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FROM PULLMAN -- A rare Sunday game means a rare Monday post full of after-game links. Read on for that and more.

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It wasn't pretty yesterday, but it was a win for Washington State, as we detail in our game story. We have more nuggets in our usual tale of the tape, and some video and quotes in this post on the blog. ... Howie Stalwick covered the game for the Kitsap Sun. ... Former Lewiston Tribune reporter Ryan Collingwood has a feature on a JUCO basketball player the Cougars are pursuing.

In Pac-12 football news ... California's new coach made a visit to campus yesterday. ... Oregon has relied heavily on a pair of freshmen defensive linemen this season. ... Washington's young players are getting some reps in practice this week. ... Arizona knows Nevada isn't a pushover.

In Pac-12 basketball news ... There was one other game yesterday. California lost at home to No. 21 UNLV, 76-75, on a last-second shot. ... In its first road game, Arizona showed some weakness. ... Colorado needs to get better defensively. ... Utah is showing some progress this season.

That's all we have for today.

Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com. Twitter: @ChristianCaple

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