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Purdue's E'Twaun Moore blocks a shot of Washington's Isaiah Thomas during first-half action of their second-round matchup. The Boilermakers won the game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) JaJuan Johnson scored 22 points and had two huge blocks in the final minute as
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/ukbOQ5ATAtE/2009-03-21-purdue-washington_N.htm
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Their respective teams' accomplishments speak volumes about how impressive freshman point guards Isaiah Thomas of Washington and Lewis Jackson of Purdue have played this season.
Thomas, a native of Tacoma, Wash., was selected Pac-10
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The Courier-Journal
http://jconline.com/article/20090321/SPORTS02010201/903210338/1122/BOILER
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PORTLAND — Surrounded by a couple of reporters in Washington's locker room Friday, Huskies guard Isaiah Thomas propped himself up against a wall.
What he might be leaning on most these days, however, is the advice and comfort offered by his close
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The Seattle Times
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2008897701_umen21.html?syndication=rss
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- When you think of the University of Washington's basketball team two names come to mind, and neither one is Quincy Pondexter.
Over here we have forward Jon Brockman, a block of granite who just produced his 59th double-double, and
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CBS SportsLine
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=d369a165b75084cd7a3457c4ca2c91aa
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Published: Friday, March 20, 2009
PORTLAND -- Washington beat Mississippi State comfortably Thursday, but for Husky fans looking for something to fret about between now and Saturday, consider the recent
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HeraldNet
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090320/SPORTS/703209818/-1/RSS04
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I missed LSU / Butler, other than that I’m golden. Of course my wife has them all correct so far, she who has seen zero games all year.
I could have sworn I picked A&M, but apparently I went with BYU. I’ll take 6/7 though.
Not like it matters, anyway.
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The Big Lead
http://thebiglead.com/?p=12531
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PORTLAND – The battle for the hearts and lungs of Oregon fans got under way in earnest Wednesday.
Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury admits he knew nothing of the Washington-Oregon rivalry until arriving in Portland this week for the NCAA men’s
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/677122.html?source=rss
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Isaiah Thomas doesn't want more opportunities, at least not enough to publicly complain about it on the eve of his first NCAA tournament.
Washington's freshman point guard and leading scorer sheepishly said Wednesday he has nothing to gripe about how
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The Seattle Times
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008884742_apncaawashingtonnotebook.html?syndication=rss
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From Abdul Gaddy signing, through a reunion with the Zags this weekend in Portland, Ore., an alphabetical rundown of the revival this season at Washington that brought the Huskies their first outright conference title in 56 years and a top-four seed in
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008875964_ncaawashingtonatoz.html?syndication=rss
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Tough to tell which was bigger: Isaiah Thomas' smile or the size of his eyes.
The looks came immediately after Washington's little freshman point guard with the huge game saw he would be starting his first NCAA tournament inside Portland's Rose Garden
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008871268_apbkcncaawashingtonsrealization.html?syndication=rss
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Isaiah Thomas and UW teammates celebrate the announcement Sunday of the Huskies' No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a fan-friendly venue in Portland. Front row, from left: Venoy Overton, Thomas, Justin Holiday and Darnell Gant.
• NCAA tournament
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstory/story/667783.html?source=rss
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Jon Brockman scored 20 points, Isaiah Thomas sparked a decisive second-half spurt with nine points and No. 13 Washington defeated Stanford 85-73 in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday.
The Huskies (25-7) will play 23
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CBS 5
http://cbs5.com/sports/stanford.washington.tournament.2.957967.html
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Never a hostage of stodgy, purist hoops thought, Lorenzo Romar has become an expert on clever winning.
The Washington coach made it to his first Sweet 16 with a starting lineup featuring four perimeter players. The next year, after losing three of
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrybrewer/2008838303_brewer11.html?syndication=rss
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SEATTLE — Jon Brockman stood atop a ladder Washington had been climbing for more than half a century.
The rugged senior snipped a strand of net then grabbed a microphone that was feeding the public-address system of his home arena on Saturday. Amid
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NevadaAppeal.com
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090310/SPORTS/903099951/1059/rss
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The Pacific-10 Conference champion Washington Huskies dominated the league’s major honors announced Monday, yet they emerged wanting more.
Coaches voted Lorenzo Romar as Pac-10 coach of the year, guard Isaiah Thomas of Tacoma freshman of the year and
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/654444.html?source=rss
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The rugged senior snipped a strand of net then grabbed a microphone that was feeding the public-address system of his home arena on Saturday. Amid the roars of delirious fans who had stormed the court after the Huskies won their first outright
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030902638.html?wprss=rss_sports/wires
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., - In a vote of the 10 Conference coaches, ARIZONA STATE sophomore guard James Harden has been named the 2008-09 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Year, WASHINGTON guard Isaiah Thomas has been named Pac-10 Freshman of the
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Pac-10 - Conference of Champions
http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aag.html
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At the buzzer, the ecstasy began with Venoy Overton tossing the basketball as high as his right arm would allow. As it ascended, so too did Jon Brockman and Quincy Pondexter, meeting in the air and bumping their chests together.
