Good Morning, Trojans. Signed! USC football player DJ Wingfield signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

📖 Academic Progress Rate
🎾 NCAA Super Regionals opponent
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Scoring High. The USC Athletics program had 14 athletes either improve or match their multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores in 2026. USC has maintained a multiyear score of 989, which is one of the best scores in the department's history. This is two points shy of the school record set in 2024. Along with that, 14 programs either tied or beat their scores from last year, while 16 programs sat above or tied the national average. This year's single-year APR score increased over the last four years, sitting at 996. This surpassed the single-year APR of 986 last year and 989 the previous year.

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🔼 Ready to Play. The No. 13 women’s tennis team is playing in the NCAA Super Regionals on Friday. The Trojans will face No. 4 Texas A&M at 12pm PT in the Round of 16. The match will take place at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

🌹 GIFTS FOR MOM

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, May 7

⚾️ Baseball vs. Nevada @ 7pm PT | Watch

Friday, May 8

⚾️ Baseball vs. Nevada @ 7pm PT | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Super Regionals vs Texas A&M @12pm PT | Watch

Saturday, May 9

⚾️ Baseball vs. Nevada @ 1pm PT | Watch

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⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!