Thursday morning Pac-12 links

From Pullman — It was a bittersweet day for Washington State men’s basketball fans. On the one hand, the Cougars showed that they can score the ball against a good team without DaVonte Lacy. But on the other hand, the Cougars couldn’t hold a lead against No. 15 Colorado, falling by a single point in overtime. Here’s our game story , as well as Colin Mulvaney’s photo gallery from the game, which was played at the Spokane Arena. We’ve also got the box score and post game video from coach Ken Bone , as well as Dexter Kernich-Drew and Royce Woolridge . With Washington beating Utah , the trip to the Evergreen State could still prove to be a formidable one for Pac-12 teams.

Now the Cougars can finally return to Beasley Coliseum, where they haven’t played a home game since December 28th, 2013. John Blanchette spoke with Bill Moos about the state of the WSU program and what the future may hold .

On the football side, the Pac-12 released its schedule for the 2013-14 season and WSU did as well .

More from the rest of the conference, after the jump.

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ESPN’s Ted Miller reviewed Stanford’s football season … Cal coach Sonny Dykes is shaking things up with his defensive staff … The Pac-12 finished the season as one of college football’s best conferences … Surprise! Oregon is expected to be good next season … Arizona and UCLA’s hoops rivalry is nothing to scoff at … USC is getting ready to take on the Sun Devils … Oregon State’s Eric Moreland isn’t up to speed , yet.