Date: 11/22/2013 05:00 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Kevin Pangos had 27 points and Drew Barham added 17 to lead No. 13 Gonzaga past Washington State 90-74 last night. Pangos shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers, as Gonzaga (4-0) scored at least 90 for the third time this season.
NEW YORK (AP) – Freshman Troy Williams scored 22 points and sophomore Yogi Ferrell had 20 to lead Indiana to a 102-84 victory over Washington last night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. C.J. Wilcox led Washington with 23 points, Andrew Andrews added 15 and Perris Blackwell had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Thomas van Der Mars scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Portland past Idaho 88-74 last night. Van Der Mars led the balanced Pilots (2-2) who had five players reach double figures. The game was part of a round-robin Coaches versus Cancer Tournament with Columbia and North Texas.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – With an 86-yard kickoff return against Utah, Oregon’s De’Anthony Thomas authoritatively announced that he’s back. The dynamic running back had been hobbled this season by an ankle injury that kept him out of nearly four entire games. Now he insists he’s fully healed and ready for the final stretch of his junior season.
SEATTLE (AP) – Microsoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen says he’ll pay for a two-year, $2.4 million study into whether repeated blows to the head can lead to dementia. Researchers will examine donated brains to look for links between head injuries and later health problems like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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