USC: It's a sporting nation unto itself
By Chen Xiangfeng | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-22 07:43
USC running back Curtis McNeal (22) celebrates during an NCAA game against the UCLA Bruins last month. USC is known as a football powerhouse, but the school boasts national success in most of its 21 sports. USC alums have won 122 gold medals since 1904, and athletic director Pat Haden says the school expects 12 to 15 of its athletes to compete in the London Olympics. Provided to China Daily |
The University of Southern California isn't just good at football - its athletes won more medals than all but 12 countries at the Beijing Olympics, Chen Xiangfeng reports from Los Angeles.
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