Northern Iowa has been added to the field of the Basketball Travelers Classic to be held Nov. 12-14 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

The Panthers went 23-10 last season and were a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament, losing in the first round to Georgetown. They will join UW and Pepperdine in the season-opening tournament, which has one opening left in the four-team field.

Meanwhile, UW is searching for two other opponents for the coming season. One home date came open when a scheduled game against Montana fell through. The other is the long-sought intersectional road game

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Six-foot-4 guard Tim Morris will play the 2007-08 season with the Huskies after walking away from his scholarship with Stanford.

"It’s not the ideal situation for either," UW coach Lorenzo Romar said. "But he is, No. 1, a very good basketball player. Really, No. 1 he’s a great kid; No. 2, he’s a great basketball player. He’s willing to pay his way if a scholarship is not there. He really liked our situation, and he wanted to finish out in this type of environment."

Romar is in a unique position to know about Morris – the two are

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Cal hoops star forward Leon Powe announced Tuesday that he will sign with an agent and will remain in the NBA draft, passing on his junior and senior seasons.

Last season, Powe averaged a Pac-10-leading 20.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg. He was selected a 2005-06 All-Pac-10 player and Associated Press second-team All-American.

With Powe, Cal probably would have ranked among the top two or three contenders for next season’s Pac-10 title. Without him, they project more in the middle of the pack.

Click here for details from the Cal web site.

The Huskies’ 2006-07 men’s basketball schedule is mostly set, and it seems to be a bit of an upgrade over last season.

The big non-conference games include a visit from LSU and a trip to Gonzaga. Beyond that, athletic director Todd Turner is still looking for one big-name intersectional opponent to play on the road this season and who will visit Hec Ed in 2007-08.

The teams scheduled to visit Hec Ed this season will include Pepperdine, Sacramento State, Idaho, Eastern Washington, Montana, Portland State and probably Weber State … in addition to the nine other Pac-10 members.

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Washington seniors C.J. Wallace and Sean Douglas have

been named to The Sporting News Preseason All-Pac-10 football team.

Senior linebacker Scott White was named to the second team.

The magazine projected redshirt freshman tailback J.R. Hasty as preseason Pac-10 Offensive Newcomer of the Year.

Here’s a look at the 2006 Sporting News’ preseason All-Pac-10 teams:

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Pos. Name, school Ht. Wt. Cl.

WR Dwayne Jarrett, USC 6-5 210 Jr.

WR Jason Hill, Washington State 6-1 208 Sr.

TE Zach Miller, Arizona State 6-5 258 Jr.
…

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Former University of Washington defensive lineman Steve Emtman was named today as one of 15 former players and coaches to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Emtman will be the 15th former Husky to be inducted into the college hall, located in South Bend, Ind.

He was a consensus All-American in 1991, when he was part of Washington’s undefeated national co-championship team, which allowed an average of 9.2 points per game. Also that season, Emtman won both the Outland and Lombardi trophies and finished fourth in Heisman Trophy balloting.

The Indianapolis Colts selected him

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University of Washington men’s basketball coach Lorenzo Romar has been selected to coach the 2006 USA team that will compete in the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Americas U18 Championship for Men.

Team trials will be held June 16-18 in San Antonio. Approximately 30 players age 18 and younger will participate. Once the team is selected, practices will continue through June 27.

The tournament will begin June 28 in San Antonio with the championship set for July 2. The tournament will qualify four teams for the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship.

Romar has experience with USA Basketball

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Seven players from Washington universities signed free agent contracts Monday, one day after the conclusion of the NFL draft.

Four former Washington Huskies signing were defensive tackle Manase Hopoi with Minnesota, tailback James Sims with the New York Giants, offensive tackle Robin Meadow with the Baltimore Ravens, and linebacker Evan Benjamin with Seattle.

Washington State tight end Troy Bienemann signed with New Orleans, and WSU center Nick Mihlhauser signed with San Diego.

Eastern Washington quarterback Erik Meyer signed with Cincinnati.

Two local players were drafted Sunday, as UW offensive tackle Joe Toledo was taken in the

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