Huskies lead Pac-12 favorites in search of league redemption
(WorldNews Sport)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Petersen spent the past half-decade building a powerhouse at Washington, and his latest group is the strong favorite to win the Pac-12 title while leading the league`s quest to regain national respectability. So why was Petersen so disappointed when a preseason media poll simply confirmed what everyone already knows by anointing the Huskies as the Pac-12 favorites? `I like to be on a different team than you guys are on,` Petersen said to reporters at Pac-12 media day. `I`d rather prove you wrong than to prove you right. Now we`re working to prove you right rather than prove you wrong.` Apparently you can take the coach out of Boise, but you can`t take the Boise out...