USC has dominated college football since 2002, but suffered their worst loss in the Pete Carroll era Saturday, losing to the Oregon Ducks 47-20. Individuals may start to wonder: Is the USC domination over? The Trojans have posted some unreal numbers during this era of domination. Since 2002 they have gone 57-11 in the Pac-10 division, beating opponents by a margin of 19.5. They have also won or shared seven straight titles. Also, Trojans hold a streak of seven Bowl… Read more

Michael Johnson Contributing Reporter The Los Angeles Clippers are coming off another terrible season, where they posted a 19-63 record. However, this year the Clippers have made some key additions that could lead them to winning the Pacific Division. That most likely will not happen; just a year ago everyone was saying the Clippers will make the playoffs with L.A. native Baron Davis, and we all know how that turned out. The Clippers are a big tease. For years they… Read more

Madeline Wolff Contributing reporter At any given point in time, the world, and our country in particular, is in crisis mode. The particular crises vary significantly and are often elevated by the media and our own paranoia to the point of being ridiculous. Medical outbreaks have been a serious contributor to this worldwide crisis mode for a very long time, including everything from SARS to Mad Cow Disease to the new and improved H1N1 virus — the outbreak of today…. Read more

Minnesota Viking quarterback Brett Favre recently turned 40 years old and is playing better than most of the young quarterbacks in the NFL right now. One has to begin to wonder: Is Brett Favre the greatest quarterback of all time? I’m here to say yes, he is! Brett Favre takes 40 minutes to order at a restaurant but, pushing his personal life aside, Favre has to be considered the best quarterback of all time, with all his accomplishments. The Vikings… Read more

The CSUN women’s basketball team made a difference this past weekend, by getting involved in California Coastal Cleanup Day. The event took place at 69 inland and beach locations in Los Angeles; the Matador women focused on Balboa Park. It was a record-setting event. A record number of people—14,038 in all— cleaned up beaches, parks, alleys, creeks and storm drains around Los Angeles, from 9 a.m. to noon. The California Cleanup Day brought out different groups including churches, schools and… Read more

Floyd “Money” Mayweather is back to shut down another opponent. He will fight Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas this Saturday. It has been close to two years since Mayweather has boxed and people are wondering if he’s still got it. The answer is yes. Let’s remember when Muhammad Ali was out of the ring for three years and came back to beat some tough fighters. Mayweather is no Ali, but he is one of the best fighters of… Read more

Tennis returns to New York once again with the U.S. Open. While some of the tournament’s first round matches have already been played, don’t panic. You haven’t missed anything yet; the good matches will occur in the later rounds. On the men’s side, the question is whether anybody can defeat the No. 1-ranked player in the world, Roger Federer. On the women’s side, the question is whether anybody not named Williams can win the U.S. Open. Be sure to keep… Read more