University of Southern California NCAA News

With so much criticism of USC's defense following last week's loss to Stanford, linebacker Chris Galippo took exception to the blanket perception that his unit is the root of the Trojans' recent struggles.

Loyola Marymount overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half to rally past USC, 67-59, on Saturday night.

USC is 10 games into the season, but the Trojans' offense is still making mistakes indicative of the early season.

The thought of USC winning a national championship disappeared a few weeks ago and the program degenerated to its lowest level in eight years after last weekend's embarrassing loss to Stanford.

USC and Tennessee are scheduled to play a home-and-home series in the years 2020 and 2021, which means Pete Carroll and his former assistant, Lane Kiffin, are unlikely to face each other by the time the team's play.

When USC basketball coach Kevin O'Neill was hired in June, he inherited a program beset by player departures.

Stanford's 2-point conversion has turned into something of a 2-point controversy.

USC coach Pete Carroll explained Tuesday that a big reason for the Trojans' embarrassing loss to Stanford was the lackadaisical pace of last week's practices.

Dwight Lewis led four players in double figures with 22 points and Southern California made Kevin O'Neill a winner in his return to the college coaching ranks with a 77-67 victory over UC Riverside on Tuesday night.

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart scores a touchdown as Southern California's Taylor Mays attempts to make the tackle during the first half of a NCAA college more... Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley, center, is sacked by Stanford's Matt Masifilo, right, and Will Powers during the first half of an NCAA college football more...

LOS ANGELES - After suffering a second knockout blow in three weeks, USC began to lift itself up off the canvas with a spirited Tuesday practice.

After a one-sided loss at New Mexico, UC Riverside men's basketball coach Jim Wooldridge wasn't as upset about the final score as he was about what caused it.

The grades are in for USC's dreadful performance against Stanford on Saturday. The last time something like this happened, I had no choice but to hand out some Fs.

With 6:37 remaining in the fourth quarter, Stanford scored its seventh touchdown of the game to take a demanding 48-21 lead over the Trojans that all but assured a victory.

Southern California's three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and high-profile recruits like O.J. Mayo and DeMar DeRozan seem like distant history.

USC cornerback and former West High player Brian Baucham had a scare this season when he crashed his motorcycle on the freeway.

USC quarterback Matt Barkley sacked by Stanford's Will Powers and Matthew Masifilo in the second quarter of a football game between Stanford and USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.

In an unfamiliar sight for a USC home game, Trojans players hang their heads in the fourth quarter Saturday.

USC tailback Joe McKnight agreed when asked if the Trojans might lack an identity following their 55-21 drubbing by Stanford on Saturday at the Coliseum.

The last time Southern California hosted Stanford in 2007, the nation was stunned when the 41-point underdog Cardinal got the best of the high and mighty Trojans.