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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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1 day, 13 hours ago

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both returned Saturday night after missing time with injuries. Now we’re a more complete team with her coming back.” She missed seven games, including USC’s loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23. “I think Azzi’s …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Letters to Sports: ‘Tis the season for meaningless bowl games

LA Times

Once revered as college football showcases, bowl games are becoming meaningless. Last year Florida State went 13-0 in the regular season, but then hordes of their players opted for the “portal” and FSU was embarrassed by Georgia in their bowl game 63-3. Several bowl games were impacted by this last year and many expected the NCAA to move the portal …

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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, 14 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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3 days, 14 hours ago

The Sports Report: Chargers rally for important victory over Broncos

LA Times

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. “I knew how our guys were going to respond and they did.” The Chargers clawed back from a near-disastrous first half to secure their first season sweep over the Broncos since 2010, backing up a Week 6 win in Denver that was the team’s first road win in the series since 2018. Continue reading …

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4 days, 14 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, 14 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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Why new Santa Margarita football coach Carson Palmer returned to his alma mater

LA Times

Carson Palmer is coming home, and he’s bringing a team of elite football minds with him. “I’ve got a PhD in football,” said Palmer, 44, who retired in early 2018 after 15 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. “Nowadays, the culture is so different,” said Chow, Palmer’s offensive coordinator at USC. “I want to hire people …

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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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Is Pep Guardiola to blame for what's wrong with Manchester City?

LA Times

What’s wrong with Manchester City? City hasn’t finished outside the top four since 2010 and just once has a Guardiola-coached team finished lower than second in league play anywhere. What’s more likely at the center of the team’s sudden collapse this season is the fact the relationship between Guardiola and his players, like a poor first marriage, has gone stale. …

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Notre Dame jumps to 3rd in AP Top 25 women's poll after win over UConn; UCLA, South Carolina 1-2

Hindustan Times

Notre Dame jumped to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after beating rival UConn last week. Notre Dame's victory over UConn gave the Irish three wins over top five teams this season. “This is a major win for us,” Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said. Two of the top stars in college basketball will square off …

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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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The Sports Report: Lakers get a key win despite an injury scare

LA Times

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Here are five takeaways from the Bruins’ eighth consecutive victory: Continue reading here USC BASKETBALL Desmond Claude scored 19 points, Saint Thomas scored 13 of his season-high 17 points in the the first half and USC never trailed Sunday night as the Trojans beat Montana State 89-63. “There’s not anyone not trying to do …

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1 week, 1 day ago

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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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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1 week, 3 days ago

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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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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USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 5 of the season: JuJu Watkins, USC The sophomore guard averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks during USC’s two wins. Runner-Up Sarah Strong, UConn; The freshman forward averaged …

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

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup

Letters to Sports: ‘Tis the season for meaningless bowl games

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: Chargers rally for important victory over Broncos

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

Why new Santa Margarita football coach Carson Palmer returned to his alma mater

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

Is Pep Guardiola to blame for what's wrong with Manchester City?

Notre Dame jumps to 3rd in AP Top 25 women's poll after win over UConn; UCLA, South Carolina 1-2

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

The Sports Report: Lakers get a key win despite an injury scare

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

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

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

USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week

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

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