season, the Washington softball team needed to regroup Saturday — if for no other reason than to prove, postseason looming, that they could.

May 11, 2009
They knew they’d have to go on the road.

May 8, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

May 8, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's softball teams

May 7, 2009
Ashley Charters and Lauren Greer spent all of last season sitting on the bench, both redshirting for medical purposes and watching as the Washington softball team struggled its way to a sixth-place finish in the Pac-10 and a disappointing first-round exit in the Houston regional.

May 6, 2009
UW athletic director Scott Woodward has said that there is almost no chance the UW swimming program will return in any form at any time in the foreseeable future.

May 5, 2009
It turns out the impact of the Washington football team’s 0-12 record last season may not have been felt by only the football program.

May 4, 2009
UW swimming programs eliminated

May 4, 2009
Nothing helps an ailing offense like a three-game series against the two worst teams in the conference.

May 1, 2009
Senior Liz Johnson found out via email.

May 1, 2009
I think the last year I played baseball, when I was 15, I hit something like .187 and probably had less RBI than Willie Bloomquist did last season.

May 1, 2009
At a time when the Pac-10 softball race is heating up, Washington is catching the most desirable part of its schedule.

April 30, 2009
Danielle Lawrie had just finished disassembling UCLA’s lineup, finally getting the best of Bruins’ ace Megan Langenfeld by tossing the fourth no-hitter of her career in a 3-0 Washington win yesterday at Husky Softball Stadium.

April 29, 2009
Jen Salling took cuts in the batting cage before Washington’s practice yesterday, hitting tennis balls off a machine during her designated personal hitting time as the rest of her teammates filed in.

April 28, 2009
Daily sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

April 28, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's softball teams

April 27, 2009
As poorly as it started and ended, this past weekend likely won’t be remembered as being as frustrating as it may seem for the Washington softball team.

April 24, 2009
They had just escaped with another extra-inning, 1-0 victory.

April 22, 2009
Daily reporters discuss the week's sports news

April 22, 2009
If you watched Game 1 of the Cavs-Pistons series on Saturday, you saw LeBron James do his thing, and the Cavs romp at home, and Detroit wither late like everyone thought it would.

April 22, 2009
Daily sports editor Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10's softball teams

April 20, 2009
Even in victory, their bats were cold — until yesterday, when an encouraging offensive display against Oregon State had Washington head softball coach Heather Tarr proclaiming that her team’s lull at the plate may have finally ended.

April 17, 2009
It’s no secret that the Washington softball team’s resurgence as a national powerhouse this season is largely due to opposing batters who have trouble hitting Danielle Lawrie’s pitches.

April 17, 2009
The inevitable has finally become reality for the Washington men’s basketball team.

April 14, 2009

April 13, 2009
It might not be panic time for the Washington softball team yet, with two-thirds of the season still remaining in a conference that proves treacherous for even the most seasoned of teams.

April 10, 2009
Maybe now that center fielder Kimi Pohlman is hitting .375 and starting every game as a freshman for the Washington softball team, she can be satisfied with playing one sport, focusing all of her energy on softball instead of bouncing between track, basketball and soccer.

April 8, 2009
Even when she’s admittedly below average, Danielle Lawrie still manages to be better than everyone else.

April 7, 2009
Washington ace Danielle Lawrie has known All-American shortstop Jen Salling since the two were in seventh grade; both are natives of British Columbia and members of the Canadian national team that reached the medal round at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

April 6, 2009
Signing autographs and posing for pictures, the Washington softball team celebrated yesterday after Ashley Charters’ seventh-inning bomb gave the Huskies a 3-2 win over No.

April 4, 2009
As big days go, Friday was about as monumental of an afternoon that the Washington softball program has seen.

April 3, 2009
The Washington softball team has become adept this season at burying teams early, ending games via the mercy rule eight times en route to a 28-5 record.

March 31, 2009

March 31, 2009
Before he even said a word at Monday’s spring football introductory press conference, UW head coach Steve Sarkisian had already made it clear that things have changed drastically from the military-strict Tyrone Willingham era.

March 30, 2009
As she has most of this season, Danielle Lawrie had her good stuff in the Bay Area this past weekend during the Washington softball team’s initial Pac-10 series.

March 30, 2009
Men fall in second round of NCAA tournament

March 21, 2009
Huskies bow out of NCAA tourney in second round

March 19, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore.—It took Quincy Pondexter three years to get the chance to be an impact player in the NCAA tournament, two more than most would have expected and far longer than the 6-foot-6 forward wanted to wait.

March 16, 2009
A look back at some of the more memorable NCAA Tournament games in UW history.

March 16, 2009
The Washington men’s basketball team will return Thursday to where this season started.

March 16, 2009
There have been more statistically prolific classes that have grown under his guidance, but Washington men’s basketball coach Lorenzo Romar said this year’s group may be the most special he’s had.

March 16, 2009
If you actually have a job or a life and haven’t been able to watch every second of this year’s college basketball season, there’s a way to figure out exactly how to pick your bracket come tournament time.

March 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES — If only they’d decided to fight in the first half, the flight back to Seattle would be a happier one for the Washington men’s basketball team.

March 13, 2009
LOS ANGELES — When Washington needed a lift Thursday as it struggled to get its offense going against Stanford in the Pac-10 Tournament, it didn’t turn to leading scorer Isaiah Thomas or first-team All Pac-10 selections Justin Dentmon and Jon Brockman.

March 13, 2009
LOS ANGELES — It was exactly the kind of first half Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar didn’t want to see.

March 12, 2009
They’ve already added one championship to their trophy case.

March 12, 2009
If there’s anything head coach Heather Tarr has learned this season about her No.

March 11, 2009
The Daily's sports staff debates the latest in sports news.

March 11, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple takes a look at some Pac-10 Tournament games.

March 10, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10 basketball teams.

March 10, 2009
To the victors go the spoils.

March 9, 2009
Even Danielle Lawrie needs a little run support sometimes.

March 9, 2009
Huskies defeat WSU 67-60 to win first outright conference title since 1953.

March 6, 2009
There will be no need for the Washington men’s basketball team to pump up its rivalry with Washington State as motivation for tomorrow’s tilt at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

March 6, 2009
A trip to Tuscaloosa awaiting, Washington ace pitcher Danielle Lawrie made sure to prepare the younger members of the Huskies’ pitching staff for what they’ll be facing in this weekend’s softball-crazy travel destination.

March 4, 2009
The Daily's sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

March 4, 2009
The Coast Guard called off its search Tuesday for former Washington linebacker Marquis Cooper and two others still missing at sea after their boat capsized Saturday evening near Clearwater, Fla., according to the AP.

