4:40 PM ET, Sun March 14, 2010

USC 3, Hawaii 1

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — Ben Mount pitched a complete game and struck out 8 as the Trojans won the second game of the four-game series. USC is now 7-8 overall....

11 hours ago

UCLA pulls out all the late stops to beat USC, advance to Pac-10 women's basketball final

Los Angeles Daily News — Even with the game in doubt in the final minute, UCLA women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell frequently smiled as if she never wondered whether the Bruins would beat crosstown-rival USC.

11 hours ago

Halftime Speech

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — Apparently, Rick Neuheisel spoke to the UCLA women's basketball team at halftime of their victory over USC. So that's why he didn't speak to the crowd. Did he tell the basketball team, ``Make no mistake we're not going to rest...

15 hours ago

Baxter's game plan might nail it for USC

Orange County Register — LOS ANGELES – The top USC special teams tackler will win The Hammer award, and will bring a real hammer out of the tunnel every week. At the end of the season, he'll get to keep it. The Friday night USC special teams meeting will become such a...

16 hours ago

UCLA 57, USC 53

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — The Bruins are up with 6 seconds left. USC missed four straight shots in the final stretch....

17 hours ago

UCLA 59, USC 53

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — And it's a wrap from the Galen Center. Ashley Corral led USC with 15 points but the Trojans shot only 33 percent while the Bruins shot 43 percent....

17 hours ago

Starling Starts

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — USC safety Jawanza Starling makes his first career start in center field tonight for the Trojans in Hawaii....

17 hours ago

UCLA 34, USC 34

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — The Trojans tie it all up with 15:57 left in the game....

17 hours ago

UCLA 39, USC 38

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — The Trojans are back to within one after a basket by Christina Marinacci with 12:35 left....

17 hours ago

USC 50, UCLA 49

Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News — The Trojans take their first lead of the half. Ashley Corral's got 15 points, all on 3 pointers....

17 hours ago
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