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JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night. The game was a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight contest that the Huskies won and featured two of the best players …

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The Times’ football back of the year: Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon

LA Times

Going from 145 pounds to 160 pounds after hard work in the weight room last spring and summer paid off in a huge way for junior safety Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon High. For a season that led to him being chosen co-Mission League player of the year, the USC commit has been named The Times’ back of the year …

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JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off No. 4 Connecticut to win in a thriller

LA Times

USC guard JuJu Watkins, left, tries to drive past Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers during the second half of the Trojans’ 72-70 win Saturday night. “This is a really significant win, and it’s a significant win because of the stature of the UConn program and what Geno Auriemma has done for our sport,” USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “So I think …

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JuJu Watkins, USC prevail in nail-biter vs. UConn after Paige Bueckers’ second-half surge

New York Times

HARTFORD, Conn. — With just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter of Saturday’s top-10 matchup between No. Much to the delight of the road Trojans, JuJu Watkins led her team over Bueckers in a game featuring two of the nation’s best players. She blocked Bueckers’ final shot attempt of the first half, then blocked guard Ashlynn Shade on …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

USC vs. Connecticut an Elite rematch between stars JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers

LA Times

USC star JuJu Watkins walks in front of Trojans coach Lindsay Gottlieb during a win over Elon on Sunday. USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb, left, greets Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma before the Trojans’ loss in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament in April. The matchup pins not only two of the best coaches in women’s college basketball against each other …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

The Sports Report: USC men have found their groove and get another win

LA Times

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. “We’re starting to click.” After the Trojans shot a stellar 57% from the field in wins over Washington and Montana State, USC’s newfound firepower manifested primarily beyond the three-point line Wednesday. They got rid of the suspension and they got to lower down the fine a little bit, which was good.” Continue reading here …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

Safety Kamari Ramsey elects to stay at USC for another season, passes on NFL draft

LA Times

Safety Kamari Ramsey, one of the leaders of USC’s improved defense, will return to anchor a rebuilt Trojans secondary in 2025, handing USC a significant victory after a week of disconcerting developments in the transfer portal. But in a post on social media, the redshirt sophomore announced Wednesday that he would run it back for another season at USC, explaining …

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Lincoln Riley attributes departures to USC’s pro-style formula dictating NIL offers

LA Times

After nine days of chaos and uncertainty, during which 19 of his players left USC for the transfer portal, Lincoln Riley found himself longing Wednesday for a time, not so long ago, when the process of building a college football team was less opaque, teams were equally allotted 85 scholarships, relationships were forged in living rooms and decisions were made …

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Letters to the Editor: There’s plenty of blame to go around in USC admissions scandal

LA Times

Former USC athletic administrator Donna Heinel looks out over the bay in Long Beach, a place where she processed what was happening to her at the height of the “Varsity Blues” investigation, in November. While she may have been involved in a system of institutional processes at USC that badly needed reform, the $160,000 in funds that landed in Heinel’s …

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She went to prison in Varsity Blues admissions scandal. Now she says she was a scapegoat

LA Times

When Donna Heinel arrived at the federal prison camp in Victorville last year to serve a six-month sentence for fraud stemming from the Varsity Blues admissions scandal, she resolved to spend the time productively. Prosecutors in the criminal case against Heinel said that, even though the money went to the university, she saw a personal benefit because bringing in the …

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USC women hold Elon to 30 points for their 10th victory of the season

LA Times

USC guard JuJu Watkins, right, and Elon guard Raven Preston, left, chase after a loose ball during their game Sunday at Galen Center. “There’s not anyone not trying to do what we want to do, so when I see it early — like, ‘Hey, right there, that’s not good enough’ — it’s my amount of respect for our starting group …

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U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term

NPR

U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term Some U.S. colleges and universities, worried about potential restrictions under the incoming Trump administration, are advising international students to return to campus before inauguration day. You'll remember there was the travel ban targeting several majority Muslim countries, heightened visa scrutiny, and then in 2020, the mandate for all …

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High school basketball: Thursday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

LA Times

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS Alliance Marine 57, Valley Oaks CES 14 Animo Bunche 44, Annenberg 21 Artesia 63, South Gate 45 Ayala 71, Marquez 54 Banning 69, Rim of the World 46 Bell 66, Maywood Academy 60 Bishop Amat 77, San Dimas 72 Brea Olinda 70, Legacy 35 Buckley 46, Carson 43 Burbank 97, Southwestern Academy 14 California …

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NCAA, Pac-12 and USC seek dismissal of Reggie Bush’s lawsuit over lost NIL pay

LA Times

The NCAA, Pac-12 and USC are pushing to get former USC running back Reggie Bush’s lawsuit dismissed. The NCAA, Pac-12 Conference and USC are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by former Trojans star running back Reggie Bush on the grounds that his claims of antitrust violations and lost name, image and likeness compensation from his Heisman-winning tenure at …

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Lincoln Riley shrugs off USC receiver defections to portal, still expects to improve