March 4, 2009
All this talk of a renewed basketball rivalry between Washington and Seattle University may have to wait.

March 3, 2009
Former Washington linebacker Marquis Cooper is among four men missing off of Florida’s Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Fla., the Coast Guard told The Associated Press yesterday.

March 3, 2009
UW head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar, a guy who appreciates basketball history, remembers his reaction in 1980 when Seattle University dropped from the Division I ranks.

March 3, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10 basketball teams

March 2, 2009
Men's basketball team beats Arizona to at least tie for number one spot in Pac-10

March 2, 2009
Washington was midway through another pasting of Portland State when the softball gods mercifully sent the Vikings a sixth-inning gift: rain, and lots of it.

March 1, 2009
Washington lost to Portland State last season.

February 28, 2009
It took three batters for Washington to get all the runs it would need yesterday against Seattle University.

February 27, 2009
They traded blows for 45 minutes, fighting for first place like Pac-10 heavyweights should.

February 27, 2009
Washington’s best ever softball start was recognized this week with its best ever poll positioning.

February 26, 2009
There will be bigger games this season for Washington basketball than today’s tilt against No.

February 25, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple clears out his notebook.

February 24, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10 basketball teams.

February 23, 2009
Venoy Overton wouldn’t stop talking.

February 23, 2009
The Washington softball team continues to prove unbeatable — mostly because Danielle Lawrie is virtually unhittable.

February 20, 2009
They let them play.

February 20, 2009
Ashley Charters will graduate at the end of winter quarter with a degree in sociology, allowing her to focus on No.

February 19, 2009
Quincy Pondexter grew up in Fresno watching UCLA basketball, making the three hour drive to Pauley Pavilion on multiple occasions to see the Bruins play.

February 19, 2009
By now, you probably know that the Mariners finally got something right, signing Ken Griffey, Jr.

February 18, 2009
Basketball notebook: Huskies could potentially tie with three other teams

February 17, 2009
Felecia Harris started Sunday’s game in the circle against Long Beach State, got banged around a little bit and got yanked after two-thirds of an inning.

February 17, 2009
y the time Oregon was done throwing the ball all over the Hec Edmundson Pavilion floor Saturday, abusing the back iron of the rim and letting Washington score whenever it wanted, the Ducks had dug a hole they could not climb out of.

February 17, 2009
Sports reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10.

February 17, 2009
It should probably be noted that if Bill Bavasi was still the Mariners’ GM, this whole Ken Griffey, Jr.

February 13, 2009
His team in a daze, his own backcourt infected with a near-lethal strain of the turnover bug, Justin Dentmon changed last night’s game against Oregon State with a single lob.

February 13, 2009
Danielle Lawrie will likely leave Washington as the best pitcher in the school’s illustrious softball history.

February 12, 2009
It’s as close to a sure thing as the Huskies are going to get this year, but head coach Lorenzo Romar doesn’t believe in those kind of guarantees — even if his Washington squad is playing an Oregon State team tonight that it beat 85-59 in Corvallis just four weeks ago.

February 11, 2009
After salvaging a split of a tough road trip to the Bay Area, Washington fell out of the AP top-25 poll, dropping from No. 22 to what amounts to No. 27 (they received the 27th-most votes).

February 10, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10 basketball teams

February 9, 2009
It took exactly two games for Washington softball observers to remember why they missed Danielle Lawrie and Ashley Charters so much — and if anyone had forgotten about senior outfielder Lauren Greer, she jogged their collective memory too.

February 9, 2009
There was no late-game collapse.

February 6, 2009
Quincy Pondexter was the only Washington player who provided any offense against California last night.

February 5, 2009
Count a short memory among the things Lorenzo Romar’s Washington squad seems to have acquired this season.

February 4, 2009
Danielle Lawrie, Washington’s dominating, all-everything ace pitcher, almost cried when she learned that fellow All-American and best friend Ashley Charters would be redshirting last season.

February 4, 2009
The Daily's sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

February 4, 2009
It’s likely that if anyone suggested prior to the season that Justin Dentmon would be a candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year, no one would have believed them.

February 3, 2009
Sports reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10.

February 2, 2009
If Justin Dentmon had been just average against Arizona State, had he turned in just an acceptable performance instead of a game-altering long-range shooting display, Washington may not have had enough to hold off the Sun Devils and avoid a weekend sweep in the desert.

January 30, 2009
It took five minutes for Washington to score its first field goal against Arizona last night.

January 29, 2009
If Washington needs any more motivation to maintain its focus — which it doesn’t — it could derive some from the results of last week’s top-25 coaches’ poll.

January 28, 2009
The Daily's sports reporters debate the latest in sports news.

January 28, 2009
It’s a familiar sight on game days at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

January 28, 2009
For once, Lorenzo Romar didn’t grimace when the question of free-throw shooting arose at his weekly press briefing.

January 27, 2009
Sports writer Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10.

January 26, 2009
Justin Dentmon, arms raised, walked off the Hec Ed floor Saturday, beaming a grin appropriate for the scene surrounding him.

January 23, 2009
Jon Brockman didn’t make a field goal last night against USC.

January 23, 2009
Cleaning shipping containers for a company near the Port of Seattle, then 19-year-old Brandon Roy wondered if he’d ever be eligible to play college basketball at Washington.

January 22, 2009
Players from last season’s bountiful Pac-10 freshman class had their way with Washington on more than one occasion.

January 21, 2009
Reporter Christian Caple ranks the Pac-10 basketball teams

January 21, 2009
On a night when Washington can take another huge step toward solidifying its future as a Pac-10 contender, it will honor a player that was the biggest reason it was successful in its recent past.

January 20, 2009
The Daily's sports staff debates the latest in sports news.

January 20, 2009
Washington hadn’t swept the Oregon schools on the road since 2006. Hadn’t won in Eugene in the same amount of time. Dropped two of its last three games in Corvallis. Even lost at Portland earlier this season. Saturday night’s trek back up I-5 was a jovial one this time, though.

January 17, 2009
Washington’s practice at Gill Coliseum yesterday ended without tension, as the Huskies prepared for today’s game against Oregon State. In other words, it was nothing like last season.

January 16, 2009
Brockman breaks UW rebounding record in win

January 15, 2009
The biggest mistake of former Athletic Director Todd Turner’s UW career is as obvious now as ever. And no, I’m not talking about Tyrone Willingham.

January 15, 2009
Forgive Washington coach Lorenzo Romar if his analysis of today’s game against Oregon, the only Pac-10 team with a winless conference record, seems a little cliché.

