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FROM OAKLAND -- With an extra day between games this week, we're still in the Bay Area while Washington State won't come back here until later tonight. That's OK. We found something to do. Read on.

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In a stroke of good luck, the Golden State Warriors happen to be at home this week, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. We'll be there to speak with former Washington State star Klay Thompson, who has played well in his second NBA season. Look for a story some time next week, likely. ... Yesterday's big news was the release of the 2013 Pac-12 football schedule. We had this blog post and a story in today's newspaper exploring what it means for WSU. That story included some comments from athletic director Bill Moos, who explained why the school chose to move the Stanford game to Seattle. Spoiler: it's basically the reason you all probably already assumed. We also had a live chat yesterday. ... 

In Pac-12 basketball news ... Arizona's walk-on-the-edge style of play finally caught up with it, as Oregon became the first team to defeat the Wildcats this season. ... It was another close loss for Utah on Thursday, as the Utes fell 57-53 to UCLA. It was a small victory that the Bruins were able to get to the arena. ... Colorado got its first conference win by beating USC, 66-60. ... Arizona State's strong start continued with a 72-62 win at Oregon State.

All for now.

Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com. Twitter: @ChristianCaple

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