When asked why he chose to give USC football his oral commitment last week, prized recruit Zach Banner replied simply that it “was the perfect fit.” What the offensive tackle from Lakes High in Lakewood, Wash., probably doesn’t realize is that his recruitment to USC is the perfect fit for not one but two athletic [...]
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Two USC greats to have numbers retired
The McGee sisters helped the Women of Troy win consecutive national titles.
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Having only played one year of high school basketball, Dedmon is a work in progress
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The Trojans never got their offense going and shot just 36 percent from the field overall.
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The $4-billion income dispute is a product of greed when focus should be on love of the game.
Read the rest of this article »Fontan tears ACL, likely out for season
Senior guard Jio Fontan was supposed to be the unquestioned leader for the USC men’s basketball team this year. Now, he’s out for the season. “It’s a blow for our team,” USC coach Kevin O’Neill told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s a huge blow for our team.” After landing awkwardly in an exhibition game in [...]
Read the rest of this article »March still trumps the BCS chaos every time
Every college football season for the past 10 years has featured a thunderstorm of complaints about everybody’s favorite whipping boy, the Bowl Championship Series. When fans, coaches and sports writers complain about the lack of a playoff system in college football, they immediately point to March Madness as the gold standard for determining a true [...]
Read the rest of this article »Uncertain future for Trojans’ athletics
For all you underclassmen Trojans fans, a word from the wise: brace yourselves. I know basketball season just ended and spring football practice is just beginning, but recent action in both sports are bad omens for next season. The most recent bad basketball news came over the weekend when junior forward Nikola Vucevic decided to [...]
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Nobody fantasizes about playing basketball for USC. They don’t long for the Galen Center, or Kevin O’Neill, or the “Trojan Fever” fanatics or being frontcourt mates with Alex Stepheson. What college basketball players fantasize about is being selected by one of 30 NBA teams in the annual June draft, which subsequently ushers in multi-million dollar [...]
Read the rest of this article »Women of Troy hold on in overtime
A three-pointer from junior guard Jacki Gemelos with nine seconds left forces overtime.
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