January 14, 2009
The Daily's sports writers sound off on the latest sports news.

January 14, 2009
It seems as if more column inches have been dedicated to the Washington men’s basketball team’s free throw struggles over the last 12 months than the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Iraq war combined.

January 13, 2009
1.

January 12, 2009
After clanging their way to a 27-40 showing from the free throw line Saturday against California, including several key misses down the stretch, the Huskies have to figure out how, exactly, to cash in on their foul shots with the game on the line.

January 9, 2009
For a night, at least, Hec Edmundson Pavilion regained its luster.

January 8, 2009
Get over it, Utah. All this whining about not being able to compete for a national championship seems a little childish, doesn’t it?

January 8, 2009
Stanford is somewhat of a mystery in the Pac-10 this year, considered by some to be in rebuild mode after head coach Trent Johnson left for happier pastures at the end of last season, and with its twin 7-footers, Brook and Robin Lopez, now collecting paychecks in the NBA.

January 7, 2009
There won’t be a lack of fire or intensity on the UW football practice field next season.

January 7, 2009
Basketball Notebook: UW navigates unpredictable Pac-10

January 6, 2009
1. UCLA: Pretty clearly the most talented team in the conference

January 5, 2009
PULLMAN — Washington’s Pac-10 opener Saturday against Washington State supplied everything fans have come to expect from the series, which has seen the Cougars prevail in the previous seven contests.

January 5, 2009
BY CHRISTIAN CAPLE THE DAILY Flanked by his wife and three children, the Husky band and a robust turnout of fans desperate to find something to be excited about, Steve Sarkisian was introduced as the next head football coach of the University of Washington at the Don James Center in Husky Stadium Dec.

January 5, 2009
One of the biggest questions when a coach is fired is whether any of his assistants will be retained by his replacement.

December 9, 2008
Flanked by his wife and three children, the Husky band and a robust turnout of fans desperate to find something to be excited about, Steve Sarkisian was introduced as the next head football coach of the University of Washington at the Don James Center in Husky Stadium today.

December 6, 2008
UW football coach Tyrone Willingham coached his last game for Washington today against Cal. It was announced today that USC associate head coach and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will be the next head coach of the Washington football team. The Huskies lost to Cal, 48-7.

December 5, 2008
Out of sorts and out of their league, the Huskies took a beating from Oklahoma State in Stillwater last season.

December 5, 2008
ESPN.com reported tonight that USC offensive coordinator and associate head coach Steve Sarkisian will be named as Washington’s next head football coach.

December 5, 2008
ESPN.com reported last night that USC offensive coordinator and associate head coach Steve Sarkisian will be named as Washington’s next head football coach.

December 5, 2008
Many may wish it were over.

December 5, 2008
Many may wish it were over.

December 5, 2008
Artem Wallace appeared for a weekly media gathering a few weeks ago, took a few questions about his recovery from knee surgery and was ready to leave when a reporter noticed some stitches under the Washington forward’s right eye.

December 4, 2008
A trip to Stillwater last year resulted in a barrage of Oklahoma State 3-pointers, followed by a long flight home for the Washington men’s basketball team.

December 3, 2008
1. USC: Much rejoicing in Trojan-land this week as the Beavers got stomped.

December 2, 2008
Hill interviews for UW job Fresno State coach Pat Hill told Fresno area reporters before his team’s annual awards banquet Sunday that he has been interviewed for the vacant head coaching position at Washington.

December 2, 2008
Karen,

November 26, 2008
Call it an improvement from Monday.

November 25, 2008
So much for a statement game.

November 25, 2008
Tyrone Willingham’s first game as Washington’s coach told Husky fans everything they would need to know about the next four years.

November 24, 2008
As Washington State fans lifted Nico Grasu into the air after the WSU kicker gave the Cougars a 16-13 win with a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime of Saturday’s Apple Cup game against Washington, one thing became very apparent.

November 21, 2008
A first half as bad as the one the Washington men’s basketball team played last night against Florida International won’t afford the Huskies much chance of winning once Pac-10 play starts.

November 21, 2008
Those brave enough or dedicated enough to make the drive to Pullman for the Apple Cup this weekend will probably get bored at some point.

November 21, 2008
By Christian Caple The Daily Hide the women and children.

November 21, 2008
QUARTERBACK: We’ll start the analysis of the biggest pillow fight in the history of college football with one of the weakest position for both teams.

November 21, 2008
10.

November 20, 2008
I bought football tickets last year.

November 20, 2008
USC: Gave up more points to Stanford than they had in their previous five games, but the Trojans should still be considered the most dangerous team in the country.

November 19, 2008
One win won’t be enough to reassure those around the Washington basketball program that there’s nothing to worry about or that Saturday’s season-opening loss to Portland was a fluke.

November 18, 2008
Winless teams will take hold of anything to use as motivation to get off the mat and play another game.

November 18, 2008
Washington’s loss to Portland Saturday put somewhat of a damper on the team’s preseason fervor.

November 17, 2008
Lorenzo Romar referred to his team’s opener at Portland as “dangerous” multiple times in the weeks leading up to the game.

November 17, 2008
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel spoke fondly earlier this week of his time at Washington, reminiscing wistfully of the good times and winning seasons while he was the UW’s coach.

November 14, 2008
The expectations that came with back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances proved too high for the Washington basketball team the past two seasons, both of which ended without NCAA Tournament invitations.

November 14, 2008
It’s been more than five years since Rick Neuheisel set foot in Husky Stadium, shortly after he was fired as Washington’s football coach for his participation in a NCAA gambling pool.

November 14, 2008
You’re either in, or you’re out.

November 14, 2008
QUARTERBACK: This could get ugly.

November 14, 2008
PG, ISAIAH THOMAS, FR.: Quite possibly the least talked about starting freshman in the Pac-10, which is especially unusual considering the impact he’s expected to make.

November 13, 2008
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-speed era of instant downloads and ad nauseam marketing ploys, it can be difficult to explain complicated concepts to the public in a succinct fashion.

November 13, 2008
1.

November 12, 2008
1 Rick Neuheisel makes his return to Husky Stadium this weekend.

November 12, 2008
Hey Karen, Another great week: 11-3 is good no matter what, but there were a lot of good games between good teams last week, which always makes things more difficult.

November 10, 2008
Washington’s lack of competitive fire this season has resulted in some lopsided opponent point totals and more than a few games that were decided by halftime.

November 7, 2008
QUARTERBACK: Going up against a couple of pretty good defenses, Ronnie Fouch has been thrown to the wolves — most recently, USC.

