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USC Football Stripped of 2004 Title

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:29:00 CDT

The Heisman trophies have been returned , and now USC has lost something else: The Bowl Championship Series stripped Southern California of its 2004 title yesterday, leaving that season without a BCS champion. The announcement was not a surprise—BCS officials had said USC was in danger of having its championship...

USC Students Stage Protest Over Sexist Frat Email

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:48:19 CDT

Almost a month after a sexist email surfaced advising "cocksmen" on the rites of pursuing "targets," dozens of USC students stalked out of class and staged a boisterous protest. The email is believed to have been penned by a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, and has gone viral, spawning...

USC Frat Email: Women Are 'Targets,' Not Actual People

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:09:31 CST

A fraternity email from a member of USC's Kappa Sigma chapter details how to be an effective "cocksman" and breach a woman's "pie"—vagina—or "gullet"—mouth and throat. "I will refer to females as 'targets," notes the author in his missive to his frat bros. "They aren't actual people...

Dead at 54: Ex-NFL Player Mosi Tatupu

Kevin Spak — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:34:44 CST

Longtime pro football running back Mosi Tatupu died yesterday at age 54 in his native Hawaii of as yet unknown causes. A close family friend tells the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that he “had some health issues,” including high-blood pressure and other ailments. Tatupu, a tough player known for his special teams...

13-Year-Old Quarterback Accepts USC Offer

Harry Kimball — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:51:02 CST

Unlike many 13-year-olds, David Sills knows exactly where he’ll be in 5 years: playing football for USC. The Delaware quarterback has made a verbal commitment to Lane Kiffin after the coach was wowed by a YouTube video of the phenom and offered him a scholarship. “His skill set is off...

Tennessee's Lane Kiffin Set to Take Over as USC Coach

Will McCahill — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:33:00 CST

Just days after losing football coach Pete Carroll to the NFL, the University of Southern California has hired Lane Kiffin, a former Trojans assistant, away from his head job at the University of Tennessee, sources tell ESPN . Kiffin, 34, led the Volunteers to a 7-5 record in his only season...

Carroll Set to Bolt USC for Seattle Seahawks

Will McCahill — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:09:00 CST

Pete Carroll, who turned the University of Southern California’s foundering football program into a perennial national contender, is ready to bolt for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Carroll, 58, coached the New York Jets and New England Patriots in the 1990s, and had said he’d only consider the NFL again if...

USC Star Recovering After Surgery on Crushed Throat

Nick McMaster — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:23:12 CDT

USC tailback Stafon Johnson is in critical but stable condition and communicating nonverbally after surgery to repair a horrific weightlifting injury. Teammates say Johnson was bench-pressing yesterday and accidentally dropped the bar on his throat. After 7-plus hours of surgery, during which doctors realigned Johnson’s larynx, the athlete is expected...

3-D TV Shows Promise, But Those Glasses Still a Must

Will McCahill — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:04:32 CDT

Admit it, your heart skips a beat at the prospect of a 3-D high-definition TV in your own home. And by this time next year, Sony and Panasonic will have ‘em on the market. But—and it’s a big one, even after the cost—you’re going to have to wear...