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Washington State wallops Nevada, 68-57; Wolf Pack drops to 6-2

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December 3, 2024

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Washington State wallops Nevada, 68-57; Wolf Pack drops to 6-2

Eight days between games proved to be too many for the Nevada men’s basketball team.

That long break, along with a bad week of practices, led to a lethargic Wolf Pack.

The Wolf Pack turned in a dismal performance as Washington State took a 68-57 win on Monday night at Lawlor Events Center in front of 7,748 fans.

Washington State was without its leading scorer, Cedric Coward, but Nevada had no answer for the players the Cougars did have.

Kobe Sanders led Nevada with 14 points and Justin McBride had 11 as the Wolf Pack dropped to 6-2.

The Wolf Pack entered the game third in the nation in shooting and second in 3-point accuracy, but shot 39 percent (22-of-57) from the field, and 4-of-20 from 3-point range.

Washington State had four players score in double figures, led by Isaiah Watts with 17 points. LeJuan Watts added 13, and Ethan Price and Nate Calmese each had 10. The Cougars shot 41.7 percent (25-of-60) as they improved to 7-2.

Nevada coach Steve Alford said having seven seniors, the sixth-oldest roster in the nation, should help alleviate the long time between games.

“We had a really bad week of practice,” Alford said. “Bad practices usually mean bad performances, so we’ve got to do a better job of coaching them. It’s an old group, so it’s shocking this was maybe one of the worst offensive performances this team has had since we’ve been here.”

Nevada plays at Loyola Marymount on Saturday (6 p.m., TV: ESPN+). The Lions (3-3) play at Colorado State on Wednesday.

The Lions are coming off a 73-70 win over Wyoming in the Cancun Challenge Riviera Division.

Alford said the seniors need to take leadership to get the Pack back on the right path.

“If there’s value in what happened today, that I want out of this team, learn to play how you practice,” he said. “That’s the lesson that needs to be sent to this team.”

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Nevada was 9-of-13 from the free throw line while Washington State was 6-of-9. Each team had 36 rebounds.

The Wolf Pack got 30 points from its bench, to 16 for the Cougars. The Pack had 12 points off fast breaks, to one for the Cougars.

Daniel Foster returned to the Wolf Pack’s lineup after dealing with a foot injury and played 17 minutes, scoring two points.

Halftime

Washington State led 31-21 at the half as Nevada struggled from the field, hitting 9-of-35, and just 1-of-15 from 3-point range.

The Wolf Pack was 2-for-3 from the free throw line in in the first half.

The Pack stayed within two to four points of the Cougars for most of the first half, but they pulled away in the final two minutes and scored with two seconds left in the half.

Out for the Cougars

Washington State’s Cedric Coward (shoulder) and Marcus Wilson (undisclosed) were both out for game against Nevada. Coward, who averages 17.7 points and 7.0 rebounds, has not played since Nov. 21.

Series history

Before Monday’s game, the Cougars and Wolf Pack last played in 2000 in Pullman, an overtime win for WSU. The Cougars hold a 4-1 all-time advantage.

NET rankings

Before Monday’s game, Nevada was ranked No 32 in the first NCAA NET Rankings released early Monday. Also from the Mountain West, Utah State was ranked No. 14, Boise State was No. 38, and San Diego State was No. 60.

The NET rankings take into account game results, strength of schedule, game location, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.

In the AP Poll released Monday, San Diego State is ranked No. 24 and Utah State was ninth among others receiving votes.

Up next

Dec. 7, Nevada at Loyola Marymount, 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN+)
Dec. 11, South Dakota State at Nevada, 7 p.m.
Dec. 14, Texas Southern at Nevada, 7 p.m.
Dec. 21, Colorado State at Nevada, 2 p.m.
Dec. 28, Nevada at Wyoming, 1 p.m.
Dec. 31, Utah State at Nevada, 7 p.m.

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Deceased man may have slashed neck on window trying to break into DC home

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January 29, 2026

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Deceased man may have slashed neck on window trying to break into DC home

Workers discovered a man’s body in a bush at a home in Northwest D.C. Thursday afternoon.

Detectives are investigating the possibility the man was trying to break into a home on Idaho Avenue in Cathedral Heights, sources familiar with the investigation told News4. He may have cut his neck on window class trying to get inside.

Police have not released details about the man.

The investigation closed Idaho Avenue near Massachusetts Avenue for a few hours Thursday afternoon.

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Saudi and Israeli officials visit Washington to discuss possible strikes on Iran, Axios reports

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January 29, 2026

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Saudi and Israeli officials visit Washington to discuss possible strikes on Iran, Axios reports

Jan 29 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is hosting senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran this week as U.S. President Donald Trump considers military strikes, Axios reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Uncertainty over the possibility of military action in Iran has lingered after Trump said last week that an “armada” was heading toward the country but that he hoped he would not have to use it.

The Israelis traveled to Washington to share intelligence on potential targets inside Iran, while Saudi officials sought to help avert a wider regional war by pushing for a diplomatic solution, the Axios report said.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Riyadh would not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against Tehran, state news agency SPA reported earlier this week.

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Washington Lands QB From Stanford

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January 26, 2026

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On Monday, On3 Sports insider, Hayes Fawcett, was first to report that former Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown transferred to Washington, officially ending his tenure on The Farm. This comes nearly two weeks after Brown entered the transfer portal, and he will head to Seattle with three years of eligibility remaining.

Brown will presumably to be the backup to Demond Williams at Washington. Williams, who signed a $4 million deal to play for the Huskies at the end of the season, initially entered the transfer portal himself on Jan. 8.

But after backlash and threatened legal action by the university, he ultimately decided to stay with the program for the ’26 season. As a result, Brown will likely use this season to continue to develop and compete for the starting job in 2027 after Williams’ presumed departure for the NFL.

A former four-star recruit, Brown started for parts of two seasons at Stanford, playing in three games with one start as a true freshman, which was limited due to an early season injury.

As a redshirt freshman in 2025, Brown played in six games with three starts, finishing the season with 829 pass yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. His best game of the season came against North Carolina on Nov. 8, where he threw for 284 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 20-15 loss.

A star at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, Brown started all four of his years at the school and became only the fourth player in school history to earn the starting quarterback job as a freshman.

In his sophomore season, after throwing for 2,581 yards and 30 touchdowns, Brown led Mater Dei to a perfect 12-0 record and the CIF Open Division Title. As a junior, Brown once again shined for Mater Dei, throwing for 2,785 yards, 31 touchdowns and four interceptions as the program went 12-1.

After another dominant season that saw Brown throw for over 2,900 yards and nearly 40 touchdowns while winning another state title, he committed to Stanford over offers from several other big name schools including Alabama, UCLA, Arizona, Georgia and Michigan. After signing with the Cardinal, he became the highest rated quarterback to commit to the school since Tanner McKee in 2018.

But Brown’s college career has been far from what was expected. After a promising college debut against Cal Poly in his true freshman season, Brown injured his hand and missed basically the whole season, playing in only two other games where he struggled.

In 2025, Brown lost the starting job in training camp to Ben Gulbranson and even after replacing Gulbranson late in the season, he never was able to get Stanford’s offense to that next level. When he found success, it was typically late in games once the outcome was more or less decided.

New head coach Tavita Pritchard has a strong reputation for developing quarterbacks which could have benefitted Brown, but after Stanford signed Davis Warren from Michigan, in addition to bringing in new recruits such as Michael Mitchell Jr., the QB room got too crowded for Brown.

Now, Brown will be coached by another elite offensive mind in Jedd Fisch, a coach he hopes will bring out the best in him and have him playing like the four-star recruit he came into college as.