When the long-delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally takes wing above Washington State in its first test flight later this month, much will be riding on its sleek, carbon-fiber back. Some 56 buyers, ranging from Etihad Airways in the United Arab Emirates to Northwest Airlines, have ordered 866 of the planes -- enough to keep Boeing busy for more than a decade. This state-of-the-art plane, slated to make its first commercial flights with Japan's All Nippon Airways early next year, will set the Chicago-based manufacturer apart from Airbus and other ...

Aaron Baker's first career grand slam highlighted a five-run seventh inning, and Oklahoma beat Washington State 7-2 on Sunday in the NCAA tournament. J.T. Wise's infield single off reliever Connor Lambert gave the Sooners (43-19) a 3-2 lead. Adam Conley replaced Lambert, and Baker sent Conley's only pitch over the right-field wall. Oklahoma went on to bat around for the 23rd time this season. Washington State (32-25) managed only five hits off Oklahoma ...

Derek Jones and Jared Prince hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to lift Washington State to a 3-2 victory over Wichita State in an NCAA regional elimination game on Saturday. The Cougars (32-24) had managed just one hit through the first five innings against Jordan Cooper. They will play another elimination game Sunday afternoon against either Oklahoma or Arkansas. Wichita State (30-27) got a strong performance from Cooper (8-6), who pitched a complete ...

Scott Lyons hit a three-run homer and Arkansas rallied for nine runs in the eighth inning to defeat Washington State 10-3 on Friday in the Norman regional. Lyons' shot capped the highest scoring inning of the season for the second-seeded Razorbacks. Ben Tschepikow led off the rally with a double and had two hits and two RBIs as Washington State's bullpen squandered a strong outing by Matt Way. Seven of the runs scored in the eighth ...