Category: Sport
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Saturday, in a virtual must-win at home against Washington, O.J. Mayo got started with one of his most unproductive stretches of the season. The Pac-10’s second-leading scorer had one point at halftime. But, the freshman came on strong after going down hard in the second half. He scored 9 of his 15…
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NCAA Division I delegates upheld a proposal that coaches cannot text message recruits, with 78 percent voting to not override the current legislation.
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WHO IS HEALTHY? Antonio Gates – No one knows if Gates will play. Don’t expect to hear anything until game time. Either a trainer is going to stick a big needle in his toe or he will be in a velour baby blue jumpsuit on the sideline. If the thought of Gates not playing scares…
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Forward Davon Jefferson did not play tonight against Washington State in arguably the most important game of the season to date. USC coach Tim Floyd said it was a “coaches decision” and got angry at the post-game conference when asked about it. “That’s all I’m going to say,” Floyd yelled. But we don’t sit on…
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O.J. Mayo, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, led USC (9-6, 0-3) with 22 points and seven rebounds. Taj Gibson and Dwight Lewis added 16 points each for the Trojans, giving those three all but four of their team’s points.
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A University of Washington booster offered $200,000 for law school scholarships if coach Ty Willingham and athletic director Todd Turner were fired, The Seattle Times reported Thursday.
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USC linebackers coach Ken Norton met with UCLA yesterday and right now he’s probably more likely to stay than leave. Not that it’s official, of course.
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USC expects 14 NBA scouts tonight for the Washington State game with Phoenix Suns Steve Kerr the top name here. That’s down from the top number of 26 who were here for the Kansas game. But it is a weeknight.
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Thanks to an alert poster on wearesc.com, here’s what Rey Maualuga told his hometown paper, the News-Standard of Eureka, Calif., in a story today on a visit home to his mother to make certain his decision to stay for his senior season is the correct one. After a Rose Bowl game that NFL Draft pundits…
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If you’re a fan of the Pac-10, the Big East, the ACC or the Big Ten, then 2008 could be a long season. The power is once again in the SEC and, to a slightly lesser extent, the Big 12. My ridiculously early top-four teams are all from those two conferences. The best of the…
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Rashard Mendenhall will skip his senior year at Illinois and enter the NFL draft after rushing for a school-record 1,681 yards while leading the Illini on an unexpected run to the Rose Bowl.
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