Category: Sport
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Following nine seasons at USC, highly respected head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle has resigned to take a similar position with the Seattle Seahawks. Carlisle came in with Pete Carroll in early 2001 and now follows the former Trojan coach to the NFL. During his time at Heritage Hall, the 47-year-old Carlisle built one…
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We’ve received several e-mails wondering if Coach Lane Kiffin has an official Twitter presence. To set the record straight, he is not on Twitter as of now, so all the Twitter accounts claiming to be Kiffin are imposters. We will let you know if or when Kiffin signs up for an official Twitter account.
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Astoundingly, USC players make up exactly half of ESPN.com’s Pac-10 All-Decade team: QB Matt Leinart, TB Reggie Bush, WR Dwayne Jarrett, C Ryan Kalil, OT Sam Baker, DT Sedrick Ellis, DE Kenechi Udeze, LB Rey Maualuga, LB Keith Rivers, S Troy Polamalu, S Taylor Mays and P Tom Malone.
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Three Trojans will be suiting up in Super Bowl XLIV next Sunday in Miami when the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints meet up to decide the NFL championship. Tailback Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints), defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis (New Orleans Saints) and defensive lineman Fili Moala (Indianapolis Colts) will appear in the game, meaning…
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Wideout/tailback Dillon Baxter, a five-star prospect from San Diego’s Mission Bay High, officially enrolled at USC this morning, which will give him a semester head start on his freshman season. The 6-0, 200-pound Baxter, who set several scoring and rushing records during his senior season, joins wideout Kyle Prater as two early enrollees in USC’s…
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Senior Bowl week has gotten underway in Mobile, Ala., with four Trojans on the South roster. You can watch offensive lineman Jeff Byers, tailback Stafon Johnson, safety Taylor Mays and tight end Anthony McCoy go to work during the week’s practices and in the game on Saturday at 1 p.m. on NFL Network, which is…
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Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster, joining linebacker Clay Matthews and wideout Steve Smith as the three Trojans who will be in the NFL all-star game in Miami on Sunday (4:30 p.m. on ESPN). Also, rookie linebacker Brian Cushing was originally on the roster but had to…
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Several Trojans stood out during the NFL’s Championship Sunday, including rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez and star tailback Reggie Bush. Check out the stats from the two conference title games this weekend: Mark Sanchez’s dream ride through the postseason ended with one of his best all-around performances of his rookie year, as he went 17-for-30 for…
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The USC Trojans (12-7, 4-3) will face the Oregon State Beavers (8-11, 2-5) in Corvallis, Ore. on Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on FSN Northwest. The game will also be provided on a delayed basis on USCTrojans.com and will air live on USC radio flagship station ESPN Radio 710…
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World champion sprinter and former USC student Allyson Felix has been named the 2009 Sports woman of the Year vy the Los Angeles Sports Council and will receive the award at the fifth annunal LA Sports Awards on Friday, Feb. 19 at the new JW Marriott at L.A. Live.
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Maybe a little bit of Lane Kiffin has rubbed off on his dad, Monte, pictured above. Frostproof (Ga.) High athletics director Charles Loveless had this to say about USC's efforts to secure Nickell Robey, a cornerback at the school: "Monte Kiffin has been very persistent. He's probably been in here more than is legal. Of…
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Pete Carroll and Mark Sanchez: “It was Carroll who discouraged Sanchez from going pro, saying quarterbacks who leave college early for the pros generally don’t succeed. He had the numbers to prove it, too, pointing out that 62 percent of quarterbacks who leave as underclassmen don’t pan out. ‘The facts are strong against his decision,’…
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