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THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 2014

WSU Recruiting Q&A part 2

Yesterday, I invited a couple WSU recruiting experts to come fill us in on how the Washington State football class of 2014 is shaping up. Braulio Perez, a Senior Correspondent at Cougfan.com and Britton Ransford, the publisher of WazzuWatch.com, were kind enough to answer some…

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Thursday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- Washington State was unable to pick up a win at home on Wednesday, falling to Oregon State, 66-55. Here is our game story from the loss, as well as post game video of D.J. Shelton and Que Johnson, as well as coach…

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2014




WSU recruiting Q&A part 1

​With signing day fast approaching, college football coaches are scrambling to fill out their 2014 recruiting classes. While these last couple weeks can be a whirlwind of activity, Washington State has received verbal pledges from a number of recruits, and only have a few spots…

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Wednesday morning Pac-12 links

From Pullman -- Well, Deone Bucannon sure is making quite the impression. He's in Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl and is meeting with NFL teams. The All-American safety from Washington State surprised scouts with his size when he showed up, but has still managed…

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TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2014

NFL teams meeting with Deone Bucannon

Thought Deone Bucannon displayed best press technique & jam in one on ones, which surprised considering he's a safety. — Alex Brown (@OS_AlexBrown) January 21, 2014 Deone Bucannon's career as a Washington State football player may be over, but his professional journey is just beginning.…

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Lacy on the road to recovery

From Pullman -- Washington State men's basketball coach Ken Bone provided an update on injured player DaVonte Lacy during Tuesday's teleconference. Lacy, WSU's leading scorer at 17.7 points per game, has been out since the ASU game with a rib injury. Doctors told him at…

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Tuesday morning Pac-12 links 

From Pullman -- It's the start of another week in Pac-12 basketball, and we took a look at how the conference is shaping up in our power rankings ... With just a couple weeks to go until football recruits sign their letters of intent things…

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MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2014

Pac-12 basketball power rankings

From Pullman -- The first third of the Pac-12 basketball season is over and the conference is starting to take shape. The Pac-12 has four teams that comprise the first tier, with a noticeable drop off in talent among the remaining squads. Some teams have…

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Monday morning Pac-12 links

From Pullman -- Well, at least the Seahawks won. It's small consolation on a day that the Washington State women's basketball team suffered its first conference loss, falling in the final seconds to Utah. Even worse, it was the Utes' first Pac-12 win. Still, it's…

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SUNDAY, JAN. 19, 2014


Sunday morning Pac-12 links 

From Berkeley -- The Washington State men's basketball team couldn't build on an impressive first half and fell to Cal on Saturday. On SportsLink we've got videos up of Ken Bone as well as players D.J. Shelton and Royce Woolridge. We've also got the box…

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SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 2014



FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2014

Bobby Ratliff leaves WSU 

Washington State wide receiver posted on his Instagram account that he is done playing football today. Ratliff, who would have been a redshirt senior this upcoming fall, posted: Football has been everything and the only thing to me for the last 14 years. But with…

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Friday morning Pac-12 links 

From Berkley -- Though the Cougars rested, it was elsewhere an eventful day in Pac-12 hoops. Colorado's struggled to deal with its recent rash of injuries in a 69-56 loss to UCLA ... Utah's offense returned to form in an 84-66 win over USC ...…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 2014

The day after Stanford

From Palo Alto -- Que Johnson tied his career high with 21 points last night, and has scored 14 or more points in five of WSU's last seven games. Royce Woolridge also had a strong first half. Thus ends the good news following Washington State's…

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Thursday morning Pac-12 links 

From Palo Alto -- You take two steps forward, one step back. Such describes Washington State's past three men's basketball games. After a couple of good outings last week, the Cougars struggled mightily against the Cardinal. On the blog we've got video of Royce Woolridge,…

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 2014




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