Category: Sport

• Goodbye, wives: Madden 10 on sale today

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  August 14, 2009

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  Madden NFL Football – the ultimate time vampire for football fans with video game consoles – hit store shelves with its most recent addition, Madden 10, at 12:01 a.m. today with a familiar face for USC fans. On this year’s cover is Troy Polamalu (left), the former USC safety who plays for the NFL champion…

• Matt Barkley picks up his game after getting picked off

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  August 14, 2009

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  Freshman makes safer decisions during afternoon practice. Matt Barkley learned from his mistakes Thursday.

• Kiffin A `Bozo’

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  August 14, 2009

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  Florida offensive lineman Matt Patchan called Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin a “bozo,” when asked what he would say if he passed Kiffin on the street? “I probably wouldn’t say anything to him. I’ve got nothing to say to that guy. He’s a bozo,” Patchan said.[EP

• Movie night for the Trojans

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  August 14, 2009

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  Tonight’s slate of meetings started normal with a special teams film review and Coach Carroll giving a brief talk before splitting the team up. But that’s when things went haywire. While players were quietly shuffling out of the team meeting room for the position group meetings, Carroll blurted out, instantly grabbing everyone’s attention. “Whoa, whoa,…

• Conquest Chronicles Links for 8/13

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  August 13, 2009

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  Lots of stuff today! USC Football Pete Carroll on the Dan Patrick show at 7:20am todayI will have the interview later on in case you miss it. USC sophomore Smith favored to start at right tackle – LA Daily NewsSome other team news aside from the QB storyline Get to know Matt Barkley – OCRegister.com10…

• Football: What about Mitch Mustain?

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  August 13, 2009

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  The other offshoot of Aaron Corp’s leg injury is that it gives Mitch Mustain a chance to get more meaningful reps. Remember him? Mustain came to USC amid much fanfare but twice lost spring battles to become the Trojans’ starting quarterback, first to Mark Sanchez, then to Corp. Mustain entered summer third on the depth…

• 10 things you should know about Matt Barkley

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  August 13, 2009

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  The true freshman is USC’s No. 1 QB, for now, and he might not look back

• Morning Buzz

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  August 13, 2009

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  Here’s the fallout from the announcement that Aaron Corp would be out at least a week, potentially opening the door for Matt Barkley.

• Matt Barkley could be in line to start for Trojans

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  August 13, 2009

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  The true freshman barely lost out to Aaron Corp for the No. 1 quarterback spot in the spring. With Corp possibly out three weeks because of a leg injury, Barkley has another shot to elevate himself. Everything seems to have fallen into place for Matt Barkley since his January arrival at USC.

• Pac-10 Heisman Trophy contenders

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  August 12, 2009

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  Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Jahvid Best, RB, California: He's the West Coast's top candidate and probably the No. 1 running back in the nation. And he's often spectacular, see an 8.1 yards per carry average and seven runs of of 60 or more yards. Jeremiah Masoli, QB, Oregon: He was brilliant over the final…

• Headlinin’: SI covers the unusual suspects

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  August 12, 2009

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  • Day of the darkhorse. The cover curse lived large last year, when three of the five teams featured on the front of Sports Illustrated’s regional previews — Missouri, Ohio State and Georgia — fell far, far short of national expectations, and a fourth, Southern Cal, was snubbed again by the voters after its fourth…

• Morning Buzz

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  August 12, 2009

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  Aaron Corp’s knee, Matt Barkley’s practice performance, Michael Morgan’s weight and the surprise offensive lineman so far are all in the Morning Buzz.