November 7, 2008
Goals have changed for Washington since the beginning of the season.

November 7, 2008
Mora, Hill and Pinkle

November 7, 2008
The Isaiah Thomas show has arrived on Montlake.

November 6, 2008
Husky fans will get a brief reprieve today from what has turned out to be a depressing football season.

November 6, 2008
1.USC: 56-0 win over Washington dropped the Trojans two spots in the BCS.

November 4, 2008
For once this season, the Huskies will be entertaining an opponent that is also bordering on historical ineptitude.

November 3, 2008
The inevitability of Washington’s loss to USC Saturday may have made it slightly less painful for Husky fans, who are now supporters of the nation’s only winless team.

October 31, 2008
The post-Tyrone Willingham era won’t officially begin for the Washington football team until next season’s opener against LSU.

October 30, 2008
1.

October 29, 2008
1Coach Tyrone Willingham announced his resignation Monday.

October 29, 2008
Karen, Looks like we did a little better last week.

October 28, 2008
Tyrone Willingham announced his resignation as coach of the Washington football team yesterday, and has agreed to coach the final five games of the season before stepping down.

October 27, 2008
Some in the college football world thought that Washington coach Tyrone Willingham’s history with Notre Dame might inspire the Huskies to turn in a better effort against the Irish Saturday.

October 27, 2008
Tyrone Willingham announced his resignation Monday as coach of the Washington football team, effective at the end of the season.

October 24, 2008
Tyrone Willingham isn’t interested in discussing the implications of Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.

October 24, 2008
QUARTERBACK: He may have commanded one of the most anemic offenses in the country last year, but things are going better in South Bend this season as Jimmy Clausen takes a serious step toward being the quarterback everyone thought he would be.

October 23, 2008
1.USC: Can Arizona do the unthinkable this week and score points against USC? The Trojans are riding back-to-back shutouts.

October 21, 2008
Dailey stands out at tailback

October 20, 2008
It wasn’t Washington’s worst effort of the season, but the fact that the Huskies played better Saturday than in their last outing and still weren’t close to winning, pretty much says it all.

October 17, 2008
The start of the 2003 season may have been the last time that expectations surrounding the Washington football team outnumbered the doubts.

October 17, 2008
QUARTERBACK: Lyle Moevao has been playing like a solid Pac-10 quarterback this season.

October 17, 2008
Washington’s 0-5 record suggests that it has little left to play for this season.

October 16, 2008
1.

October 16, 2008
Lorenzo Romar is excited.

October 15, 2008
Note: Each week, Christian e-mails his predictions for the week’s NFL games to his girlfriend’s mother, Karen, for use in her office pool.

October 14, 2008
Pop “Quizz”

October 13, 2008
The games might not count yet, but it had to be a good feeling for Husky fans to see the Washington softball team back on the diamond.

October 9, 2008
The latest ratings of Pac-10 football programs

October 7, 2008
Looking at statistics doesn’t always give an accurate gauge of how well a team is performing.

October 6, 2008
TUCSON, Ariz.

October 6, 2008
TUCSON, Ariz.

October 6, 2008
Tyrone Willingham’s fate may indeed be sealed, but UW athletic director Scott Woodward remains steadfast in his statement that he will hold off on making any coaching changes until the end of the season.

October 3, 2008
A disheartening loss to Stanford last may have been the last straw for Washington football coach Tyrone Willingham, whose team’s poor play this year has many declaring this season to be over.

October 2, 2008
Frustration has likely never been worse for those in and around the Washington football program than now, as the Huskies desperately try to salvage what was labeled long ago as a make-or-break season for coach Tyrone Willingham.

October 2, 2008
1.

October 1, 2008
This may come as a surprise to some, but even after four, probably five, consecutive losing seasons, the Huskies still have 16 players in the NFL.

September 30, 2008
BY Christian Caple

September 29, 2008
The bad news for Husky fans: Jake Locker may be out six weeks with a broken thumb.

September 25, 2008
The Daily's sports writers respond to this week's hot topics in sports.

September 25, 2008
This week's best of in college football.

September 24, 2008
Washington was done in by a killer schedule, sloppy defense and spotty offense during last season’s disappointing 4-9 finish.

September 24, 2008
Nine months of speculation ended last week with the appointment of Scott Woodward as the UW’s athletic director (AD), a position he has filled on an interim basis since Todd Turner’s resignation in February.

June 5, 2008
Enough with the numbers — baseball is baseball

June 3, 2008
Sport: Basketball Year: Sophomore Position: Forward Hometown: Fresno, Calif.

May 29, 2008
Sport: Football Year: Sophomore-to-be Position: Tailback Hometown: Hawthorne, Calif.

May 29, 2008
Men’s basketball anticipates arrival of talented recruiting class

May 19, 2008
First time since 2002 that Huskies fail to advance

May 16, 2008
The Pac-10 softball season is 21 games long.

May 12, 2008
Washington may not have accomplished all that it wanted during the Pac-10 season, but the Huskies will get a chance to make up for it in the postseason.

May 12, 2008
It wasn’t a perfect weekend for the Washington softball team, but after losing five straight games, the Huskies will take it.

May 9, 2008
Washington’s postseason prospects took another blow yesterday afternoon.

May 8, 2008
There is little doubt that an increased level of urgency will travel with the No.

May 5, 2008
Washington softball players may be wondering where all this talk of Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt’s “down” year is coming from.

May 2, 2008
It might be tempting for UW softball fans to start dreaming of next year, when All-American pitcher Danielle Lawrie returns to the mound and All-American shortstop Ashley Charters gets healthy again.

May 2, 2008
Scott Woodward announced yesterday that he has decided not to pursue the athletic director position at the UW, and will resume his position as the University’s vice president of External Affairs.

April 30, 2008
Hicks continues her game overseas

April 28, 2008
The Washington softball team is used to playing in close games by now.

April 28, 2008
Not much scoring took place Saturday during Washington’s annual spring football game.

April 25, 2008
Having lost five of its last six contests, the Washington softball team finds itself in unfamiliar territory, having lost more than half of the games in conference play, and struggling to get runs across the plate.

April 25, 2008
UW football coach Tyrone Willingham assured fans that things will tighten up for the Washington football program in the days leading up to the Huskies’ 2008 season opener at Oregon Aug.

April 21, 2008
Though hail, rain and even snow all made appearances at Husky Softball Stadium during the weekend, Washington still managed to get in its two-game series against UCLA.

April 18, 2008
by christian caple the daily The stretch is approaching for the Washington softball team.

April 16, 2008
Sport: Softball Year: Junior Hometown: Renton, Wash.

