Category: Sport
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Running back hopes to make up for last season, when he was a non-factor in the Rose Bowl. Chauncey Washington felt a bit uncomfortable Saturday morning after Rose Bowl officials escorted him to an elevated chair for 45 minutes of nearly nonstop questions from the media.
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USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian on Illinois’ defense. “They are very well coached. The funny thing is when you look at a defense is that you can see if a defense wants to do a lot of things. Some defenses don’t do a lot of things. But the first thing we can tell after looking…
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Wide receiver Patrick Turner (bruised thigh) returned for a portion of practice but did not seem to impress Carroll. “He ran around a little bit. Not anything to make a dent,’’ Carroll said. “I know he really wants to play in the game.’’
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Even when No. 24 Southern California fell behind UC Riverside by 14 points early in the game, the Trojans remained confident. Mayo went 5-of-11 from the floor in the second half to finish 8-of-21, and he also had a team-high eight rebounds. Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett added 13 points apiece for the Trojans in…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>With Patrick Turner unlikely to play a major role in the Rose Bowl, Ronald Johnson should have a prime opportunity. Also inside: Joe McKnight is back in a brace; Illinois evaluates USC’s offense; and Pete Carroll talks Rick Neuheisel
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Ventre: UCLA hired Neuheisel, whose name has become synonymous in college football with chicanery. Neuheisel isn’t evil, merely cunning. He isn’t dirty, merely sneaky. He isn’t a felony waiting to happen, but he is a full rap sheet of misdemeanors. He is, in short, a lawyer.
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Clay DeLeon, SCPlayBook Chauncey Washington. What a story this young man is. He suffered through years of difficulty to make the starting line up. He was injured in his freshman year, followed by two years of academic ineligibility. He finally gained eligibility in 2006, had some good games but was hampered by injuries. 2007 figured to…
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Erik McKinney, WeAreSC USC cornerback Terrell Thomas described the Illinois offense as “run, run, play-action pass” during Friday’s media day. He admitted that he was probably oversimplifying things, but when you break down the numbers, he’s pretty much right on. For the season, Illinois has run the ball on 66% of their snaps, or as…
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The full USC band is back preparing for the Rose Bowl and with the USC football team having just walked in, that fills up maybe half of the student seats. Put that together with the regular USC fans who keep coming no matter who the Trojans play and it’s not a bad atmosphere here as…
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One advantage of a USC home basketball game not being televised by ESPN or FSN: They can open the Galen Center shades. They did so tonight for the game with UC Riverside, and the view of downtown Los Angeles at sunset was pretty striking even with the reflection of the four-sided scoreboard against the glass.…
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USC Coach Pete Carroll had nothing but good things to say Satyrday about UCLA’s hiring of Rick Neuheisel. Said he was glad the “smoke has cleared at the Vatican” and UCLA has made a good move. A good hire for the Bruins, according to Carroll.
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UCLA hired Rick Neuheisel as head football coach on Saturday. Neuheisel, a former Bruin quarterback, succeeds his former receiver Karl Dorrell, who was fired Dec. 3 after five seasons. “Rick has enjoyed great success throughout his career and we believe he is the coach who can take our program to the next level,” athletic director…
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