Live chat, Bone, links on a Wednesday

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FROM PULLMAN — It is Wednesday, right? These pre-winter days — can’t actually call it winter until Dec. 21, even if it’s snowing outside as I type — all seem to blend together. Yeah, that’s all I’ve got for today. Read on for links.

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We’ll hold our live chat, as usual, at 1 p.m. this afternoon. … Yesterday was Tuesday, which meant WSU basketball coach Ken Bone met with the media. We recapped his press conference , as usual, and also passed along the video from WSU Athletics. … Bone is conducting a live chat today at 12 p.m. on wsucougars.com. Must be as an introduction to mine, right? … Want to see what Mike Leach looked like in the ‘90s? Well, here you go . … CougCenter takes a look at one of WSU’s newest verbal commitments . …

In Pac-12 basketball news … Arizona is expecting its first sellout of the season against Florida. … Washington and Seattle U play each other this week, though with considerably less fanfare than their meeting 60 years ago . The Huskies are searching for more energy . … UCLA’s star freshman has lost some weight he put on during the offseason (which was a long one for him). … California has one more tough tuneup before Pac-12 play starts. … The first in what figures to be a long line of “woe is the Pac-12” stories this season. … Colorado plays at Fresno State tonight at 7 p.m. … Oregon State travels to Portland State for a rare game at the Stott Center.

In Pac-12 football news … Sonny Dykes brought his offensive coordinator and receivers coach with him to California. … Arizona State’s star defensive tackle used to be an underrated prospect. … A bowl win would be a pretty good deal for Arizona. … USC’s defense was bad against all different kind of teams. … Stanford is back at practice in preparation for the Rose Bowl. … The future of a veteran coach at Colorado is unknown. … Oregon’s quarterback takes a different approach than his Fiesta Bowl counterpart. … Are small college sports in trouble in the state of Oregon? … Oregon State’s quarterback competition might not see a resolution for a while.

See you at 1 p.m.

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