USC Coach Pete Carroll is disciplining cornerback Shareece Wright for his role in an incident that led to his being charged with felony resisting a police officer, but the junior will play against Oregon State if cleared medically to do so, Carroll said Sunday.

Carroll declined to specify the nature of the disciplinary action.

 
"When we

USC quarterback Mark Sanchez and Trojan linebacker Rey Maualuga were named today (Sept. 15) as the Pac-10 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, based on their performances in top-ranked USC’s decisive 35-3 win over No. 5 Ohio State.

Sanchez tied a career-high by throwing 4 touchdown passes while completing 17-of-28 passes (.607) for

For the third time in the last four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in The Associated Press top 25.

"It’s exactly where we hope and expect to be," Carroll said. "It’s a symbol of what we’re all about."

USC received 62 of a possible 65 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel and earned a

Still mulling over high schools, eighth-grader locks in his college

This is exactly the kind of encouragement parents holding second mortgages to pay for trainers and summer camps do NOT need:

For the second year running, Southern California basketball coach Tim Floyd offered a scholarship to an eighth-grader.

Not according to one writer. The Los Angeles Times’ Christine Daniels lists the region’s most popular sports teams and the Trojans come out third behind the Dodgers and the Lakers. Having lived in Los Angeles, I can definitely give the nod to the Dodgers here. Their appeal is universal and both Dodger Stadium and Vin Scully are public institutions.<