Live chat and end-of-week links

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FROM SEATTLE — Over on the west side a little early for Sunday’s game between Washington State and Washington. That doesn’t stop us from culling together as many links as we could find. There aren’t a whole bunch, but there are a few. Read on.

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First, a reminder that we’ll have our live chat later today at 1 p.m. … The WSU women’s team fell to No. 6 California, 73-60, but Lia Galdeira did set the school’s freshman scoring record .

Around the Pac-12 … California kept its hot streak going with an easy win over Utah . … Oregon completed its season sweep of Oregon State by hanging on for an 85-75 win in Eugene. The Ducks are back in first place by themselves, though they’re tied in the loss column with UCLA. … Arizona’s defense has really fallen off as the season has progressed. The Arizona Daily Star writes about the new Pauley Pavilion . … Taking a look back at Arizona State’s tough loss at UCLA. … The Bruins’ freshmen have lived up to their hype this season. … Discussing swagger and such with Colorado.

See you at 1 p.m.

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