Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Tyrick Mitchell, Granit Xhaka, Erling Haaland
Sean Longstaff (Leeds)A last-gasp Bournemouth equaliser on Saturday may have been painful for the Elland Road faithful but the performance of Sean Longstaff gives Daniel…
Times of Troy: USC’s biggest weakness exposed in win over Michigan State
Welcome Times of Troy readers, to a special middle-of-the-night edition of this newsletter. It’s now just before 3 a.m. as I sit at my dining…
Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Sven Botman, Bruno Fernandes, Hugo Ekitike
Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace): He was excellent in the win over West Ham, not only his goal - which was a wonderful finish - but…
USC earned a Big Ten road win, but here are a few things to fix
It was a long, wet afternoon in West Lafayette, but USC emerged unscathed from Big Ten country with its first conference road win in hand…
Times of Troy: USC’s path to the College Football Playoff starts with Waymond Jordan
We are now two weeks into the college football season, and here at the Times of Troy newsletter, we can confidently say that … we’re…
Times of Troy: What Saturday’s rout might mean for USC football going forward
Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where I am thrilled to say we finally have an actual, genuine college football game to talk…
Times of Troy: Game-by-game picks for the USC football team this season
After all the transfer portal trackers and the Lincoln Riley Finebaum rants and the landscape-altering, paradigm-shifting changes to the sport, it’s finally game week here…
Times of Troy: Six bold predictions for the USC football team in 2025
Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, and the happiest of birthdays to my son, Camden, who turns 2 today. Judging by how often…
'I visited the 'silent city' that's starred in Gladiator, Troy and Game of Thrones'
After its Game of Thrones boost, Richard Brown discovers Malta’s other scene stealers, which include Gladiator, Troy and, somewhat surprisingly, the live action version of…
Times of Troy: What’s the best-case scenario for USC football this season?
Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where the college football offseason is now fully in the rearview mirror. USC opened its preseason camp…
Times of Troy: Seven things to look for at fall camp for USC football
Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where the last gasps of our football-free summer are upon us. USC’s fall camp begins Wednesday, and…
Times of Troy: How will a new university president shape USC athletics?
Welcome back to another edition of the Times of Troy newsletter, fresh off a pretty consequential week at USC, one you might have missed while…
Times of Troy: How will USC allocate the $20.5 million it can pay its athletes?
Welcome once again to an offseason edition of the Times of Troy newsletter. We return to you at the dawn of a new era in…
Lincoln Riley shouldn’t take all blame if USC-Notre Dame rivalry ends
Surprise! The Times of Troy is back by popular demand in your inbox, here to help ease you back into your week after what we…
Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Palmer, Fernandez, Evanilson, Martinez
Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) and Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa): These two are on a similar trajectory. Really impressive performance: box to box, combative and they did…
The Times of Troy: A position-by-position look at the USC football team
Hi, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at The Times, here with one last dispatch from the Times of Troy newsletter before our…
Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Elliot Anderson, Mateo Kovacic and Ollie Watkins feature
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace): He came back into the Palace team and was excellent, strong and powerful against Bournemouth. When they went down to 10…
The Times of Troy: USC women’s basketball team deals with transfer portal losses
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer with The Times, here to assure you that…
Prep talk: Former Servite coach Troy Thomas will attend NFL draft
Former Servite High coach Troy Thomas will be attending next week’s NFL draft in Green Bay, Wis., at the invitation of Mason Graham, his former…
Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Virgil Van Dijk, Kevin de Bruyne, Harvey Barnes, Joao Pedro
Sandro Tonali (Newcastle): Since he has come back from his ban, the Italian has been frightening. He has been looking like one of the best…