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Have a fun and safe 4th...F*CK YEAH!

God Bless America!

The 4th of July is this weekend and USC football season is right around the corner. To celebrate our nation's birth and tailgating in general, TrojanWire salutes Mr. Rolling Cooler Cooler Roller and Mr. Foot Long Hot Dog Inventor. Dare to dream innovators of awesomeness…

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) The Washington State student newspaper, the Daily Evergreen, has a great sense of humor. Since May, four Cougar football players have either been arrested or suspended from the team. In addition to those players, 25 have been arrested or charged with offenses between 2006 and 2008. I guess there isn't much to do in Pullman Washington (population 27,030) except break the law. The Daily Evergreen is tired of writing the same story over and over again so they came... up with a nice solution, a fill-in-the-blanks-editorial. This is the note from their editor: Due to the absurdly high number of arrests of football players, The Summer Evergreen is publishing this fill-in-the-blanks editorial rather than having to publish a new piece every few months or so. To see their version of WSU Football Mad Libs, click here. ______ is an embarassment to WSU football [Daily Evergreen] WSU coach inherits a mess off the field [Seattle Times] more>>

It is officially summertime. No more June gloom. With not that much in the news and the dog days of summer upon us, how bout some USC Song Girls to celebrate all that is right in the world!

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) The New York Jets profiled Mark Sanchez on their team website. This is what Sanchez says about competing for the starting quarterback job: “For me, I feel like I’m going to be on the field and that’s what you always want to do. You don’t grow up dreaming of being a backup, so I’m going to go for it,” he said. “I know Kellen’s going to do the same thing, and it’s going to be a great competition and I’m excited to compete with him.” Sanchez... Sets His Sights on Starting Role [newyorkjets.com] more>>

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) Here is a nice piece by Ted Miller on sixth-year offensive guard Jeff Byers. The Trojans return all five starters on the offensive line this season. This is my favorite excerpt: Byers is one of five returning starters from a line that: A. Gave up only 18 sacks in 2008, fewest in the Pac-10; B. Led a rushing attack that averaged 195 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry; and, C. Is very deep considering the entire 2008 two-deep is back, and touted sophomore Tyron... Smith is pushing to eclipse Butch Lewis at right tackle. USC's brainy Byers leads line that ranks among nation's best [espn.com] more>>

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) Former USC point guard Daniel Hackett was not selected in the NBA draft. Over the weekend he opted to sign one-year contract with the Italian pro club Benetton Treviso. Daniel Hackett confirms agreement with Benetton [talkbasket.net]

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) Happy Monday from your friends at TrojanWire and the USC Song Girls.

The Pac-10 led all conferences with 11 NCAA titles during the 2008-09 year. The ACC and Big Ten tied for 2nd with 5. This is the 9th time in the last 10 years that the Pac-10 had led all conferences in NCAA championships. Suck on that East Coast bias. Pac-10 Leads the Way with 11 NCAA Team Championships [pac-10.org]

R.I.P. King of Pop.

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) With the 26th pick in the NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls select Taj Gibson. Taj Gibson NBA Profile [NBA.com]

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) With the 9th pick in the NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors select DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan Lands In Toronto [raptors.com]

To celebrate tonight’s NBA draft here are the top 10 fashion statements from players selected on draft day. The only thing missing is a player sporting some Gordon Gartrell. NBA Draft Fashion Statements [espn]

(Photo by Icon Sports Media) Here is a look at USC’s economic impact on the City of Los Angeles and California: A new independent economic study on USC shows that the university - which is the City of Los Angeles’ largest private sector employer - is also one of California’s major economic engines. The new report, “Economic Impact Analysis of the University of Southern California Annual Operations,” shows that USC generates $4.9 billion annually in economic activity in the Los... Angeles region and beyond. USC Has Nearly $5 Billion Economic Impact [uscnews] more>>