Dave Borelli, who won seven national titles as coach of the USC women’s tennis team, has died, according to the university. No cause of death was announced. His seven national titles are still the most won by a USC women’s sport. And USC women’s tennis has not won a national title since Borelli left in 1988. He won national titles in 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, … Continue reading Dave Borelli, USC’s Most Successful Women’s Coach, Passes Away

The Los Angeles Times magically returned the TV listings to its sports section after reader complaints. The letters to the editor were all negative about the new sports section, which remains a mess with no game stories, standings or box scores thanks to a 3 p.m. deadline. It’s like a magazine now, that few, if any, want to read. Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: Paper Makes Slight Bow To Readers

Former USC administrator Donna Heinel was released from prison on July 5. She was sentenced to six months in January for her role in the Varsity Blues scandal. Heinel, 61, plead guilty to wire fraud in November, 2021. She alledgedly took $160,000 from Rick Singer, the ring leader of the scandal. Singer was sentenced to 3.5 years in January. Heinel probably got off light considering … Continue reading Donna Heinel Released From Prison

Coach Bohn might be gone but there are still decisions being made in the athletic dept. USC hired Mark Hankins to be the men’s golf coach. Hankins has been co-head coach at Missouri the past two years and also was head coach at Nebraska and Iowa. It looks like Paul Perrier, an Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, made the hire. And last month, the former men’s golf … Continue reading Some Decisions Being Made At USC

Former USC golfer Allisen Corpuz won the U.S. Women’s Open today at Pebble Beach by three shots. She is the first American to win the U.S. Women’s Open since 2016 and only player to go under par in all four rounds: 69-70-71-69. She is a Trojan, of course, who competed at USC for five years from 2017-21. The moment Allisen Corpuz became a major champion! … Continue reading Ex-USC Golfer Allisen Corpuz Wins U.S. Women’s Open

It’s the end of a era for the Los Angeles Times, which announced it will no longer have box scores, standings or even game stories in its printed sports section. The sports section is supposedly going to become more a magazine with one story on the cover, that will obviously not be anything that happened the night before. It sounds like this means even a … Continue reading It’s The End Of An Era In Los Angeles