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Talented players and good coaching creates a winning combination most of the time. In the case of the USC men's basketball team it appears that combination is putting the Trojans in a position to stay near the top of a very talented Pac-12 league. At press time (Tuesday)10 of the 12 Pac-12 teams had winning records and the other two teams, UCLA and California were 8-8. USC was 13-3 at press time and they have the talent to continue to battle the best teams in the Pac-12. Stanford, Oregon, Colora...
The 9-2 USC men's basketball team will play the 8-2 Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers on Saturday at the Staples Center at 6 p.m. Both teams come into the game with winning streaks and something to prove to the rest of the nation. USC beat Long Beach State last Sunday 87-76 at the Galen Center on the USC campus. The Trojans were led by freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu who scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and he also had three steals in 30 minutes of play. Senior guard Jonah Mathews...
It can be a flag football game between the Daily Bruin and Daily Trojan student newspapers or a chess match between two students from UCLA and USC the passion level will intensify. When the two schools lock horns to play a football game the whole city of Los Angeles is divided. On Saturday the annual football game will be played at the Coliseum at 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on Channel 7. Although the game is not the big, big game because of the team's records, it still is the...
If you are looking to watch a live football game this weekend Culver City high school is your best bet. The Rams are on the road, the Chargers played last Thursday, USC is on the road and UCLA has a bye. The Culver City football team is the No. 1 ranked team in CIF Division 5 and they go into the playoffs with a perfect record of 10-0. They have one of the most exciting offenses in the state and their defense is getting better every week. Their first playoff game will be Friday, Nov. 8, against...
Last week all five of our local high school, college and professional football teams won their games. Culver City, USC, UCLA, Rams and Chargers were conquered their opponents. This week Culver City will play a home game against Beverly Hills at 7 p.m., on Friday., USC will face a highly ranked Oregon team at 5 p.m. at the Coliseum on Saturday, UCLA will battle the Colorado Buffalos at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 6 p.m., the Chargers play a hot Green Bay Packer team at the Dignity Health Sports...
Quick, what local football team has a winning record? It's not the Rams (3-3), not the Chargers (2-4), not USC (3-3) and certainly not UCLA at 1-6. It's Culver City high school's varsity team. They are 7-0 and one of the most exciting teams in the Los Angeles area. Led by the passing and running of junior quarterback Zevi Eckhaus, the running of Mekhi Evans-Bey, a group of great receivers and an improving defense the Centaurs have turned into the high school version of the Greatest Show on...
A surprise move and possibly a sign of more shake-ups to come! On Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Rams traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens for second-year linebacker Kenny Young out of UCLA and an undisclosed 2020 draft pick. The trade comes on the heels of three consecutive losses by the Rams. Peters had played every game for the Rams last season and all six games this season after they had acquired the two-time Pro Bowler from the Kansas City Chiefs before the 2018...
Some habits are hard to break and for the UCLA Bruins, falling behind in football games has been a consistent habit. On Saturday night, the Bruins took this habit to new heights, falling behind the Oregon State Beavers, 21-0, in the first six minutes of the game. They were never able to recover and lost 48-31 at the Rose Bowl, dropping to 1-5 for the season. Oregon State quarterback Jake Luton had a night to remember, throwing for five touchdown passes, three to wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins....
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon returned to the team last week and although he did not play in their win over Miami, just him being on the sidelines seem to inspire the team. Now the team can go back to their running back tandem of Gordon and Austin Ekeler. When heathy Gordon is one of the best running backs in the league and he catches passes out of the backfield. The Chargers face the Broncos at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. Speaking of running backs, the Rams need help in that...
Although it's still early in the season the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans are facing some must win games during the next few weeks. Both teams were defeated last Saturday. The Bruins fell to 0-3 when they were beaten by an outstanding Oklahoma team 48-14 and the 2-1 Trojans fell to BYU in overtime 30-27. Both teams have tough schedules and that's why the next few weeks will make or break their seasons. The Pac-12 appears to better this year because six teams are ranked in the top 25 in the...
UCLA and USC football teams go into their respective games on Saturday with a lot of questions marks. The main questions are can USC win with a backup quarterback and can UCLA get their first win after looking like the same team that won only three games last year? UCLA will face San Diego State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and USC will open their Pac-12 season when they play Stanford at 7:30 p.m. at the United Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum. UCLA 's 24-14 loss to...
College football started this week for UCLA and USC and everyone is waiting to see if both teams will be competitive. Last year was a down year for both teams but this year we will have to wait and see. Both teams have tough schedules in 2019 and both coaches are on the hot seat. UCLA opened their season last Thursday against a very good Cincinnati team and USC will face a solid Fresno State team on Saturday at the newly renovated United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at...
The Culver City high school girls' varsity volleyball team will start preseason play at the end of this month. The Centaurs graduated 11 players from last years' team so they are going to have to find some new team leaders and their younger players will have to step. The last three years have been nothing short of spectacular. In 2016 they had a record of 27-9 and that included a CIF Championship and a trip to the State Playoffs. In 2017 they won another CIF Championship and another trip to...
