The fires in California continue to devastate. All the while, players from the University of Southern California came into Champaign to play the Illini, while also trying to keep the focus on basketball as areas around their campus burn.

January 12 - Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points and Southern California took control in the second half for an 82-72 victory over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill. Claude scored 21 points after halftime to help USC (10-6 ...

Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead Southern California to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois.

Kasparas Jakucionis saw his left forearm act up in the aftermath of his team's recent trip to the Pacific Northwest. While No. 13 Illinois is unsure of its leading scorer's

CHAMPAIGN — Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead Southern California to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday. Wesley Yates III had 15 points — shooting 7 of 8 from ...

While No. 13 Illinois is unsure of its leading scorer's status for Saturday afternoon's visit from Southern California in Champaign, Ill., the Fighting Illini are confident in their depth if ...

The Trojans end the Illini's five-game winning streak with the help of Wesley Yates' 15 points and Rashaun Agee's 13 points and eight rebounds.

Desmond Claud's season-high 31 points helped snap Illinois' five game winning streak. The Illini shot just 21.9% from three-point range. USC also won the rebounding battle 37-34 and outscored Illinois in the paint 44-30.

The upset snapped the Illini's five-game winning streak. Elsewhere, Loyola and DePaul lost big, and UIC lost to Bradley in the final seconds.

If Illinois has one player best-suited to match up with Claude on defense, it is White – but he wasn't that guy Saturday. The 6-foot-6 Claude had his way on drives and other opportunities in the pain, and White (11 points on 3-for-12 shooting) wasn't able to do enough to make up the difference on the other end.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named interim president after Jack E. Daniels III retired. David Wain Coon, former president of College of Marin, has been named acting president of San Jose City College.

a professor of civil engineering at the University of Southern California who has studied how urban fires exacerbate post-fire related hazards, told ABC News. The further away from wildland ...