NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/08/2014 04:59 AM

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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Alec Burks scored 12 points and Derrick Favors added 10 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Utah Jazz to a 92-73 exhibition victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Utah dominated around the basket and in transition in the preseason opener for both teams. Will Barton scored 12 points for the Blazers, and reserve Chris Kaman had 10 points and seven rebounds.

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) – Craig Robinson, the former Oregon State coach and President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law, is joining ESPN as a college basketball analyst. The network said that Robinson will call games and work in the studio for college sports channel ESPNU. Robinson was fired in May after going 94-105 in six seasons with the Beavers.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan is nursing a leg injury but is expected to start against Washington State on Friday night. Cardinal coach David Shaw says Hogan is likely to participate without limitations in today’s final practice before the game. Backup Evan Crower has been taking snaps with the first-team offense and would start if Hogan has a setback.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Joe Panik scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Aaron Barrett’s bases-loaded wild pitch, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 last night to return to the NL Championship Series. The wild-card Giants took Game 4 in the best-of-five Division Series and eliminated the Nationals by scoring on a bases-loaded walk, a groundout and a wild pitch.

 

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