How will USC adapt next season without star JuJu Watkins?
SPOKANE, Wash. — The tenacious freshman stared ahead blankly, her eyes welling with tears, the losing USC locker room silent around her.Kennedy Smith gave everything she had…
Kennedy Smith poised to be USC women’s March Madness X factor
Kennedy Smith was only 14, just a few games into her freshman season at Etiwanda High, when she first crossed paths on the court with…
No. 2 USC survives Indiana scare, reaches Big Ten tournament semis
INDIANAPOLIS — Lindsay Gottlieb had warned of this very possibility, that her team’s opener in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament might have the feel of an…
Kiki Iriafen learns to fit in just fine with USC women’s basketball
Kiki Iriafen tried to play coy. But the man serenading her new USC teammates and coaches over dinner in the back room of their swanky…
Kiki Iriafen powers No. 6 USC to comeback over Washington
SEATTLE — Kiki Iriafen scored 19 points and No. 6 USC rallied to beat Washington 69-64 on Sunday.JuJu Watkins had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists…
JuJu Watkins slumping, but Trojans find fit ahead of UCLA showdown
JuJu Watkins stared blankly toward the court, the frustration evident on her face. It’s rare anything penetrates the preternatural calm with which Watkins plays, but…
Kiki Iriafen leads No. 7 USC women basketball past No. 8 Ohio State
Twenty-eight minutes passed in painful succession, two top-10 teams slogging their way through the mud, when a frustrated JuJu Watkins took off toward the basket,…
JuJu Watkins struggles but USC women’s basketball beats Minnesota
In the waning moments of her worst half at USC, JuJu Watkins put her head down and drove to her left with all she had.…
JuJu Watkins scores 35 in USC women’s basketball win over Penn State
JuJu Watkins delivered a near-flawless performance Sunday against Penn State.Led by Watkins’ 35-point effort, No. 4 USC overwhelmed Penn State in a dominant 95-73 victory…
No. 4 USC women rally to defeat No. 8 Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, and No. 4 USC rallied to hand No. 8 Maryland…
No. 5 USC unleashes press, earns 49-point win over Fresno State
All it took was half of a quarter and a defensive adjustment for No. 5 USC to seize control against Fresno State Tuesday night.What started…
Mater Dei cruises past Centennial to set up rematch with Bosco
Mater Dei cruised to top-program status in Southern California, and the nation, this season. Coach Raul Lara’s squad took down Nevada’s Bishop Gorman, swiftly defeated…
Sparks miss out on No. 1 draft pick, landing again at second
Former head coach Curt Miller and the Sparks parted ways after two, injury-ridden seasons.Magic Johnson, part of the franchise’s six-person ownership group, promised increased attention…
Kiki Iriafen lifts USC women over Mississippi in Paris opener
PARIS — Kiki Iriafen made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to lift No. 3 USC over No. 20 Mississippi 68-66 on Monday…
Kiki Iriafen to transfer to USC, bolstering Trojans’ title hopes
Former Harvard-Westlake star Kiki Iriafen is coming home. The former Stanford forward has committed to USC out of the transfer portal, she told ESPN on…
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer breaks college basketball coaching wins record
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history Sunday, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd…