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The UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans kick off a busy weekend of local college sports when the UCLA softball team takes on Arizona on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and on Sunday USC will host the annual dual track and field meet against UCLA. The Bruins softball team is 28-9 overall and 12-3 in the Pac-12 league. Their league record is good enough for first place ahead of 13-5 Stanford. UCLA will host Arizona on Friday night at 7 p.m., Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The Bruins are led by...
The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced on Friday, February 16, that the Conference and Commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29. The Pac-12 Conference announced that Teresa Gould had been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, succeeding Commissioner Kliavkoff effective March 1, 2024. Kliavkoff's current contract runs through June 30, 2026. He is being paid annually about $3.5 million. While no details of the settlement were rel...
The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced on Friday, February 16, that the Conference and Commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29, 2024. The Pac-12 Conference announced that Teresa Gould had been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, succeeding Commissioner Kliavkoff effective March 1, 2024. Kliavkoff's current contract runs through June 30, 2026. He is being paid annually about $3.5 million. While no details of the settlement...
USC's Zachariah Branch has won The Jet Award is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding return specialist. A media panel made up of members of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and former Jet Award winners selected Branch. Branch is the award's 13th winner, joining former Trojan Adoree' Jackson who won the award in 2016, and other notable NFL stars like Christian McCaffrey (2015) and Tyler Lockett (2014). Branch, a freshman superstar, is one of the nation's most...
In the heart of Los Angeles there was a player born with more than just skills. Juju Watkins was raised on grit and purpose. That same unwavering determination shone bright last Sunday, catching the attention of LeBron James and his daughter, Zhuri, who stuck around after watching Bronny James make his collegiate debut after suffering cardiac arrest in the summer. Watkins, the freshman phenom and the second-leading scorer in the nation, scored her season average 27 points in 28 minutes and...
One of the NFL’s top quarterbacks since being selected with the sixth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Herbert has set numerous league and team records in his young career. No player in NFL history has more completions (1,316), passing yards (14,089), combined touchdowns (102) or 300-yard games (22) over the first three seasons of a career. Herbert’s 94 passing touchdowns are the second-most ever in a player’s first three years. He is the only player in history to top 4,000 passing yards in each of his first three seasons and is one of just two p...
Five Trojans were named to the 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team, the Conference announced today (July 18). The team was selected by members of the media who cover Pac-12 football. Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams along with fellow First Team All-American safety Calen Bullock were named to the First Team, as well as Raleek Brown as an All-Purpose/Special Teams player, wide receiver Dorian Singer and punter Eddie Czaplicki. Five more Trojans earned placement on the Second Team. Three offensive linemen, Justin Dedich, Jonah...
Basketball has always been a game of skill, passion, and determination. Traditionally, male athletes have dominated the sport, but times are changing. In a world increasingly focused on gender equality and empowerment, programs like "She Got Next" are paving the way for a new generation of talented female basketball players. Designed exclusively for girls between 10 and 17, this transformative camp held last Saturday at Los Angeles Trade Tech College brought together 52 aspiring athletes nationwide. With a focus on ball handling, shooting, cond...
The We Got Next Foundation is sponsoring a FREE basketball clinic for middle school and high school girls at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in downtown Los Angeles on July 8, for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will feature games and training. The WE GOT NEXT clinic will also include 5 on 5 games, healthy snacks stations, college and career mentoring, skills development stations, conditioning and injury prevention stations. It is also a way to make new friends with girls from different parts...
When the announcement came out on June 30th of 2022 that the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins had decided to leave the Pac-12 conference for the Big Ten Conference for all sports, the first thought of many was the travel burden that both schools were about to take on would be brutal. That was confirmed last week when the Big Ten announced their 2024 and 2025 football scheduling format with future opponents for those two seasons, the first two for both USC and UCLA in the Big Ten. The Big Ten...
The 2023 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships were held this past weekend at historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium, on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The USC Trojans finished a strong second to the Washington Huskies on the men's side, 151 to 137 and second on the women's side to the Oregon Ducks, 158.5 to 127 points. USC had the most total points with 264 between both the men's and women's track team. USC won six events on the final day, and a total of nine events over the...
USC athletic director Mike Bohn suddenly resigned from his position Friday, effectively immediately. Bohn over the last four years has helped lead a turnaround for the Trojans, hiring head football coach Lincoln Riley and negotiating the program's move from the Pac-12 to Big Ten beginning July 1, 2024. Though Bohn cited health concerns as part of his departure, four former or current USC employees recently raised concerns about Bohn's management during a recent top-to-bottom review of the...
Bill McGovern, a highly decorated college football player and successful defensive football coach possessing almost 40 years of college and NFL experience, passed away Tuesday morning at his California home surrounded by family, following a battle with cancer. He was 60. McGovern joined Chip Kelly's coaching staff as UCLA's defensive coordinator in February 2022. An All-America selection at defensive back as a collegian at Holy Cross, McGovern spent eight of the previous nine years prior to comi...
November is usually a month reserved for some great college football, but last Friday night a Final Four type of game was played on the UCLA campus. In an early season matchup of two top five teams, the No. 2 ranked UCLA Bruins came from behind to defeat the No. 4 ranked Villanova Wildcats in overtime, 86-77, in a nationally televised game at Pauley Pavilion. This was not your typical early season college basketball game. ESPN Stats & Info reported that this was the earliest season matchup by...
New UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond knew that he was walking into a great athletic program that had many challenges ahead. A significant challenge is the football team, which has been struggling and losing revenue. As it turns out, that may not be his most immediate challenge. Under Armour has announced that it will terminate its 15-year, $280 million apparel, and footwear contract with the university. In a statement from the company, they explained their justification for the termination:...
