Success comes in the spring


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Football season is nowhere to be found and men’s basketball has their final two home games this week before heading to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 tournament and hopefully a more fruitful postseason than some in recent memory. So as USC sports fans it may seem like the dog days where nothing exciting is going […]

Trojan brand on the up and up


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As a whole, the USC athletics department is flourishing. Great teams, good coaching hires and a constant flow of national titles all do well to strengthen the overall athletic brand. Couple that with an incredible state-of-the-art facility in the McKay Center and the natural attraction of Los Angeles, it is easy to see why USC […]

An ever- changing sports landscape

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On Wednesday, Forbes ran a story titled “The American Sports Fan at Ten,” in which Henry, a 10-year-old sports fanatic, talks about how his experience following sports. It got me thinking back to my childhood, how I fell in love with sports and how much the sports landscape has changed since I was in grade […]

USC should remove O.J. Heisman display


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If you walk into USC’s Heritage Hall, one of the first things that will catch your eye at the heart of the Hall of Champions is the charming display of six Heisman trophies wrapped around the iconic statue of a USC drum major. Present are the trophies won by the Trojans greats Mike Garrett, Charles […]

Women’s lacrosse is flourishing


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A year ago, just being there was special enough. Making it to the next step in the journey, the NCAA tournament, was enough. Winning a first-round playoff game and making it to a second-round matchup against powerhouse Duke was icing on the cake. The expectation wasn’t to come away with a win, but merely some program […]

Trojans outpoised by Utah

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As Utah applied the finishing touches to an 80-69 victory over USC at the Galen Center on Sunday afternoon, a unique feeling likely kicked in for many Trojan fans. It was not the worst feeling in the world, but it was a distinct one. It was the unmistakable feeling of falling to a team that […]

Trojans proving that they belong


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What a difference one year makes. On Jan. 29, 2015, the USC men’s basketball team took on the Colorado Buffaloes in a three-overtime thriller that unfortunately ended in a loss. Up until the Arizona epic earlier this season, it was the most exciting game I had seen the Trojans play. In that game, current redshirt […]

Racism appears in sports again

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Last weekend, I was taking a Lyft back to campus when small talk with my driver led to reactions to the Super Bowl. I told him I was disappointed that the Carolina Panthers lost because I like Cam Newton. My driver, a middle-aged white man, was incredulous. “Why?” he asked. “I’ve never seen a more […]

Learning to enjoy the ride


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This past weekend, I had the privilege of running in the 2016 Los Angeles Marathon and after months of rigorous training and preparation, I’m happy to say that I successfully completed the 26.2 mile trek. There are only few feelings that measure up to crossing that finish line after running a race that stretches from […]

Dunking shows the love of basketball

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This weekend, a guy jumped over a mascot and dunked a basketball. No big deal. Sure, it wasn’t Taylor Swift dissing Kanye at the Grammys or a political statement by Kendrick, but man, was it entertaining. The dunk contest at the NBA All-Star Weekend can be a thing of beauty, and this year it was. […]