Cooper shows fire in torrid remarks


Well, that’s one way to put it. After the USC women’s basketball team beat UCLA 70-63 on Sunday, coach Michael Cooper opened the postgame news conference by saying, “My opening statement is, f— UCLA.” Cooper went on to say many more words after that, but — not surprisingly — none seemed to have the same […]

Cougars’ Thompson: the one that got away


Seldom are there opportunities for do-overs in sports. But I would bet that USC wishes it had another chance to recruit Klay Thompson. Thompson now stars as a guard for Washington State, an off-the-map destination for what might be one of the Pac-10’s best players. The sweet-shooting sophomore has emerged as one of the country’s […]