Category: Sport
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This weekend in Indianapolis, more than 300 college football players will have their futures determined by stopwatches and measuring sticks. At the annual NFL Scouting Combine, prospects are poked and prodded by staff members from all 32 NFL teams. No stone is left unturned on a player’s skill set.
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Freshman O.J. Mayo scored 18 of his 32 points in the final 8 1/2 minutes, and Southern California rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the second half to beat Oregon 81-75 Thursday night.
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With parents ailing, the right guard says he couldn’t wait another year to go pro. INDIANAPOLIS — Chilo Rachal was a big man poised to become an even bigger man on the USC campus.
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Outstanding find from Hot Dog & Friends (via the Oregonian): If Oregon QB Dennis Dixon, who nearly won the Heisman Trophy before shredding his knee, has any hopes of a promising NFL career, he probably should quit hanging out at strip clubs with perennial degenerate and soon-to-be NBA flameout Darius Miles: At one point, a…
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A representative of the NFL was kind enough to break down the number of players from each college for us. Here are the leading schools: USC 12 Virginia Tech 11 Arkansas 8 LSU 8 Cal 7 Oklahoma 7 Texas 7 Michigan 7 Baylor 0
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Regardless of the Pac-10’s strength this season, no team from the conference has ever made the tournament after finishing 9-9 in league play. The USC men’s basketball team might not know the statistic, but it is aware of its situation. Tonight’s game against Oregon at the Galen Center will play a large role in spelling…
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Will there be a white out this week? Whether you liked the black out or not, it did get our fans going, so I say bring it on.
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From Rivals.com: SG, Demar DeRozanHIGH SCHOOL: Compton, Calif.COLLEGE: USCBUZZ: Players like DeRozan shine in the McDonald’s game. See J.R. Smith and Gerald Green. Just like his performance at Elite 24 at Ruckers, Demar will put on a high-flying show at the McDonald’s AA game. Should be fun to watch.
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Jim Edmonds is hard! This past off-season Jim Edmonds worked out with a former SWAT team member. They should play the SWAT theme song every time Edmonds comes to the plate. Padre fans are going to love Edmonds. To learn more about Edmonds off-season read this North County Times article by Dan Hayes. …
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According to an executive it has… One NBA executive said the freshman guard’s four-point, 10-turnover game against UCLA wouldn’t hurt his draft stock “because every decision-maker that matters was at the [NBA] All-Star game” in New Orleans. “It only becomes a bad box score because no one was there,” the executive said. Nonetheless, the executive…
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In talking with UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel on Tuesday, I asked what type of offense he would run and he said he still hasn’t put a name on it, but opted to call it “Chow-ball” and stressed the importance of a strong ground game. I then asked if he and Norm Chow would be using…
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ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper said nose tackle Sedrick Ellis grades out as one of the top six players. “If (John) Beck’s not the guy, (Miami) has to take Matt Ryan, but there are guys with equally as good a grade. Glenn Dorsey, (Darren) McFadden, Chris Long, Sedrick Ellis, Jake Long all have grades right…
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