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These two Trojans will have the world watching them this season. We’re not even a month out from the 2021 NFL draft but analysts and fans alike haven’t wasted anytime in beginning to look towards next year’s crop of prospects.
The Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling recently came out with a new 2022 mock draft and among those players selected in the first round are a pair of Trojans in quarterback Kedon Slovis and defensive end Drake Jackson.
Slovis is th...
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Women’s basketball star in line for Olympic debut. The Australian women’s basketball program announced the national team roster for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics this week, and a Stanford Cardinal product was among the players who made the cut.
Forward Alanna Smith, who played for the Cardinal from 2015-19, is one of 12 players selected for the squad, one of four who will be making her Olympic debut this year if everything goes according to plan.
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There was a time in the annals golf history when every fan and media outlet jokingly referred to Phil Mickelson as one of the only top tour players to never have won a major. Lefty has now come full circle and added a title that is one for the record books that may stand for quite some time - the "OLDEST golfer to have won a major" with his victory at the 2021 PGA Championship in my home state of South Carolina. Mickelson's first major championship win at The Masters 2004 came during his thirt...
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Hearns was selected as multiple outlets Player of the Year California Golden Bears defensive signee Lu-Magia Hearns earned some significant end-of-season honors this past week, being selected as the San Francisco Chronicle and Bay Area News Group’s Defensive Player of the Year for the high school football season past.
From a story posted May 8, Hearns was nabbed as the San Francisco Chronicle’s Metro Player of the Year .
Hearns, The Chronicle’s 2021 Metro Player of the Year and a Cal com...
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David Shaw spoke on how his student-athletes will be prepared for success when the NIL laws go into affect The Stanford Cardinal student-athletes are better off than most when they leave the university because simply put: they have a Stanford education. It wouldn’t be a surprise, however, to hear that the Cardinal are actively preparing for the changes that are to come within collegiate athletics when the name, image and likeness bills are expected to pass. ...
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The Bruins currently have a top-25 class The UCLA Bruins class of 2022 is shaping up quite nicely and is currently ranked second in the Pac-12 by 247Sports. With seven committed players, we take a comprehensive look at those players who are set to join UCLA this circuit as the summer starts to heat up.
4-star TE Jack Pedersen IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
At 6’4, 255 pounds, Pedersen plays for powerhouse IMG in south Florida. He ranks as the country’s fifth-bes...
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The former Auburn safety is set to join a relatively young secondary Chris Thompson Jr. has officially announced his transfer destination, pledging to YOUR USC Trojans late Thursday night. It’s not his first time out ‘west’ as he visited USC back during his high school recruitment days out of Duncanville, Texas.
Thompson played in six games a year ago as a true freshman for the Auburn Tigers , recording just eight tackles.
He was the country’s 199th overall ...
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Bynum was the only Bear selected in the 2021 NFL Draft The 2021 NFL Draft didn’t hear quite as many California Golden Bears as any fan may have hoped, but that wasn’t that big of a surprise for any of those who watched the team the past few seasons. With the amount of talent they’ve produced into the league, mainly from the defensive side of the ball and in the secondary, it’s actually quite amazing they can keep producing top-notch players in such a short amou...
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Adebo landed with the New Orleans Saints in the third-round of the 2021 NFL Draft The Stanford Cardinal were represented very well in the 2021 NFL Draft with Walker Little hearing his name first. Former QB Davis Mills happened to go second after just one shortened year as the starter while 2018’s “lock for first-round pick” Paulson Adebo landed in the third round to the New Orleans Saints .
Adebo is absolutely as talented as the entire crop of cornerbac...
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Odighizuwa could absolutely see some serious time in 2021 The UCLA Bruins weren’t as prominent during last month’s 2021 NFL Draft as maybe they had been in previous years, but with Osa Odighizuwa’s selection to the Dallas Cowboys in the third round, Odighizuwa could be in line early to make an impact during his rookie season.
Odighizuwa was selected with the 75th pick overall, the 11th pick of the third round by Dallas. He was the first Bruin to be selec...
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Carr entered the transfer portal after rushing for 1300+ yards the past four seasons USC Trojans RB Stephen Carr officially entered the NCAA transfer portal this week, after four years with the program. Carr ran for 1,306 yards on 266 attempts over the past four seasons but did see his workload – and efficiency – decrease while in the new Air Raid offense.
Carr totaled 176 yards on 46 carries a season ago, each of which came up short as career-lows. He did chi...
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It’s been awhile folks, glad to be back In case you forgot, the Stanford Cardinal are National Champions. I didn’t forget. I didn’t miss a minute of the action as Coach Tara led her group to a dominant tournament appearance and a fabulous National Championship Game victory.
Yes, I actually follow Stanford Athletics when I’m not on duty, when I’m off the clock, so to speak. I know it’s been a while since you’ve seen my name in the byline above but I am back after a long 88 business days away ...
