The Times of Troy: USC women’s basketball team deals with transfer portal losses
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer with The Times, here to assure you that…
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer with The Times, here to assure you that…
Former Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León is facing an $18,750 ethics fine for voting on city council decisions in which he had a financial…
When the transfer portal opened for its spring window in each of the past two years, Lincoln Riley still had important holes to fill on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 was only 14, just a few games into her freshman season at Etiwanda High, when she first crossed paths on the court with…
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…
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…
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…