Then came the rest of
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrybrewer/2008826941_brewer08.html?syndication=rss
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Parents of boy who drowned in a pool that was unattended takes the initiative to help other inner city kids learn how to swim through their foundation.
It's been nearly 3 years since a 7-year-old boy drowned in a pool that was left unattended. Today
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WTVG
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=6697127&rss=rss-wtvg-article-6697127
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LOS ANGELES – Southern California’s defense is designed to force opponents to shift to Plan B.
However, the Washington Huskies’ offense has proven versatile enough to win games with Plans A or B ... or all the way through Plan E, actually.
Five
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/633739.html?source=rss
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TODAY'S BEST BET
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WHAT: Washington at UCLA
WHEN: 8 p.m.
CHANNEL: FSW (49)
STORY LINE: Freshman guard Isaiah Thomas leads the No. 22-ranked Huskies (19-6, 10-3 Pac-10) into Pauley Pavilion, where they have won once since 1987, to face
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Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
http://www.lvrj.com/r?19=961&43=192617&44=39837622&32=4051&7=206566&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lvrj.com%2Fsports%2F39837622.html
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UW freshman Isaiah Thomas of Tacoma, the Huskies' leading scorer and the top-scoring freshman in the Pac-10 Conference, will appear live on ESPN2s First Take with host Dana Jacobson at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, the university has announced.
Click the
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TheNewsTribune.com
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The AAU 15-and-under national basketball tournament was held in Des Moines in August 2004.
One of the favorites, a team from Portland, Ore., had a point guard named Isaiah Thomas.
"People don't believe me when I tell them that's my name,'' Thomas told
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Des Moines Register
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/desmoinesregister/Sports/~3/TG21VQl7ZaY/
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Any questions whether the Washington Huskies would view Saturday’s game against Oregon as an irrelevant endeavor were put aside quickly as bulky pivot Jon Brockman crashed four rows deep into the stands for a loose ball 15 seconds into the game.
It
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/627922.html?source=rss
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slate with 14 of his 21 points in the first half, while Thomas scored 24 for Washington (19-6, 10-3 Pac-10). Meanwhile the listless first half played by the Ducks (6-19, 0-13) is likely to increase the heat on coach Ernie Kent.
Nic Wise scored 26
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Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/sports/ci_11708991?source=rss
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The Pac-10 regular season title race was already in Washington's control before Saturday arrived.
It's even more so now.
Led by the starring foursome of Isaiah Thomas, Justin Dentmon, Quincy Pondexter and Jon Brockman, the Huskies built a 24-point
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008745245_apbkcoregonwashington2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
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It seems like it's been a long time since the Beavers have played a game, but maybe that's just me. We'll have to wait even longer today as well, as the Beavers and Huskies are scheduled to tip-off on 8 p.m. Pacific on FSN.
To bring you up to speed,
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Building the Dam
http://www.buildingthedam.com/2009/2/12/757930/open-thread-osu-at-uw
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They aren't exactly shouting it, but listen closely: The resurgent Washington Huskies realize they are about to capture the goal they've been chasing for years.
"Yeah, we're just taking it one game at a time. But, yeah, everyone's excited, looking at
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008734212_apbkcwashingtonsfocus.html?syndication=rss
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College basketball fans may have noticed a familiar name attached to a new face this season.
Washington freshman Isaiah Thomas is sixth in scoring in the Pac 10 at 16.5 points a game. The Huskies (17-6, 8-3 Pac 10) were the second team listed in
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20090209/SPORTS08/90209098/1118/RSS
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When it came time for Washington to finally stare down its 16-game losing streak at Maples Pavilion, the Huskies turned to a player who had never lost there.
That was freshman Isaiah Thomas, who hit a hanging shot in traffic at crunch time that
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The Olympian
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theolympian-CollegeSports/~3/535570330/752872.html
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STANFORD, CALIF. – When it came time for Washington to finally stare down its 15-game losing streak at Maples Pavilion, the Huskies turned to a player who had never lost there.
That was freshman Isaiah Thomas, who hit a hanging shot in traffic at
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/colleges/story/621134.html?source=rss
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Washington remains a half-game behind UCLA for the top spot in the Conference.
Huskies Top Stanford, 75-68
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Isaiah Thomas knew about "The Streak" only because he read newspaper reports. Washington coach Lorenzo Romar
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Pac-10 - Conference of Champions
http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020909aaa.html
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STANFORD (AP) ―
Isaiah Thomas knew about "The Streak" only because he read newspaper reports. Washington coach Lorenzo Romar didn't bother bringing it up much.
In fact, Romar joked about it.
The No. 22 Huskies had lost 15 straight at Stanford
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CBS 5
http://cbs5.com/sports/stanford.cardinal.washington.2.930289.html
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In fact, Romar joked about it.
