L.A. Times sports staff wins fourth consecutive APSE grand slam
The Los Angeles Times staff won the prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors’ grand slam, a best-in-show award presented to publications that place in the top…
How one man is breaking barriers with USC’s dance team
The members of the Trojan Dance Force have been practicing for almost two hours. In a side gym at Galen Center, they stomp, leap and…
‘American Fiction’ and ‘Slow Horses’ win USC Scripter Awards
The writers of the Oscar-nominated film “American Fiction” and the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” earned top honors at the 36th USC Libraries Scripter Awards…
Isaiah Collier scores career-high 31 in USC’s defeat of Washington
SEATTLE — Freshman Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and USC defeated Washington 82-75 on Saturday. A…
JuJu Watkins leads USC to a road win over Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 7 USC ended its regular season with…
Kayla Padilla’s threes push USC to double-OT win over Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — Seventh-ranked USC lost its star player, but not its composure. Kayla Padilla hit a tying three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation, made…
Mick Cronin hints UCLA roster could be different next season
SEATTLE — Some intrigue has filtered into the final games of a season going nowhere. After his team fell back to .500 with a third consecutive…
USC men can’t hold on to lead and lose to Washington State
PULLMAN, Wash. — Isaiah Watts and Andrej Jakimovski scored 18 points each and Myles Rice added 16 to help No. 19 Washington State rally past USC…
After ’embarrassing’ USC loss, Mick Cronin takes solace in friend
Sometimes all he needs is Mick’s best friend. His team having coughed up a hairball of a loss against rival USC, Mick Cronin returned to…
Another JuJu Watkins record can’t save USC in loss to Utah
JuJu Watkins continues to move up the scoring ranks at USC, but her historic game Sunday came with USC dropping in the Pac-12 standings. Watkins…
Sloppy defense and poor shooting plague UCLA’s guards in loss
It was only a week ago that UCLA’s starting guards seemed to have fully rewritten the previously unpleasant narratives about their season. Once derided for…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in win over Colorado
This freshman has the Cheryl Miller kiss of approval. When JuJu Watkins drained a deep three-pointer on the first possession of the fourth quarter to…
USC gives up 16-point lead then loses to Colorado in double OT
Boogie Ellis was doubled over with his hands on his knees. He turned his head toward Colorado’s bench, where coach Tad Boyle jumped twice in…
Letters: It’s a long haul for DeShaun Foster and UCLA
DeShaun Foster was a good running backs coach, but he has no experience in play-calling and will give UCLA the least experienced head coach as…
JuJu Watkins ties a Cheryl Miller USC record in win over Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. — Freshman sensation JuJu Watkins scored 33 points and No. 10 USC defeated Oregon 88-51 on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory. Watkins…
Joshua Morgan’s monster block helps USC secure win over Utah
Joshua Morgan’s monstrous block on Utah’s Deivon Smith cemented USC’s 68-64 win over Utah on Thursday as the Trojans fended off a late Utes rally…
USC reveals the coaches tasked with revitalizing its defense
D’Anton Lynn’s fast makeover of UCLA’s struggling defense started slowly. So slowly, in fact, that when he was installing plays during spring practice last year,…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in victory over Arizona
With less than a month left in the regular season, JuJu Watkins has about seen it all from opposing defenses. The stellar freshman keeps figuring…
USC gives up 19 three-pointers in 31-point loss to Stanford
PALO ALTO — Maxime Raynaud scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, Stanford hit a program-record 19 three-pointers Saturday night and the Cardinal…
Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Here are 13 possibilities
Why he makes sense: Jarmond is familiar with Herman’s skill as a play-caller given they overlapped at Ohio State while Jarmond was an assistant athletic…