Category: Sport
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“I’d play as Walter Payton and Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl. Those were my guys,” Bush said with a grin as he remembered the glory days of gaming. “When I was a kid, I wanted to be like Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl. He was so fast, once he got past the line no one…
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While much of the media focuses on scandalmaking, Conan O’Brien sits down and talks Heisman, endorsement deals, and the prospect of playing for a loser with Reggie Bush. And for 7 minutes, we don’t have to hear anything about the Griffins and Michael Michaels.
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One can only idly guess how many other similar scenarios might be out there undiscovered in the high-profile Division I collegiate athletic landscape that fraudulently masquerades as amateur sports. Indeed, considering that USC reportedly earned more than $65 million last year from its football team and that Reggie Bush, its most spectacular player, didn’t earn…
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I hate to be the one to tell you, but we’ve got another entry in the ‘when it rains it pours’ files. From the N.Y. Times today at 6:35pm pacific: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California backup quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sexually assaulting a female student, police said. Sanchez,…
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We’ve never published this photo (post-infamous lateral) until now. We want to make a point about this Bush house scandal. Bill Plaschke isn’t getting his normal access to a story that has somehow got international appeal. Bush Proves to Be More Elusive Than Ever [LA Times] Writing a call-to-arms for the Trojan family to be…
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Thank god this high school QB prospect, Jimmy Clausen, chose Notre Dame. And good riddance to whoever follows him out there. Besides this guys ridiculous spike job, there are two other reasons we are ecstatic to see him headed east. Jimmy didn’t want to have to compete with Mark Sanchez. The Trojans certainly don’t want…
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A blog entry from Matt Leinart on easports.com: I’ve visited three teams — Tennessee, New Orleans and Oakland — the past few weeks. I’ve also had a private workout with Tennessee and a private workout with the New York Jets the past two weeks. As the draft gets closer, I’m just trying not to read…
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Matt Leinart and his family have long been Radiers fans, so it’s interesting to see him take a visit to Oakland and meet the all-powerful Al Davis. Mr. Davis is so highly respected. He coached at USC a while ago. We talked about everything from my career to players he coached. I asked him about…
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Eh, some think this is really big news. We just think NCAA statutes are a little silly, and so is this “deepthroat” investigation. Reggie Bush’s family home [Yahoo! Sports] HOUSEGUEST 2: REGGIE BUSH’S MOM EDITION [EDSBS]
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With linebackers galore, Pete Carroll is playing with the idea of using 3 lineman and 4 linebackers. Carroll tries out new look on defense [Daily Trojan]
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Caught in the crossfire between KMPC 1540 The Ticket and USC’s new sports station, ESPN 710, Pete Arbogast, THE voice of USC Football, was relieved of his duties eventhough he has a contract through June. In a message dated 4/17/2006 8:54:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, Roger Nadel, vp/gm sent a memo to his staff: Today…
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Deuce Lutui could be the first guard selected in the NFL draft. As a young boy he visited his mother in the hospital following a tragic car accident, “She told me if I was going to do something to do it right and do it 100 percent,” Lutui said. We couldn’t agree more. If you’re…
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