USC basketball and I are now on the rocks


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There comes a time in every relationship when the obvious question arises: Can I see this lasting? I recently had to face this daunting question and make an inquiry into the depths of my sports-loving soul. My relationship, however, has nothing to do with another human being, but rather the USC men’s basketball team. How […]

NCAA’s activism evident in Kiffin case


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In mid-June, USC coach Lane Kiffin will travel to Indianapolis to meet with the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions, faced with charges of a “failure to monitor,” as well a “failure to promote an atmosphere for compliance.” The infamous white visor will be left in Los Angeles. The SoCal cool sunglasses will remain tucked away in […]

USC baseball might be turning the corner


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This city is one that’s supposed to have eternal sunshine and always be 75, without a cloud in the sky. But for some reason, Los Angeles decided to take a vacation last week and Seattle came and raided its house while it was gone. But while it was tough to figure out Los Angeles, it […]

USC looking to punch its ticket to the Big Dance


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I pretty much wrote off the USC men’s basketball team a while back, thinking it had two chances at making the NCAA tournament — slim and none. But after defeating UCLA at the Galen Center in early January, I thought this year would be different. A weak conference coupled with the play of midseason transfer […]

Introducing the USC Walk of Fame’s class


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This last weekend, Lakers’ superstar and five-time world champion guard Kobe Bryant became the first athlete to have his legacy cemented alongside the greatest performers in the history of American entertainment at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Bryant’s latest honor, coupled with the noticeable karmic effect the event had on his MVP performance at the […]

Watch for the Women of Troy


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Decades ago, the Women of Troy reached the pinnacle of women’s college basketball, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 1983 and 1984. Along with those two championships, USC captured five Pac-10 conference titles and appeared in four Final Fours, while also laying claim to some of the best women’s basketball players in the world in Cheryl […]

Glenn, Trojans look to tap in to potential


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USC sophomore outfielder Alex Glenn knows all too well what it’s like to fly under the radar. After all, during the first two years of his high school career at Henry County High School, Glenn patrolled the outfield with Jason Heyward, the No. 14 pick of the 2007 MLB draft and the current right fielder […]

Volleyball lessons for men’s basketball


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The USC men’s basketball team is struggling. The USC men’s volleyball team is not. Yes, the top-ranked men’s volleyball team lost its first game of what was a perfect season over the weekend, a five-set heartbreaker to Pepperdine. But the mild setback didn’t shake the college volleyball world. The Trojans are still the No. 1 […]