Baseball begins new era of winning


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Let it be known that the Daily Trojan sports section officially jumped on the 2015 USC baseball team bandwagon before last week. Regan Estes predicted over a month ago that the team would make the playoffs for the first time since 2005. I joined in a week later, waiting until after the Trojans had won […]

Women in sports deserve credit


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Since March 8 was the United Nations’ International Women’s Day, I would like to dedicate this week’s column to all of the women in sports, both collegiate and professional. According to the United Nations website, “International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of […]

Spring allows players to shine


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Another year of USC football has officially started, with the Trojans a couple practices deep into their spring session. Though spring practice usually doesn’t offer a very accurate preview of the season to come, due to offseason injuries, it does provide a barometer of individual player development. This year is no different as some key […]

Trojans history speaks for itself


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With spending on intercollegiate athletics at an all-time high, universities around the country will stop at nothing to put themselves ahead of the pack. Whether it’s state-of-the-art facilities or flashy, over-the-top jerseys, colleges will do everything in their power to win the arms race. The concept of an arms race in collegiate sports, also known […]

USC baseball has a rich history


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I knew that 2015 was going to be a magical year for USC baseball once it was announced that former Trojan great Randy Johnson would be inducted into this year’s class of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. In early January, the “Big Unit” became the third USC player to be elected to receive the […]

USC’s playoff hopes alive


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The year was 2009. Barack Obama had been sworn in as president about two months earlier. The iPhone didn’t have a built-in video camera feature yet. I forget whether I had joined Facebook yet. But there’s one thing about that year I certainly won’t forget. USC men’s basketball won the Pac-10 Tournament that spring. It […]

James rivaled for his title, MVP


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I don’t usually follow the NBA until the playoffs start, but this year, I have been slightly more tuned in throughout the season. I must admit that this is largely because my team has a good shot at going deep into the playoffs. However, this season has given me more reasons to watch than just being […]

Next season decisive for Enfield


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Year two of the Andy Enfield era will come to a close soon. Barring an unlikely upset of UCLA at Pauley Pavilion or an unexpected run through the Pac-12 conference tournament, the Trojans will finish the season with a 3-15 record in conference play and 11 wins overall. In terms of a win-loss record, this […]

Athletes are not invincible to failure


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In today’s society, sports have a special place in the hearts of many. Athletes are looked upon as role models, celebrities, superheroes, even gods in certain cases. If you ask a young child who he wants to be when he grows up, more times than not you’d probably get an answer like “LeBron James” or […]

Time to salute Pat Haden


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USC athletic director Pat Haden has made a lot of momentous decisions since taking over for his predecessor Mike Garret in 2010. In just about four and half years, Haden has hired and fired a bundle of coaches, a combined seven different head coaches at the helm of USC’s football and basketball programs. Haden has […]