Washington’s Towns May Miss Opener

Last year’s leading Huskies tackler, Lester Towns, is still recovering from a surgically repaired right foot and probably won’t play in the Washington opener.

Jeff Johnson, a junior, will start if Towns doesn’t.

Tailback Willie Hurst, a freshman from Compton, will miss the Arizona State game because of a broken thumb.

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Four Mississippi State football players face a Sept. 22 court hearing on assault charges stemming from a fight at a student-sponsored event.

Split end Kevin Cooper, guard Craig Moore, split end Lahitia Grant and cornerback Kenzaki Jones were arrested Saturday by Mississippi State University police for an altercation that took place Aug. 24.

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The Pacific-10 Conference agreed to send its second-place team to the Holiday Bowl for the next four years. Holiday Bowl officials and the Pacific 10 are still working on a deal to lock up an opponent.