Rashaun Agee helps USC roll past Tulane in Crown tournament
Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and USC rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at the…
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…
UConn as ‘pesky underdogs’ before UCLA game? Geno Auriemma calls it ‘funny’
Geno Auriemma seemed both amused and bemused.The legendary Connecticut women’s basketball coach described himself as “shocked” after ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt jokingly referred to the…
March Madness: USC women lose again to UConn in Elite Eight
SPOKANE, Wash. — The answers had run out. The worst case had caught up to USC, at the worst time.There was no more outrunning the reality looming…
Paige Bueckers offers insight into what comes next for JuJu Watkins
SPOKANE, Wash. — The first week after Paige Bueckers tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in August 2022, the questions haunted the Connecticut star…
Rob Ryan’s enthusiasm is winning over the USC defense
Even at 62 years old, Rob Ryan, USC’s new linebackers coach, isn’t one to observe drills from the sidelines.In the mix with his linebacker corps…
Jayden Maiava fights to retain USC starting quarterback job
When he was first announced as USC’s starting quarterback last November, Jayden Maiava stepped into a pretty thorny situation. The team already had rallied behind…
JuJu Watkins’ season-ending injury cuts deep into USC title hopes
JuJu Watkins screamed.She held her right knee with both hands, squeezed her eyes shut, and screamed.A school and a town and a sport screams with…
USC star JuJu Watkins carried to the locker room after injury
USC star sophomore JuJu Watkins left Monday’s second-round matchup against Mississippi State after appearing to injure her right knee while driving to the hoop midway…
The Times of Troy: The questions you should be asking as spring USC football begins
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer at The Times, and while March Madness rolls…
USC shakes off slow start to rout UNC Greensboro in NCAA opener
JuJu Watkins winced, shaking her left hand, the collective basketball world holding its breath. The first 10 minutes of USC’s tournament debut had been disconcerting…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani go big in Japan
After two games in Japan, Shohei Ohtani is off to a great start, with a home run and a .375 batting average, and the Dodgers…
March Madness 2025: USC vs. UNC Greensboro start time and how to watch
USC sophomore JuJu Watkins is the Big Ten player of the year and a two-time unanimous first-team All-American. She leads the Trojans with 24.6 points,…
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…
USC wins its first NCAA men’s indoor track and field title in 53 years
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — USC clinched the 2025 Division I men’s indoor track and field title in the final event on Saturday night at the Virginia Beach…
UCLA sets school record, earns NCAA tournament overall No. 1 seed
Gabriela Jaquez leapt out of her chair and whipped her fist through the air. Kiki Rice joined in, jumping up and down with her arms…
USC women sure they can rebound from Big Ten tournament heartbreak
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer, here to wish a hearty and happy March…
Prep talk: Drew Spooner officiates first state basketball final
Bill Spooner was a proud father at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. He traveled to Sacramento to see his son, Drew, an Oak Park graduate,…
No. 1 USC feels disrespected by women’s NCAA tournament seeding
They sat in a line of folding chairs on the Galen Center court, watching the television in front of them intently, waiting as one region…
USC’s season ends in frustrating loss to Purdue in Big Ten tournament
INDIANAPOLIS — Desmond Claude sprinted as fast as he could down the hardwood, knowing the season was in his hands and precious time was ticking off the…