Incoming freshmen George Farmer and Marqise Lee were part of this morning’s players’ workout, which included a run from USC to the Coliseum.

The 76ers, who own the 16th pick, are being mentioned a lot today as a team that might pick USC forward Nikola Vucevic. If he lasts that long.

USC incoming freshmen J.R. Tavai and Antwaun Woods must receive passing SAT scores before they meet NCAA Clearinghouse requirements. Steve Dillon, who signed late, is taking summer school in the Antelope Valley.

Former USC player Lonnie White offers a first-person account of how he accepted $14,000 in some form of “benefits,” during his college career, including $5,000 in a brown bag for season tickets.
White was a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Times, worked at the Daily Trojan when I was a USC student and also taught a class at USC.

What to debate on a hot summer afternoon?

Hopefully the NFL will settle its lockout soon. Caesar’s been much too quiet lately.
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Former USC women’s basketball stars Cynthia Cooper, Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson were among 30 players as finalists for the top 15 WNBA players of all time.

The Galen Center hosts graduation ceremonies for Crenshaw High School today at 1 p.m. featuring speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Like Staples Center, Galen Center does not feature a statue of Abdul-Jabbar either.

The USC Rising Stars football camp starts today on campus. Since linemen rarely get a lot of buzz, two players scheduled to attend are center Matt Cochran and defensive tackle Aziz Shittu, both from Atwarter, Calif.