Today is the 69th anniversary of Althea Gibson defeating Darlene Hard, 6–3, 6–2 to become the first African-American champion at Wimbledon in 1957. Now there is a USC connection. Darlene Hard was a fixture in the production office at USC student publications from 1983-2019. Students who worked at the Daily Trojan or El Rodeo during that period remember her. She won the U.S. Open in 1960-61 … Continue reading Notes: There’s Always A USC Connection
With the World Cup grabbing all the attention, and Brazil crashing out of the tournament, it’s a good time to remember that some compared USC to Brazil before the tournament. Two teams that have won a lot of titles but haven’t won anything for more than 20 years. Iconic uniforms. Good at underperforming. Full of tradition. Plenty of swagger. Fans think they are better than … Continue reading Morning Buzz: The World Cup And USC Have Similarities
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I almost got fooled yesterday when I saw that USC landed Texas Tech transfer Connor Shouse, who hit .353 with 10 home runs and 66 RBI. Turned out he had committed to South Carolina. USC can’t land a transfer like this, apparently. Where are the power hitters in next year’s lineup, by the way? Paisios Polamalu, the son of former USC safety Troy Polamalu, has … Continue reading USC Sunday Buzz: A Trojan Legacy Commits
The USC band is playing all day today at Catalina island.There is a golf cart parade at 1 p.m. and a Catalina casino concert at 7:30 p.m. and then pre-and-post fireworks performances at the Wrigley stage. It’s the Fourth of July and that means time to run this wonderful color photo of the fireworks show at the Coliseum in 1964, that even lit up Mudd … Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July
USC is still recruiting former Utah guard Terrence Brown, who averaged 19.9 points last season. Brown is also considering Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon and Mississippi Former USC pitcher Caden Hunter, who was a 6th round pick of the Baltimore Orioles last year, has a 1.46 ERA for the Class A team in Frederick, Md. That is currently the lowest ERA of any pitcher in the Orioles’ … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column
OK, here is my analysis of USC schedule: Lincoln Riley has massaged the schedule to his liking: Notre Dame out. San Jose State, Louisiana and Fresno State in. USC should start the season 4-0 before it plays the biggest game of the year vs. Oregon at the Coliseum. If the Trojans win, they will be in an excellent position to make the playoff. If they … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Let’s Analyze The Schedule
