
Washington righthander Joe Demers (Shotgun Spratling)
Weekend Spotlight: Utah-UW
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Pacific-12 Conference play picks up this weekend right where it left off in 2016: with a showdown between the defending champion and last season’s runner-up. It’s a fascinating statement about the league’s shifting power dynamics that a series between two former afterthoughts in the Pac’s Northern wing — Utah and Washington — is the marquee matchup of the Pac’s opening weekend, but the Utes and Huskies have earned the respect of the West after finishing atop the standings last[…]