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FROM PULLMAN — There's plenty to do in the next 48 hours. But Tuesday's morning post is always like the calm before the storm — not a ton of reading material, but just enough to prepare myself for another busy week ahead. Read on, if that's your thing.

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FROM PULLMAN — It's a scant news day in the links department, though today will bring much more to talk about. We do have some stories to pass along, so continue reading.

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FROM PULLMAN — Traveling is fun, but there's always a certain comfort to walking through your own front door and knowing you're going to be home for a while. Such was the case Sunday. But, Monday begins another week, and we have some links for you to get it started. Read on.

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FROM PORTLAND — It's just about time to fly back to Spokane, but first, our daily Pac-12 roundup and some more WSU notes.

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FROM PULLMAN — A pretty uneventful Monday night turned busy in a hurry. We have our usual links around the conference, so read on.

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FROM PULLMAN — There must have been some other game yesterday that required most folks' attention, because Pac-12 reading material is scant on this Monday. Oh, well. We still found a couple stories, at least, so read on.

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FROM TEMPE, Ariz. — There's really nothing quite like the feeling of sitting in an empty arena a few hours before the game starts. Everything is calm, quiet. You can watch the arena staff get everything ready to go. Team staffers are playing 2-on-2. Trent Lockett is riding an exercise bike. Wait — that might actually be noteworthy. Read on.

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FROM TEMPE, Ariz. — Washington State won't have the services of Faisal Aden when it faces Arizona State this afternoon. That and more after the jump.

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FROM TUCSON — Or at least we will be in Tucson, eventually. Making the drive from Phoenix in a bit. While I'm behind the wheel, you can pull up to your computer monitor and read the links we've provided for you, plus a conversation with Faisal Aden.

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FROM PULLMAN — A very welcome sight greeted anyone who looked outside today: no snow. For now, anyway. Regardless, the California Golden Bears will be here today for a 3:05 p.m. tip against the Cougars, who will try to knock off a first-place team for the second consecutve game. Read on for some links and some thoughts from WSU coach Ken Bone and players about Cal. It also appears (again) that the football team has found a strength coach.

Washington State guard Faisal Aden (11) drives the baseline for a layup against Stanford forward Josh Huestis (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in Pullman. (AP Photo/Dean Hare)

Few spectators braved the elements to watch Washington State host Stanford at Beasley Coliseum on Thursday – just 3,119 of them, to be exact. Faisal Aden showed up, though. The senior guard scored a career-high 33 points – 23 of them during a second-half onslaught that allowed the Cougars to overcome a 13-point deficit – to lead WSU to its first Pac-12 win since Dec. 29, an 81-69 upset over the conference-leading Cardinal. “That’s what we saw when we recruited him,” coach Ken Bone said/SR. More here. And: boxscore here.

• Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63 And: Boxscore here

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FROM PULLMAN — The 3,119 who came out to Beasley tonight are glad they did. The Cougars ripped off a huge second-half run to run away from the Cardinal with an 81-69 win, a nice response to their three-game losing streak. Read on for our standard capsulated review of the game.

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FROM PULLMAN – The weather hasn’t improved any, but both teams are here and warming up before our 7:05 p.m. tip-off. No TV tonight, so if you’re not here, you can listen on the radio or at wsucougars.com. Read on for some thoughts.

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FROM PULLMAN — Hey, there are six Pac-12 basketball games today, and one of them is in Pullman. Finally. Lots of game day reading for you to get to, so let's see about those links.

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FROM PULLMAN – In Seattle, they’re losing their minds over the forecast of a few inches of snow. Here? The roads are coated and it’s business as usual. That applies to your morning links, too, so have at ‘em.

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FROM PULLMAN – It was a sparse teleconference with Ken Bone today, but we do have some news and notes to pass along. Read on for what the Cougars coach had to say in Pullman and on the Pac-12 call.

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FROM PULLMAN – Snoqualmie Pass was not friendly yesterday, but the Honda managed to plow through the slush, ice and snow and arrived safely back on the snow-covered Palouse. Though looking at the forecast, it seems we may have left the worst of this storm behind in Seattle. Regardless, we have a flurry of links for you with a 50 percent chance of entertainment (OK, probably less than that). Read them anyway, though.

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FROM SEATTLE — It's going to be a long, slow drive back to Pullman tomorrow morning, and we're hitting the road early to take full advantage of the daylight. So here are some quick quotes from each team after Washington's 75-65 win over WSU. This will be it as far as blogging until I get back into the 509.

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FROM SEATTLE – Pullman was sunny and dry when I left it on Friday. Now Seattle is covered in a layer of wet, slushy snow. But we made it to the arena and have some thoughts on today’s game, so read on.

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FROM SEATTLE — We've got some Pac-12 games to recap, and one — the one you care about — to preview. Read on for links and game-day content for the Cougars, as well as a football personnel note.

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FROM SEATTLE — We have a quick look at game-day in the Pac-12, as well as another visit with an opposing team's beat writer. Read on for the whole gauntlet.

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FROM PULLMAN — It's just about time to get on the road, but first, some quick notes from Washington coach Lorenzo Romar's conference call today. He addresses recruiting against WSU in the Northwest, Reggie Moore's transformation and WSU adjusting to life without Klay Thompson. Read on.

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FROM PULLMAN — It felt a little strange to sit at home and watch basketball on a Thursday night. But there was some quality action in the Pac-12, even with the Cougars idle as they await their Sunday game at Washington. Read on for a link-aided summary of Thursday's games.

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FROM PULLMAN – There's a bit of WSU news and lots of links to get to, and I’m all hopped up on Mountain Dew and feeling a little antsy. So we’re not going to wait until the morning to pass along our coverage and our conference links. Read on for a late-night (early morning) snack.

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FROM PULLMAN — Woke up, looked out the window and saw some snow still on the ground, which can mean only one thing: it's almost time to drive across Snoqualmie Pass again. Speaking of which, there was a basketball game on that side of the state last night. An ugly one. Read on for that and more.

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FROM PULLMAN — There will be plenty more to talk about on the Pac-12 basketball landscape later today. But for now, we have a few links around the conference from a pretty slow Monday. Don't worry though: there are more links after the jump than there were touchdowns scored between LSU and Alabama this season. Read on.

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FROM PULLMAN — There was news from WSU on Sunday, though not from the sport using the roundball. We have plenty of those kind of links from around the conference, though, so read on.

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FROM BOULDER, Colo. — So, what was the deal with Dexter Kernich-Drew starting ahead of Reggie Moore today? Read on as we empty out the notebook following Washington State's 71-60 loss to Colorado on Saturday.

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FROM BOULDER, Colo. — We've filed our game story and will link that when it's available. For now, a quick look at Colorado's 71-60 win here at the Coors Event Center.

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FROM BOULDER, Colo. – We’ve arrived at the Coors Event Center. If you want a better look at it, there’s a video posted above that gives a 360-degree look inside the arena from press row. Warning: my hands weren’t steady enough to keep the camera from shaking. Watch at your own risk. We also have some thoughts on the game below.

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