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There's no new #HouseOfTroy episode today, on account of my brief battle with stomach ulcers the past couple of weeks.
But we'll be back next Tuesday, Oct. 27, when Chapter 5 of our @latimes podcast series drops.
I think you're going to enjoy it.
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After a decorated 24-year run at ESPN, Nicole Noren resigned in protest.
She couldn’t go along with the network’s all-out embrace of gambling.
For the first time publicly, in @CJR, Noren shares the deeply personal reasons behind her decision.
cjr.org/the-interview/nicole…
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“I’m not making an excuse,” Lane Kiffin said, “but I’ve said to people really close to me, I got the childhood star syndrome, too much too early …”
—Lane Kiffin tells the story of his time at USC, during this week’s House of Troy podcast from @latimes
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Almost two decades after the NCAA said he broke the rules, Reggie Bush claims his case is “the biggest cover-up in NCAA history.”
Well, I spoke to the men who wanted to build an agency around Bush. They have a different story.
On the latest #HouseOfTroy open.spotify.com/episode/4lx…
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Lloyd Lake wanted to go legit.
Matt Cohen wanted on the map.
Dave Caravantes wanted to move up in the agent game.
So they tried to build an agency around Reggie Bush … and it blew up in their faces.
Thats on the latest chapter of #HouseOfTroy open.spotify.com/episode/4lx…
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In addition to Apple Podcasts and Spotify, you can now catch full episodes of my new narrative podcast series #HouseOfTroy on YouTube.
Start here, with Chapter 1 ... youtube.com/watch?v=fE9i3zKX…
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It’s been 20 years since USC was on top of the college football world.
So how did it all come undone? And will USC ever return to those heights again?
HOUSE OF TROY, my new narrative podcast from @latimes, set out to find the answer.
Ep 1 is out now! open.spotify.com/episode/3vs…
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Dennis Erickson turned them down. Mike Belotti, too.
The college football world thought in late 2000 USC’s was blowing its the search for its next coach.
So how did USC land on Pete Carroll?
The answer is at the start of #HouseOfTroy Chapter 1:
open.spotify.com/episode/3vs…
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House of Troy premieres tomorrow!
The first chapter of our 10-part narrative podcast series on USC’s rise and fall will cover the start of the Pete Carroll era.
I think you’ll enjoy it, no matter what team you root for. open.spotify.com/episode/5DN…
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Just four more days until the first episode of “House of Troy” drops!
The podcast series will look back at the last 25 years at USC, stretching from the hire of Pete Carroll to now, to answer the question:
How did a budding football dynasty fall apart?
latimes.com/about/pressrelea…
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We all have memories of that day, and how we've processed it. Here's mine, from the perspective of an overwhelmed journalist. Take care, everyone.
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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It seems everyone has seen the photo by now -- you know the one. Baby Lamine. 20-year-old Messi.
Here's the backstory behind the improbable World Cup final featuring those two, all grown up. Another great story by @TimRohan
nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/li…
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Does Jayson Tatum regret not trying to stop the Celtics from trading Jaylen Brown? @TimRohan asked Tatum that question this morning. @NBCNews
nbcnews.com/sports/nba/jayso…
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News: Jayson Tatum spoke with @TimRohan about his reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade. “I was unaware,” Tatum told @NBCNews.
nbcnews.com/sports/nba/jayso…
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This World Cup on home soil is viewed as a rare opportunity to drive interest into the sport and attract the type of athletes and coaching capable of putting the U.S. on equal footing with the world’s best teams. nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/wo…
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“It used to be that you were crazy for reclassifying. Now people think you’re crazy if you don’t.” Our story for @njdotcom on mass reclassification and its ripple effects as athletes repeat a grade (or two) to gain a competitive edge before high school: tinyurl.com/3s5yu87u
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If you want to know what’s going to happen in the NBA marketplace, we’re writing about it on @TheSteinLine days in advance.
Subscribe, read us, chat with us…
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Trae Young, sources say, is among the crop of “big fish” backup targets for the Heat if Miami cannot land Giannis Antetokounmpo, in addition to Kawhi Leonard and Ja Morant.
The renewed interest in Young could well have the current Wizards guard in position to command a salary on his next deal approaching the similar maximum contract he enjoyed with Atlanta.
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Wrote about the eight rules that have made Norway a winter sports superpower.
Will they help at the World Cup? nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/ei…
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Paraguay-U.S. is underway in "Los Angeles Stadium," where I spoke with several fans who said they'd picked up their tickets only in the last week, waiting for prices to fall. Still, it's nearly full here.
@NBCNews is live-blogging tonight's action:
nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/li…
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I talked World Cup ticket prices this morning with @WatchSavannah and @JoeFryer — got to get into the research @RohanNadkarni and I did for the story (we spent an afternoon looking up hundreds of hotel and ticket prices)