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By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC football team showed it can win games on paper and on the field when they beat UCLA 40-21 last Saturday at the Coliseum to capture the Pac-12 South Division championship. They recruit some of the best athletes in the nation but sometimes they play like C students. Last Saturday they all got A's on the field. That victory over UCLA not only put them in the championship game it got their interim head coach Clay Helton the permanent job for the next five...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The No. 1-seeded USC Trojans and the No. 14 seeded UCLA Bruins will be at home this weekend when they host the first round of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The Trojans played Cleveland State Thursday and if they advance they will battle the winner of the San Diego versus Northern Arizona match on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Galen Center on the USC campus. The top ranked Trojans are led by Pac-12 of the Year, outside hitter Samantha Bricio. USC is coached by Pac-12 Coach of the Year Mick Haley. The 3...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter Here we go again. The big game on Saturday has turned into a huge game for the UCLA and USC football teams. The winner will grab first place out of the jaws of an up and down season and meet Stanford in the Pac-12 championship game next month in Santa Clara. Kickoff for this cross-town rivalry game is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by Channel 7. USC will be looking to stop UCLA’s three game winning streak and the Trojans’ senior quarterback Cody Kessler hopes to pull rank on UCLA’s fresh...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter Despite losing to underdog Washington State last Saturday at the Rose Bowl, 31-27, the UCLA Bruin football team can still win the South division and conference championships in the Pac-12 if they win their next two games. They face Utah on the road Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and USC on November 28, at the Coliseum. The game against Utah will be televised on channel 11. If the 7-3 Bruins expect to reach those championship games they will have to cut down on their penalties, stop making mental mistakes and hold the op...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC football team has experienced a lot of ups and downs this season. This week they find themselves up at the top of the Pac-12 South division. They control their own destiny starting Saturday when they travel to Oregon to face the Ducks at 12:30 p.m. The teams have identical records of 7-3 overall and 5-2 in their divisions and the game will be televised on ESPN. The first place Trojans will be facing a team that has also found its’ way. After a slow start the Ducks, who played in the National C...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The UCLA football team will need to be at its’ best on the defensive side of the ball when it plays Washington State at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The game will be televised on ESPN. The Cougars have one of the best quarterbacks in the nation in Luke Falk who currently leads the nation in passing yards with 3,736 and is second in touchdown passes with 33. The good news is the Bruins are coming off of a 41-0 win over Oregon State last Saturday so their injury riddled defense seems to be clicking on a...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The UCLA Bruins football team will play the Oregon State Beavers for the first time in three years Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Corvallis. The Bruins, who are coming off a 35-31 win over Colorado last Saturday hope their injuries do not get in the way of their will to win. Against Colorado the Bruins defense was on the field for over 41 minutes in a 60-minute game. The noon kickoff time, plus the 90 degree weather created a combination that produced injuries, cramps...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC football team is hoping to put together its first three-game winning streak of the 2015 season when it hosts Arizona at the Coliseum Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. The Trojans are 5-3 overall and tied for second place in the Pac-12 south with UCLA with a record of 3-2. Arizona is 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the south division. The Trojans may be without the services of their best wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster for the game on Saturday. Smith-Schuster injured his right hand in the 27-21 win over California...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The UCLA football team will need to stay focused the next three weeks if they expect to have any chance of winning the Pac-12 South. They play teams they are supposed to beat when they host Colorado on Saturday at noon at the Rose Bowl, Oregon State on the road on November 7 and Washington State on November 14 at the Rose Bowl. After those three games they will face two of the better teams in the division on the road when they travel to Utah on November 21 and...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The 4-3 USC football team, fresh off its 42-24 upset win over No. 3 Utah last week will need to continue to play at a high level this Saturday when they take on the California Golden Bears at noon in Berkeley. The Bears are looking to get back into the win column after losing to UCLA last week. USC, UCLA and Arizona State are tied for second place in the Pac-12 South with a record of 2-2, while Utah continues to lead the South with a record of 3-1. In two of the Trojans’ three losses the defense has given up o...
The 2015 Pac-12 Conference Champion UCLA Baseball program welcomes 10 incoming freshmen to campus this fall for the 2016 season. Head Coach John Savage brings in another strong recruiting class, featuring five pitchers, one first baseman, two infielders and two outfielders. "We are very excited about this group of players," said Savage. "These players have tremendous make-up and outstanding up-side, and we believe they will translate into contributors for the program." UCLA's class, which was...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The No. 1 USC Trojans and the No. 11 UCLA Bruins women’s volleyball teams will go on a four -game road trip starting tonight when they travel to Oregon and Oregon State this weekend. The following weekend they will be in the state of Washington to battle Washington and Washington State. The Trojans and Bruins swept the Arizona schools last weekend. USC is 20-0 and 8-0 in the Pac-12 and UCLA is 15-3 and 6-2 in the Pac-12. USC will play Oregon State tonight at 8 p.m. and Oregon on Sunday at 1 p.m. UCLA will f...
By Myke William Sports Reporters When you are one of the top players in college football and you are you are expected to leave school early and try to make it in the National Football League after your junior year. When UCLA linebacker Myles Jack started his junior season this year everyone knew this would be his last one in Westwood. When he hurt his right knee a few weeks ago and was declared out for the season some people thought his plans had changed. For him to try to rehab his knee and try to attend classes in a ten week quarter system wh...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC women’s volleyball team dream season got even better when it claimed the No. 1 ranking in the nation this week after beating No. 5 Washington last Sunday. Their 3-1 victory over previously unbeaten Huskies at the Galen Center on the USC campus proved that they are a special team. “What makes this team special is the new people we have this year,” said 6-2 senior outside hitter Samantha Bricio, who is probably the best player in the nation right now. “They work really hard and we have a lot of really...
