Three weeks into spring practice, USC football coaches are making one thing clear: 95% of their best will not be accepted or tolerated. Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment. “It was a good message from some of our staff and leaders in terms of the approach that we…
Aden Holloway, the second-leading scorer for the Alabama men’s basketball team, was arrested Monday on a felony drug charge and may not be available for the Crimson Tide during March Madness, pending the university’s investigation into the matter. Alabama coach Nate Oats said that after he told his players about the situation, the team went…
UCLA coach Mick Cronin expects his team to embrace lofty expectations that follow the Bruins any time they take the floor during the NCAA tournament. The program has won an NCAA record 11 national titles and made 19 Final Four appearances. No. 7-seed UCLA’s (22-11) push for another deep NCAA tournament run begins Friday against…
Makai Lemon got another chance Thursday to demonstrate his skills for NFL scouts. About 50 of them — representatives from each of the 32 teams — gathered at USC to spend a few hours evaluating the school’s latest class of draft prospects. Lemon, who won the Biletnikoff Award last fall as college football’s top receiver,…
Trent McDuffie was a young high school player in Southern California when the Rams returned from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016. During Rams training camp that summer, McDuffie watched HBO “Hard Knocks” episodes about the team with his parents, and they were enamored by coach Sean McVay. “I remember just being like, ‘Dang,…
