Category: Sport
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That’s a picture of UCLA interim head coach DeWayne Walker. His players spent a good part of the week preparing for the Las Vegas Bowl at the craps table in the Venetian, giving their money away and trying to drink back their losses. For this, he might be the next Bruin coach. Why? Because Bronco…
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<!–start image–><!– end image–>Sophomore center Taj Gibson played what was easily his best game in a month, scoring nine points and grabbing 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes. His ankle is healing, which allows him to push off and figures to aid the Trojans as they prepare for the Pac-10. USC defeated Cal Poly-San Luis…
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Daniel Hackett scored 19 points, O.J. Mayo added 18 points and a career-high six assists, and No. 25 Southern California did its typical excellent job on defense in beating Cal Poly 78-55 Saturday night.
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USC coach Pete Carroll said linebacker Keith Rivers (sprained ankle) will not be fully recovered for the Rose Bowl. “He won’t be 100 percent but he might play in his last game,’’ Carroll said.
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Linebacker Brian Cushing, who bruised his knee Friday, made a surprise appearance at practice today and said he should be OK for the Rose Bowl. The Trojans departed Home Depot Center this afternoon for the Christmas break. Cushing flies home today for New Jersey while freshman tailback Joe McKnight went straight to the airport from…
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Safety Kevin Ellison said he sent in the necessary paperwork two weeks ago for an NFL draft evaluation. Ellison said he does not expect to turn pro but wanted the feedback. Linebacker Brian Cushing is also expected to apply for similar reasons because he was advised to by USC coach Pete Carroll.
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He leads the Pac-10 this week in steals (1.89 a game) and minutes played (37.22 a game). And he was second in the league in scoring coming into this week at 20.4 ppg. He was tied for second in three-point field goals made per game (2.67). And seventh in free throw percentage (80.0) on 24…
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times USC’s Brian Cushing was selected as the defensive player of the game in last season’s Rose Bowl despite a knee injury that had forced him to miss most of the Trojans’ final preparations. The junior linebacker from New Jersey might have inadvertently set himself up for a similar scenario Friday……
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Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News USC junior linebacker Rey Maualuga said he would apply after the season for an evaluation from the NFL’s College Advisory Committee to see where he might go in the draft. Maualuga previously said he would return for his senior season, but now he wants feedback from the NFL. “Eventually,…
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Mark Saxon, Orange County Register The Coliseum Commission’s new rent agreement with the state could help facilitate talks that would keep USC in the Coliseum for the long haul. The commission will pay the state no less than $1 million in annual rent over the next 47 years, according to the new agreement. In each…
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