The Huskies (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) had lost 15 straight at Stanford before beating the Cardinal 75-68 on Sunday night, the streak coming to a halt after Quincy Pondexter scored 20 points, including a pair of
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290390024&campaign=rss&source=NCBHeadlines
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Isaiah Thomas knew about "The Streak" only because he read newspaper reports. Washington coach Lorenzo Romar didn't bother bringing it up much.
In fact, Romar joked about it.
The No. 22 Huskies had lost 15 straight at Stanford before beating the
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FOX Sports
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9198650/No.-22-Huskies-erase-losing-streak-at-Stanford?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99
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Stanford forward Lawrence Hill (15) grabs the rebound in front of Washington forward Jon Brockman (40) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) - AP
STANFORD, Calif.
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San Diego Union Tribune
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/08/bkc-t25-washington-stanford-020809/?sports
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Gregg Popovich holds his three best players out of an important game against the Nuggets. (And the Nuggets play so badly they almost lose to the JV team.) Now, look, I accept that Popovich's long-term plan is to win as much as possible. As in, he isn't
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ESPN
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-38-127/Wednesday-Bullets.html
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Dentmon had 18 of his points in the first half for the Huskies (16-5, 7-2 Pac-10), who remain in a tie for first place in the conference with UCLA.. Isaiah Thomas added 25 points for Washington.
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United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2009/01/31/COL_BKB_Washington_84_Arizona_St_71/UPI-84471233452827/
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Connecticut's Jeff Adrien lived up to his promise.
Washington moved into first place in the Pacific-10 last Saturday then cracked the Associated Press' top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
However, Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar isn't ready to
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Baseball Prospectus
http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=525
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Rob Carpentier's "Seven Day Stretch" is a whirlwind tour around every corner of college basketball
nation:
This has been a difficult week to choose an SDS
Team. Duke (up until the editor finally post this) and Marquette have had huge
weeks, but
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CollegeHoops.net
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/college-basketball-seven-day-stretch-164827
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Dentmon returned from 23 minutes of idling to spark the decisive late run and freshman Isaiah Thomas scored 24 points to lead the resurgent Huskies to an 86-75 victory Saturday over UCLA (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, 13 AP) -- and give the conference a new
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290240264
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SEATTLE (AP) -- Justin Dentmon rescued Washington from a rare off night by its leader, scoring 22 points and the surprising Huskies beat Southern California 78-73 Thursday night.
Senior Jon Brockman had 13 rebounds but scored a season-low four points
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The Orange County Register
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_USC_WASHINGTON_CAOL-?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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The Detroit Pistons have been a storied franchise over the years. From 1949-1957 they were actually known as the Fort Wayne Pistons. They have won 5 conference championships and been to the playoffs 38
times. They have also won their division 12 times
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1378431/detroit_pistons_history_allcentury.html
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There's been a quiet change within the Washington Huskies, who will take the court tonight at Oregon State with Isaiah Thomas as their leading scorer.
All season and last season, too forward Jon Brockman had led the team in scoring and rebounding.
But
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The Olympian
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theolympian-CollegeSports/~3/514778670/729528.html
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CORVALLIS, ORE. – There’s been a quiet change within the Washington Huskies, who will take the court tonight at Oregon State with Isaiah Thomas as their leading scorer.
So much so that when he slipped past Brockman, no one noticed.
All season – and
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/597788.html
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Jon Brockman complained that his defense was error prone and he couldn't finish on offense.
But when all else was failing against Oregon, the Washington big man could still clean the glass. The burly senior forward became Washington's all-time leading
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008634938_apbkcwashingtonoregon2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
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Isaiah Thomas had 23 points and Jon Brockman became Washington's all-time leading rebounder in the Huskies' 84-67 win against Oregon on Thursday.
Justin Dentmon added 22 points - 15 of them in the second half as Washington (12-4, 3-1 Pacific-10
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008634678_apbkcwashingtonoregon.html?syndication=rss
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Time: 7:00 p.m. PST
Place: McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon
Media: Local radio only. Feel free to post it if you find it elsewhere.
First up are the Huskies, led by senior Jon Brockman's 16.2 PPG (6th in the Pac-10) and 10.9 RPG (2nd in the conference).
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Addicted to Quack
http://www.addictedtoquack.com/2009/1/15/720654/open-thread-oregon-vs-wash
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CHN now features a
live scoreboard,
stats,
standings, etc..
here. Occasionally, we'll be featuring a box score of the day, with some
commentary on why the box score is interesting. It might be involve a huge
upset, a big personal effort, some odd
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CollegeHoops.net
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/washington-wins-ninth-a-row-box-score-day-164125
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SEATTLE (AP) ―
Jon Brockman scored 19 points, including the game-winning put-back with 4.6 seconds remaining after his 18th rebound for his only field goal after halftime, and surging Washington beat Stanford 84-83 on Thursday night.
Isaiah
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CBS 5
http://cbs5.com/sports/stanford.washington.men.2.903823.html
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