Kayli Murphy scored a career-high 16 points and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line in overtime to help Arizona State beat Washington 67-61 on Thursday night.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Seattle Mariners and left-hander Erik Bedard are getting close to a one-year contract, pending a physical.
In the return games this weekend, the Huskies have two huge differences going for them as they try to keep their conference title and postseason hopes alive.
The "name" signed in coach Steve Sarkisian's first full signing class at Washington is Nick Montana. The surprise is Sean Parker, who spurned hometown USC to come to the Northwest.
A University of Oregon football player charged with assault for what police said was a retaliatory attack for the beating that put another Duck in the hospital a week earlier has been dismissed from the team.
Thompson is still averaging more than 20 points per game, but his point totals and shooting percentage have dropped precipitously since Pac-10 play started.
Louisiana's attorney general says shops can sell T-shirts with the phrase "Who Dat" if they don't make other references to the New Orleans Saints or the National Football League.