April 14, 2008
A less-than-satisfying weekend for the No.

April 11, 2008
After four games against ranked opponents last week, the No.

April 8, 2008
College baseball is generally viewed as the little brother to football and men’s basketball, rarely drawing crowds near capacity or making the front page of area newspapers.

April 7, 2008
The Huskies’ loss to No.

April 4, 2008
Fresh off a frustrating 7-6 loss to the nation’s No. 1 team, the No. 25/24 (NFCA/USA Softball) Washington softball team is back in action today against No. 23/21 California at Husky Softball Stadium.

April 2, 2008
If anyone has a 9-foot hoop available for pickup games, give me a call.

April 2, 2008
The Pac-10 has always been composed of some of the finest softball squads in the nation, and nothing has changed this year.

April 2, 2008
Five months separate today’s date and the August 30th clash between Washington and Oregon on the gridiron, but the die-hard football fans are excited this week anyway, because Husky football spring practice begins this Thursday.

March 31, 2008
This wasn’t how they saw the season ending three months ago.

March 31, 2008
Despite the rain-soaked weekend, the No.

March 13, 2008
Sports writers sound off about recent news.

March 13, 2008
For 23 minutes, at least, it appeared as if Washington was adjusting to life without Jon Brockman with relative aplomb.

March 12, 2008
The top 10 college level sports team in the nation get the treatment from a Daily staff reporter

March 11, 2008
While it’s still possible that the Pac-10 could get seven teams into the NCAA tournament, Washington is not going to be one of them — unless it can pull off an upset or three this weekend.

March 11, 2008
As if Washington’s road through the Pac-10 tournament wasn’t going to be hard enough, the Huskies now may have to do it without their leading scorer.

March 11, 2008
The Washington softball team took a huge step forward during the weekend, by winning the championship trophy at the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.

March 10, 2008
It’s been uninspired, it’s been back on track, it’s been flat, and it’s been focused.

March 10, 2008
The Daily's sports writers sound off on this week's sports news.

March 7, 2008
While Washington’s hopes of earning an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament died some time ago, this week is still big for the Huskies.

March 6, 2008
The No.

March 5, 2008
Dear Clay, I don’t root for your team, and I never really have.

March 5, 2008
A search advisory committee has been formed to find the next athletic director for the University of Washington, UW President Mark Emmert announced Friday.

March 5, 2008
It came as a surprise to many when sophomore center Joe Wolfinger led the Huskies in scoring on Saturday, pouring in 17 points on 6-6 shooting to lead Washington over California 87-84.

March 4, 2008
After opening the season with three consecutive tournaments on the road, the Washington softball team returned to Seattle to host the Husky Classic over the weekend.

March 4, 2008
This week's best college sports teams ranked around the country.

March 3, 2008
With Jon Brockman in foul trouble, Washington had to turn to an unlikely source to overcome California on Saturday.

February 29, 2008
The Daily sports writers weigh in on this week's sports news.

February 29, 2008
Washington was in it until the final buzzer against Stanford last night, but poor free-throw shooting and untimely turnovers doomed the Dawgs, as they fell 82-79 at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif.

February 28, 2008
Any time you lose a game to a team you have to play twice, an adjustment is needed to come out victorious the second time around.

February 27, 2008
With three games left — all on the road, two of them against ranked opponents — the odds are stacked against Washington in every way possible.

February 26, 2008
The nation's best ranked teams.

February 26, 2008
As a 14-year-old kid, he had never set foot in the United States.

February 25, 2008
As unlikely as it may have seemed, Washington was in a situation to realistically jump from ninth place to fifth place in the Pac-10 by the end of the weekend.

February 22, 2008
Their tournament hopes may be on life support, but the Huskies aren’t dead yet.

February 22, 2008
The Huskies started the season in Las Vegas, Nev., then tripped to Tempe, Ariz., and today find themselves in Albuquerque, N.M.

February 21, 2008
The Daily's sports writers sound off on this week's sports news.

February 21, 2008
Washington’s NCAA tournament hopes, if any remain, are most likely contingent on the Huskies winning each of their remaining regular season games.

February 20, 2008
Freshman Jess McCormack has decided to leave the Washington women’s basketball team, coach Tia Jackson announced yesterday.

February 20, 2008
The best in the nation of college basketball.

February 20, 2008
Huskies search for answer to defeat Bayless Lute Olson no longer roams the sidelines for Arizona, and the Wildcats are teetering precariously on the NCAA-tournament bubble for the first time in a while.

February 19, 2008
In an odd confrontation following Washington’s practice in Corvallis on Friday, several Oregon State players reportedly engaged Washington players in a trash-talking fest that had to be defused by UW coach Lorenzo Romar.

February 15, 2008
If learning how to play on the road really is the key to success in competitive sports, the Washington softball team will have plenty of chances to do that before Pac-10 play begins.

February 15, 2008
Pride may have been enough to beat UCLA last week, but no amount of pride would have been enough to help Washington last night.

February 14, 2008
Brian White, the newest member of Washington’s football coaching staff, officially began work this week as the Huskies’ special teams and tight ends coach.

February 14, 2008
After having its pride and passion questioned for the past two weeks, Washington responded with a gritty upset victory over No. 5 UCLA Sunday.

February 13, 2008
Pit crew preps for Appleby Oregon fans won’t soon let Ryan Appleby forget about the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament.

February 12, 2008
While most of the country is probably still recovering from Super Bowl Sunday (nachos and guacamole sometimes take longer to digest than anticipated), I’m already working on what I do every year — looking forward to next year.

February 12, 2008
How Pac-10 teams are doing this week.

February 11, 2008
Three straight losses at home, four defeats overall and an embarrassing second half collapse against USC on Thursday turned hopeful optimism into a chorus of doom-and-gloom sentiments from Husky faithfuls.

February 11, 2008
The Washington softball team got its season underway this weekend, winning two games at the Sportco Spring Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.

February 8, 2008
Too much mayo can be bad for your health.

February 8, 2008
Last season, the Washington softball team achieved its goal of getting back to the Women’s College World Series, taking home third place.

February 7, 2008
After a disappointing first half of Pac-10 play, Washington will look to get off to a better start the second time around.

February 6, 2008
Besides perhaps not having the talent to overcome the elite teams in the Pac-10, the Huskies can blame their disturbing inefficiency from the free-throw line for the position that they find themselves in at the conference schedule’s halfway point.

February 5, 2008
A few random observations from Super Bowl Sunday: This game, more than anything, is proof that God exists.

February 5, 2008
The best teams in college sports this past week.

