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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.
Congrats to @peter_king on the launch of his new book, “The Game.” After covering the NFL for 40 years, he hit the road and re-visited (with new reporting) some of the biggest stories from his career. A must-read for sports fans and a journalism masterclass. Bravo, PK!
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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…
Naila is the best of the best, and it’s about time she got to run her own sports section. Great hire, Detroit News!
Naila-Jean Meyers named new sports editor at The Detroit News detroitnews.com/story/busine…
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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
Sad to hear this. Guy was a baseball institution who taught a generation of Mets how to play the game. Wrote this during spring training one year: nytimes.com/2016/03/06/sport…
At first, Lane Kiffin didn’t want to talk for the @LATimes’ “House of Troy” podcast. Didn’t want to re-live his time at USC. Then he ended up talking for several *hours*. Lots of new details and reflection from Kiffin in Episode 4. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Au…
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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…
In 2004/05, a group of entrepreneurs made plans to start a sports agency around USC star Reggie Bush. And it … blew up in all their faces. @RyanKartje tracked down several of the main players for Episode 3 of “House of Troy,” from the @latimes, out now!: 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…
In 2005, USC’s Matt Leinart felt so much pressure to perform, he broke down crying in Pete Carroll’s office.
“I said, will you shut the f— up?” Carroll recalls. “You’re the frickin’ Heisman Trophy winner, dude!”
Listen to Episode 2 of “House of Troy”: open.spotify.com/episode/6om…
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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…
The @TheSteinLine + @JakeLFischer Substack is a must-read for NBA fans. They’re constantly reporting on potential signings, trades, changes in the wind before the news comes to fruition.
Glass Break: @JakeLFischer has signed a multiyear deal to continue reporting on NBA with @TheSteinLine’s Substack, @FOS has learned. They first linked up in 2024.
Fischer first broke the news that the Raptors wanted to re-acquire Kawhi Leonard. He also works as an NBA insider for Bleacher Report.
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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…
The first episode, "Win Forever," is out now! It dives into USC's decision to hire Pete Carroll and the Trojans winning back-to-back national titles. Listen and subscribe here: open.spotify.com/episode/3vs…
Today, the @latimes launches "House of Troy," a 10-part narrative podcast on the rise and fall of USC football, hosted by @RyanKartje. Four years of reporting and about 100 interviews: Pete Carroll, Reggie Bush, Lane Kiffin, Matt Leinart, LenDale White, Ed Orgeron, and on and on.
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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…
Listen to the trailer here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
