[Online] Football: Bruins unable to squeeze past Trojans
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The UCLA football team had all that it asked for: possession of the ball in the fourth quarter with an opportunity to beat No. 1 USC.
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MILTON -- It was a game of impersonations. The special teams units from both teams looked like Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, whiffing every time they tried to kick the ball. Westwood quarterback Jeff White ran like scrambling Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons, and the Archbishop Williams offense attempted an imitation of their Super Bowl foes. In ...
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Standout receiver Mike Williams is all but certain not to play Saturday night when top-ranked Southern California opens its season because of continuing delays in the school's appeal process to the NCAA. After that, who knows? USC has applied to the NCAA for a progress-toward-degree waiver and reinstatement of Williams' eligibility.
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LOS ANGELES -- Once USC shed its &quot;Christmas Blues&quot;, the Trojans handled short-handed Southern with ease last night. USC overcame a sluggish opening 10 minutes to beat Southern 91-58 for its fifth victory in its past six games.
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Nothing that happens in the Los Angeles Coliseum tonight can fully compensate for Notre Dame&#39;s missed opportunities against Brigham Young, Boston College and Pittsburgh.
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Poor tackling, missed opportunities and turnovers plagued Illinois through a 1-11 season last year and all were factors again in Saturday&#39;s 35-17 loss to UCLA.
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It&#39;s UCLA v. USC, one of the biggest rivalries in sports, and that means it&#39;s time to start talking. But what do you say when you&#39;ve lost five straight years?
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Step aside, Trojans. Your chase for the national championship is over. UCLA knocked No. 2 USC out of the Bowl Championship Series title game with a stunning 13-9 victory over its crosstown rival Saturday.
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I sat under a rain-soaked yellow poncho last Saturday watching No. 1 USC dominate Notre Dame. True, Notre Dame lost 41-10 to its rival, but only after giving the Trojans a tough time in the first half.
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LOS ANGELES Top-ranked Southern California remains unbeaten after whipping 15th-rated Arizona State 45-to-7. Trojan quarterback Matt Leinart completed 13 of 24 passes for 224 yards with no interceptions before sitting out the fourth quarter.
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Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point. Jonathan Stewart ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Ducks knocked off No. 9 USC 24-17 on Saturday.
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Forget about No. 1 rankings. Another number will be tested this week when USC plays Colorado State. It&#39;s a triple digit that bothered USC coach Pete Carroll each time he heard it last season.
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Ayinde Ubaka scored 8 of his career-high 29 points in overtime and California stunned fourth-ranked UCLA, 76-69, in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals last night in Los Angeles. Ryan Anderson added 18 points for the eighth-seeded Bears (16-16), who gave up a 16-point first-half lead.
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USC didn&#39;t beat the Cal Bears so much as it survived them. Kinda like a baseball team that gets no-hit by a flawless pitcher and yet still claws out the win anyway.
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Aaron Rodgers completes an NCAA-record 23 passes to open the game. Cal outgains USC 424 yards to 205. But Rodgers&#39; final three passes fall incomplete in the end zone, and the defending national champs pull out another victory.
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The inexperienced receivers had a tough time getting open. The retooled offensive line had some trouble protecting the star quarterback. And the No. 1 team was trailing the 17 1/2-point underdog with 17 minutes left in the season opener. Southern California doesn't look unbeatable &#151; yet.
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UCLA added another one to its crowded trophy case. The fifth-ranked Bruins took control early with tenacious defense and hot shooting and beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 88-73 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.