By Baxter Holmes
During a recruiting visit to USC last year, the guard had watched the Trojans rout the Volunteers. It paid off Tuesday, when he helped USC beat Tennessee again.
By Baxter Holmes
The Trojans' aggressive defense and patient offense prevail in Coach Kevin O'Neill's return to Knoxville. The Volunteers last-gasp shot misses.
By Baxter Holmes
The Trojans' men's basketball coach led the Volunteers from 1994-97 and left after a disagreement with the athletic director. USC plays Tennessee on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
By Baxter Holmes
Alex Stepheson and Nikola Vucevic come up big in eventual loss to No. 3 Kansas, working patiently and in unison to outscore their more skilled opponent in the second half.
By Baxter Holmes
Josh Selby, making his debut for the Jayhawks, scores 21 points, including a late, game-winning three-pointer, to spoil the debut of the Trojans' Jio Fontan.
By Baxter Holmes
The junior guard had to sit out a year after transferring from Fordham. Regarded by Coach Kevin O'Neill as the Trojans' best player, Fontan is a tenacious defender and a leader.
The 7-foot junior college transfer, who enrolled at USC in January and isn't able to play for Trojans until next season, will challenge Stepheson and Vucevic and help out pace, coach says.
By Gary Klein
Early departures of two first-team All-Pac-10 selections come as little surprise.
By Baxter Holmes
Donte Smith scores all of the Trojans' points during a decisive 14-3 run by USC in the second half.
By Bill Dwyre
When the Trojans make their presentation before the NCAA next month, seeking relief from the sanctions levied after the Reggie Bush investigation, they can ask why the Auburn quarterback suffered no penalty.
By Baxter Holmes
After his team strayed from the lockdown mind-set that fueled success last season, O'Neill conducted a long, hard, defense-oriented practice last week. The result: USC's best defensive effort this season in an upset of No. 19 Texas. The challenge now: to keep it up.
By Chris Dufresne
Despite the fact Oregon didn't lose a game, the Ducks are passed in the final regular-season rankings by the Tigers. And the Southeastern Conference again rises to the top, deserved or not.
By Chris Dufresne
Lots of changes from the first edition, but all 25 are headed for bowls.
Staff and wire reports
Receiver-returner is named freshman offensive player of the year. Woods and two teammates join two UCLA players on first-team list.
By Gary Klein and Chris Foster
The 8-5 Trojans stayed true to form in their 28-14 victory Saturday night, with spasms of solid offense interspersed with questionable decision-making, and late-game defensive struggles. The 4-8 Bruins were what they've been all season — just not very good.
By Baxter Holmes
Junior finishes with a career-high 24 points and the Trojans hold the Longhorns to a season low in points.
By Gary Klein
The Trojans hope to have nine or 10 players enrolled in time to participate in spring practice. Coach Lane Kiffin says the highest-priority targets will be linemen, linebackers and fullbacks.
By Chris Foster
The running back, the Bruins' first 1,000-yard rusher since 2006, fumbled late in the second quarter and had only one carry in the second half of UCLA's 28-14 loss to the Trojans.
By Bill Plaschke
The crosstown football rivalry has a storied history, but this year's game, the 80th meeting between the universities, is barely worth a footnote.
By T.J. Simers
Two fans stabbed in incidents before the game. Parking lots that open early in the morning for a 7:30 p.m. contest do not help the cause.
By Chris Foster
Allen Bradford rushes for 212 yards and scores twice to give Trojans Coach Kiffin a 28-14 victory over the Bruins.
By Gary Klein and Chris Foster
The senior running back rushes for 212 yards and scores two touchdowns, ending a 'bittersweet' season and career marked by moments of satisfaction and frustration.
By Baxter Holmes
Even though it's early in the season, the Trojans are thinking about what a win against No. 19 Texas would mean for their postseason hopes.