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It’s been awhile – what did I miss while I was gone? It’s been a good bit of time since I’ve been here — and since you’ve heard from me. After 88 ‘business days’ and what equated to just over four months, yours truly is back at it. And what better way to start than dropping all the latest info on your UCLA Bruins as it happened over the weekend.
It was a busy past few months for me as we had a baby, adjusted to life with two, bought and moved into a new house while the real estate marke...
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After a few-month hiatus, what’d I miss? First things first, it feels great to be back. After 88 business days and what equated to just over four full months away, yours truly is back on the grind. Our son is completely healthy and our daughter is coping with being a big sister in all the ways you’d expect while also being a tremendous help. My wife has been amazing through this journey.
And if you’d guess it, we choose the timeframe of having a newborn to also buy and move into a new house ...
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Darnold joins former college coach Matt Rhule in Carolina after spending three years with the New York Jets. The USC Trojans had one player selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft . Offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker went 14th overall to the New York Jets .
Vera-Tucker is joining the team that selected a former USC QB No. 3 overall at the 2018 draft. Sam Darnold spent three seasons with the Jets before being traded to the Carolina Panther...
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National title hopeful Bruins fall in penalty shootout. The UCLA Bruins women’s soccer team suffered heartbreak on Wednesday, as they were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament following a penalty shootout loss to Clemson in the third round.
The Bruins had reasonable aspirations for the national championship this season, but after a gritty last-minute win over Iowa in the second round, they went down against the Tigers as well and needed a late equalizer to ...
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The Trojans could have two top-10 picks in next year’s NFL Draft. The USC Trojans only had one first-round selection in this year’s NFL Draft . Offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker was picked 14th overall by the New York Jets and will play alongside fellow rookie Zach Wilson.
We could see a couple of Trojans picked ahead of where Vera-Tucker was this year in the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Trojans knocked out in penalty shootout heartbreak. The USC Trojans looked comfortable through 45 minutes in their opening 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament game on Friday against Ole Miss , but things took a turn for the worse after that, as they were pushed to the brink and were ultimately eliminated from the competition after losing 3-2 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 scoreline through double overtime.
The Trojans were ranked the No. 8 seed over...
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Freshman Reilyn Turner dragged Bruins to 3rd round. Through about 84 minutes it looked as though UCLA were going to crash out of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Friday, the No. 3 overall seed losing to Iowa, which had one NCAA Tournament win in their history all-time, but a late brace from Reilyn Turner saved the day, as UCLA won 2-1 in the 2nd Round and will continue on in the competition.
Meike Ingles opened the scoring...
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Pac-12 champs hope they can find more national glory. The Stanford Cardinal men’s soccer program is fresh off a Pac-12 regular season title for the spring season, and now they’ll aim to write their names in school lore once more in the NCAA Tournament, scheduled to take place starting next month in North Carolina.
The Cardinal are the No. 4 overall seed for the tournament, and will therefore get a first-round bye. They will take on the winner of the Omah...
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Will aim to kick off deep run Apr. 30. 2020 Pac-12 women’s soccer champion UCLA have unsurprisingly reached the NCAA Championship for the season and have a first-round bye in the tournament, scheduled to take place in North Carolina.
The No. 3 Bruins will face the winner of the Iowa-Campbell match that will take place Tuesday, with UCLA’s game scheduled for next Friday.
UCLA is coming off a stellar regular season, losing just one time en route to the Pac...
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Guard could be a steal at No. 18. Stanford Cardinal guard Kiana Williams was selected at No. 18 overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday.
Williams may have dropped to the 2nd round, but she may have found the right fit to embark on her professional career, with the Storm the defending WNBA champions and the point guard potentially backing up legendary guard Sue Bird in the upcoming season.
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Bruins star selected No. 6 overall. UCLA star Michaela Onyenwere was drafted No. 6 overall by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday.
Michaela Onyenwere ( @monyenwere_ ), welcome to New York! #OwntheCrown pic.twitter.com/2dxrj2eaRI — New York Liberty (@nyliberty) April 15, 2021
The forward gets to make her pro dream a reality after her selection, where she’ll be united with former Pac-12 nemesis Sabrina Ionescu at the Liberty.
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Almost every golf fan caught at least a glimpse of The Masters this past week and many of us had favorable weather where we could go out and imagine ourselves at Augusta National, fist-pumping as we rolled in birdie putts. Mike Bender, top-five-ranked PGA teaching professional and director of instruction at The Mike Bender Golf Academy at Magnolia Plantation Golf Club (and Zach Johnson's instructor as well as many other greats of the game) was inside-the-ropes this week at the first major tour...
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The other bball title game is here. You’re probably still basking in the glow of the Stanford Cardinal ’s first women’s basketball national championship in 29 years — why wouldn’t you be? — but if you can’t get enough college basketball, the men’s NCAA Tournament championship game is Monday evening in Indianapolis.
It’s an intriguing matchup if you like upstarts, as perennial mid-major power Gonzaga have a chance to win their first national title and they...
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