A basketball is 9.39 inches across. A basketball hoop is 18 inches across. A perfectly placed shot has very little air on either side of it as it swishes through the rim. Four inches in any direction, and it's a brick. More than a little luck is involved. more ›

On Thursday against Oregon, the Huskies shot poorly, played bad defense, and got out-rebounded. They were lauded as "gutsy" by John Levesque of the P-I and "indomitable" by Blaine Newnham of the Times. more ›