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Storm clouds hanging over USC athletics


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Heritage Hall, by most standards, is a decorated facility. Six Heisman trophies line the entrance, championship banners hang from the upper balcony, and if you venture outside the building, you’ll spot several hundred plaques on a patio floor commemorating members of USC’s athletic hall of fame. It’s a fitting display for a program with 92 […]

Suing NCAA not a viable option for USC


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Well, that was exhausting. Five years, one month and six days later, and the final chapter to the Reggie Bush era officially closed Thursday morning with the NCAA once again giving USC the cold shoulder, announcing the school’s appeal of last June’s sanctions had been denied. And it’s about time. For a case dating back […]

‘Arrogant’ USC blog provides perspective


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I have this very annoying habit when I wake up each morning of anticipating things to come — a tendency to glance at a calendar, eager for some distant event to occur. My initial idea behind this was pure: I wanted the good news to come faster. Fortunately, I’m not unique in this regard. At […]

Cream of the crop in USC’s athletic program


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The other day, my buddy and I got into a pretty intense argument. It started out with him saying he was glad spring football had started, because “now there’s something worth talking about in USC athletics.” I shot back that, although it was okay for him to be excited about spring ball, he had no […]

NCAA air balls UConn situation


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As I watched the NCAA championship game, I could only shake my head in disbelief. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The entire Butler team could not put the ball in the basket, and, as hard as it is to believe, UConn wasn’t much better. But besides the lack of offensive efficiency both teams, […]

Give Women of Troy a chance to dream big


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It’s that time of year again, when just about everybody is glued to a television. In the words of Dick Vitale: “It’s March Madness, baby.” With the NCAA expanding the field of teams from 65 to 68, there was sure to be controversy over which teams were picked to dance. For the USC men’s basketball […]