Category: Sport
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Select members of the USC defense and Illinois offense met the media early Friday morning at the Beverly Hilton hotel, in Beverly Hills. Illini quarterback Juice Williams compared the Trojans to Ohio State, and equated the Rose Bowl — in which Illinois is a heavy underdog — to his team’s Nov. 10…
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Posted By:Darren Rovell Thursday night, Holiday Bowl referees ruled that a person on the Texas sideline touched a ball in play. After ESPN showed the offender’s face more than 25 times in five minutes, his name was confirmed — and “Chris Jessie” now has over 2,000 Google hits. Also: CBS fans overturn Pats-Giants poll. Read…
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Reggie Bush doesn’t seem to like being followed by paparazzi, does he? One of the zillion entertainment blogs says the photo we posted the other day was taken on Christmas Eve in Beverly Hills. The best photo in the set, after the jump. (more…)
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T.J. Berka, Los Angeles Daily News At 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, USC defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis cuts an imposing figure. That figure quickly turns intimidating after watching highlights of Ellis toss around opposing offensive linemen and swallow up enemy quarterbacks and running backs. He’s just a beast,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. “He’s this big…
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Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News USC defensive end Kyle Moore considered playing for Ron Zook when he coached at Florida, but Moore rebuffed all overtures once Zook was fired and then hired by Illinois. “They called me and told me to come to Illinois. I hadn’t heard anything about them,” Moore said. “Illinois was…
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Earlier this month I was contacted by NBC Sports to do a short preview of the Rose Bowl Game with a blogger representing Illinois. I got lucky, as my Illinois counterpart was none other than Illinois alum Will Leitch from Deadspin. Those of you who know Will know that he very knowledgeable, very energetic and…
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Mark Saxon, Orange County Register Patrick Turner continues to hold out hope of playing in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, but time is rapidly running out for USC’s second-leading receiver. Turner has not practiced in nearly two weeks because of a hematoma in his right quadriceps. He injured himself in practice diving for a…
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Dan Weber, Riverside Press-Enterprise Joe McKnight won’t have to make up for his late arrival from a trip home for Christmas in New Orleans, even though he didn’t get back until halfway through Wednesday’s quick workout. Chalk that one up to his hometown airport being closed Christmas day, and the Houston airport backed up with…
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Here’s the trademark “SoCal” spellout during card stunts circa 1923 at the Coliseum. According to the Los Angeles Examiner, “From the USC campus, the sequential card stunt swept the nation. (First yell leader Lindlay) Bothwell’s first effort involved fewer than 300 persons. Today, computerized and highly sophisticated, card stunts involve 3000 card-holding students.”
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In a season full of bizarre moments, Texas contributed one more crazy play in the Holiday Bowl. But not even a Bartmanesque episode could slow down the Horns against Arizona State.
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Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News USC’s three-day Christmas break might be cause for concern for most coaches, but Trojans coach Pete Carroll said he learned it’s just the right amount of time off without getting rusty. “These three-day breaks always work for us, the players come back really fresh,” Carroll said. The only time…
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Greg Katz, WeAreSC Tis the holiday season upon us and whether it’s Christmas trees or Chanukah bushes, it’s also bowl season, and USC Trojan fans everywhere are contemplating should their celebration gifts be Rose Bowl apparel or just plain cardinal and gold memorabilia? continue
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