Roundup: Oregon bows out in Elite Eight to Notre Dame

Andrew Greif whips up this game story from Oregon’s 84-74 loss to Notre Dame in the Elite Eight, ending the Pac-12 women’s basketball season. It was looking good for 20 minutes, but the Irish proved to be too much in the second half.

Arizona men’s basketball junior Allonzo Trier announced that he’s entering the NBA Draft (AZ Desert Swarm).

Theo Lawson reports that Washington State men’s basketball forward Robert Franks is entering the NBA Draft. While he isn’t immediately hiring an agent, Franks said on Twitter he intends to sign with one.

And last, but certainly not least, UCLA’s Aaron Holiday will enter the NBA Draft (Associated Press). Holiday led the Pac-12 in scoring at 20.3 points per game in 2017-18.

Former Washington standout Markelle Fultz made his return to game action for the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night after a 68-game absence for a shoulder issue, going for 10 points, four rebounds and eight assists in 14 minutes on 5-for-13 shooting (ESPN). Just don’t ask him about his shoulder.

Former Stanford safety Michael Thomas signed a two-year deal with the New York Giants, Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports. Thomas was a captain for the Miami Dolphins each of the last two seasons.

The Deseret News takes a look back at Chris Hill’s career as Utah AD. Hill announced his retirement Monday after nearly 31 years at the helm.

Oregon State’s Luke Heimlich was named Pac-12 Baseball Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Joey Kaufman gives us his year-in-review for USC men’s basketball in this article. An eventful season, to say the least.

Cal men’s basketball coach Wyking Jones reflects on his first season at the helm in this Rusty Simmons article.

Richard Morin of The Arizona Republic features Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Deven Marrero, who played collegiately at Arizona State. Marrero was traded from the Boston Red Sox to Arizona on Saturday.

Brian Howell gives us a breakdown on the updated Colorado football roster.