USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander enters transfer portal
After just one season as a 300-pound wrecking ball in the middle of USC’s defense, former five-star defensive tackle Bear Alexander plans to reenter the…
UConn defeats Purdue to repeat as NCAA basketball champions
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Connecticut delivered another dominant performance Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture…
USC guard Kobe Johnson is transferring to rival UCLA
He hit the dagger three-pointer that solidified USC’s first win at Pauley Pavilion since 2021. Now Kobe Johnson will call that old enemy territory his…
Paige Bueckers ends magical season for JuJu Watkins and USC
PORTLAND, Ore. — Not so fast, freshman. JuJu Watkins propelled USC to a meteoric, magical, mesmerizing one-year rise to get back into the national championship…
USC basketball coach Andy Enfield leaves for same job at SMU
After 11 years at USC, men’s basketball head coach Andy Enfield has left for the same position at Southern Methodist, the Mustangs announced Monday. Enfield…
JuJu vs. Paige? No, it’s USC vs. UConn in Elite Eight
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s the star-studded matchup TV executives dreamed about. Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s senior star, against USC’s freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. The headliners will surely…
JuJu Watkins helps USC return to Elite Eight by beating Baylor
PORTLAND, Ore. — As USC lined up for the opening tip of its Sweet 16 matchup against Baylor, a fan sitting two rows up from the…
Warning, Kirby Smart. Lincoln Riley and USC are after Georgia recruits
Demonta Prather is used to seeing red on the football recruiting trail in Georgia, but it’s not usually USC’s cardinal that comes through the Manchester…
USC finds its ‘secret sauce’ by mixing joy, urgency in Sweet 16
PORTLAND, Ore. — The lights shining behind Rayah Marshall on the dais at Moda Center were almost blinding. The 6-foot-4 USC forward just walked by a…
USC’s March Madness run built by trend-setting performance coach
The best recruit in the country has lived up to every ounce of hype. The Ivy League transfers have made the transition look seamless. But…
March Madness: Clarice Akunwafo, future surgeon and USC’s stopper
Lindsay Gottlieb paused to collect her thoughts. How could she summarize Clarice Akunwafo’s career highs in blocked shots and steals on the biggest stage of…
USC transfers look for ways to contribute during spring football
Jaden Richardson didn’t need any promises. The only thing the former Tufts receiver wanted when trying to make the jump from Division III was an…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins leads USC women to NCAA Sweet 16
She banked in the final exclamation point and JuJu Watkins could finally relax. The intense glare on her face melted into a joyous grin as…
Meet the brother-sister duo celebrating March Madness together
The Forbes kids always were dreamers. They wrote down their goals on sticky notes, scribbled them in journals and typed them into notes apps. In…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins breaks USC scoring record in win
JuJu Watkins said she didn’t know what to expect during her first NCAA tournament game. But USC knows exactly what to expect from its star…
Lincoln Riley and USC are embracing major changes on defense
Braylan Shelby starts his mornings with a five-egg scramble, waffles, Powerade and fruit. The USC defensive end especially likes parfaits and bananas. It’s just the…
Women’s NCAA tournament slam dunks on the men this year
The brackets for the two 2024 NCAA basketball tournaments have been announced and already there is one shining moment. It belongs to the women. For…
USC clinches No. 1 seed, begins NCAA women’s tournament at home
After winning its first Pac-12 championship since 2014, USC earned the top seed in the Portland Regional 3 bracket and will host No. 16 seed…
USC loses to Arizona, ending its NCAA tournament hopes and season
LAS VEGAS — For a few minutes, the dream looked plausible. Five days after beating Arizona on its home court, USC was outplaying the Wildcats again…
USC dismisses Arizona upset, instead focuses on Pac-12 tournament
Andy Enfield wasn’t greatly moved by a great win. The USC coach shrugged off the Trojans’ first victory over a top-five team since 2008. “We’ve…