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Blue-chip OT Keenyi Pepe commits to 'home' program USC
Blue-chip offensive tackle Keenyi Pepe from IMG Academy announced Thursday that he will play his college football at the University of Southern California.,"Coming Back Home," the Class of 2026 prospect posted to social media platform X.,Home is Long Beach, Calif., and he is a student at IMG in Brad...
Trojans recruit Alijah Arenas released from hospital
Southern California hoops recruit Alijah Arenas has been released from the hospital, six days after a fiery car crash.,"We are grateful to share that (he) ... is now resting comfortably under close watch," the family said in a statement released Wednesday.,"While his journey to full recovery is just...
NBA mulling All-Star Game change: USA vs. World
The NBA is considering changing the format of the 2026 All-Star Game in Los Angeles to an international competition.,Commissioner Adam Silver said last month that the league was going "back to the drawing board" following its unpopular three-game mini-tournament at the 2025 All-Star Game.,On Monday,...
Giants in celebratory mood despite series-opening loss to Rangers
The San Francisco Giants will host a big family reunion on Saturday that will feature their game against the Texas Rangers.,The Rangers won an old-fashioned pitchers' duel 2-0 on Friday to kick off the three-game series, but the focus Saturday will be on the past more than the present at Oracle Park...
Mariners ace Logan Gilbert exits with forearm tightness
Seattle Mariners ace right-hander Logan Gilbert left Friday night's start against the visiting Miami Marlins with tightness in his right forearm, the team announced.,Gilbert, who entered the game 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA in five starts this season, struck out three over three perfect innings. The 27-year...
USC recruit Alijah Arenas out of coma day after crash
Five-star prospect and Southern California recruit Alijah Arenas is out of a medically induced coma following a car accident, according to a family statement to ESPN on Friday.,"In a remarkable and hopeful development, Alijah Arenas has come out of his coma and has shown significant signs of progres...
Reports: USC recruit Alijah Arenas in coma after car accident
Five-star prospect and Southern California recruit Alijah Arenas was hospitalized and placed into a medically induced coma after he was involved in a car accident Thursday morning, ESPN reported.,Per ESPN, initial tests showed no broken bones for the 18-year-old, who is the son of three-time NBA All...
Canucks decline option, offer new deal to coach Rick Tocchet
The Canucks will not exercise the contract option on Rick Tocchet for 2025-26 but hope to keep the veteran coach behind the bench in Vancouver.,President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said Monday that the organization offered Tocchet a new long-term deal.,Expectations were high for a deep play...
Rangers OF Wyatt Langford activated off IL, in lineup vs. Dodgers
Outfielder Wyatt Langford was activated off the injured list and inserted into the starting lineup for the Texas Rangers' series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Langford initially was placed on the 10-day injured list April 9 due to a right oblique strain. He is...
Rangers put OF Wyatt Langford (oblique) on injured list
The Texas Rangers will be without leading slugger Wyatt Langford for a while after placing the outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right oblique strain.,He exited Tuesday's 10-6 road loss to the Chicago Cubs after batting in the seventh inning. He finished 2-for-4 with a double ...
Falcons bring back starting CB Dee Alford
The Atlanta Falcons re-signed cornerback Dee Alford on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Alford, 27, posted a career-high 83 tackles with one sack and one forced fumble in 16 games (11 starts) in 2024.,In three seasons in Atlanta, he has 149 tackles, 24 passes defensed and one interception in 48 gam...
Auburn G Tahaad Pettiford to explore NBA draft
Auburn freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford declared for the 2025 NBA Draft but will maintain his college eligibility, he told ESPN on Monday.,"I'm looking for an NBA team that values my skill set and sees my long-term potential," he said. "The right fit and organization that values me. I'll sit down wit...
White Sox activate OF Mike Tauchman, DFA OF Travis Jankowski
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielder Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.,In a corresponding move, Chicago designated outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.,Tauchman, 34, was put on the injured list March 27 (retroactive to March 23) due to a strained right hamstring. Th...
USC star JuJu Watkins wins Wooden Award
Southern California star guard JuJu Watkins became only the third underclassman to win the Wooden Award, presented to the most outstanding player in women's basketball, on Saturday.,Watkins, who is also the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year and Associated Press Player of the Year, won the ...
Texas A&M names Samford's Bucky McMillan as head coach
Texas A&M tabbed Samford head coach Bucky McMillan to the same post with the Aggies on Saturday.,A three-time Southern Conference coach of the year (2022-24), McMillan replaces Buzz Williams at College Station. Williams accepted the head coaching job with Maryland on Tuesday, two days after former T...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard head 2025 Hall of Fame class
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Saturday.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, r...
Report: Prominent Cal football donors withhold money over Ron Rivera role
Prominent donors to the Cal football name, image and likeness collective said they won't give any more money to the organization until former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is given the authority to run the Golden Bears program, SFGate reported.,Rivera, a former All-American linebacker at Cal, was hired ...
Eric Dixon's big second half helps Villanova edge USC
Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of the College Basketball Crown on Thursday in Las Vegas. ,Dixon, who became the program's all-time scori...
Eric Dixon helps Villanova edge USC
Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of the College Basketball Crown on Thursday in Las Vegas. ,Dixon, who became the program's all-time scori...
Opportunity knocks in Crown for Villanova, USC
For opponents Villanova and Southern California, facing off in Thursday's quarterfinal round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, the opening-round of the tournament provided opportunities in the unknown.,For Villanova (20-14), interim coach Mike Nardi capitalized on the opportuni...