Tyreese Breshers, one of the top-rated players on the west coast, has decided to play basketball for the Washington Huskies, according to Greg Hicks of ScoutHoops.com and other recruiting sites.

Breshers is a 6-foot-6, 260-pound power forward from Los Angeles. He projects as a strong shot-blocker with considerable potential for low-post scoring.

He had considered the Huskies, then indicated he would go cross-country to Miami, but now seems settled on Seattle — although he won’t be officially committed until signing day in November.

He is heading into his senior year of high school, and would be

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Just as the Pac-10 will release its media poll next week, the Big East released its preseason predictions today.

Syracuse, Washington’s season-opening opponent, was picked last in the league.

Here’s their one-paragraph summation of the Orange:

Syracuse was picked to finish eighth in the league. The Orange added three more victories to the win column in 2006, under the tutelage of second-year head coach Greg Robinson. SU finished 4-8 overall, including a 1-6 mark in conference play. Syracuse brings back 12 starters this season. Last year’s BIG EAST sack leader, defensive end Jameel McClain, returns for

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Basketball coach Lorenzo Romar said today that any team discipline against junior forward Artem Wallace for his role in a Seattle hit-and-run case will take place behind the scenes.

Romar said that means Wallace will not be kept out of any “regular season games,” leaving open the possibility that Wallace could be held out of the Huskies’ season-opening exhibition game.

Wallace had been investigated by Seattle Police regarding his involvement in a hit-and-run incident in West Seattle’s Alki neighborhood last May.

Police eventually decided to pursue hit-and-run and negligent driving charges only against the driver of the

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I know football season is just about here when I get an email from the Pac-10 asking for our annual predictions for the coming football season. That email arrived last week.

This year’s poll results will be revealed on July 26, but my picks are due in by the end of the week.

I’m not certain on my final vote yet, but I figured I’d go with a tentative list here, which would give me a chance to take in any of your input before sending in my final picks in a few days.

For now:

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Two top receivers from Washington’s most recent football recruiting class did not receive qualifying SAT scores and will not be on campus when fall practice begins Aug. 5.

Anthony Boyles of Gardena, Calif., and Devin Aguilar of Denver each told Internet recruiting sites today that they hope to take the test again in September and enroll in time to join the team this fall, although both would likely redshirt.

Both players were considered prime catches from this recruiting class, and Scout.com rated Boyles as the nation’s No. 18 receiving prospect.

The Huskies begin fall football practice on Aug. 5, and soon thereafter will hold their annual Kickoff Luncheon and Picture Day.

Details are now online at the Gohuskies.com Web site.

My story on the hoped-for renovations to Husky Stadium makes the case that paying for those renovations won’t be easy.

Still, Todd Turner also makes clear that he’s believes the money can be raised — somehow — and that simply moving over to Qwest Field isn’t on his current list of options.

However, the story neglected to mention one other option that seems to have been ruled out: As expensive as a major renovation would be, Turner said a completely new stadium would be more expensive still, and that is not being considered.

Meanwhile, here

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That long-awaited new contract for basketball coach Lorenzo Romar is on the desk of UW president Mark Emmert and should be signed and officially announced within the next week to 10 days.

Romar and UW athletic director Todd Turner agreed on a contract extension way back in October. However, the official document was delayed as the sides worked on wording — and then it was held up a while longer so that the new contract for Romar could be similar in structure to the one signed by newly hired women’s basketball coach Tia Jackson.

(Turner, by the

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