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The USC women's basketball team limited Saint Mary's to four points in the second quarter and rolled to a 79-33 win at Galen Center Tuesday night.

Lane Kiffin said his former USC boss and mentor Pete Carroll gave him some advice that helped him decide to leave his job at Ole Miss to become the new head coach at LSU.

USC has hit a plateau under coach Lincoln Riley, Dylan Hernández writes, beating rival UCLA Saturday but falling well short of title contention.

No. 17 USC used a dominant second half to earn a 29-10 win over crosstown rival UCLA at the Coliseum Saturday, retaining the Victory Bell.

After facing UCLA, USC coach Lincoln Riley must decide whether to replace starting quarterback Jayden Maiava or fight to retain Maiava and backup Husan Longstreet.

Jazzy Davidson has 20 points and 14 rebounds as the USC women have little trouble with Tennessee Tech.

If UCLA can buy its way out of the Rose Bowl, maybe its time for USC to buy out Lincoln Riley after the Trojans fall to 0-5 against top-10 football teams.

No. 15 USC is unable to pull off an upset over No. 7 Oregon on the road, all but ending their quest to earn a College Football Playoff berth for the first time.

What are the key to USC's big game at Oregon Saturday? The Trojans will try to thrive on the road, control the run, deliver big plays and more.

Lincoln Riley and USC are seeing what happens when a football program keeps and develops talent recruited out of high school rather than over-rely on the transfer portal.