Category: Sport
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Nice to see someone (CBS’s CSTV) finally giving USC’s Song Girls some attention. These ladies have toiled in virtual anonymity for far too long. And keep an eye out for a sweet Cal Communist shirt on a fan at the end of the video. CSTV: USC Cheerleaders (The Song Girls) [YouTube]
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Scott Wolf’s reporting that Dwayne Jarrett will suit up for Saturday’s game, but that he’s still only about 70% recovered from the sprained shoulder he suffered against Arizona. “If they need me I will play,” Jarrett said, “It’s up in the air.” Jarrett Latest [Scott Wolf Inside USC]
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Yesterday, the good people at SI on Campus favored us with tales of mascots gone wild, including the fight (above) between Northwestern State mascot Vic the Demon and Louisiana-Monroe’s Chief Brave Spirit, and the incident (earlier this year) when the Stanford tree had a little too much firewater during a Cal-Stanford basketball game. Something about…
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“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” –Ferris Bueller Or John Griffin could punch you. Buehler, known for being one of the most cheerful personalities on the team, got punched by walk-on tailback John Griffin during the running backs meeting before practice. The…
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Setting: Week 6. Event: Action News Power Rankings. All sorts of jostling, with more soon to come — 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 THIS weekend. Viva College Football! T-Wire/Action News Pac-10 Power Rankings – Week 6 1.) USC Great Knights of Columbus, the injuries just keep on coming. Fortunately, so do the wins.…
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We can get into video games as much as anybody; or so we thought, until we read this story: Two men in Athens, Georgia were playing a spirited game of NCAA Football 2007 — Tennessee vs. Auburn (we’re guessing neither of them could agree on who gets to be Georgia), when one of the men…
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We can only hope Pacman’s teammate LenDale throws a Birthday Ballout of equal or greater proportions. We just have to remember to bring our collard shirts. We Knew We Were Lame For Letting People With Tees Into Our Birthday Parties [Deadspin]
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This time it’s the son of legendary Trojan Richard Wood. Marlon Wood will make his first trip to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to play the Trojans on Saturday, but says it’s meaningful mostly as a chance to beat the Trojans, a team he said he felt “hatred” for as a kid. “If the game…
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No one is questioning the physical freakishness or outstanding play of MLB Rey Maualuga, but so far (with little evidence to go from) it does seem like the D gels better as a unit under the leadership of MLB Oscar Lua. We are not sure who was calling for the defense to slant to the…
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Warning: Shameless campaigning for your vote in an online poll ahead: TrojanWire’s own Kyle Bunch has submitted a panel idea for SXSW 2007, entitled “Sports Blogging Like a Pro” and it quite possibly could change the face of conference panels as we know it; or at the very least, ensure that TrojanWire represents USC fans…
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Pete Carroll fielded questions from the media as he always does on Tuesdays, but his most interesting comment came in his opening remarks about the Huskies QB and offense. “Isaiah Stanback is a great player and we’ve watched him grow up through the years. He’s been through some hard times and he’s benefited from the…
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Ted Miller of the Seatle Post-Intelligencer: He’s the God-fearing, young Southern gentleman gone West — his few belongings stuffed inside a red kerchief that’s tied to the end of a stick — to seek his fortune amid the bright lights and Hollywood starlets that surround USC, the nation’s biggest, big-city program. USC legacy is Booty’s…
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