Category: Sport
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<!—-><!—->Replacing senior leadership is never easy; and while the development of Mark Sanchez gets the majority of the attention during USC’s fall camp, matching the production that Fred Davis’ departure left at tight end cannot be overlooked. Tight Ends coach Brennan Carroll, however, looks at this loss as an opportunity
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Last week’s interview with West Virginia’s Steve Slaton inaccurately labeled the following passage as a quote about Slaton’s roommate and teammate Pat White: The alarm goes off once, but if you hit snooze he jumps off your nightstand (up to 3 feet) and wheels around your room looking for a place to hide before he…
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The last two starters at nose tackle — Mike Patterson and Sedrick Ellis — were All-Americans. Now it’s up to Averell Spicer or Christian Tupou to assume the responsibilities of anchoring the line. The nose tackle’s job — on a lot of teams — is pure grunt work. Absorb blockers, clog the middle, let the…
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Nothing good seems to happen to USC point guards in the offseason. Two years ago, Ryan Francis was fatally shot in his hometown of Baton Rouge, La., and Gabe Pruitt was declared academically ineligible for the first semester. Last year, Daniel Hackett suffered a broken jaw that may or may not have been the result…
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The Trojans want to improve their on their takeaways, so stripping will be emphasized at fall camp.
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>The start of fall camp for the University of Southern California football team has a way of quickly changing things for its players. For Vidal Hazelton, fall camp brings structure, physicality and the team focus to put any disputes on the back-burner. Inside: Hazelton talks about his first day of cam
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>USC Fall Camp 2008 is officially underway. With coaches and players ready to make a run at another national championship, the pace was set at high. While the team practiced with no pads, the action was fluid and the intensity was as high as expected. This photo feature focused the attention toward…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when Mark Sanchez settled in during his first fall practice as the Trojans’ No. 1 quarterback. It’s hard because throughout the workout Wednesday, Sanchez operated the USC offense with poise, confidence and efficiency. While he took care of things on the field, Sanchez also got…
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All it takes is a cool $2.95 million, or perhaps a little less should you be a steely-eyed negotiator, and the Laguna Beach home of USC legend and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer can be yours. I’m talking about four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a “panoramic hilltop view of the Pacific,” an ocean-view office, plus […]
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It was a good first practice for wide receiver Jordan Cameron. Pete Carroll labeled two of his catches as “spectacular.”
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