Pac-12

The Pac-12 opened the season with five ranked teams and was expected to have a competitive race to the conference championship, maybe even get a team into the CFP.

The commissioners of the Pac-12 and Big 12 are discussing how the two conferences might benefit from working together or maybe even merging.

The inaugural edition of the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl will be played Dec. 18 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the host announced on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday night.

The Pac-12 hired sports entertainment executive George Kliavkoff to be the conference’s next commissioner, replacing Larry Scott with another college sports outsider. The conference presidents conducted a secretive nearly four-month search that included speculation about some familiar names in colle…

Point guard Kiana Williams of national champion Stanford is declaring herself eligible for the WNBA draft. Aari McDonald of Arizona is also entering the WNBA draft.

Outgoing Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott was very proud to be in San Antonio to celebrate the conference’s first NCAA women’s basketball championship since 1992.

The Stanford Cardinal are national champions in women’s basketball for the third time and first in 29 years. Haley Jones scored 17 points as the Cardinal held off Arizona, 54-53.

Oregon State was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 but defied the odds and won the conference tournament for an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Oregon was among the top recruiting programs under the previous two coaches, consistently pulling in classes among the top half of the Pac-12 Conference.

The UTEP men's basketball program will serve as a substitute for NM State and face the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Dec. 12, in the McKale Center (Tucson, Arizona).