The Oregon Ducks knocked off the men’s basketball team for the second time in five days, this time ending WSU’s season Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Led by senior Tajuan Porter, the Ducks outlasted the Cougars 82-80 in overtime in the opening round game of the Pac-10 Tournament…

As Championship Week rolls on, each conference championship decides who will get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. But sometimes, more importantly, it is about which teams that won’t be heading to the Big Dance. Every year, one or two mid-major conference upsets give at-large bids to teams expecting to earn an automatic bid…

Most of the students turned out of their homes by the fire in the D building of the Chief Joseph Apartment complex on Feb. 27 have moved into new housing, Associate Dean of Students Eleanor Finger said. “The majority of them have moved to other apartments in our system…

Team USA may not have come away with the men’s hockey gold medal, but an underwhelming roster vastly overachieved in pushing the heavily favored Canadians to overtime in the championship game. My interest in professional hockey is very limited, and I can probably count the number of players I knew by name before the Olympics on one hand…

WSU formally announced Bill Moos as the new athletic director at a news conference Wednesday in the CUB Auditorium. Moos, 59, will replace former athletic director Jim Sterk, who left WSU for San Diego State University last week. Moos will begin no later than May 1…

With leading scorer Klay Thompson struggling to find his shooting touch, WSU’s 51-47 victory over USC on Saturday gave the Cougars a much-needed boost of confidence heading into the final stretch of the season. The win gives the Cougars something to build on as they prepare to face Washington on Saturday…

WSU held a public forum for Bill Moos on campus Wednesday to discuss the possibility of him taking over as WSU athletic director. Jim Sterk, the former athletic director, took a job at San Diego State University last week. Sterk was paid about $300,000 a year at WSU…

With the 2010 Winter Olympics just a stone’s throw away in Vancouver, Canada, it would seem logical that event times would align with the rest of the West Coast. Instead, we’re watching the biggest sporting event in the world on tape delay. Apparently the powers that be…

After several days of speculation, Jim Sterk, WSU director of athletics, confirmed that he will be leaving WSU to take the same position at San Diego State University in a news conference Monday. "This was an opportunity for me that I just couldn't turn down from both a family and professional standpoint…

For the second consecutive season, the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year should be awarded to a point guard in Washington. However, this time it should be heading to Pullman. Point guard Reggie Moore has outdone the rest of the freshman class this year and looks to follow in the footsteps of UW’s Isaiah Thomas as the top newcomer of the year…

If everything stays the same in the final day before National Signing Day on Wednesday, Head Coach Paul Wulff will haul in a recruiting class that ranks No. 35, according to Scout.com. The 2010 class will mark the highest-ranking class for WSU since 2004 when the Cougars were ranked No…

Pullman Police do not think the smashed door at Papa John’s is related to a fight that took place outside the restaurant late Thursday night. Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said officers showed up at the location about 11:45 p.m. Thursday after receiving a call about a fight in progress…

Pullman Police are investigating a series of altercations between members of the Theta Chi and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternities on Thursday night. Pullman Police Sgt. Dan Dornes said no arrests have been made as of Tuesday, as police are still trying to piece together the facts…

When the New Orleans Saints punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLIV with a 31-28 overtime victory, it brought forward the question that football fans face every year. Will this be Brett Favre’s final season? After the game, Favre told ESPN’s Ed Werder that a return next season is “highly unlikely…

The WSU men’s basketball team overcame poor free-throw shooting and a 15-point, second-half deficit to defeat the USC Trojans 67-60 on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Freshman guard Reggie Moore led the way for WSU with 21 points, six assists and four rebounds…