Category: Sport
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Defensive end Lawrence Jackson weighs 260 pounds, 15 less than last season. Jackson lost the weight because he believes it slowed him down last season, which was disappointing by his standards.
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Searching for answers to the ’07 campaign, we surveyed some reliable sources: the players. Check out their picks for this year’s Heisman Trophy, national champion and much more.
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Bruce Feldman, ESPN The Magazine The yelling began at five minutes before 5 p.m. Monday. The No. 1 ranked USC Trojans weren’t scheduled to start their first fall practice until 5:30, but that didn’t seem to be the case judging by the reaction of linebackers coach Ken Norton as watched from the far end of…
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Dan Weber, Riverside P-E Photo: AP So many players. So little time — to make an impression. That was the first-day theme for the top-ranked USC football team Monday. Not that Coach Pete Carroll didn’t give his players plenty of chances in a nearly three-hour opening practice that finished under the lights. “To keep you guys up…
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Scott Wolf, LA Daily News USC opened practice for the 2007 season, but it was impossible to ignore the biggest question of 2008 during Monday’s initial workout. Former Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain made his USC debut and gave himself poor marks for his opening performance, which probably surprised those who eagerly awaited his transfer… continue
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Mark Saxon, OC Register Photo: Rose Palmisano, OC Register The five of them are posed on the cover of the USC media guide, which doubles as a $20 souvenir fans can buy. John David Booty, Sam Baker, Sedrick Ellis, Keith Rivers and Lawrence Jackson glare outward, their arms clasped across their chests. Each of the…
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Bradford, Washington, McKnight impress on first day of practice. Allen Bradford , Chauncey Washington and Joe McKnight , three of USC’s seemingly endless supply of tailbacks, wasted no time making a pitch for playing time Monday as the Trojans began preparation for their Sept. 1 opener against Idaho.
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Filed under: USC Football, Pac 10, NCAA FB Recruiting That’s USC’s bullish 230-pound sophomore tailback Allen Bradford at right giving the stiff arm of the year to 270-pound freshman defensive end Everson Griffen during the Trojan’s first workout Monday. USC coach Pete Carroll has been lapping some serious praise this summer upon his highly touted…
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One of the most noticeable differences with today’s practice was the number of players at each position, especially kicker, where about 12 guys lined up, but we won’t go there. “We filled out the depth chart,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. Defensive end Everson Griffen got into the action right away and made several hurries…
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Clausen, the heralded freshman QB from Oaks Christian High, is in running to start for the Irish, who ended last season on a down note. Expectations are high, for him and the team.
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