Category: Sport
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Mark Saxon, OC Register Photo: Mark Rightmire, OC Register USC linebacker Rey Maualuga said he reached out to his former high-school teammate, Nebraska wide receiver Maurice Purify, when he heard of Purify’s arrest for assault last off-season. “I just told him to keep his head up and accept what’s coming to him, just excel after…
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Chris Dufrense, Los Angeles Times “Destiny is not a matter of chance,” the quotation reads above the entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex. “It is a matter of choice.” The phrase is credited to Nebraska politician and statesman William Jennings Bryan, but the words might as well be inscribed on a chain around the neck…
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From LATimes.com: On Monday, after comparing a mugshot to Moala’s roster photo and confirming fingerprint identification, police said the Trojans player was not the man who had been taken into custody early Sunday and released about six hours later with no charges pending after a "standard detoxification." Moala said after practice that he didn’t recognize…
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It’s a warm July night in Los Angeles, USC’s campus has settled into its summer lull and the traffic along Figueroa has noticeably thinned. I walk through the Galen Center doors, up the steps of the vacant arena and into the auxiliary gym, where South Central Los Angeles’ version of the long-standing tradition of off-season…
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The Trojans have been bitten hard by the injury bug over the last couple weeks, but Monday’s injury-related news was mostly promising. Junior wide receiver Patrick Turner participated in team drills for the first time since he was injured in practice Aug.
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Former USC catcher Jeff Clement became the 96th Trojan to play in the Major Leagues when he made his debut for the Seattle Mariners Sept. 4 in a pinch-hit appearance. At USC in 2005, Clement won the Johnny Bench Award as the nation’s top catcher. That season, Clement was a consensus first team All-American, hitting…
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The Coliseum is considering selling naming rights to the venerable old stadium. http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_6847088 We suggest ZeroPetOdor stadium, a product which promises to remove all urine odors.
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–Posted by ESPN.com’s Mike Sando from Monster Park Matt Leinart finally found a receiver in rhythm, at just the right time for Arizona. His strike over the middle to Anquan Boldin has put the Cardinals ahead, 17-13, with 6:40 remaining in the fourth quarter. Leinart kept the drive alive with a 20-yard scramble, and the…
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Cornerback Josh Pinkard (knee) is out for the Nebraska game. “There’s more there than what we thought,” Pete Carroll said. Pinkard said he had a bone bruise although things seem to be getting murkier.
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I don’t normally post stuff like this, but this was too good to pass up haha.
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“In My Own Words: Pete Carroll,” a half-hour sitdown interview with USC head football coach Pete Ca…Click here for full story or visit http://www.usctrojans.com for more.
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