Category: Sport
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A doctor says Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson is giving thumbs up signs and communicating in writing to his mother and teammates after undergoing a seven-hour surgery to repair a crushed neck and larynx. The senior was injured in a bench-pressing accident Monday when a bar slipped from his grasp. Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma medical…
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Saturday’s game at Cal will be the fourth consecutive night game between the Trojans and Bears; the previous 93 matches between the two schools, in a series that goes back to 1915 were all daytime affairs.
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Along with the elected team captains (Jeff Byers, Damian Williams, Taylor Mays and Josh Pinkard), two honorary captains will represent the Trojans during today’s game. Offensive lineman Mike Reardon will represent the service teams, while wideout Scott Stephens will represent the special teams.
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For the only time in a seven-week span, the Trojans are playing at the Coliseum tonight, when Washington State makes a visit to USC’s famed arena. The homecoming is a much appreciated and highly anticipated occurrence for the players and coaches. “That’s where we’re us,” Coach Carroll said during Friday afternoon’s team meeting in Heritage…
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In case you couldn’t follow us live, “The RipsIt Minute” gives you a quick rundown of the must-read Blog entries from the previous day: Positive outweighing the negative: Behind the philosophy Win a signed Pete Carroll football: On game day Life as Tommy Trojan: A Q&A with USC’s drum major Dispatch from Howard Jones: Friday’s…
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It’s that time of the month again for some in the press… The time for them to pine for the past when USC doesn’t live up to expectations. We hear it constantly from the insufferable Scott Wolf. We recently heard it from the insufferable Matt Hayes. And now Chris Dufresne has joined the chorus (circus?).…
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