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The Trojans' sophomore star continues to add to her impressive list of accolades with another player-of-the-year honor. Wooden Award could be next.

Outspoken transfer J'Onre "Big General" Reed adds humor and enthusiasm to USC offensive line unit that coach Lincoln Riley says has good depth.

Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and USC rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas Tuesday.

USC star JuJu Watkins could miss all of next season as she recovers from a torn ACL. The Trojans' freshman class is expected to help offset her loss.

Connecticut is the lone team in the NCAA women's basketball Final Four that wasn't a top seed. That doesn't mean coach Geno Auriemma's Huskies are the underdogs vs. UCLA.

With no JuJu Watkins, USC can't keep pace with Paige Bueckers and Connecticut in the fourth quarter of a 78-64 loss in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.

USC's hopes of making the Final Four will weigh heavily upon freshman defensive specialist Kennedy Smith being able to keep UConn star Paige Bueckers in check.

Playing without injured star JuJu Watkins, freshmen Kennedy Smith and Avery Howell power USC to a 67-61 victory over Kansas State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

USC women know they can't replace JuJu Watkins, but Kiki Iriafen and the rest of the Trojans are ready to be "the best version of themselves" in the Sweet 16.

In the wake of JuJu Watkins' season-ending knee injury, UConn star Paige Bueckers and Huskies coach Geno Auriemma talk about the challenges ahead for Watkins and USC.