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By GREGG PATTON
As it turns out, they are still playing football at Southern California. It's just the blinding aura that has moved on.

The Trojans will open the season Saturday at Arkansas and ...

By JIM ALEXANDER
It was enough of a risk _ or, if you believe the spin they put out down here, an expression of confidence _ when San Diego Chargers general manager A. J. Smith allowed Drew Brees to go to New Orleans without compensation and handed the starting quarterback job to Philip Rivers.

By GENE COLLIER
On Jan. 3, the night Penn State played Florida State in an Orange Bowl battle of coaches who were then a combined 216 years old, I left my house just before kickoff and drove downtown.

I parked the car and walked out of the parking garage and into the Pittsburgh Public Theatre.

I watched a play.

Yeah, all the way through.

I lingered in the lobby afterward, sipping a beverage.

I finally left the theater and went into a restaurant and ate dinner.

By RON KROICHICK
Lee Trevino brings some fond memories to Pebble Beach for this weekend's First Tee Open. He once hit a shot into the sand dunes of Cypress Point, where tournament host Bing Crosby and his wife, Kathryn, graciously helped Trevino look for his ball.

By ALEX MARVEZ
Thursday, November 02, 2006
World Wrestling Entertainment fans know where to find Jim Ross every Monday night, but it isn't hard to track down the storied announcer on Saturdays in the fall.

Ross is such a die-hard University of Oklahoma football fan that he tries to attend every contest on the Sooners' schedule.

By DAVID A. AVILA
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Riding the tip of the heavyweight tornado, James "Lights Out" Toney may seem like a madman with his tempestuous remarks and quick blowups, but he's really a softie ...

By DEREK REDD
If there's one thing the annual Florida State-Miami clash generates, it's talk.

It fills newspapers, dominates airwaves and bombards message boards.

Most of the talk this year emanates from Miami.

By DAVE KRIEGER
It didn't feel much like April, but the Colorado Rockies' 2007 season began Wednesday night, Aug. 30 by the calendar but a stroke past midnight for the surprisingly popular mirage of '06.

By JOHN TUCKER
W-a-a-a-y too much blather about Notre Dame, Charlie (three Super Bowl rings) Weis and the "Mighty Quinn'' recapturing college football's Holy Grail this season.

The hype docs must be working around the clock.

No doubt those Weis revival meetings in South Bend are awe-inspiring affairs _ "win just thirteen for the Gipper.''

And by now, Notre Dame's "9-3 isn't good enough'' slogan has probably been instilled in the mind of practically every "Touchdown Jesus'' worshipper across America.

After the previous decade of mediocrity, 9-3 isn't good enough?

The bigger question is, will 11-2 be good enough? Cause that's about as good as it's going to get for the Irish in 2006-07.

By BRYANT-JON ANTEOLA
Pat Hill didn't write the mantra "Anybody, anywhere, anytime."

The Fresno State coach just says it more than most football coaches, and his teams try to back him up with strong performances.

Usually it's used as a challenge to teams from Bowl Championship Series conferences that appear to be avoiding the Bulldogs.

But other mid-major programs _ particularly in the Western Athletic Conference _ are latching on to the challenge.