There was a time not all that long ago when Washington State fans could handicap the annual game against Oregon State the way they did for the Big Sky teams on the Cougars' schedule.

The Washington State Cougars start their 2020 season Saturday night on the road against the Oregon State Beavers.

Now, 300 days after he was hired at Washington State, Nick Rolovich will try to build their trust.

Keys to victory for Washington State against Oregon State

This time, the source was the head coach.

Washington State fans will have waited nine months for another Cougar football game when it finally happens.

Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels, causing emergency room visits to spike and potentially thousands of deaths among the elderly and infirm, according to an Associated Press analysis of pollution data and interviews with physicians, health authorities and researchers.

Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with U.S. climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on record.

Welcome to the Pac-12 football coaches webinar, where Arizona’s Kevin Sumlin spoke from his bedroom because of a positive COVID-19 test, Cal’s Justin Wilcox and David Shaw related how they still don’t have final approval from their respective counties for a full team practice Friday, and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham began with the sentiment he said was “foremost on my mind”: A tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen.

In brief, here are a few of our favorite things about this special place.

With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a single year — more than 4 million acres to date, with one blaze alone surpassing the 1 million-acre mark. Five of the 10 largest wildfires in state history have occurred since August.

The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres.

We explore Sunset Bay and Cape Arago.

The mayor of Portland has asked U.S. officials to end the federal deputization of dozens of police officers in Oregon's largest city as part of the response to ongoing protests in the city.

Check out this picturesque RV perch on the Central Oregon Coast.

Nathan Bittle, rated as a top 20 prospect in the 2021 class, announced his commitment to Oregon.

Ben Gregg waited a long time before receiving a scholarship offer from Gonzaga. It didn’t take the Oregon prep standout long to decide the wait was worth it. He announced his commitment to the Zags on social media Wednesday with the caption: “Dreams to reality.”