CHICAGO — One team wants to change the narrative that it can’t win outside the West Coast. The other wants to change the narrative that it simply can’t win. For the UCLA and USC men’s basketball teams,

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Riding a three-game winning streak, the USC Trojans have had an impressive second season under coach Eric Musselman. Following the Trojans 77-75 comeback win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, the Trojans currently post an 18-6 overall record and ...

Bruins put their foot down on owning the crosstown rivalry in our UCLA vs. USC picks, odds & expert predictions for Saturday, March 7.

The USC Triple-Double Podcast -- the Peristyle's basketball-focused podcast -- returns with co-hosts Shotgun Spratling and Connor Morrissette (aka Mr. Triple Double) breaking down USC men's basketball earning an impressive Quad 1 win at Wisconsin, but then ...

The USC Trojans are on the bubble for the upcoming NCAA Tournament with less than a month to go in the regular season. Since the return of star freshman Alijah Arenas, the Trojans' chances for making the Big Dance have been trending upward. The USC Trojans ...

The USC basketball coaches were all in agreement after reviewing film of a potential transfer – or at least almost all of them. They liked this particular player. They really liked him. “Well, he just hit the ground four times,” Trojans head coach ...

13. Tobias Raymond will take reps at center in the spring. It has been the plan for a while that eventually Raymond would try his hand at center, as coaches see that as his best chance to stick in the NFL. It’s not out of the question that he could play there full time, assuming another linemen steps in.