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…
USC walk-on India Otto shines in her March Madness moment
India Otto heard the chants before she got the call. “We want Otto!” the Galen Center crowd started yelling. “We want Otto!” With less than…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins can steer USC to NCAA Final Four
On her first possession of her first game in her first dance, Judea Skies Watkins lost the ball. She dribbled directly into the hands of…
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…
LPGA: Former USC player Malia Nam leads at Palos Verdes
Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a two-under 69 on Friday in the…
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…
USC pro day: Keenan Allen, Bears pick Caleb Williams’ brain
Nearly two dozen of Caleb Williams’ former USC teammates joined him on the field Wednesday for the school’s annual pro day. This was not unexpected,…
Lincoln Riley has a new outlook as USC opens spring practice
He’s the quarterback whisperer. The Heisman maker. The offensive mastermind. But on Tuesday, when USC opened spring practice, Lincoln Riley was the defensive observer. 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…
USC stuns top-seeded Stanford to win women’s Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — McKenzie Forbes threw the ball with two hands backward over her head. Tears marked Rayah Marshall’s cheeks as she threw a T-shirt…
Kobe Johnson and DJ Rodman power USC to upset over No. 5 Arizona
DJ Rodman and Kobe Johnson scored 19 points each and USC defeated No. 5 Arizona 78-65 on Saturday night for the Trojans’ first three-game winning…
JuJu Watkins powers USC to thrilling overtime win over UCLA
LAS VEGAS — With 11.2 seconds remaining, JuJu Watkins glanced over her shoulder and locked eyes with her mother and father sitting in the front row…
JuJu Watkins leads USC women past Arizona at Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — Bruised, bloodied but unbowed, JuJu Watkins had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead USC to a 65-62 win over Arizona in the…
Boogie Ellis scores 28 points to power USC past Arizona State
Boogie Ellis scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half and hit six of eight from three-point range Thursday night to help USC…
Angela Dugalic lifts UCLA women past Utah in Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — This is the only team on which a former five-star prospect like Angela Dugalić could become an afterthought. Often overshadowed by a trio…
Why UCLA great Noelle Quinn is (almost) rooting for USC
Hours after the final whistle at Galen Center, fans were still lined up outside the arena doors. Kayla Padilla and Kayla Williams, even after a…