USC coach Lincoln Riley is encouraged by defense’s progress
When Lincoln Riley stepped onto the practice field this past Sunday at the start of his second spring as USC’s football coach, the task in…
USC football: Players to watch during spring football
Running back MarShawn Lloyd had 749 total yards and 11 touchdowns in nine games at South Carolina last season (Artie Walker Jr. / Associated Press)…
Drew Peterson plays through the pain as USC defeats Arizona State
His back still ached, the tightness building over the back half of a long season, down the homestretch of a long college career. Drew Peterson…
Roundtable: March Madness projections for UCLA, USC, others
Welcome to March, college basketball fans. Los Angeles Times college hoops experts Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje and J. Brady McCollough are ready to answer key…
Name-image-likeness deals like those at USC should serve student-athletes
Demand for Yeezys recently spiked for a large reseller of high-end shoes and clothing … much to my chagrin. Apparently some people consider them to…
How USC trainers saved Vincent Iwuchukwu after cardiac arrest
The day his heart stopped suddenly and without explanation, Vince Iwuchukwu wasn’t feeling like himself. Something was just … off. He was exhausted, like he’d…
How USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb balances family and basketball
BOULDER, Colo. — A three-month-old baby sleeps peacefully in an almost silent room in the tunnels of CU Events Center. While music thumps on the court,…
No. 25 USC can’t keep pace with Cal in overtime loss
BERKELEY — Jayda Curry scored 27 points and Michelle Onyiah had six points in overtime as California upended No. 25 USC 81-78 on Sunday The Trojans,…
USC ends skid with blowout win over California
Its tournament hopes hung by a thread, squandered on an unnerving sweep through Oregon. Not even two weeks had passed since USC bested UCLA on…
Third-party NIL collective launches for USC athletes
A new collective has emerged at USC intent on taking the reins of facilitating name, image and likeness deals for Trojan athletes at a university…
USC rallies late before falling to No. 22 Arizona in double overtime
Cate Reese scored a career-high 33 points, including four clinching free throws in the last 7.5 seconds of the second overtime, to give No. 22…
USC overcomes Joshua Morgan injury to beat Washington State
Josh Morgan lay face down in the paint, his 6-foot-10 frame writhing in pain. As USC’s lone starting big man, Morgan and his freakish length…
UCLA, USC fans should feel good about their recruiting haul
As traditional National Signing Day closed Wednesday, Los Angeles Times college football experts Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje and J. Brady McCollough weighed in on how…
Destiny Littleton leads surging USC to win over No. 25 Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. — Destiny Littleton scored 21 points, Rayah Marshall and Kadi Sissoko had double-doubles, and USC defeated No. 25 Colorado 71-54 on Sunday. Marshall had…
Boogie Ellis, USC make NCAA tournament case in upset over UCLA
There wouldn’t be many more shots like this. For USC, a team just rounding into form, opportunities to state its case to the NCAA tournament…
Amari Bailey available to return for UCLA in USC showdown
At a time when it could use a boost, UCLA just got a little deeper, more athletic and increasingly dynamic on offense. Amari Bailey is…
Drew Peterson and Boogie Ellis help USC beat Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Drew Peterson scored 19 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and USC cruised to a 77-69 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night. Peterson…