USC Bans Reporter from Trojans Game, Practices*
In August, USC promised to punish any journalist who passed on strategy or injury-related news garnered via the football practice sidelines. This week, they have put their money where their pigskin is. Or have they?
Per a report in the LA Times, Daily News sportswriter Scott Wolf has been barred from two weeks’ worth of Trojans practices and a September 22 home game for reporting that place kicker Andre Heidari (pictured) underwent surgery last week. Even though Wolf’s report does not cite a practice source:
“From our standpoint, Scott was doing his job,” Los Angeles Newspaper Group sports editor Gene Warnick said.
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