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The War Room: The 2020 wide receiver class is great, but 2021 could be better

Next year’s prospects provide all the speed, skill and size scouts can dream of.

Reagan Griffin Jr.
April 29

Coast to Coast: “The Last Dance" provides a refreshing take on Michael Jordan’s well-known legacy

Last Sunday, ESPN released the first two episodes of “The Last Dance,” the highly-anticipated 10-part documentary about Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls in 1998. Now after Week 1 of the documentary’s release, here are some things that stood out from the first two episodes.

Jarrod Castillo April 25

T-Time: Final draft predictions

The virtual NFL draft is upon us, and I can’t wait. The draft has always been my favorite sporting event of the year. Hopefully, it will give sports fans a welcome three-day distraction from everything going on. I know it will for me. With the lack of in-person interviews, canceled pro-days and inevitable technical issues, this is sure to be one of the most unpredictable drafts in sports history. So naturally, I will try to predict the first ten picks. Here goes nothing.

Trevor Denton April 23

Talking Tennis: Building the perfect USC player

The newest trend in the tennis world is having professionals create their own “perfect player” by combining the strengths of various players. This past Friday, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic built their perfect players on Instagram Live. In a similar fashion, this column will focus on constructing the perfect USC tennis player.

Nick Kaufmann April 21

The best baseball movies to watch during the quarantine

It’s unlikely that we’ll see any actual sports action anytime soon — at least for another month, that is. So in the meantime, I’m going to share some of my favorite baseball movies. These picks come from different genres, ranging from romantic comedies to dramas, so my hope is that there is something here for all types of movie lovers.

Elizabeth Islas April 20

Life’s a Pitch: Bringing back sports would come with many hurdles

Even though I would rather be in Los Angeles enjoying a ball game and a Dodger Dog right now, I think bringing back sports would be really tricky at such an unprecedented time. Unless leagues can figure out a way to safely do this, I do not think a comeback should happen yet.

Elizabeth Islas April 20

A.B. Sees: The NBA must watch the virtual NFL Draft closely and learn from it

The NBA has yet another opportunity to succeed where the NFL could fail.

Aidan Berg April 17

The War Room: Final Mock Draft

As days wind down toward the strangest draft in a long time, here’s a look at where the prospects could go.

Reagan Griffin Jr. April 15

Outside the Pocket: Loss of the XFL is a tragedy for the sports world

Unlike its trainwreck counterparts, the XFL 2.0 didn’t die because of clueless management, poor attendance or peewee-grade football. It died because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced mass layoffs and shutdowns in almost every sector of business across America.

Sam Arslanian April 14

Coast to Coast: The 2020 NBA Hall of Fame class is one of the best ever

The addition of three transcendent stars is a rare occurrence that helps this group stack up with any class in history.

Jarrod Castillo April 10

T-Time: The NCAA’s decision on athlete eligibility is unfair to winter-sport seniors

The NCAA had the opportunity to make one thing right by granting winter-sport athletes an extra year of eligibility. Instead, they opted to only hand it out to spring-sport athletes, even though the winter seasons were never completed.

Trevor Denton April 8

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