As COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, the numbers still reflect a higher risk for those of Black and Brown communities. With efforts to help educate, inspire and curb the effects, the American Heart Association launched Empowered to Serve Roundtables to prompt leadership, communication and transformation amongst the communities.
A star was on display for Southern California, as the Trojans rolled out one of its newest weapons on the offensive end, mesmerizing a crowd of 53,826 with explosive play after play.
“We got turned down, we failed, had set backs, had to start over a lot of times. But we kept going at it. In anybody’s case that’s always the distinguishing factor.” – Nipsey Hussle
Many positive implications surround the USC Trojans mens basketball team’s 80-57 defeat of Arizona. It shows how the program improved over the years. The Wildcats had defeated the Trojans for their last five consecutive matchups.
Prior to his sophomore season, few knew of his capabilities. After former Arizona starter Brandon Dawkins was injured, quarterback Khalil Tate was given an opportunity that would change his college career and disrupt the Pac-12 conference.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
The National Basketball Association announced today that 236 players — 181 players from colleges and post-graduate institutions and 55 international players — have filed as early entry candidates for the 2018 NBA Draft presented by State Farm.
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The Lakers roster stands at 17, including two two-way players.
Kevin Sumlin calls the head coaching job at Arizona “the right place and the right challenge.” He made the comment at a news conference introducing him as coach on Tuesday. Sumlin said that when he spoke with Wildcats athletic director Dave Heeke about the job, talk inevitably turned to the Rose Bowl. Arizona is the only one of the original Pac-10 never to play in the game. “I said, `It is going to happen,”’ Sumlin said. “`What time is that going to happen? Why not now and why not us?”’ The 53-year-old coach, fired after compiling a 51-26 record the
The UCLA Bruins basketball team (11-6 overall, 2-2 Pac-12) welcomed NBA star and former Bruins basketball player Russell Westbrook with an 87-84 win against No. 7 Arizona (13-3 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) on Thursday night. And on Saturday, the Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 81-74 in Pauley Pavilion. The Arizona game was the first conference home game for UCLA. The matchup was coined ‘Westbrook Night’ in honor of Westbrook‘s donation to the University for its new basketball facility. During halftime, UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero and Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Chris Carlson awarded Westbrook with a framed rendering
Former Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith was convicted on November 5 of the murders of three people, but a mistrial was declared on a fourth charge stemming from the 2008 shooting death of another man. Smith, 48, was convicted of the Nov. 10, 1999, shooting deaths of Kevin and Ricky Nettles, and the June 25, 2001, stabbing death of Dennis Henderson. Jurors deadlocked over the Oct. 7, 2008, shooting death of Maurilio Ponce, so a mistrial was declared. Jurors also found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and torture, but prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. Sentencing