No. 4 USC overcomes Texas in thrilling double-overtime win
For much of regulation, what was hyped as a rematch-for-the-ages between No. 4 USC and Texas didn't live up to its billing.
Live blog: No. 4 USC vs. Texas
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Associate managing editor Eric He and sports editor Ollie Jung preview No. 6 USC's matchup against No. 14 Stanford on Saturday at the Coliseum.
Freshman running back Stephen Carr is raring to go
Standing at 6 feet and weighing 210 pounds, running back Stephen Carr sure doesn’t look like a freshman. As we’ve learned the past two weeks, he doesn’t play like one either. A four-star recruit from Summit High School in Fontana, Calif., Carr turned heads in his first two games in a USC uniform. Carr ran […]
Cross country prepares for tough Pac-12 conference
With new head coach Patrick Henner at the helm, the women’s cross country team will look to build toward future success in the 2017 season. The Trojans opened their season on Sept. 1 at the Pepperdine Invitational, placing fourth out of six teams. Junior captain Amber Gore led the team with a 14:48.61 second-place finish. […]
Rematch with Texas is worth all of the hype
It’s been more than a decade in the making, and it’s finally here. For the first time since Vince Young broke Trojan hearts in 2006, USC will face Texas. All 93,607 seats in the Coliseum have been sold, and this weekend’s primetime game has even caught the attention of celebrities like Lance Armstrong. But instead […]
Diversity on television should be more than a ‘shock factor’
Since its inception 15 years ago, ABC’s The Bachelor — a reality show in which 25 women compete for a chance at marital bliss with a charming bachelor — has arguably become the biggest reality TV show in the nation. Its spinoff series, The Bachelorette, has earned similar success, and the castoffs never leave empty-handed. […]
Organization focuses on Central American identity
A newly recognized organization on campus, the Central American Network, is seeking to provide unity, academic help, personal support and, most importantly, a space for students to unapologetically be themselves. “Essentially, the mission statement of CAN is to empower the Central American community on- and off-campus by bringing educational resources to our people such as […]
Third-straight home game offers redemption
Discussing Saturday’s matchup against Texas without invoking the legendary 2006 Rose Bowl proves to be an impossible task. FOX (the network airing the contest) released a stirring promo complete with images of Vince Young’s championship-winning touchdown and words about unfinished business between the two schools. In the lead-up to Saturday, The Los Angeles Times ran […]
Water polo heads north for weekend tournament
Currently undefeated, the men’s water polo team looks to add four more games to its win column as the Trojans head up north for the Aggie Roundup where they will take on No. 15 Cal Baptist and unranked MIT on Saturday, and Santa Clara and No. 6 Long Beach State on Sunday. While the Trojans […]