Craig Robinson

USC couldn't run down Washington last weekend but chased the media out of practice Monday in the aftermath of a game at Galen in which the guards (security) had to separate the guards (Daniel Hackett and Dwight Lewis). UCLA was picked to finish first in the Pacific 10 Conference by near-unanimous consent but is tied for third with four games left after allowing 82 points at home to Washington State, a team that had to pass a collection plate to collect 44 points against USC in January.

Oregon State's basketball coach said Tuesday he won't be available to answer questions on next Tuesday's Pacific 10 coaches' call. Reaction: This team went 0-18 in conference last season, finally scrounged up a win this month, and now this first-year coach is big-timing the media? This had better be really important. "I'll probably be standing somewhere outside," Craig Robinson joked. Robinson will go from hosting Washington on Saturday to toasting Washington on Tuesday.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- There was still work to be done as Craig Robinson stood at the podium that night. A few more things he needed to say about his little sister, Michelle Obama. Things he needed to tell a cheering crowd at the Democratic National Convention and millions of viewers watching on television. Robinson had been asked to introduce Michelle and talk about his brother-in-law, Barack Obama.