Alumni bring athletes’ Olympic stories home to NBC local stations
Brad Luck and Fernando Hurtado talk about the differing paths that took them from USC Annenberg to Tokyo.
USC beach volleyball star primed for Olympics breakout
Kelly Claes and her partner, Sarah Sponcil, have already made history as the youngest duo to represent the U.S. in beach volleyball. Now, they’re ready to show the world why they deserve their spot.
Record number of USC athletes — the most of any university — headed to Tokyo Olympics
In its history, USC has sent more athletes to the Olympics and won more medals and gold medals than any other U.S. university, with a Trojan winning a gold in every Summer Olympics since 1912.
Celebrating 5 remarkable Trojan Olympians — past and present
Learn more about Nia Ali, Jeff Float, Katinka Hosszu, Felix Sanchez and Louis Zamperini, all of whom call USC Dornsife their academic home.
5 ways the ancient Olympics differ from the modern games
The games that begin July 23 in Tokyo will be quite different from their ancient counterparts.
Anna Cockrell named 2021 Honda Sports Award Winner for track and field
The award is presented annually the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports.
Women’s track and field team wins second NCAA outdoor championship In 3 seasons
The Trojans score their most points ever at the NCAAs. Anna Cockrell becames only the second person to win the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles in the same season.
Let’s Talk About the Quiet Crisis in College Sports: Mental Health
Student-athletes have long stayed silent about depression. USC sport psychologists are telling them it’s OK to get help — and they’re not alone.
Tim Tolman, 65, leading hitter on USC’s 1978 College World Series championship team
The three-year USC letterman also played and coached in the majors.
USC wins seventh women’s water polo national championship
The Trojans are dominant in their 18-9 win over UCLA — the most goals and largest margin of victory ever in an NCAA women’s water polo championship game.
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Lindsay Gottlieb named USC women’s basketball head coach
In eight seasons at California, she led the Golden Bear women to seven NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four.
USC beach volleyball team captures fourth national championship
The team captures the 2021 NCAA crown to bring home USC’s 131st all-time team national title.
USC Athletics commits to support United Nations Sports for Climate Action initiative
The university is the fifth U.S. collegiate athletic department to commit to the U.N. framework, which positions the global sports community to combat climate change.
USC Athletics to transition student-athlete health care to Keck Medicine of USC
The updated athletic medicine program will allow USC’s student-athletes to benefit from Keck Medicine’s world-renowned experts and resources.
Conn Findlay, 90, won medals at 4 Olympics and was USC’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist
Findlay, a medalist in rowing and sailing, is regarded as USC’s greatest rower.
News media still pressing the mute button on women’s sports
A 30-year USC/Purdue study finds that television news and ESPN’s SportsCenter continue to ignore women’s sports — and online media coverage isn’t much better.
Bob Hertel, 91, member of USC’s 1951 College World Series team and father of 2 USC stars
His son Rob was the Trojans’ starting quarterback in 1977 and also was a three-year baseball starter; son Rick was USC’s designated hitter in 1977.
USC announces 2021 football schedule
Non-conference games feature BYU, Notre Dame and San Jose State in the Trojans’ first all-Saturday schedule in more than a decade.
Carl P. Maggio, 86, USC baseball alum and author
A founding member of the Trojan Baseball Alumni Association, he helped lead USC to the College World Series in 1955.
Gil Shea, 92, former USC men’s tennis player
The Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Famer played on three USC men’s tennis teams that finished in the national Top 4 and then was among the Top 10 players in the U.S.
Derrell ‘Turk’ Marshall, offensive tackle on USC’s 1988 Rose Bowl team
He was a seven-game starter at right tackle on the 1988 squad that won its first 10 games and rose to a No. 2 national ranking.
Jon Arnett, 85, USC football and L.A. Rams running back great
“Jaguar Jon” excelled as both a running back and punt and kickoff returner.
Bob Kolf Jr., 91, co-captain of 1951 USC men’s basketball team
As a senior, he was named the team’s Most Inspirational Player. He also played a season each on USC’s football and baseball teams.
Sam Tsagalakis, 88, USC kicker whose late field goal beat Stanford in 1953
He was just the second Trojan kicker to make a game-winning field goal in the final minute.