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He has 17 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots in a 73-46 win over Chattanooga.

Taj Gibson scored 17 points to lead No. 19 USC to a 73-46 win against Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Friday night.

Jack Yoshihara might not make it to the big game, but it won't be because he isn't allowed to be there, as was the case in 1942.

Jack Yoshihara, a Japanese American and a sophomore reserve on Oregon State's football team, was practicing in mid-December 1941, just as he had throughout the season.

Bruins and Trojans won't be playing for just the usual civic bragging rights Saturday night. A place in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals goes to the winner.

There will be much more than bragging rights on the line Saturday night when top-seeded UCLA (20-0-2) faces No. 4-seeded USC (16-4-2) in an NCAA tournament round-of-16 women's soccer game at UCLA's Drake Stadium.

USC gets a weekend off before worrying about archrival Notre Dame, but defensive end Kyle Moore was asked Thursday if he "hated" the Irish.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Jeremy Hazell scored 17 points and Eugene Harvey sank a free throw with five seconds remaining to help Seton Hall upend No.

West Coast Bias: ESPN's deal shows that the football's postseason continues to be undervalued.

Gibson leads the Trojans with 17 points and nine reboounds.

Something to get you in the holiday spirit.

STANFORD, Calif. -- Foluke Akinradewo had a match-high 19 kills and hit .571 (19-3-28) as the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal defeated the No. 10 USC Women of Troy, 3-1 (25-10, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18), in a Pac-10 Conference match. Alix Klineman chipped in 17 kills for a Stanford squad that hit .331 on the evening while USC committed 26 hitting errors.

Taj Gibson scored 17 points to lead No. 19 Southern Cal to a 73-46 win against Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Friday night.

USC head coach Mark Trakh has hauled in another top-10 recruiting class for the next women's basketball season, boasting a bumper crop of incoming talent with the signings of Kendall Hackney, Christina Marinacci, Monique Oliver and Vicky Tagalicod to join the Women of Troy in 2009. California products Marinacci (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) and Oliver (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS) are both highly ranked recruits, and are joined by out-of-state additions Hackney (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) and Tagalicod (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Hilo HS) who also come in as top picks out of their respective states. All told, USC's class of new signees is ranked No. 4 in the nation by Blue Star and is No. 5 according to USA Today.

Kurt Warner has heard a lot about the Giants' pass rush, and he expects the Giants to fly all around the field in Arizona. Warner will have to rely on his offensive line more than ever when New York brings a "very aggressive; attack you type of defense" to the University of Phoenix Stadium. Here is what Warner has to say about the Super Bowl champs, Sunday's game and young QB's at his heels.

He's helped lead one of the top JC programs in the country to the California JUCO playoffs and Mt. San Antonio LB Alfred Rowe (6-3, 215) is a focused man. First and foremost he's got his attention trained on the Mounties' next opponent -- Allan Hancock -- but he's also got his eyes set on earning a D-1 scholarship and that could be just around the corner.

Four star linebacker Jarvis Jones had a painful end to his senior season after he broke his left hand in three places three weeks ago. His season officially came to an end when he elected to have surgery on Monday. Jones shared his thoughts on Texas and its decision to announce that defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is Head Coach in Waiting.