February 4, 2008
Fewer than 48 hours after Brook Lopez tore the Huskies apart, Ryan Anderson did him one better on Saturday.

February 1, 2008
Washington knew it needed one of its better efforts of the season to pull off an upset over Stanford last night.

January 31, 2008
Many college basketball analysts and coaches have speculated that the Pac-10 has a chance to enter seven teams into the NCAA tournament field this season.

January 30, 2008
Four reporters sound off about current sports issues.

January 30, 2008
Tim Morris probably didn’t see himself here five years ago, but this is his home now.

January 30, 2008
It’s hard enough to deal with one talented 7-footer on the basketball court.

January 29, 2008
I’ve been embarrassed by my team’s performance on the field before.

January 29, 2008
1.

January 28, 2008
When the janitorial staff at the McKale Center made its rounds after Saturday’s game between Washington and Arizona, they probably didn’t even bother turning off the lights.

January 25, 2008
Last Thursday’s win over Oregon was without a doubt the biggest win of the season for the Washington men’s basketball team.

January 24, 2008
A sweep of the Oregon schools last weekend proved Washington’s basketball season is still salvageable.

January 23, 2008
Sport rankings of the week

January 23, 2008
Difference makers, in college basketball, will win games.

January 22, 2008
Most coaches and players try to refrain from slapping the term ‘must-win’ on games this early in the season.

January 18, 2008
The first three games of Washington’s conference season hinted that there might be a scoring drought on Montlake.

January 17, 2008
The Washington men’s basketball team is set for a crucial moment in this year’s Pac-10 season this weekend.

January 16, 2008
It’s no secret that Washington’s production on offense this season hasn’t met expectations, and conversation at this week’s UW men’s basketball press conference was focused accordingly.

January 15, 2008
Now that the Seahawks have been eliminated from the NFL playoffs, I don’t really have an interest in watching anymore.

January 15, 2008
1.

January 14, 2008
Washington entered Saturday afternoon’s contest in search of its first conference win.

January 11, 2008

January 11, 2008

January 10, 2008
If the Washington men’s basketball team could have chosen how it wanted to start conference play, this probably wouldn’t have been the preferred option.

January 9, 2008

January 8, 2008

January 8, 2008

January 7, 2008
Jon Brockman sat in the Huskies’ team room showing off a myriad of scratches on his left forearm — battle scars, if you will — to serve as reminders of the grind-it-out, knock-down drag-out tempo of Saturday night’s slugfest against 4th-ranked WSU.

January 7, 2008

December 7, 2007
If there is such a thing as a must-win game this early in the season, Saturday is just that for the Washington men's basketball team.

December 6, 2007
Champions of the Pac-10 once more, the Trojans are again playing like the best team in the country.

December 6, 2007
Tyrone Willingham will return next season as coach of the Washington football team, the UW announced yesterday.

December 5, 2007
The beginning of the Jake Locker era pretty much revealed what we already knew &mdash; he needs some work on his accuracy, but the kid can outrun anybody.

December 5, 2007
Romar said that Oliver, a 6-foot-3-inch shooting guard from Modesto, Calif., didn't adjust well to being away from home.

December 4, 2007
1.

December 3, 2007
Last season, the Washington men's basketball team's most glaring weakness was that it could not win on the road.

December 3, 2007
Old habits die hard, apparently.

November 30, 2007
Though the Pac-10 season is over, there's still some work left to do for the Washington football team.

November 30, 2007
Finals week is approaching at the University of Washington, but for the Husky men's basketball team, a tougher test awaits tomorrow.

November 29, 2007
1. UW Athletic Director Todd Turner said Monday that coach Willingham's job is safe until at least next season. Does Willingham deserve to be in the hot seat?

November 28, 2007
The regular season usually concludes with the Apple Cup for the Husky football team, but there's still work to be done.

November 28, 2007
1. USC (9-2, 6-2 Pac-10): For all the talk of how disappointing this season was for the Trojans, it looks like they're still going to come away with a share of the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth. Not bad for a team that was "reeling" after an awful loss to Stanford.

November 27, 2007
Once again, Washington struggled against a mid-major at home.

November 26, 2007
Getting to Madison Square Garden was a goal that the Washington men's basketball team had set early on this season.

November 26, 2007
Now that the proposed renovation for Husky Stadium is getting delayed, it's time for common sense to kick in.

November 26, 2007
From the opening kickoff, the 100th meeting between Washington and Washington State was a thriller.

November 21, 2007
While most people prefer to be home for the holidays, the Washington men's basketball team is just fine with spending Thanksgiving in New York.

November 19, 2007
With games against Texas A&M and Pittsburgh still on the schedule, the Washington men's basketball team is certain to face a couple of non-conference challenges this season.

November 19, 2007
Coming into the season, California (6-5, 3-5 Pac-10) was tabbed by many to compete for a Pac-10 title.

November 16, 2007
The Washington men's basketball team may be spending Thanksgiving in New York, but it has some other business to take care of before departing for the Big Apple.

November 15, 2007
Locker's collision last weekend was obviously a huge blow to the hearts of Huskies everywhere, but some things that just happen in the moment can't really be controlled.

November 15, 2007
Madison Square Garden, here they come.

November 14, 2007
During the past week, top ranked college basketball teams such as Kentucky and USC have fallen victim to major upsets at the hands of mid-majors.

November 14, 2007
1.

November 13, 2007
After an exhibition tune up against Seattle Pacific last week, the UW men's basketball team will begin regular season play tonight against the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the West Regional of the NIT season tip-off at Hec Edmunson Pavilion.

November 13, 2007
Football is not known for being a beautiful game.

November 9, 2007
Last week, Washington (3-6, 1-5 Pac-10) was able to utilize an effective rushing offense en route to a 27-9 victory over the relatively weak Stanford Cardinal.

November 8, 2007
1The UW men's basketball team beat SPU, a Division II team, by just nine points Monday.

November 7, 2007

November 7, 2007
Husky Stadium isn't exactly the nicest venue in the world.

November 6, 2007
Anyone wondering why college basketball teams play exhibition games needs only to watch film of last night's contest between Washington and Seattle Pacific for an explanation.

November 6, 2007
Following a 27-9 win over Stanford Saturday, Washington turns its focus to this week's opponent &mdash; Oregon State.

November 5, 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif.

November 5, 2007
Even though football season is at its most intriguing juncture, there's more to pay attention to on the national sports landscape.

November 2, 2007
The schedule was treacherous.

November 2, 2007
With its first exhibition game coming up Monday, the Washington basketball team has already been dealt a minor blow.

November 2, 2007
The No.

November 1, 2007
1.