LA Times

USC wide receiver Duce Robinson is among the Trojans who have entered the transfer portal. But as USC’s young wideouts considered last week whether to stay or enter the transfer portal, Riley insisted Thursday that he didn’t set out to convince any receiver to stay. “The reality is there’s just some guys that you just can’t or are not going …

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Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

LA Times

The face of the franchise, Landon Knack is not — that distinction belongs to Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw — but the rookie pitcher has been as much, if not more, of a social media presence than his more famous teammates in the weeks since the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the …

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High school basketball: Wednesday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

LA Times

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS BOYS Adelanto 59, Ridgecrest Burroughs 44 Agoura 76, Royal 65 Anaheim Canyon 85, Murrieta Valley 77 Arleta 65, San Fernando 55 Animo Watts 47, Magnolia Science 23 Bernstein 81, Roybal 61 Birmingham 69, Bolsa Grande 31 Brentwood 52, Arcadia 51 Cajon 58, Rialto 53 Capistrano Valley 60, Laguna Beach 40 Capistrano Valley Christian 66, Troy …

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Iriafen and Watkins score 20-plus points in helping No. 5 USC rout Fresno State 89-40

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 Southern California defeated Fresno State 89-40 on Tuesday night for the Trojans’ fifth win in a row. Takeaways Fresno St.: The Bulldogs’ only lead was four points early in the game. Key moment USC used a 16-0 run, including six by Watkins, over the …

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Fresno State visits No. 5 USC after Watkins’ 21-point showing

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans Los Angeles; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 USC takes on Fresno State after JuJu Watkins scored 21 points in USC’s 66-53 victory over the Oregon Ducks. USC makes 46.9% of its shots from the field this …

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Prep talk: Highland’s Justin Wyatt gets final chance to coach son

LA Times

Justin Wyatt, the football coach at Highland High in Palmdale, has enjoyed every moment coaching his son, Justin Jr., a 6-foot-4 quarterback headed to Nevada. Their final game together will come on Friday when Highland plays St. Vincent de Paul in the Division 4-AA state championship game at 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium. Wyatt, who played football at USC, said …

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USC coach Lincoln Riley suggests there is no reason to panic as Trojans shop in portal

LA Times

USC coach Lincoln Riley congratulates running back Quinten Joyner after his touchdown against Notre Dame on Nov. 30. The transfer portal was open less than 24 hours when Lincoln Riley appeared on USC’s “Trojans Live” radio show Monday night. This just is what it is right now.’” As its roster stands, USC probably could have used a potential star running …

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UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will make up to $2.1 million under new contract

LA Times

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract extension that runs through June 30, 2029, calls for incremental raises rising to an annual salary of $2.1 million. Other top athletic director salaries that have been reported by USA Today include Texas A&M’s Trev Alberts, Penn State’s Pat Kraft, Texas Tech’s Kirby Hocutt, Oklahoma’s Joe Castiglione and Ohio State’s Ross Bjork. Should UCLA …

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No. 5 USC unleashes press and rolls to a 49-point win over Fresno State

LA Times

USC guard JuJu Watkins drives and looks past Fresno State forwards Kylee Fox and Maria Konstantinidou Tuesday at the Galen Center. I think the press got us going.” USC guard JuJu Watkins points toward forward Kiki Iriafen during the Trojans’ win over Fresno State Tuesday at the Galen Center. After the Trojans deployed their press, they outscored Fresno State 40-12 …

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USC to close its first Big Ten season by playing Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl

LA Times

After a frustrating season of setbacks and wrong turns, USC will finish right back where it started: In Las Vegas, up against a team from the Southeastern Conference. USC will close its season against Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 27, four months after it opened the season with a statement victory over Louisiana …

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JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70

The Times’ football back of the year: Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon

JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off No. 4 Connecticut to win in a thriller

JuJu Watkins, USC prevail in nail-biter vs. UConn after Paige Bueckers’ second-half surge

USC vs. Connecticut an Elite rematch between stars JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers

The Sports Report: USC men have found their groove and get another win

Safety Kamari Ramsey elects to stay at USC for another season, passes on NFL draft

Lincoln Riley attributes departures to USC’s pro-style formula dictating NIL offers

Letters to the Editor: There’s plenty of blame to go around in USC admissions scandal

She went to prison in Varsity Blues admissions scandal. Now she says she was a scapegoat

USC women hold Elon to 30 points for their 10th victory of the season

U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term

High school basketball: Thursday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

NCAA, Pac-12 and USC seek dismissal of Reggie Bush’s lawsuit over lost NIL pay

Lincoln Riley shrugs off USC receiver defections to portal, still expects to improve

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

High school basketball: Wednesday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

Iriafen and Watkins score 20-plus points in helping No. 5 USC rout Fresno State 89-40

Fresno State visits No. 5 USC after Watkins’ 21-point showing

Prep talk: Highland’s Justin Wyatt gets final chance to coach son

USC coach Lincoln Riley suggests there is no reason to panic as Trojans shop in portal

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will make up to $2.1 million under new contract

No. 5 USC unleashes press and rolls to a 49-point win over Fresno State

USC to close its first Big Ten season by playing Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl