Category: Sport
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It was the end of the defensive line drills that tempers flared and freshman end Everson Griffen was throwing haymakers at the man he’s competing with for that spot, junior Kyle Moore, who was not backing down. Moore’s razzing had escalated into a fight that had Griffen, who is unable to speak to the media…
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With Sam Baker nursing an injury, USC moved Charles Brown to left tackle and started Thomas Herring at right tackle. That’s definitely a new look. And true freshman Kris O’Down took snaps with the second unit today, another promotion.
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You know it’s training camp when an elevator at Fluor Tour gets stuck with football players. Jody Adewale, Will Collins, Garrett Green, Scott Stephens, Jim Abbott, Mike McDonald and Jordan Campbell were in an elevator for about 20 minutes and nearly missed a team meeting. The players tried to exit through the ceiling, but it…
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Mark Sanchez has a hairline crack in his right thumb and will be out 2-4 weeks. No surgery required but Mike McDonald is officially No. 2. Joe McKnight missed practice with a sore neck while Sam Baker missed with a rib strain, but said he won’t know until today what is officially wrong. UPDATED: Tailback…
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Punter Greg Woidneck had two punts blocked last night but USC coach Pete Carroll blamed himself. Freshman linebacker Malcolm Smith was inserted on the punt team for the first time during training camp and the veterans immediately exploited it. It was one of those trial-by-error moments. I guess we’ll say the same thing about the…
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Look at the latest odds on winning the Pac-10 Conference.
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People and In Touch magazines are at the courthouse right now covering Matt Leinart’s child-custody hearing even though Leinart is not present.
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USC defensive end Kyle Moore is all smiles.
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It’s always easy to focus on the freshmen at scrimmages but quarterback Aaron Corp offered a new look this season. Corp is tall like Matt Leinart but with better speed. His arm is not strong by college standards yet but he made up for it by finding the open receivers during the scrimmage.
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With all the freshmen getting their shots and only six days of practice, some offensive impressions from Sunday’s scrimmage are to be expected, some are only to be anticipated : 1) USC will be able to run the football, especially when fullback Stanley Havili is a regular fixture in the backfield, as he was not…
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