October 30, 2007
Washington suffered one of the more devastating losses in recent memory Saturday, a 48-41 heartbreaker to Arizona.

October 29, 2007
Normally, 571 total yards and 41 points should be enough to win a football game.

October 26, 2007
UW football coach Tyrone Willingham announced yesterday that backup tailback J.R. Hasty has left the team.

October 26, 2007
The new UW Legends Center, located on the north side of Husky Stadium, was open to the media yesterday for a preview tour. It is set to open to the public before Saturday's game against Arizona.

October 25, 2007
<b>1. Who will win the World Series? The Rockies or the Red Sox? </b>

October 24, 2007
1. Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Pac-10): The Ducks' offense is looking more and more impressive each week, but on Saturday they face the one defense in the conference that may be able to contain them: USC. Should be a great battle at Autzen.

October 23, 2007
After Saturday's tough 55-34 loss to Oregon, Washington's reaction at the Oct. 17 press conference went pretty much according to expectations.

October 22, 2007
Tied at 31-31 at the end of the third quarter in Saturday's game against No. 7 Oregon, it appeared as if Washington finally was about to piece together a full 60 minutes of football.

October 18, 2007
1.

October 18, 2007
There are only three things that are certain in the life of a Husky fan.

October 17, 2007
<b>At 2-4 with four straight losses, are the Huskies still in the running for a bowl game?</b>

October 16, 2007
Two days after Washington's 44-20 loss to No.

October 15, 2007
What started as a promising evening for the Washington football team (2-4, 0-3 Pac-10) ended in a painfully familiar fashion.

October 12, 2007
Before a much-needed bye last week, the Washington football team had faced two straight ranked opponents.

October 11, 2007
The Washington women's golf team boasted a 13-stroke improvement in the second round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at the Sahalee Country Club yesterday, but fell to 11th place in the team standings.

October 10, 2007
1. California (5-0, 2-0 Pac-10)

October 9, 2007
<B>Jake Locker</B>: Locker looked brilliant against Syracuse and solid against Boise State. Since then, the redshirt freshman has struggled mightily through the air and has had his ground game tapered considerably.

October 9, 2007
It's human nature to root for the underdog.

October 8, 2007

October 5, 2007
<B>Is it fair for Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run baseball to be marked with a permanent asterisk before being donated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame?</B>

October 5, 2007
Soccer

October 3, 2007

October 2, 2007

October 1, 2007

September 28, 2007

September 28, 2007

September 24, 2007
Though the Washington football program is probably sick of hearing about moral victories at this point, that doesn't mean there aren't any positives that can't be taken from last week's 33-14 loss to Ohio State.

September 24, 2007
Washington (2-2, 0-1 Pac-10) used a bend-but-don't-break defense to keep up with UCLA (3-1, 2-0 Pac-10) in the first half of Saturday's Pac-10 opener, but had another second half meltdown and ultimately fell to the Bruins 44-31.

June 1, 2007
Danielle Lawrie wasn't perfect yesterday, but in this case, close was good enough. Lawrie tossed a complete game no-hitter &mdash; the second no-no by a UW pitcher this season &mdash; to fuel No. 6 seed Washington's (41-17) 3-1 win over No. 14 DePaul (46-12) in the first round of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City yesterday.

May 31, 2007
After sweeping No. 11 Alabama in the Seattle super regional last weekend, the No. 6 seeded Washington softball team (40-17) now heads to the Women's College World Series (WCWS) for the first time since 2004.

May 30, 2007
If I could choose one assertion that I have made in a column this year to be incorrect, it would be this one. But sadly, this assertion will more than likely be the truest of them all: The Mariners have no chance of making the playoffs this year.

May 29, 2007
Heather Tarr has maintained since the beginning of the season that a College World Series appearance isn't necessary to be validated as a successful softball coach.

May 25, 2007
Dena Tyson is one of just a few remaining Washington softball players who remember Washington's last World Series appearance.

May 24, 2007

May 21, 2007
The Washington softball team (38-17) will be playing in Seattle next weekend, but team members would probably just as soon stay in Lincoln, Neb.

May 18, 2007
From the season's start, the Washington softball team (36-15) had just one goal &mdash; get back to the World Series. Now that the pairings for this weekend's regional tournament have been announced, the Huskies know what path they have to take to get back to Oklahoma City.

May 16, 2007
The Mariners finally did something about Jeff Weaver &mdash; not that re-defining the term "shoulder tendonitis" was exactly what most people had in mind. As long as he's not on the mound, though, it's all good.

May 14, 2007
The No. 11 Washington softball team (35-16, 12-9 Pac-10) closed out its regular season over the weekend, splitting a pair of games with the Pac-10 champion, No. 3 Arizona (39-12-1, 15-5-1 Pac-10).

May 11, 2007
As the postseason approaches, the No. 11 Washington softball team (34-15, 11-8 Pac-10) knows that quality pitching in the NCAA is in no short supply.

May 10, 2007
The No. 11 Washington softball team (34-14, 11-7 Pac-10) closes out their regular season this weekend with a trio of games on the road against No. 5 Arizona (38-10-1) and No. 9 Arizona State (47-14, 11-7).

May 10, 2007
Who makes the best argument? Tell us why and vote for the winner.

May 9, 2007
Rugby, to hear most people describe it, is a vicious, dangerous sport played only by men of frightening physical proportions.

May 7, 2007
Despite suffering arguably its worst loss of the season against California (32-28, 6-12 Pac-10) Saturday, the No. 11 Washington softball team (34-14, 11-7 Pac-10) still managed a 2-1 record over the weekend.

May 4, 2007
The No. 11 Washington softball team (32-13, 9-6 Pac-10) has played a very limited number of home games this season compared to most teams.

May 2, 2007
It's hard to believe that only six seasons ago, the Seattle Mariners were the best team &mdash; record-wise, anyway &mdash; in the history of major league baseball.

April 30, 2007
As the Pac-10 softball race heads toward the final stretch of the season, No. 11 Washington (32-13, 9-6 Pac-10) knows how precious each win is.

April 27, 2007
After downing UCLA Wednesday, the No. 11 Washington softball team (30-12, 7-5 Pac-10) will host a trio of games this weekend against No. 13 Oregon State (34-16, 6-6 Pac-10) and No. 16 Oregon (39-11, 4-8 Pac-10).

April 26, 2007
The Washington softball program has only recorded 11 wins against UCLA in its illustrious history. Two of them have come this season.

April 26, 2007

April 25, 2007
After going 2-1 on its trip to the Bay Area, the No. 11 Washington softball team (29-12, 6-5 Pac-10) returns home for a game against No. 12 UCLA (30-12, 6-5 Pac-10) this afternoon.

