The 3-3 USC women’s volleyball team hopes to have better results in the state of Texas than the football team did last Saturday. The women of Troy will play in the Rice Adidas Invitational in Houston today and Saturday. They face Sam Houston State today and Saturday they play Oakland and Rice. The then No. 7 Trojans started their season … Read More
This Week Looks Easier
Beaten last week in their season openers, UCLA and USC hope to get on the winning track tomorrow. The Bruins face UNLV at 5 in the Rose Bowl. The Trojans entertain Utah State at 11 a.m. – really — the Coliseum. The two teams emerged feeling quite differently about their first games. UCLA lost 31-24 in overtime to Texas A&M. … Read More
Bright Signs in Opening Loss
The Culver City High School football team hopes to record its first win against Torrance on Friday evening at 7 in the home opener at Jerry Chabola Stadium. After dropping the season opener 34-33 to West Torrance last Friday, the Centaurs found out two facts: They have a very good offense. But the defense will have to improve if they … Read More
Spark Has Deserted Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA need to regain the winning combination that put them at the top of the league before the players were shut down for a month because of the Rio Olympics The Sparks were sailing along with a 21-3 record before the Olympic break. Since returning, they have lost two in a row, to Seattle … Read More
Troy, Bruins Head for Texas
Can Bruin Josh Rosen complete pass around SC’s Claude Pelon. Photo: Jae C. Hong
UCLA and USC open their football seasons on Saturday in Texas. For the Bruins, the 12-game regular season begins at Texas A&M (12:30, Channel 2). In the late afternoon, the Trojans face the No. 1 team in the country, playing Alabama in the Dallas suburb of Arlington (5 o’clock, Channel 7). Both teams return home a week from Saturday. The … Read More
Season Opens Friday
Culver City High School opens its football season Friday evening at 7 at West Torrance. Coming off a hard fought scrimmage against Mira Costa last week, All-Ocean league quarterback Jonathan Martin is the leader of the Centaurs. Martin will be handing the ball off to running backs Brandon Oum and Nick Bradley. He will pass the ball to Deven Osborne, … Read More
What Adversity for Dodgers?
Brock Stewart. Photo: Pantagraph.com
If you look up “pitcher” in the dictionary there should be a photo of a Dodger. Even though the club is leading the National League West, their best pitchers — Clayton Kershaw, Scott Kazmir, Alex Wood and Hyun-Jin Ryu — are on the disabled list. But the staff continues to produce. Last Sunday at Dodger Stadium was a prime example. … Read More
Rams Will Run While Waiting
Jared Goff. Photo: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
The Rams, 2-0 in the pre-season, are generating excitement for their first season back in Los Angeles. They were supposed to be showcasing a quarterback drafted No. 1 a few months ago. It is perfectly clear Jared Goff is not ready. But the running game is. Goff has shown that he may be the franchise quarterback of the future. The … Read More
Women’s Volleyball Season Opens
The USC and UCLA women’s volleyball teams open this weekend, with the Trojans hosting the Baden Invitational and the Bruins at Loyola Marymount to play in the LMU Invitational. At USC, the Trojans play Marquette on Friday at 8, followed by two Saturday matches, Santa Clara at 10 and UC Irvine at 8. All matches are at the Galen Center … Read More
Centaurs in a Thursday Scrimmage
Coach Wright
With additional reporting by Jerry Weiner and Greg Goodyear. The Culver City High School football team will play a scrimmage against Mira Costa on Thursday evening at 6 o’clock. The Centaurs come into the season with a balanced attack. They have playmakers on offense and a solid defense. “We are doing well,” said Coach Jahmal Wright after a practice. “We … Read More