The USC Trojans are now in the final running for the nation's top safety for the 2026 class. But he's got this significant Los Angeles tie-in: The prospect is the nephew of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Los Angeles; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC hosts No. 22 Michigan State. The Trojans are 12-1 in

Illinois Fighting Illini (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) at USC Trojans (24-2, 14-1 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC takes on No. 25 Illinois after JuJu Watkins scored 28 points

Illinois Fighting Illini (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) at USC Trojans (24-2, 14-1 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC will look for its 25th victory this season when the

Behind clutch shooting, sharp passing and a meddlesome defense, No. 4 USC (27-2, 16-1) cruised a 80-67 win over No. 2 UCLA (28-2, 15-2) in the Bruins' house Saturday night. The Trojans also defeated their crosstown rivals on Feb. 13, 71-60, giving them the season sweep and their first regular season title since 1994.

"That could be fair, but i'm a little bit more open now." His brother, Walker Lyons, is a freshman at USC, and Ryder has a strong relationship with Lincoln Riley, who is known as

The Rivals Camp Series started up again this weekend in Los Angeles, where some of the country’s top prospects are competing in the first of eight regional camp

No. 3 USC beach volleyball (8-2) put together a near-perfect sweep of the Battle for Los Angeles. On Saturday, the Trojans secured 4-1 victories against both No. 16 Washington (3-5) and No. 8 Long Beach State (3-3). The day before, USC had hammered unranked Concordia University Irvine (4-4) and Pepperdine (2-6) without dropping a single set.

From the tipoff, the Bruins didn’t follow their game plan and fell behind the Trojans by double digits before the first media timeout.