Pac-12 preview: University of Southern California
This is the fifth in a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.My preview is in the form of a story, with an accompanying slideshow.The Trojans are looking really strong already.
This is the fifth in a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.My preview is in the form of a story, with an accompanying slideshow.The Trojans are looking really strong already.
LOS ANGELES – It was late September, but it could have been late February the way the USC Trojans were going at it in a brief practice. They swarmed each other on defense in a…
What are the chances of Texas A&M repeating as champions?Baylor tipped off the season with midnight madness, featuring a dunk contest.Next week Cal will unveil their new multi-media website.The Tennessee Vols continue their tradition of…
The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA are talking about merging.One brave New York high school coach plans to still head his team this winter despite undergoing chemotherapy. He works with a lot of at-risk…
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke had problems last year, her first as head coach at University of North Carolina-Wilmington. First, a player quit the team after assistant coach Johnetta Hays forced her to log roll continuously during a…
This is the fourth in a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.by Daniel UribeIn a season where many women's basketball teams in the newly-reconfigured Pac-12 Conference will face challenges and deal with new situations, easily…
Media days:Oregon Coach Paul Westhead will have his team running even faster this season.Notre Dame media day.Practice-related stuff:Pat Summitt was more satisfied with Tennessee's practice today than she was yesterday. And Vicki Baugh is the…
Anybody else jonesing for college ball to start? I thought so.It's always fascinated me, the way some athletes go on from an ACL injury like nothing ever happened, while it ends the careers of others.…
This is the third in a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.This year June Daugherty enters her fifth season of a seven-year contract at Washington State University. Will the school cut her loose early? If…
From Tennessee to UCLA.
This is the second of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.Rebuilding takes time, and as Oregon State is seeing now, it goes in phases.The program collapsed in 2009-2010, as player after player left the…
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori has been going through tough times since having knee surgery almost two months ago: she developed an infection and a clot, and spent about a month in the hospital. She is…
The weather was perfect today for a celebratory parade for the 2011 WNBA Champion Lynx. More than 15,000 crowded the streets for the event.Video.Players have been expressing the joy that the parade brought them via…
2011 WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings is rehabilitating her torn plantar fascia, but she told me she has other plans for the off-season: doing work for her Catch the Stars Foundation. She explained more about the…
WNBA 2011 MVP Tamika Catchings is going to skip going overseas to play this winter, as she rehabilitates her torn plantar fascia and gets ready for the 2012 Olympics. Being home in Indianapolis will also…
All the great names on this list....I would hate to have to be the ones to pare it down:LaSondra Barrett, LSU Alex Bentley, Penn StateCierra Bravard, Florida StateCarolyn Davis, KansasElena Delle Donne, DelawareSkylar Diggins, Notre…
They were introduced, met the mascot, were interviewed, and got to hold up the trophy, which I am guessing has been held continuously by one Lynx since Friday night.Story.The Lynx rank among Minnesota's best-ever teams.Details…
Our USA team beat UE Sopron today, 73-63, ending their European play. Swin Cash and Cappie Pondexter lead the way with 14 points a piece, and Sophia Young and Tina Charles each chipped in 12.Box…
This is the first of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.It might seem odd to say that a team returning seven players is going to have an exquisitely fresh start this year. But Cal's…
The WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx returned to Minneapolis yesterday and were greeted by over 500 fans at the airport, including the governor. I got a chill seeing the team come down the escalator, with Rebekkah…
New WNBA President Laurel Richie has made marketing her primary focus. And to her credit, she's done some great work, like landing the Boost Mobile deal. Her next task will be to identify the league's…
No story up yet, but USA Basketball tweets that the final score is Czech 83, USA 77. Tina Charles had 28 points, Swin Cash 13 and Brittney Griner, 11. What's up with that?Pac-12 news:Stanford is…
The Lynx outlasted the Dream, 73-67, to take their first WNBA Championship. Seimone Augustus is the Finals MVP. I don't know about you, but seeing her break down after the win was really touching. She…
The Dream must win tonight, or their season is over.Forbes preview.Tonight's game in Atlanta is sold out.Lindsey Harding plans to go hard.The Lynx has only one more game to win to take home the trophy,…
The two men arrested in the killing of New York City high school basketball star Tayshana Murphy have been indicted, and will go to court Oct. 18.ABC news reports on the hateful graffiti that was…
