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By Joey Kaufman, Conquest Chronicles
More photos » Alex Gallardo - AP 4 days ago: Southern California guard Mike Gerrity is fouled by Oregon State guard Josh Tarver in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Browse more photos » 28 games into the USC basketball season, the latest reports emerging from... more »

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Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart posted a 37-inch vertical jump at his pro day workout in 2006. That wasn't the reason Arizona selected him 10th overall in the draft. Tim Tebow's 38.5-inch jump at the combine tied Josh McCown's record for a quarterback at the annual event, narrowly edging the combine marks Philadelphia's Michael Vick and Seattle's Seneca Wallace posted.... more »

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By Ted Miller, ESPN.com - Pac-10 Blog
You've seen the ad. "Hello ladies. Look at your man. Now back to me. Now back at your man. Now back to meeeee." The "Man," who ends up on a white horse, is former Arizona State receiver Isaiah Mustafa, who was a reserve receiver during the Sun Devils 1996 Rose Bowl run. His "Old Spice" commercial has generated a lot of buzz.... more »

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By Ted Miller, ESPN.com - Pac-10 Blog
Taking a look at what to watch for as teams head into spring practices, officially ringing the bell on preparations for the 2010 season. Arizona Spring practice starts: March 5 Spring game: April 10 What to watch: The new coordinators: The Wildcats lost two outstanding coordinators -- Sonny Dykes on offense and Mark Stoops on defense -- and decided... more »

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By Ted Miller, ESPN.com - Pac-10 Blog
Spring is often cited as a time of renewal, and in recent years that has held true in Pac-10 football. USC would renew its lease atop the conference annually, no matter who had bolted for NFL riches. <!--photo1-->But this spring a different bird is chirping. It's a Duck, er, quacking. After seven seasons of USC dominance, Oregon is the... more »

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By Jay Christensen, The Wiz of Odds
Jimmy Kimmel featured a Valentine's Dating Game segment with the Octomom on Friday night. There is, of course, a college football hook to this. Bachelor No. 1 is Yogi Roth, who was a receiver at Pittsburgh from 2000-03. In recent years, he held a variety of jobs at USC and was once featured in a piece by Bruce Feldman... more »

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By Ted Miller, ESPN.com - Pac-10 Blog
Who will breakout and make a move toward stardom this season? Most of these guys aren't "new," but they could make the next step up in their careers this spring. Arizona Juron Criner, WR, Jr: Criner (6-foot-4, 210 pounds) is already a familiar name to Wildcats fans. Heck, he led the team with nine touchdown receptions in 2009. The... more »

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By Jay Christensen, The Wiz of Odds
Pacific 10 commissioner Larry Scott is "very seriously" looking at expansion in the next 12 months, and as the Wiz wrote back in 2006, the two universities at the top the league's list are likely to be Colorado and Utah. "Realistically, if we are going to consider this in the foreseeable future, it really is in the next 12... more »

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By Ted Miller, ESPN.com - Pac-10 Blog
Our final top 30 player rankings from 2009 will start from the bottom and work up to No. 1. Click here for Nos. 14-30. Preseason rankings are here. 12. Taylor Mays, S, USC (1): While it's hard to quantify what Mays might have gained socially, intellectually and emotionally from returning for his senior year, it's fair to say he... more »

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Freerdo, TrojanWire

TrojanWire will update you throughout the day on all the latest signing day news. As of 9:30 am USC already received 13 letters of intent. As soon as the names are cleared by the USC athletic administration, the school will make an official announcement.

Three players already enrolled in school are Kyle Prater (WR), Patrick Hall (DB) and Dillon Baxter (WR).

Early reports are that LB Glen Stanley of Eastern Arizona CC picked USC. He was formerly committed to Tennessee.

WR Markeith Ambles has committed to USC. He was also formerly committed to Tennessee.

Offensive lineman Giovanni Di Poala of St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura committed to USC.

No surprise here but, USC has officially approved the signed letter of intent for WR Robert Woods.

USC has also officially approved signed letters of intent from DT George Uko, DB Nickell Robey, QB Jesse Scroggins, TE Xavier Grimble , TE Randall Telfer, TE Christian Thomas, DB Dion Bailey, DB Demetrius Wright , DB Anthony Brown,RB D.J. Morgan, LB Hayes Pullard and FB Soma Vainuku.


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With Kurt Warner’s retirement, Matt Leinart should get another shot at being the starting QB in Arizona. Don Banks at SI takes a closer look at Matt’s career as a Cardinal. Banks points out some interesting facts that might surprise you. Here is a tease:

He's not a first-round bust. Not yet, anyway. Just a guy who couldn't beat out a future Hall of Fame quarterback who was in the midst of maybe the greatest late-career resurgence of all time. Looking at it through that prism, Matt Leinart still has a chance to wind up being the right call for the Cardinals after all.

To read the full article, click here.

Leinart's career deserves fresh perspective [cnnsi]

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MIAMI -- A smile crossed Vernon Davis' face before I finished asking what Kurt Warner's retirement meant for the NFC West. "It means good things for the 49ers, bad things for the Cardinals," the 49ers tight end said after the Pro Bowl Sunday night. <!--inline1-->Warner's retirement from the two-time defending NFC West champion Cardinals will affect the balance of... more »

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