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Pac-2 Champs? No. 21 Washington State tops No. 14 Oregon State 38-35

Sep. 24, 2023 00:25 AM EDT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Josh Kelly caught three touchdowns, two in highlight-reel fashion, Cameron Ward passed for 404 yards and accounted for five scores, and No. 21 Washington State withstood a late rally to upend No. 14 Oregon State 38-35 on Saturday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both...

Is it the Pac-2 championship game when No. 14 Oregon State visits No. 21 Washington State?

Sep. 21, 2023 16:57 PM EDT

Most opponents who come to the Palouse when Washington State is good and its home stadium is packed walk into a buzzed environment where they are not welcomed. Then there’s Oregon State, which brings the No. 14 team in the country into that setting on Saturday to face the...

After more than 100 years together, No. 8 Washington and California meet for final time before split

Sep. 21, 2023 14:07 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Go back more than 100 years and two names have always been associated with football on the West Coast as members of the same conference. Washington and California. The schools were among the original members of the Pacific Coast Conference that started...

Original members and Pac-12 foes meet for maybe last time with No. 8 Washington hosting California

Sep. 21, 2023 11:59 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — No. 8 Washington (3-0) vs. California (2-1), 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: Washington by 21½ , according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Washington leads 56-41-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Since the creation of the Pacific...

Pac-2 clash on the Palouse as No. 14 Oregon State travels to No. 21 Washington State

Sep. 21, 2023 11:18 AM EDT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — No. 14 Oregon State (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) at No. 21 Washington State (3-0, 0-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (Fox) Line: Oregon State by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Washington State leads 56-48-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE?...

Lane Thomas' grand slam helps Nationals blast White Sox 13-3. Josiah Gray gets the win

Sep. 20, 2023 17:10 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a grand slam and the Washington Nationals routed the Chicago White Sox 13-3 on Wednesday. Joey Meneses and Dominic Smith also homered for Washington, which had a season high in runs and won back-to-back games for the first time since taking three...

Trial begins for 3 Tacoma officers charged in death of Manny Ellis

Sep. 18, 2023 20:28 PM EDT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection started Monday in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was tackled, punched, shocked with a stun gun and held face down on a sidewalk in March 2020, two months before George...

Penix leads No. 8 Washington in 41-7 rout of Michigan State, playing without suspended coach

Sep. 16, 2023 22:41 PM EDT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. and his teammates talked during the offseason about how last year was the first step for the Washington offense to develop and how good it could be this year. Penix and the No. 8 Huskies gave a glimpse of its offensive explosiveness...

Marlon Jones Jr. seals win with pick-6 for Eastern Washington in 40-29 victory over SE Louisiana

Sep. 16, 2023 20:33 PM EDT

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Kekoa Visperas threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, Marlon Jones Jr. sealed the win with a pick-6, and Eastern Washington defeated Southeastern Louisiana 40-29 on Saturday. The teams traded touchdowns — and the lead — for two possessions each in the...

Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways

Sep. 14, 2023 14:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. The rule, which takes effect in November,...