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California will become the first state to mandate financial protections for student athletes who suffer career-ending injuries in some of the state's top college sports programs under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Thursday.

USC Trojans tight end Xavier Grimble will miss the remainder of spring practices because of a chest fracture, according to Trojans coach Lane Kiffin.

USC senior running back Silas Redd will miss the rest of spring ball with a torn meniscus in his left knee, coach Lane Kiffin announced on Saturday.

The separated shoulder USC Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley suffered last season will prevent him from throwing at this week's scouting combine in Indianapolis.

Quarterback Matt Barkley will miss Southern California's regular-season finale against No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday with a sprained right shoulder.

USC quarterback Matt Barkley left Saturday's game against UCLA with an apparent shoulder injury after being sacked late in the fourth quarter of the Trojans' 38-28 loss to the Bruins at the Rose Bowl.

From cheating equipment managers to LeBron's politics to annoying songs, Adena Andrews has questions on all fronts in her latest I'm Just Askin.

USC coach Lane Kiffin called Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott on Friday to explain his actions this week with the media, Scott said Saturday.

Things were back to normal at USC Trojans football practice on Thursday.

USC coach Lane Kiffin abruptly ended his post-practice news conference on Wednesday when he was asked about a player participating in practice who had been injured.

After a controversy-filled week, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Saturday he is looking into the possibility of a conference-wide injury report to unify the league's teams and eliminate disclosure issues.

USC Trojans defensive end DeVante Wilson has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will undergo season-ending surgery, Trojans coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday.

USC defensive end Devon Kennard will undergo surgery Monday morning to repair a torn right pectoral muscle, he told ESPNLosAngeles.com Friday night.

USC defensive end Devon Kennard has suffered a tear of his pectoral muscle and will undergo surgery next week, a source close to the player told ESPNLosAngeles.com Thursday night.

USC coach Lane Kiffin said Tuesday at Pac-12 media day he does not expect ailing receiver Robert Woods to be 100 percent healthy for the start of training camp.

USC tailback Tre Madden tore a ligament in his knee and will be out for the 2012 season, according to a school news release