Riley Sager

1 week ago | bismarcktribune.com | Alex Schulman |Emma Donoghue |Riley Sager |Chris Hewitt

‘There isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going.”That dandy epigraph, from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Travel,” begins Emma Donoghue’s entertaining new novel. “The Paris Express” gets much of its momentum from the relentless energy of a train. Both the epigraph and Donoghue’s book beautifully capture the thrill and romance of train travel’s heyday.

Jan 15, 2025 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Riley Sager

USC men’s basketball sent the Hawkeyes flying home with their third road loss on Tuesday at Galen Center. The Trojans scored the most points in any of the program’s non-overtime conference games since 2004, beating the Hawkeyes 99-89, while Iowa failed to grab its first road win of the season. The Trojans tipped off with a returning starting lineup from Saturday’s monumental win against No.16 Illinois, the Trojans’ first road win against a ranked opponent since 2010.

Nov 25, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Riley Sager

Men’s basketball overcame a slim, one-point halftime deficit against Grambling State with a strong second half to defeat the Tigers 80-69 at Galen Center Sunday night. Head coach Eric Musselman introduced his sixth starting lineup variation of the season, with graduate transfer guard Josh Cohen and graduate transfer forward Saint Thomas as the lone consistent members of the starting five. The Tigers tipped off with claws out, grabbing a personal and technical foul in the first minute.

Nov 25, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Riley Sager

The Trojans picked up their first true road win of the season – if you consider a 15-mile drive a ‘road win’ – after defeating crosstown rival UCLA 19-13 on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. With each of its five losses this season resulting after a fourth-quarter lead, USC didn’t head into this rivalry game with a reputation for finishing strong. But, the Trojans flipped the script for their beloved Bruin rivals.

Nov 17, 2024 | semananews.com | Sam Rajan |Riley Sager |Freida McFadden |Jason Rekulak

The best books in the thriller genre feature satisfying ending twists, but some of them truly go off the rails with their big reveals. It’s a thriller’s job to surprise readers with its ending. In a genre that aims to shock, this isn’t always an easy task. Some authors approach this by meticulously crafting red herrings before solving their biggest mysteries, while others go above and beyond to come up with unexpected endings.