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The University of Washington is hiring rival Washington State University's Pat Chun as the school's new athletic director.

Utah coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of "racial hate crimes" after arriving at its first NCAA Tournament hotel and was forced to change accommodation during the event for safety concerns. 

Oregon State and Washington State have finalized a settlement over financial distributions with the 10 schools leaving the Pac-12.

Washington hired Utah State's Danny Sprinkle as its men's basketball coach on Monday hoping his success at smaller schools and lineage to the university can revitalize the program as it moves into the Big Ten starting next season.

Stanford on Monday announced it hired WSU's Kyle Smith as head basketball coach.

Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points, Iowa State cranked up the second-half pressure against Washington State, and the Cougars lost 67-56 to the Cyclones in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

Isaac Jones had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Isaiah Watts’ first 3-pointer in three games gave Washington State the lead with 1:51 left and the seventh-seeded Cougars beat No. 10 Drake 66-61 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.

After more than five months as the University of Washington athletic director, Troy Dannen will be leaving to oversee the University of Nebraska's Athletics Department.

The Cougs men's basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 years and will face Drake in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha on Thursday.

The Washington State Cougars are going dancing, coming in at a #7 seed on Selection Sunday. The Gonzaga Bulldogs come in as a #5 seed as well.

One of the biggest tournaments is just days away from tip-off. 

The Eagles (29-5), who are riding a program record 13-game winning streak and set a record for most wins earlier, last made the Big Dance in 1987.

Boogie Ellis scored 25 points to eclipse 2,000 for his career and ninth-seeded USC survived two late turnovers to pull out an 80-74 win over eighth-seeded Washington in the opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday.

The University of Washington has informed Mike Hopkins he will not return next season after seven years as the head coach of the men’s basketball program.

Koren Johnson scored 23 points, Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 and Washington knocked off No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals.

Jaylen Wells matched a career high with 27 points, including 11 in the final 7 1/2 minutes as No. 19 Washington State beat UCLA 77-65 on Saturday. It was the Cougars' 14th win in conference play, which matched a school record.