Spring look around the Pac-10 - ESPN
...USC TrojansHere's poetic justice...: Mostly due to an outbreak of injuries -- none terribly worrisome --
the Trojans finished spring practices with a lack of depth at tailback...Come August, however,
a 10-deep and ridiculously glittering array of stars will scrap and claw for playing time. That list, perhaps
surprisingly, includes Hershel Dennis, the previously forgotten man...whose solid effort this spring raised at least a few eyebrows. Dennis earned a sixth year of eligibility after missing the previous two seasons due to injuries. Nonetheless,
if a pecking order were to be established, Chauncey Washington and C.J. Gable likely would get the first nod, though more than
a few USC fans are curious about what incoming freshman Joe McKnight -- aka, the next Bush -- can do.
Patrick Turner and Vidal Hazelton finished spring as the top two receivers, with David Ausberry and Travon Patterson providing depth...
You've checked out my conference-by-conference BCS coach rankings, now check out my overall ranking of the 66 BCS coaches.
Some people light up a room. Ryan Kalil rearranges one...
...The Giants could use a big, strong target to complement the deep threat of Plaxico Burress. Amani Toomer...is coming off surgery for a partially torn ACL...and second-year receiver Sinorice Moss is still unproven...
After he left the University of Southern California's film school in 1968, George Lucas says, he would have been content to make a living pursuing documentaries, educational projects or industrial movies. He was even willing to work on films for the United States Information Agency while creating small avant-garde pictures on his own time.
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Parry O’Brien, who revolutionized shot-putting technique, won three Olympic medals (two gold) and became the first man to reach 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 feet, died Saturday...
...In Los Angeles, Mustain will not be part of the everyday Razorback picture and that's a good thing for all concerned. If he had gone to Tulsa, there would have been Mustain-this or Mustain-that regularly.
During interviews with NFL personnel at February's Indianapolis combine, two prospects were asked the inevitable question: Why haven't celebrated Southern California wide receivers made more of an impact in the NFL in the last few years?
