Pac-12 Digest


Pac-12 signs Dish Much to the delight of fans around the country, Pac-12 Enterprises and Dish Network has reached a deal, the conference said in a statement Saturday. The network will be distributed to millions of people around the country. The station, which began broadcasting in mid-August, had received criticism for not being widely available […]

Without Jones, USC will still be relevant


When USC men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill was questioned about the possibility of losing guard Maurice Jones to injury or other circumstances prior to the start of the 2011-2012 season, he took on a near-apocalyptic tone. “Don’t come to the games,” O’Neill said at Pac-12 Media Day in 2011. “It’ll be ugly. Don’t show up. […]

Women of Troy rally to end three-game losing streak


So far this season, the Women of Troy have been prone to giving up goals immediately after they score. But on Sunday night, it was USC (2-3-1) who responded quickly against Cal State-Northridge after letting up a score in the 73rd minute to break a three-game losing streak and salvage a tie on the road […]

‘Arrogant’ message has run its course


I almost wrote this column two years ago. I wanted to respond to the launch of the Lost Angeles blog, the brainchild of 29-year-old Zack Jerome. The blog went on to spawn an on-campus “Arrogant Nation” movement, which I wanted to point out perpetuated the outdated stereotype that USC was stocked with bigheaded rich kids. Then the […]