Author: SPNW Staff

Washington’s Steve Emtman and Lincoln Kennedy and Washington State’s Jason Hanson were named to the Pac-12’s All-Century football team.

Mark Trumbo and his likely $9 million salary, plus a player to be chosen, were sent to Baltimore for C/1B Steve Clevenger, who will back up Chris Iannetta behind the plate.

A converted defensive tackle, Drew Nowak started seven of Seattle’s first eight games at center, But he was inactive for the past three games, beaten out by Patrick Lewis.

Washington State placed three offensive players on the All-Pac-12 first team while Washington countered with two first-teamers from its outstanding defense.

Senior guard Andrew Andrews posted a pair of double-doubles in the Battle 4 Atlantis and was selected Pac-12 Player of the Week.

Russell Wilson tossed a career-high five touchdown passes, including an 80-yard game clincher to Doug Baldwin, as the Seahawks defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 39-30 Sunday.

Senior guard Andrew Andrews scored 30 points and added 13 rebounds and five assists in leading Washington to a  come-from-behind, 71-66 victory over UNC Charlotte Friday night in the seventh-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Huskies (4-2), who trailed 38-35 at the break, snapped a two-game losing streak.

In the absence of Washington State quarterback Luke Falk, Washington forced seven turnovers and crushed the Cougars 45-10 Saturday in the 108th Apple Cup at Husky Stadium.

Takeaway Washington jumped out to an 18-13 lead over Texas but couldn’t sustain its momentum and lost to the Longhorns 82-70 Thursday night in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Huskies, who beat the Longhorns in Shanghai and started the season 3-0, have dropped two in the tourney (box).

The Huskies are 5-6, but University of Washington athletics director Scott Woodward sees sufficient uptick in the football program to tack on two more years to extend his contract through 2020, the school announced Thursday morning.