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Nearly a year later, El Segundo’s Little League World Series run is still making an impact
After El Segundo gave up a four-run lead on a Curacao grand slam, it was 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was still anyone's game. Except this game was on the biggest stage in amateur baseball: the Little League Baseball World Series championship. "No pressure, just get...
Lake Perris Loses Olympic Venues as LA28 Consolidates to be LA Centric
PERRIS – In its efforts to consolidate event venues into a tighter geographic profile, LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 LA Olympics has pulled water events from Lake Perris. Rowing and canoe sprinting was previously set to be held at Lake Perris, but officials relocated the event to...
ESPN Computer's Top 5 Teams Heading Into August
There's only one more month until the start of the 2024 college football regular season. The games begin at the end of August. Heading into the final month of the college football offseason, who are the teams to beat? ESPN's computer model, the Football Power Index, has ranked college football's ...
Julian Lewis is an endless source of intrigue at USC
Carrollton High School (Georgia) quarterback Julian Lewis is a five-star recruit who has been committed to the USC Trojans for over a year now. However, the Max Preps Sophomore of the Year has been coveted by many suitors, including Colorado, Auburn, Indiana and Georgia. Despite his verbal commitment to USC,...
Pacific Palisades Native Miles Partain to Debut at Olympics with Skechers Gear
MANHATTAN BEACH — Miles Partain, a 22-year-old beach volleyball player from Pacific Palisades, and the youngest athlete to represent the U.S. in the sport at this year's Olympics, has signed a sponsorship deal with Skechers. The footwear and apparel giant will outfit Partain and his teammate Andy Benesh for their competition in Paris.
USC's greatest sports streak has nothing to do with football
In one week, the 2024 Summer Olympics begin in Paris. USC will send many athletes to France in search of gold medals and athletic glory. USC is a football school, but USC is also an Olympic powerhouse. The greatest sports streak at USC could be the football team’s 34-game winning streak from the middle of the 2003 season up to the 2006 Rose Bowl against Texas. It could also be the run of five straight College World Series championships from 1970 through 1974. Yet, there’s another USC sports streak which currently sits at 112 years and is likely to last for a long time to come.
Big Ten primer — Rutgers’ greatest football moment
USC is joining the Big Ten and helping to create an 18-school superconference with the other West Coast schools leaving the Pac-12. The Trojans will participate in Big Ten media days next week in Indianapolis. The newness of their surroundings and the freshness of their situation will become apparent when they join a media extravaganza with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and other schools from the Midwest. As we get to know USC’s new Big Ten neighbors, let’s consider the greatest football moment in the history of Rutgers University. It’s an old memory, literally the oldest college football memory we have. College...
The road warrior: Lorenzo Powell’s drive to reach the top
Lorenzo Powell has a unique sparring regimen. On Mondays and Fridays, the lightweight spends 18 hours – 12 of them driving – devoted to boxing. Powell and his coach Marty Chima travel from Sacramento, California, to Los Angeles at 2am, reaching the boxing gym he will spar at early in the morning while training for four to six hours, and then return home.
Federal Funding for L.A. Ahead Of 2028 Olympics
Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pledging to help Los Angeles prepare for the 2028 Olympics. He joined L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and other leaders at the Memorial Coliseum yesterday to celebrate federal funding for public transportation projects. The city is expecting to receive about 900-million dollars in federal help for now....
Zachariah Branch discusses the past and present of USC football
USC football wide receiver and return man Zachariah Branch joins former NFL tight end Adam Breneman on the latest episode of Next Up. In this exclusive interview, Zachariah Branch reflects on his All-America season with USC last year and explains what USC fans can expect from Lincoln Riley’s offense in 2024 with new starting quarterback Miller Moss leading the way.
Former Alabama QB, current ESPN football analyst believes in USC
Former Alabama quarterback and national champion Greg McElroy said this week on the “Always College Football” podcast that USC’s month of October will be the most important in the Trojans’ upcoming college football season. McElroy broke down USC’s schedule this fall during a recent episode of...
Justyn Martin on College Football 25, Subpar Game Speed, Teammate Ratings
We got the chance to talk to quarterback Justyn Martin at the UCLA/EA Sports College Football 25 event, hosted by the Men of Westwood collective, as he talked about the gameplay, questioned his speed rating, his teammate ratings, and the excitement of being in a modern video game.
Bees’ two-sport standout thrives in California
Kenny Cunningham, a former Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School soccer standout, has traded in dribbles for deals. Now an investment banker in Los Angeles, the 2011 graduate fondly recalls his Ohio years, from kicking the ball around at Blossom Hill as a youngster to dazzling fans with his foot skills at Brecksville High School and Ohio State University.
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