Football season is around the corner. Culver City High School and other high school teams finished their passing leagues last weekend and now they are getting ready for fall training camps which start the first week of August. College football media days are taking place all over the nation. The Pac-12 media day is set for Wednesday, July 24 in Hollywood. Media days are designed to introduce top players from different schools and it allows the coaches to talk about their upcoming seasons. The...
The Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1984, led by local star Kirk Gibson, the MVP in the 1984 World Series. That was the last time the Tigers won a world championship. That same year, the Michigan Wolverines baseball team went to the College World Series, led by future Hall of Famer Barry Larkin. That was the last trip to the college world series for Michigan baseball...until now. In a shocking upset, Michigan came to Los Angeles and defeated the top seed in the NCAA baseball tournament,...
The No. 2 ranked UCLA softball team can clinch the top spot in the Pac-12 if they can win one or two games against visiting Arizona on Friday and Saturday. The Bruins are 19-2 in league play but Washington and Arizona are close behind at 17-4. The Bruins need a combination of things to happen this weekend to claim the league championship. Friday's game against the Wildcats starts at 5 p.m. and Saturday's game starts at 12 p.m. These will be the last regular games before the NCAA regional...
In a preview of the Pac-12 Championships this weekend, two of the top track & field programs in the nation faced off on Sunday when UCLA took on USC at Loker Stadium on the campus of USC. In a split decision, the UCLA men soundly defeated the USC men’s track team, 102-60, while the USC women sprinted past the UCLA women, 90-69. Both UCLA and USC will participate in the PAC-12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend - May 4th and 5th. On the men’s side, UCLA was led...
It is believed by many people around the NFL that the Los Angeles Chargers have one of the best rosters in the NFL. The Chargers apparently believe that as well, as they have been relatively quiet during the offseason. That will change soon with the upcoming NFL Draft, which starts on April 25th. Here is a look at a three round mock draft I created for AFC West division teams - Round 1: #4 Oakland Raiders – Clenin Ferrell, DE, Clemson, 6'4", 264 - The Raiders had the worst pass rush in the N...
Culver City hosts the Northview Vikings, 12-0, and the number 1 seeded team in CIF Division 7. This will be a huge challenge for the Centaurs, the Vikings being a cross between the hard charging Palos Verdes Sea Kings and the tough Lawndale Cardinals, the only teams to have defeated the Cents this season. They have the discipline and size of Palos Verdes and the athleticism of Lawndale. The Vikings have been so dominating this season that until last Friday night’s game verses Warren, the closest anyone had come to them was 18 points. In last F...
The UCLA Bruins travel to play the University of California on Saturday at 4 p.m. in a very important game. The game is significant because if the Bruins win it will be their first win of the season. UCLA is 0-5 going into Saturday’s game. It’s the first time since 1943 that UCLA has loss their first five games. Last week against the 10th ranked University of Washington the Bruins played their best game of the season. UCLA ran for passed for 272 yards and ran for 150 on 27 carries. Bruin running back Joshua Kelley accounted for 125 of tho...
Bruins, Trojans both Open at HThe Bruins and Trojans both kick-off their 2018 football seasons Sept. 1 at home, when USC plays UNLV at 1 p.m. at the Coliseum and UCLA facing University of Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. Both teams will have new quarterbacks and UCLA will have a new head coach, Chip Kelly. The Bruins, who are coming off a disappointing 6-7 season, are facing another major hurdle. They recently suspended six players for the game against Cincinnati for “unspecified v...
The Centaur defense performed well last season and even had three consecutive shutouts in league competition. But it got pushed around in the semi-final playoff game, when they were shredded for over 300 yards rushing by Covina, and lost 57-56 in overtime. Over the years, the Achilles heel of the defense has been stopping the run, but the coaching staff is very confident that the longstanding problem won't be an issue this year. “Our defense is filled with size, speed athleticism and experience," said Culver High Head Coach Jamal Wright. "This...
Five standout football players on the Culver City Centaurs have garnered coveted Division-1 scholarship offers from some of the nation's top universities. Dominick Tatum, who plays both on offense and on defense, received nine D-1 offers. He gave Nevada a verbal commitment but UCLA and Colorado have told him they will be watching his performance in the first three games of the season and may make him offers of their own. Receiver and safety Jamal Glaspie caught 48 balls last season for the Centaurs and also caught the eyes of many scouts. He...
The No. 2 UCLA softball team will start the NCAA Tournament on Friday at home when they play Sacramento State inside Easton Stadium at 8 p.m. in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins are 50-4 overall and they placed second in the Pac-12 behind No. 1 Oregon with a 20-4 record. The Bruins are coming off of a tough three game series last weekend against Arizona State. They loss the first game of the series 3-0 but they rebounded and won the last two games 5-1 and 2-1. The 2-1 victory last Saturday...
The Los Angeles Chargers signed wide receiver Nelson Spruce, the organization announced on Monday. Spruce was an undrafted free agent signing by the Los Angeles Rams in 2016. He spent the majority of 2017 on the Chicago Bears practice squad and was most recently with the Kansas City Chiefs. Spruce set 41 University of Colorado records (37 outright, four tied) and two Pac-12 Conference records as he exited his career as the most prolific receiver in school history. Among the top records he set were career marks for receptions (294), receiving...
