Kayvon Webster returned a fumble 96 yards for an early touchdown as South Florida came to Notre Dame for the first time and stunned the 16th-ranked Irish 23-20 Saturday in a game disrupted for hours because of storms. South Florida 23, No. 16 Notre Dame football 20 Kayvon Webster returned a fumble 96 yards [...]
Athletic director Pat Haden on the NCAA’s decision to deny the Trojans’ appeal. The N.C.A.A. rejected Southern California’s appeal to reduce sanctions imposed on its football program, keeping in place some of the harshest penalties in a quarter-century. U.S.C. will serve the second year of its two-year postseason ban this fall. It will also lose [...]
It meant more for Alex Stepheson. USC’s senior forward couldn’t call Sunday night’s 63-52 win over UCLA just a win, or even just a big win against a rival. He’s homegrown, a former star at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake. Beating UCLA (9-6, 1-2 in Pacific 10 Conference), which USC (10-6, 2-1) has done four consecutive times, [...]