Jacob Thorpe

The Pac-12 is pretty well settled at the top. Arizona and Utah are fighting for the conference throne, followed up Stanford and upstart Oregon State.

After spending months committed to playing at USC next year, Taeon Mason changed his mind this week.

Washington State's director of football operations Dave Emerick got some recognition from CBS.

Wilt Chamberlain never scored 37 points in a quarter. Neither did Larry Bird, nor George Gervin (although Iceman came close).

BOULDER, Colo. – Washington State may have dropped a pair of games against the Pac-12’s top two defenses, but the Cougars’ recent slide is nothing compared to what Colorado’s going through. Consider the Buffaloes, who have lost their last four games, their longest losing streak in as many years. The Cougars will try to prolong CU’s misery and pick up their third Pac-12 road win in today’s 5 p.m. game. Similar to last season’s loss of Spencer Dinwiddie, the Buffaloes have struggled to overcome injuries.

Washington State may have dropped a pair of games against the Pac-12’s top two defenses, but the Cougars’ recent slide is nothing compared to what Colorado’s going through.

Because Utah and Washington State played their game on Wednesday they got to take Thursday off.

Video: Brett Boese and Jordan Railey after Utah

Video: Ernie Kent after Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – As the coaches emptied their benches while the final minutes played out in No. 12 Utah’s 86-64 victory over Washington State, the Utah student section chanted “fundamentals” at the visitors. Those celebratory crows are seldom memorable and even less often substantial, but in this case the Cougars may do well to consider those taunts as friendly reminders.

In the early afternoon yesterday the Washington State players and coaches found out that they will be without their starting center for the rest of the season.

PULLMAN – A good offense, great defense, hostile crowd and an opponent coming home after its first Pac-12 loss will likely make Washington State’s game tonight at Utah its toughest of the season. Because the Cougars do not visit No. 7 Arizona in 2014-15, No. 12 Utah will almost certainly be WSU’s most highly ranked league road opponent. The Huntsman Center, which averages more than 11,000 fans per game, has proved to be one of the Pac-12’s most imposing venues.

A good offense, great defense, hostile crowd and an opponent coming home after its first Pac-12 loss will likely make Washington State’s game Wednesday night at Utah its toughest league game of the season.

Washington State center Shalie Dheensaw will miss the rest of her senior season because of a right knee injury sustained on the final play of Thursday's game at Oregon State.

Each week the Pac-12 Networks selects 12 plays of the week and Lia Galdeira's tip-in at Oregon came in at No. 3.

Spring, Texas cornerback Willie Sykes committed to play football at Washington State on Monday evening.

It's only Tuesday morning and the Washington State men's basketball team is already about to fly to Salt Lake City.