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March 20, 2026
USC reaches settlement in Mike Bohn racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit
USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination.
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March 16, 2026
USC women face a tough path in NCAA tournament after up-and-down season
The USC women's basketball team draws a No. 9 seed in Regional 4 and will play Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
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March 14, 2026
UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau to miss Big Ten tournament semifinal game Saturday
The Bruins' best shooter and leading scorer suffered a mild knee sprain during Thursday's win over Michigan State. He's expected to be available for the NCAA tournament.
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March 14, 2026
UCLA stuns Michigan State to advance to Big Ten tournament semifinals
Behind another stellar performance from Donovan Dent, UCLA avenged a loss to Michigan State earlier this season with an 88-84 win in the Big Ten tournament.
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March 13, 2026
Donovan Dent achieves Big Ten tourney history in UCLA win over Rutgers
Donovan Dent becomes the first player in Big Ten tournament history to finish with a triple-double in UCLA's 72-59 win over Rutgers. The Bruins play Michigan State next.
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March 11, 2026
USC NBA draft prospect Alijah Arenas refuses to see his dreams derailed by bad luck
Alijah Arenas was expected to be one-and-done at USC, but a Cybertruck crash, knee injury and bad luck has clouded the NBA draft prospect's future.
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March 8, 2026
Eric Musselman running out of excuses after USC's latest blowout loss to UCLA
USC coach Eric Musselman likes to blame injuries or UCLA fans for the his basketball team's shortcomings, but the Trojans' issues are much deeper.
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March 4, 2026
USC kicks off spring football practice with optimism about influx of young talent
USC coach Lincoln Riley is pleased to have a high percentage of his fall roster participating in spring football practice.
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March 2, 2026
Chad Baker-Mazara's dismissal from USC stemmed from more than one incident
Talented USC guard Chad Baker-Mazara has struggled to stay focused and control his emotions throughout his college basketball career.
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March 2, 2026
Keep fighting on: USC shows Lindsay Gottlieb something 'special' in loss to UCLA
USC women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb says the Trojans managed to achieve something special despite their 73-50 loss to No. 2 UCLA.
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March 1, 2026
Chad Baker-Mazara, USC's leading scorer, leaves men's basketball team
Sixth-year senior guard Chad Baker-Mazara, who spent most of this season as the Trojans' top scorer, has left USC's men's basketball program.
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February 28, 2026
USC men routed by Nebraska after building halftime lead
The Trojans build a five-point lead at halftime but get outscored by 20 points in the second half as the No. 12 Cornhuskers cruise to the win at the Galen Center.
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February 25, 2026
USC men's basketball left to wonder what could have been after humbling loss at UCLA
USC coach Eric Musselman says it has been tough to cope with Rondey Rice's absence on the night the Trojans lost at UCLA.
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February 24, 2026
10 more notes, quotes and things to know ahead of USC spring football
Here are 10 more notes, quotes and things you ought to know about ahead of USC Trojans spring football.
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February 22, 2026
USC basketball fumbles lead, suffers devastating loss to Oregon
The USC men's basketball team led by six with 70 seconds left, but the Trojans picked up a crushing loss to struggling Big Ten team Oregon Saturday.
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February 20, 2026
UCLA's Mick Cronin apologizes for ejecting player, says he's still 'a good fit' as coach
The Bruins leader said he thought Steven Jamerson II tried to take out an opponent, but the coach said he had a poor view and apologized for ejecting the player.
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February 20, 2026
Star freshman Jazzy Davidson gives USC a scare as it wins sixth straight
USC defeats Wisconsin as freshman Jazzy Davidson leaves game early but appears to escape serious injury.
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February 19, 2026
USC men come unraveled in blowout loss to Illinois
Wednesday's blowout loss to Illinois is the biggest margin of defeat for the Trojans in two seasons under coach Eric Musselman.
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February 13, 2026
USC coach Lincoln Riley completes staff featuring new defensive blood, continuity
USC coach Lincoln Riley said staff change was inevitable, but he managed changes that he hopes will not blow up the team's progress on defense.
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February 13, 2026
Jazzy Davidson helps USC climb out of early hole and win fifth in a row
Jazzy Davidson scored 24 points to go with six rebounds and three steals in USC's victory over Indiana.
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January 30, 2026
Kennedy Smith and USC women stun No. 8 Iowa in a huge statement win
Kennedy Smith delivers a critical moment and Kara Dunn finishes with 25 points and 12 rebounds as USC pulls off its biggest win of the season against No. 8 Iowa.
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January 29, 2026
New USC defensive coordinator Gary Patterson outlines his vision for the Trojans' defense
New USC defensive coordinator Gary Patterson says he plans to blend his usual 4-2-5 defense at TCU with concepts he learned at Texas and Baylor.
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January 28, 2026
USC faces brutal Big Ten football slate in 2026
The official unveiling of the football schedule solidifies how grueling the season could be for USC.
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January 24, 2026
USC's Lindsay Gottlieb says struggling Trojans are 'right there' despite losing five of six
The Trojans have lost five of their last six games and face No. 7 Michigan on Sunday, but the coach says 'there's a ton of season left' to turn season around.
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January 22, 2026
Alijah Arenas' debut spoiled by USC's loss to Northwestern
Alijah Arenas makes his long-awaited debut after near-fatal car accident and knee injury, but USC comes up just short against Northwestern.
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January 22, 2026
USC is closing in on naming Gary Patterson the Trojans' defensive coordinator
USC coach Lincoln Riley is looking to Hall of Fame coach Gary Patterson to revamp the Trojans' defense. The unit has struggled during Riley's tenure.
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January 20, 2026
USC adds Nebraska's Mike Ekeler as new special teams coordinator
USC coach Lincoln Riley is shaking up his special teams staff, hiring Nebraska's Mike Ekeler to lead the group.
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January 19, 2026
USC star freshman Alijah Arenas likely to debut Wednesday against Northweatern
The addition of Alijah Arenas, who has yet to play at USC since injuring his knee in the summer, comes at a critical time for the Trojans. USC has lost three of its last five.
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January 15, 2026
Eric Musselman, USC surviving injury-riddled season by 'constantly reinventing ourselves'
The onslaught of injuries made the past two months, in the words of USC coach Eric Musselman, both "draining" and "the most challenging ever."
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January 14, 2026
Jordan Marsh helps USC rebound from tough stretch, earn home win over Maryland
USC was missing key players but still managed to rebound from a tough Big Ten road trip, earning an 88-71 win over Maryland Tuesday at Galen Center.
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