Category: Sport
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Just a couple of brief things this morning. The Norm Chow to ucla talk is generating a lot of interest since Chow was fired by the Tennessee Titans yesterday. I am just not seeing it, s I said yesterday if Chow thought PC wasn’t giving enough credit when he is at SC what does he…
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Sports Illustrated’s Peter King on the idea of Pete Carroll going to the Atlanta Falcons (owned by Arthur Blank): If Pete Carroll ever gets to second base with Arthur Blank, I’m turning in my sportswriter’s license. I give up. I will be … well, let’s see. What is the word beyond “shocked?” Um, whatever that…
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O.J. Mayo’s tattoos tell his story. The words “sacrifice” and “dedication” are hidden under his arms. King Kong is pictured on the back of his arms. “I’d like that to be my motto, I’m King Kong of the court,” he said. His right arm reveals his childhood nickname “Juice Monster.” On his left arm are…
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While receiving congratulatory remarks from those passing by, USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin was drenched from behind by his team, a full barrel of Gatorade pouring over him. The soccer savior had just been baptized. The USC women’s soccer team won the 2007 National Championship on Dec.
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Forget the notion that Tim Floyd hasn’t beaten a top 10 team this season. Yes, the Trojans lost close games against No. 3 Kansas and No. 2 Memphis in December before getting soundly defeated by No. 8 Washington State. Yet Floyd is responsible for handing then-No.
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Chilo Rachal, an offensive guard who earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors, will forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Times reported. Rachal, who started in 10 games last season and 22 games in his career, is the only underclassman who will leave USC, which has lost the likes of Dwayne Jarrett,…
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We hear UCLA is working on a deal with Norm Chow and things are reaching an advanced stage. If it gets done, the coordinator combo of DeWayne Walker and Chow will get Caesar’s full attention. Who would have a better staff in America?
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KTLA recently did a five minute profile of Percy Miller, a/k/a Romeo, and his plans on going to USC. There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but they hype continues to build …
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From an AP report on yesterday’s Nets-Blazers game: The loudest cheer of night went to Giants wide receiver Steve Smith when the scoreboard showed him in the stands for the game. Smith, a USC alum, has been performing well after returning from injury. His New York Giants will face Green Bay this week to decide…
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We hear Falcons owner Arthur Blank tossed figures of between $5-10 million to Pete Carroll last week, but crucially, did not offer complete control over personnel decisions.
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