There had been a last-ditch effort to revive the bill that would have helped fund a renovation of Husky Stadium.

I'll update this entry with the coaches' votes, which should be released Wednesday and Thursday. But I wanted to share the media votes, which were publicized on Tuesday. Washington senior wing Sami Whitcomb is the team's sole representative, being named to the All-Pac-10 Media Team.

Just one more note on the Pac-10 Player of the Year vote and we'll leave it alone. Maybe.

It's Tourney Time. Let's start the day with links. And there's lots of them so strap in.

Washington's Quincy Pondexter didn't win the Pac-10 player of the year award, but says there are no hard feelings. That wasn't the case when he was passed over for the McDonald's high-school All-America team.

Don't want to distract from the fine work Bob Condotta is doing, but The Brock and Salk media bracket thing continues tomorrow (voting deadline 11 a.m.), and amazingly enough, I'm still in it in the final eight. I'm now facing Kevin Calabro, and let's be honest, he's going to slaughter me. Seriously, the longtime voice of the Sonics or a simple beat writer/blogger? This isn't fair.

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he doesn't know when he'll talk to federal authorities about the case.

Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

Quarterback Derek Anderson's uneven five-season stay with the Cleveland Browns is over. The Browns released the one-time Pro Bowl selection Tuesday, a day after getting backup Seneca Wallace in a trade with the Seahawks.

The Huskies' opening game in the Pac-10 tournament, against Oregon State, has a new game time: 8:30 p.m. Thursday, not 6 p.m.

Seattle ace Felix Hernandez pitched well in a two-inning, 35-pitch effort against minor-leaguers, and Jason Vargas helped himself in the battle for the fifth spot in the Mariners' rotation.

Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring-training debut.

Bret Boone's position with the Victoria Seals marks his first foray into professional baseball management.

Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.

Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said that she did the right thing by going to police and asked for privacy in a statement Tuesday.

Tia Jackson's team finished the regular season on a three-game win streak, showing enough promise to keep her employed at Washington.

Andru Pulu, a freshman defensive end from Federal Way, was allegedly involved in an altercation that left a man with a broken nose, possible cheek fracture and a boot print on his right temple.

Mariners shortstop Jack Wilson didn't make a great first impression with the Mariners last year, but the veteran says he isn't worried about proving himself.

The Kansas City Chiefs' running game just got a big boost.