UCLA basketball hopes an ensemble cast can put it back on top
One of the lead architects of four NBA championship teams wanted to see the modern blueprint for building a winner in the college game.While coaching…
The Times of Troy: The big-play receiver USC needed was there all along: Makai Lemon
Hi, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer around these parts at the L.A. Times. Welcome back to another week of the Times of…
The Times of Troy: USC keeps making the same mistakes under Lincoln Riley
Hello, and welcome back to The Times of Troy. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, coming to you once again…
Ethan Garbers leads UCLA to vindication, road win over Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — No matter what happens over his final handful of college games, Ethan Garbers can always remember this glorious afternoon.He’ll always have Piscataway.Widely dismissed…
The Times of Troy: What was Lincoln Riley thinking at the end of USC’s loss to Penn State?
Hi, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, back again for another edition of the Times of Troy newsletter, in…
The Times of Troy: Here are some questions Lincoln Riley should be asking himself
Hi, everyone, and welcome back for another week of the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer and humble guide on…
The Times of Troy: The big difference so far this season: D’Anton Lynn
Hello, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, still reeling hours later from the whiplash of Saturday’s second half, as…
The Times of Troy: Michigan loss exposed these weaknesses on USC’s offensive line
Hello, everyone! Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, coming at you from my mom’s dinner table in Michigan, less than an…
The Times of Troy: Welcome to our new USC sports newsletter
Hello, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your friendly neighborhood USC sports beat writer at the L.A. Times. I feel as fresh as the parent of a…
Despite new rules, USC will still work to protect signals
The gray screen, large enough to obstruct the opposing sideline’s view of USC coach Lincoln Riley, wasn’t exactly subtle. But against Utah, a team he…
Former Laker Frank Selvy, who scored 100 in a college game, dies
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine NBA…
How UCLA basketball thrived in free agency amid big NIL growth
The wooing is over, the cash committed, the targets landed. What could be considered the first free-agency class in UCLA basketball history — six transfers…
JuJu vs. Paige? No, it’s USC vs. UConn in Elite Eight
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s the star-studded matchup TV executives dreamed about. Paige Bueckers, Connecticut’s senior star, against USC’s freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. The headliners will surely…