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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.

Welcome to the most successful springboard to a conducting career:. The four conductors selected by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil as 2024/25 Dudamel Fellows are Holly Hyun Choe, born in South Korea and raised in Los Angeles, and principal conductor of the chamber orchestra Ensemble Reflektor, Artiste Associé for L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, former assistant conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Paavo Järvi, selected for the German Music Council’s Grant Forum Dirigieren (2018), Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award recipient, Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship scholarship recipient, and participant in the Peter Eötvös Foundation Mentoring Programme; Dayner Tafur-Díaz, born in Peru, who won the German Conducting Award (October 2023), First Prize in the second edition of the International Opera Conducting Competition of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège (Belgium, August 2022) and Second Prize in the conducting competition of the University of Almería (Spain, November 2022) and was selected as one of 20 finalists in the 2023 Mahler Competition; Luis Castillo-Briceño (pictured), born in Costa Rica, who is the Conducting Fellow of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2023/24 season, an Equilibrium Young Artist mentored by Barbara Hannigan, and a designated winner in the Rotterdam International Conducting Competition 2025.; and Molly Turner, a Chinese-born conductor and composer from Tacoma, Washington, who is the Conducting Fellow with the New World Symphony and studied under the guidance of Esa-Pekka Salonen as a Salonen Fellow at the Colburn School’s Conservatory of Music. Please click here for more information about the Dudamel Fellows.

A motorcyclist who was injured in a collision on the border of Long Beach and Lakewood has died, police said Friday, and they asked anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward.

Zenshuji Soto Mission will present its 66th annual Obon Carnival on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21, from 12 to 7 p.m. Obon service will be held at 1:30 p.m. both days. Cultural activities — Bon Odori and tea ceremony. Entertainment — Taiko drumming, folk dance and music, Shorinji Kempo....

The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated Joe Kelly from the 60-day injured list and added him to their active roster as they begin the second half of the season. Kelly had been out since May 6 with a right posterior shoulder strain that forced him to miss more than two months. The right-hander was expected to return after the All-Star break, and everything went well in his rehab stints with the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club.

The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s “Music in the Schools” program is wrapping up its month-long summer school classes marking a successful partnership with five LAUSD middle schools across Los Angeles. The SJO developed a tailored curriculum for the summer school program based on our “Music of the World” residency.

CUSTOMERS fear they've fallen victim to a car buying scam after a company issues checks that bounce - some haven't been paid at all. One customer was issued a check for nearly $82,000, but it bounced - he hasn't heard from the company since. Los Angeles residents are raising the...

The Oklahoma Sooners have a top-10 recruiting class so far in the 2025 recruiting cycle. That group is led by a pair of top-100 trench monsters - Weatherford (O

Pro golfer Michelle Wie West just found a buyer for her lavish Encino, CA, estate. She put the ace of a place on the market in January for $6,495,000, then dropped the price to $6,299,000 in April. It sold this month for $6,025,000. According to Realtor.com records, the pro golfer...

The Big Ten has welcomed new baseball teams with storied histories, aiming to shine in a sport dominated by Southern schools. Oregon and USC bring strong performances, with Oregon making NCAA regionals for the fourth consecutive year and USC showcasing potent pitching despite offensive struggles. Washington's season faltered towards the end, leading to a coaching change, while UCLA faced challenges offensively, highlighting a need for rebuilding.

Former Dodgers top prospect Josiah Gray is undergoing season-ending surgery with the Washington Nationals.

Ben Affleck told his daughter, Violet Affleck, to not 'waste' all of her time on her mask campaign, a source alleged. Here's what the source claimed.

Inside Loni Willison's Early Beginnings As one of the rising models in the 2000s, Loni Willison found herself posing for magazines like Iron Man, Flavour and Glam Fit.Aside from her blooming career, she also enjoyed her love life with Jeremy Jackson, and their sweet moments were often caught on camera.Loni Willison Enjoyed the Day With Her FiancéIn December 2012, Willison was spotted shopping with Jackson at The Grove in Beverly Hills. The pair officially tied the knot on December 12 of the same year.Her Life Started to Fall ApartOK! obtained the latest photos of the former model, showing her smoking...

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...

A massive fire that broke out Friday morning near a storage area in downtown Los Angeles destroyed two buildings, damaged several others and even sent a firefighter to the hospital.Fire crews responded to the area near Kohler and E 7th streets, close to the Fashion District, just after 2 a.m. The fire was so big, it quickly spread to several nearby buildings."Firefighters used ladder pipes, large-diameter hand lines and portable monitors to keep persistent water flow on the fire," said the Los Angeles Fire Department in an update. "Ultimately, it took over 170 firefighters 5 hours and 15 minutes to extinguish the flames."One firefighter sustained a knee injury and was sent to a local hospital in fair condition.No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

FOCO has several Los Angeles Dodgers bobbleheads available, with products tied to the 2024 MLB All-Star Game, and additional versions for the likes of Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani. The latest Ohtani bobblehead has him in the new Dodgers City Connect uniform that was unveiled for the 2024 season. Ohtani...

The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its inaugural Azrieli Research Fellowship for graduate students who are pursuing an Master’s degree (M.A., M.Ed., MMSt., MI, or other recognized Master’s-level program) or PhD during the spring or summer 2025 term. One applicant will...

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.

United Creatives, the parent 501c3 behind the Seattle Film Summit, is bringing more than 100 local creatives to represent the region at the 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. HollyShorts will be held Aug. 8-18 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. This year, the festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

By now, most NBA fans know the controversy surrounding Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James.  Before the Lakers even drafted Bronny with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, numerous fans were accusing him of being the latest product of nepotism. Many are saying that his father, LeBron ...