DATE DAY OPPONENT TV INFO SITE TIME (PT) Nov. 13 Friday San Diego PAC-12 Galen Center 5:00 P.M. Nov. 16 Monday ^Monmouth PAC-12 Galen Center 7:00 P.M. Nov. 21 Saturday New Mexico PAC-12 Galen Center TBD Nov. 23 Monday CSUN PAC-12 Galen Center 6:00 P.M. Nov. 26 Thursday vs. Wichita State (^AdvoCare Invitational) ESPN2 Orlando, Fla. (HP Fieldhouse) 11:00 A.M. Nov. 27 Friday vs. Alabama/Xavier (^AdvoCare Invitational) ESPNU/ESPN3 Orlando, Fla. (HP Fieldhouse) 11:30/9 A.M. Nov. 29 Sunday vs. Dayton/Iowa/Monmouth, Notre Dame (^ACI)...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC Trojans move into the heart and soul of their football schedule starting this Saturday when they battle the Stanford Cardinal at the Coliseum at 5 p.m. This will be the first Pac-12 game for both teams when the 1-1 Cardinals face the 2-0 Trojans. USC will be playing its first upper class Division 1 team after beating up on Arkansas State 55-6 and Idaho 59-9. Regardless of the opponents the Trojans are loaded with enough talent to may a run at the Pac-12 south title and a major bowl game but their first...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Everyone knew UCLA had a premier quarterback recruit in Josh Rosen. He’s 6-foot-4 with a very strong arm and he threw 100 touchdown passes at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower. But he’s also a freshman and Coach Jim Mora Jr. hadn’t announced who would start Saturday’s opening game against Virginia Tech. Maybe Rosen, maybe the more experienced Jerry Neuheisel. There’s no doubt now who’ll start the second game and a whole lot more. To say Rosen was sensational...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter If Josh Rosen first game as the UCLA starting quarterback is any indication, the freshman signal caller may be headed in a direction that we have never seen at UCLA. He looked better than former Bruin and Super Bowl champion quarterback Troy Aikman. Last Saturday at the Rose Bowl Rosen completed 28 out of 35 passes for 351 yards for three touchdowns with no interceptions. From his first pass to the last every one of his passes appeared to be right on target like Aikman use to do when he was in Westwood. Bruin...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Cody Kessler compiled impressive statistics last season as the USC quarterback. Impressive enough that you’d think NFL teams would want him. But the NFL was only lukewarm on Kessler. Maybe he wasn’t tall enough. Maybe they found faults. For whatever reason Kessler didn’t declare for the NFL draft and returned to USC for his senior season where’s he’s regarded as a candidate to win the Heisman trophy. That alone gives the Trojans reason to be optimistic about the...
USC football coach Steve Sarkisian has apologized for his inappropriate comments and lewd jokes at a Salute to Troy event Saturday night on campus. He said at a Tuesday press conference he mixed medication and alcohol and has begun treatment although he says he is not an alcoholic. “I won’t drink any more this season,” he added. “This will not happen again.” Some players said they were embarrassed by the coach’s behavior, including his remarks about Pac-12 conference opponents. USC is ranked eighth nationally in the first AP poll for the sea...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When Brett Hundley enrolled at UCLA three football seasons ago he was walking on campus when a coed called out “here comes the savior.” The incoming freshman seemed humbled as he said “I’m not the savior. I’m just trying to find my way here.” In three seasons, however, Hundley did appear to be a savior. In each season UCLA beat USC, reversing a trend that lasted a decade. Hundley then said he had accomplished what he could in Westwood and entered the NFL draft a...
The USC men's basketball team has announced its schedule for the 2015-16 season. Included are all of the nonconference games and the Pac-12 opponent and date windows for games. The Pac-12 schedule is expected to be finalized by September 1 when television assignments are finalized. USC returns all five starters from last season's team and its young and talented squad features just one senior. In addition, USC has added two top-60 recruits in forwards Chimezie Metu and Bennie Boatwright. The Trojans will open their regular season with a home...
With the summer swim season right around the corner the LA Tri Club invites everyone into the pool to help prevent child drownings on Sunday, May 31 from 5:30 am to 4 pm at the fifth Annual Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge (C2C). The C2C aquatic marathon raises funds to provide free life-saving swim lessons to disadvantaged kids across Southern California. The C2C was established by the LA TriClub in 2011 to help reverse alarming drowning statistics: drowning is the leading cause of death among children 14 and under in California. Since its...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor John Wooden guided UCLA to 10 national championships and there’s a solid case that he’s the greatest coach in college basketball history. But if you’re a fan of Mike Krzyzewski your man is building a solid case too. When Duke defeated Wisconsin, 68-63 in the NCAA Championship game Monday night it was Krzyzewski’s fifth national championship in his record 12th appearance in the Final Four. And this was one of his best coaching jobs. Even with spectacular freshma...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When John Wooden was coaching 10 UCLA basketball teams to national championships there was no ESPN. Times have certainly changed. Now the schools best identified with the network rule college baskrtball. The conferences that have Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky etcetra have a big advantage in recruiting. High school stars want to be seen nationally, getting the exposure that will help them be recognized by NBA teams. That's the reality of the situation. Steve Alfo...
