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Morning links: Cougars play at Oregon this afternoon

At 4 p.m. Washington State will take on Oregon in Matthew Knight Arena, which somehow still feels new.

Four years after its opening the quarter-of-a-billion-dollar building remains the Pac-12's most dazzling facility and an edifice in which the Cougars have never won. In fact, the last time WSU won in Eugene the Duckers were coached by Ernie Kent.

We wrote earlier this week about Kent's return. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with JB Long and Mike Montgomery on the call.

-- Three Cougars will be on the guest list at the NFL scouting combine.

-- Mike Leach spent some time in the Tri-Cities talking about the 2015 recruiting class.

-- Arizona lost to its fired-up instate rival.

-- Cal won on a buzzer-beater for the third consecutive game.

-- Oregon is no longer the only school in the mix for Vernon Adams.

-- Here is another preview of Kent's return to Eugene.

-- Utah picked up another blowout, this time at Colorado's expense.

-- A look at how Washington's season came undone.



Jacob Thorpe
Jacob Thorpe joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the Sports Desk covering Washington State University athletics.

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