The Sports Report: USC focused on slowing down potent Notre Dame
LA TimesHowdy, I’m your host, Iliana Limón Romero, filling in for Houston Mitchell, who is probably figuring out how to maintain sandwich integrity while piling all his Thanksgiving leftovers between two slices of bread. As Lynn sees it, Notre Dame is “the best offense that we’ve played.” Which should make for an ideal measuring stick, to finish out his first year at the helm. Jim Skipper, who was Foster’s running backs coach with the Panthers, has a photo of Foster diving into the end zone in Super Bowl XXXVIII in what he described as “my little man cave” inside his home in Gilbert, Ariz. Jim Skipper called this week to deliver some bad news: He’s not coming to the game. … It’s going to be a nailbiter, I know that.” Here are five things to watch when the Bruins face the Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. PST in a game televised by the Big Ten Network: Continue reading here USC BASKETBALL Jordan Ross scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting Thursday night to help Saint Mary’s beat USC 71-36 at the Acrisure Classic. 1998 — Miami’s Dan Marino becomes the first player to throw 400 career TD passes, passing for 255 yards and three TDs in the Dolphins’ 30-10 win against New Orleans.