Category: Sport
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>The Trojan recruiting class of 2008 got their first official action on Wednesday, the first day of fall camp. Blue chippers like defensive end Malik Jackson, cornerback T.J. Bryant, tight end Blake Ayles and receiver Brice Butler had impressive debuts on the practice field. Inside: Photos of the new freshmen in actio
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Orange County’s Sanchez says he feels relaxed and that the Trojans can’t wait to get back on the field.
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USC men’s basketball will play Seton Hall in their opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday, November 20. The next day they’ll face either UT-Chattanooga or Memphis, who held off the Trojans last season in an overtime slug-fest at Madison Square Garden and later reached the NCAA Final Four. They teams will get…
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The Daily News is reporting that UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow gave starting quarterback Ben Olson a summer reading assignment: The Inner Game of Tennis. Chow said he became familiar with the book when one of his sons began playing tennis. "I think it has a lot of life’s lessons," Chow said. "It’s, ‘I can’t…
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<!—-><!—->Day one of the 2008 USC fall camp is in the books. Afterwards hoards of media members gathered around Pete Carroll to get his thoughts on how the first practice went down. Inside: Video of Carroll addressing the television media after practice
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Linebacker Luthur Brown did not practice because of back issues. He’s experienced back problems since his freshman year and underwent surgery. “We’re keeping him quiet,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. Brown’s absence could be significant because the other reserve middle linebacker, Chris Galippo, is out until October following back surgery.
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Here’s USC coach Pete Carroll on the Maurice Simmons verdict. “It’s most unfortunate news for Maurice and his family,” Carroll said. “I don’t know the details. We’ve known the family for a long time. “His status is being determined by this process. We really can’t do anything about it.”
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Despite the usual off-field & on-field problems, Carson Palmer believes in his Cincinnati Bengals. So much so, that he’s predicting his team will win the AFC North. The PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW reports that the Bengals QB was asked who he thought would come out on top of their division. And Carson feels confident in his Cats:…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>In the day leading up to the opening of USC’s fall camp, Trojan football was on the brain of the USCfootball.com staff (obviously). Publisher Ryan Abraham and staff writer Dan Woike spent a big part of the day swapping emails, talking Trojan football. Go inside for a look as the two swapped…
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