April 23, 2007
Dena Tyson is a force to be reckoned with. That's what Pac-10 softball foes are finding out &mdash; one team at a time &mdash; about the Washington senior.

April 20, 2007
Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning with a 4-1 lead Sunday, Washington's No. 12 softball team (27-11, 4-4 Pac-10) looked to be heading to their fifth straight victory.

April 19, 2007
On a rain-soaked afternoon in Portland, Ore., the Washington baseball team (19-16) dropped a rain-shortened, six-inning game to the Portland Pilots (15-20) 5-4.

April 19, 2007

April 18, 2007
I think if I were a 7-foot NBA superstar, I would jump at the chance to fight a referee. Allegedly, that was the offer extended to San Antonio Spurs' star Tim Duncan by referee Joey Crawford.

April 16, 2007
Washington's No. 12 softball team (28-11, 4-4 Pac-10) opened their Oregon road trip with three straight wins, but Sunday's disappointing loss prevented the Huskies from scoring a perfect weekend.

April 13, 2007
A stellar performance in the circle from pitcher Caitlin Noble carried the No. 12 Washington softball team (25-10) to a 6-1 victory over Portland State (17-23) last night, kicking off a four-game road trip through the state of Oregon.

April 12, 2007
A good teammate is as valuable an asset as anything else when assembling a championship-caliber team. But finding someone who is as good of a friend as they are a teammate?

April 12, 2007
The No. 12 Washington softball team (24-10, 2-3 Pac-10) will head south this weekend for its second straight road trip, playing four games against three opponents from the state of Oregon.

April 12, 2007

April 9, 2007
If the No. 12 Washington softball team's offensive performance against the Arizona schools two weekends ago was an indicator of the status quo in the Pac-10, then it experienced the exception to that rule in a pair of games at No. 12 UCLA Friday and Saturday.

April 6, 2007
Husky softball coach Heather Tarr understands that wins are hard to come by in the Pac-10. After going 1-2 last weekend to begin conference play against top-10 teams Arizona and Arizona State, the road doesn't get any easier.

April 4, 2007
In June Daugherty's 11 seasons as coach of the Washington women's basketball team, she took eight squads to the postseason.

March 30, 2007
After playing 29 non-conference games, the No. 12 Washington softball team (22-7) has already seen its fair share of quality opponents this season.

March 29, 2007

March 27, 2007
After an up-and-down 2006 campaign saw the Washington football team go 5-7, the Huskies have several issues to address in the upcoming year

March 26, 2007
The Husky softball team had no time for relaxation over spring break; instead, the No. 12 team continued to prepare for Pac-10 play.

March 9, 2007
The 10th-ranked Washington softball team will carry a seven-game winning streak into the Big 12/Pac-10 face-off in Tempe, Arizona this weekend.

March 6, 2007
Mayers: While my heart leans another direction, my head tells me to pick UCLA, and being able to play in Los Angeles tips the balance.

March 6, 2007
If someone you knew was cited for abusing dogs on his property, wouldn't you be a little concerned about his mental well-being?

March 6, 2007
With the No. 6 LSU Tigers (21-3) coming to town, the 14th-ranked Washington softball team (15-2) expected nothing less than a tough, competitive weekend.

March 2, 2007
After opening its 2007 campaign with stellar play in three tournaments away from home, the 14th-ranked Washington softball team (12-2) will make its home debut this weekend as it hosts the Husky Softball Classic.

February 27, 2007
Imagine, if you would, a sports league without imperfection, a place where all players are pure and flawless. Where class, integrity and moral composure are at the forefront and are all traits possessed by everyone involved (basically, the exact opposite of the University of Oregon student section).

February 26, 2007
Despite dropping its first game at the Palm Springs Classic over the weekend, the 15th-ranked Washington softball team (12-2) still had a successful weekend in Cathedral City.

February 23, 2007
Last weekend, the No. 15 Washington softball team (8-1) racked up a perfect 5-0 record en route to winning the South Florida Wilson Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

February 22, 2007

February 21, 2007
I've never really been a big fan of mushrooms. On pizza, they're OK, I guess. Usually the mere thought of them makes me gag.

February 20, 2007
Softball is notorious for being a game dominated by pitching. And this weekend in southern Florida, 15th-ranked Washington (8-1) proved that indeed, it can be all about pitching.

February 16, 2007
After winning three of four games to begin the season at the Mustang Classic in San Luis Obispo, Calif., the No. 15 Washington (3-1) softball team heads to Tampa, Florida this weekend to compete in the South Florida Tournament.

February 13, 2007
It's pretty safe to assume that the Mariners are going to suck this year. They still have no pitching, they still have a relatively weak lineup, and they still probably won't be able to keep Mike Hargrove awake for longer than three innings at a time.

February 12, 2007
Even though Saturday's doubleheader against Santa Clara was rained out, the 11th-ranked Washington softball team still got its fill of softball for the weekend.

February 7, 2007
The road to a Division I NCAA softball championship runs directly through the Pac-10 conference.

February 6, 2007

January 30, 2007
With baseball season approaching (only two months left!), I'm finding it difficult to contain my optimism for the Mariners this season.

January 24, 2007
I hate the Super Bowl. Not that this stops me from watching it every year (and not just for the commercials).

January 23, 2007

January 17, 2007
Sometime Sunday afternoon, I had the distinct feeling of getting kicked in the stomach.

January 10, 2007

January 9, 2007
A disappointing 9-7 season ending with a disappointing first-round exit at home in the wild card round. It would have made perfect sense.

December 4, 2006
As I watched USC's annual victory over Notre Dame last weekend, something was bothering me.

November 17, 2006

November 17, 2006
Pullman sucks. With all the cows and inbred, knowledge-deprived wheat farmers, one would not be incorrect in classifying it as a grade-A craphole. Quite possibly the worst city in America. But it wouldn't be the worst city in America if it wasn't home to the worst college in America &mdash; Washington State University.

November 16, 2006
Well, Bobby Knight is in the news again for something other than winning basketball games. Monday, Knight forcefully swatted at the chin of Red Raider sophomore Michael Prince, telling him to pick his head up and stay focused. Since Knight has a history of ...um ... abuse problems, this grabbed the attention of media outlets everywhere. Since the incident, Prince, Prince's parents and the Texas Tech athletic director have all come out in support of Knight, claiming that he did nothing wrong.

November 16, 2006

November 15, 2006

October 23, 2006

October 13, 2006
The Washington women’s soccer team heads to the state of Oregon this weekend for a pair of Pac-10 showdowns.