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Antoine Cason will find out tonight if he's the winner of the Thorpe Award.

The UA senior cornerback — and coach Mike Stoops — will be in New York City tonight for ESPN's College Football Awards show. Cason is a finalist for the Thorpe, given annually to the nation's top defensive back. Boston College's James Silva and LSU's Craig Steltz are the others.

Cason finished tied for the UA team lead with five interceptions in 2007, including two that went for touchdowns. Cason would be the second Wildcat to take the Thorpe Award. Cornerback Darryll Lewis took home the award in 1990. Cason was a semifinalist for the award a year ago.

● Linebacker Spencer Larsen, nickelback Corey Hall and place-kicker Jason Bondzio have been named to the Pac-10's all-academic team.

The players were honored for their success in the classroom: Larsen boasts a 3.70 GPA in regional development. Hall has a 3.43 GPA in pre-business; Bondzio, a finance major, carries a 3.69 GPA.

SEATTLE — Tyrone Willingham will return next season as Washington's football coach despite just 11 wins in three years.

The school confirmed the decision at Willingham's regular end-of-year news conference Wednesday.

Willingham, who has two years remaining on the contract he signed in 2004, led the Huskies to a 4-9 season and is 11-25 in his three years at UW.

● Colorado has agreed to pay two women $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by players and recruits, officials said Wednesday.

● Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville agreed to a two-year contract extension that will pay him $2.8 million next season and increase $200,000 annually until it reaches $3.8 million in 2013.

● LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey won the Lombardi Award as the nation's top college lineman or linebacker Wednesday night.

● Chris Long of Virginia won the Ted Hendricks award Wednesday as the nation's best defensive end.

EL PASO — The Western Refining All-America Golf Classic, an annual fall college tournament that gives All-American golfers a chance to showcase their skills could have seen its last days.

An NCAA rule change may make the most recent showcase in November the last. The NCAA eliminated the board responsible for deciding what college sporting events would be exempt from a rule that limits the number of playing days for student-athletes. The El Paso tournament had previously been an exempt event for golfers.

"It's the only individual event there is and it's a chance for these kids to have a reward for being an All-American," UA coach Rick LaRose said.

● Arizona volleyball players Katie Jackels, Dominique Lamb and Randy Goodenough received Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention honors.

● The 2007 Junior 4-Wall Nationals will take place at Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club on Dec. 27-30. Junior players from at least four countries will compete in various age divisions.

Tucson's Luis Moreno will be trying to defend his 19-and-under title. The entry deadline is Wednesday. For more information, call 795-0434.

● The Pima College women's basketball team lost 67-64 at home to Mesa on Wednesday night. The Pima men lost to Mesa 102-85 at home.