Henry Mode

1 month ago | dailytrojan.com | Fabian Gutierrez |David Rendon |Henry Mode

Wayne Brady, a singer, actor and longtime improv comic — as well as an adjunct lecturer at the School of Dramatic Arts — has been on television making people laugh for over 35 years. When asked by three Daily Trojan reporters to tell his favorite joke, he mustered the following. “Oh, wait, wait, wait. Then, then the guy, he said, he said, ‘Your mama!’” Brady said. Everyone laughs. It’s something that everyone can understand regardless of language.

1 month ago | dailytrojan.com | Leila Mackenzie |Henry Mode

You got centel’d …Tuesday morning, my friends sent a frenzy of frantic messages about a Barstool USC Instagram post. Plastered in bold capital letters across an image of superstar sophomore guard JuJu Watkins was the word: “Transferring.” The fine print elaborated, “JuJu Watkins has announced she will be transferring schools following a season-ending injury that has reshaped her path forward.”Despite my absent digital literacy, I addressed the post with a JuJu-esque nonchalance.

1 month ago | dailytrojan.com | Leila Mackenzie |Darrian Merritt |Henry Mode

Cruising along the perimeter toward the near wing, freshman guard Kayleigh Heckel plotted a path toward the basket. When the proper parting presented itself, she sprinted to the paint untouched and electrified the Galen Center crowd with a circus-like reverse layup. That nearly 7,000-person standing ovation affirmed the Trojans’ NCAA Tournament identity — USC is juicy.

2 months ago | dailytrojan.com | Leila Mackenzie |Henry Mode

All week, Doug Kyed — the Boston Herald’s New England Patriots beat writer — has flipped my phone into a seismograph. Every few minutes, Kyed issues a new update on the Patriots’ free-agency signings. After decades of Old Man Bill Belichick’s austerity, it’s disorienting to witness New England pay premiums for proven talents and retain rising stars. Besides Rob Gronkowski, Belichick rarely paid the market price. If a player wouldn’t take a discount, they were often banished from Foxborough.

2 months ago | dailytrojan.com | Sean Campbell |Leila Mackenzie |Henry Mode

The Trojans’ lone tournament at Norman Stadium this spring shifted from sunburns to sweatshirts and celebration to senior send-off — stuffing a full season of home history into one weekend. No. 3 USC beach volleyball (8-2) put together a near-perfect sweep of the Battle for Los Angeles. On Saturday, the Trojans secured 4-1 victories against both No. 16 Washington (3-5) and No. 8 Long Beach State (3-3).