Joey Kaufman is a newsdesk writer for SB Nation and an assistant editor for Pacific Takes -- SB Nation's Pac-12 blog.
A native of Southern California, Joey grew up a fan of the Lakers, Dodgers and Trojans. He is currently a junior at USC, majoring in journalism, and hopes to graduate -- barring some epic collapse -- by 2013. He also writes for the Daily Trojan, the university's student-run newspaper, and has covered USC football since 2010, when Lane Kiffin arrived on campus. Naturally, he's OK with "Tribute to Troy" being played ad nauseam.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled, slightly. Through four innings of play at PNC Park, the Bucs have been held hitless by San Diego Padres starting pitcher Jason Marquis, who has been...
The final full week of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London begins on Sunday with a flurry of events for your viewing pleasure. Here's the full slate for the day on the NBC family networks. All times...
A strong finish from the men's 4x200m freestyle relay gave the United States its ninth gold medal of the London Games and its 23rd overall, pitting it in a tie with China atop the medal count...
After days of speculation, Penn State junior running back Silas Redd will transfer to USC, according to multiple reports on Tuesday afternoon.
Dave Ruden of the Stamford Advocate first reported...
Though the Pittsburgh Steelers broke off negotiations on Wednesday with disgruntled wide receiver Mike Wallace, who's looking for a new contract, and reached a five-year, $42.5 million deal with...