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USC announced Monday it will be able to conduct 100,000 COVID-19 tests per week during the spring semester, a significant increase from the 5,000 a week testing capacity during fall. The new program was spearheaded by the Keck Medicine of USC team in partnership with campus operational teams, according to a letter sent to the USC community from Dr. Sarah…

USC-Stanford Sunday men’s basketball game at the Galen Center has been postponed and team activities will be paused because of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Trojans’ program, the university announced.

Kedon Slovis threw an 8-yard touchdown to Amon-Ra St. Brown with 16 seconds left for his fifth passing TD of the game, and No. 16 Southern California rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat UCLA 43-38 on Saturday night. UCLA took a 38-36 lead with 52 seconds remaining on Nicholas Barr-Mira’s 43-yard field goal, but USC (5-0) answered quickly….

Clay Helton walked into the USC Trojans’ locker room and breathed a sigh of relief. Not because his team had just played a dramatic closely fought game, but simply because they were able to play at all. After two weeks, three confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, and over 10 players stuck in quarantine, the USC Trojans finally played football again. “To…

Marv Marinovich, who captained Southern California’s national championship football team in 1962 and famously employed his strength and conditioning methods to groom son Todd into becoming quarterback for the Trojans, has died. He was 81. The university said he died Thursday of natural causes in Mission Viejo. Marinovich grew up in the Northern California city of Watsonville. He moved south…

A second USC football player has tested positive for COVID-19 and five others have been quarantined after being identified through the contact tracing process, the university announced Wednesday.

Reggie Bush wants his Heisman Trophy back, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.

The great Southern California teams were known for their confidence. On the road against Utah, these Trojans took another step toward restoring the program’s past glory. “We played with a swagger tonight, especially on defense,” coach Clay Helton said. Kedon Slovis threw for two touchdowns and No. 20 USC smothered Utah in a 33-17 victory Saturday. Slovis completed 24 of…

A study released Wednesday by USC researchers found that older women who live in areas with high levels of air pollution may have more Alzheimer’s-like brain shrinkage than those who live in places with cleaner air.

As Southern California and the rest of the nation contend with a surge in coronavirus cases that may trigger additional restrictions, USC researchers Monday pointed to a study finding that people of all ages grew tired of complying with such rules as early as two months into the pandemic.

The Trojans rallied to win a week ago and did it again with another pair of late scoring drives.

A recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County has prompted the University of Southern California to announce all classes for the Spring 2021 semester will be online or remote, the same way classes were held during the Fall 2020 semester.

The USC women’s basketball team is in quarantine Tuesday due to contact tracing after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, the university announced.

A helicopter that was transporting a donated organ crashed on the Keck Hospital of USC helipad, and two people required medical attention. Christine Kim reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2020.

Drake London caught a 21-yard touchdown pass with 1:20 to play, and USC rallied from a late 13-point deficit for a 28-27 victory over Arizona State on Saturday in the Pac-12′s long-delayed season opener.

A helicopter that was transporting a donated organ crashed Friday afternoon on the Keck Hospital of USC helipad, and two people required medical attention.

At least one Los Angeles police officer fired at a group of people suspected of shooting toward pedestrians in Exposition Park, where an investigation continued Sunday.

Near USC, a shootout between two groups broke out in the middle of the street. At one point, the police showed up and at least one officer opened fire. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020.

A hormone that influences when and how often someone eats may also affect memory, making some forget when they last ate, USC researchers said Monday.

A report released Wednesday by USC found that people of color across all Los Angeles City neighborhoods were stopped by police at higher rates than other groups, and that Black people were stopped and arrested three times as often as whites and Latinos. The report found that police-initiated contacts decreased drastically at the beginning of the last decade and then…