USC men’s basketball alum DeMar DeRozan was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday morning alongside former Ute Jakob Poeltl and a 2019 first round draft pick (top-20 protected) in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.
Former Stanford basketball stars Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike were named 2018 WNBA All-Stars, it was announced on Tuesday. The WNBA All-Star Game will take place July 28 in Minneapolis.
Former Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks signed a 5-year, $81 million extension with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday (NFL.com). Cooks was traded from New England to Los Angeles in April.
Deandre Ayton was named a second-team All-NBA Summer League selection on Tuesday, Bruce Pascoe notes. The No. 1 overall pick averaged 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and a block per game on 59.5 percent shooting.
UCLA beach volleyball’s Megan and Nicole McNamara won the World University Beach Volleyball championship last week in Germany, defeating a Spanish duo in the finals.
Cal women’s soccer striker Abi Kim has been named to the United States’ U-20 World Cup roster, it was announced Tuesday. The U-20 Women’s World Cup will take place August 5-24 in France. Can’t wait for next year’s Women’s World Cup so we can see a full American national team in action…
Former Colorado men’s basketball guard Dominique Collier has signed with a pro team in Germany, FC Schalke 04. Pat Rooney has more details in the link.
Check out the TV schedule for Utah’s Pac-12 Summer Mixtape lineup on Wednesday. A lot of gymnastics and football on the docket. Whoever did the “Wha’ch Utah-kin’ About?” headline on that page… well done.
Doug Haller takes a deep dive into Herm Edwards’ coaching days in the NFL with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in the third part of a four-part series profiling the new Arizona State ball coach.
Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is on the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, it was announced Tuesday. Other Pac-12 QBs include Washington’s Jake Browning, Arizona’s Khalil Tate and Arizona State’s Manny Wilkins.
Take a gander at the Washington State women’s basketball 2018-19 non-conference schedule. The Kamie Ethridge era begins in earnest Nov. 6 at home against Utah State.
Here’s a link roundup of Washington athletics stories compiled for you by UWDawgPound.com, the SB Nation Husky fan site.