Mark Boyd

Mark Boyd, a 6-foot-7 forward from Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at USC.

Lost in the squabble between the Black Coaches Assn. and the NCAA over the plight of young African-American athletes has been the viewpoint of the black athlete . USC senior Mark Boyd is one such athlete. Boyd, a 6-foot-7 forward who was selected this week as the team's most valuable player, enrolled at USC on a basketball scholarship in 1990 and will graduate in May with a degree in economics after having been a four-year starter for the Trojans.

USC senior forward Mark Boyd knows that the best way for the Trojans to gain respect while playing in the same city with UCLA is to keep winning. Which is exactly what USC did Tuesday night as Boyd scored a career-high 26 points in a 107-65 rout of Howard before 2,517 at the Sports Arena. "Winning is all there is for us to do right now and not try to worry about anything else," said Boyd, who made 12 of 14 shots and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in 23 minutes.

IN THE LIFE OF A BASKETBALL TEAM, THERE IS A TIME TO plant and a time to reap. And then there is a time to motivate. "Fellas, this is the team that laughed at us last year," George Raveling drawls, his Philadelphia parochial-school accent heading south into storefront-preacher territory. "It's our turn to laugh tonight. This is our house." Framed by a locker room full of inspirational slogans ("I'm One Mean Trojan--You'll Feel the Pain!"

With its slim postseason tournament hopes in the balance, USC needed two big plays from Mark Boyd in the final minute to defeat Washington, 56-55, Thursday night at the Sports Arena. After the Trojans blew a 10-point lead early in the second half, Boyd's defensive hustle and layup with 20 seconds to play gave USC a Pacific 10 Conference victory before 3,163. USC improved to 8-7 in the Pac-10 and 15-9 overall with three games to play.

Lost in the squabble between the Black Coaches Assn. and the NCAA over the plight of young African-American athletes has been the viewpoint of the black athlete . USC senior Mark Boyd is one such athlete. Boyd, a 6-foot-7 forward who was selected this week as the team's most valuable player, enrolled at USC on a basketball scholarship in 1990 and will graduate in May with a degree in economics after having been a four-year starter for the Trojans.

IN THE LIFE OF A BASKETBALL TEAM, THERE IS A TIME TO plant and a time to reap. And then there is a time to motivate. "Fellas, this is the team that laughed at us last year," George Raveling drawls, his Philadelphia parochial-school accent heading south into storefront-preacher territory. "It's our turn to laugh tonight. This is our house." Framed by a locker room full of inspirational slogans ("I'm One Mean Trojan--You'll Feel the Pain!"

Charlie Ward, the Heisman Trophy winner from Florida State, had 13 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and was named most valuable player in leading the East to a 77-73 victory over the West at the 32nd annual NABC All-Star game at Charlotte. The West got 13 points and 12 rebounds from USC's Mark Boyd and 15 points from UCLA's Shon Tarver. . . .

Mark Boyd, a 6-foot-7 forward from Redan High in Stone Mountain, Ga., has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at USC, the school announced today. Boyd averaged 15.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots as a senior this past season in leading his team to a 19-8 record. A four-year starter at Redan, Boyd was honored as an All-DeKalb County and All-Atlanta Metro performer as a senior.

USC senior forward Mark Boyd knows that the best way for the Trojans to gain respect while playing in the same city with UCLA is to keep winning. Which is exactly what USC did Tuesday night as Boyd scored a career-high 26 points in a 107-65 rout of Howard before 2,517 at the Sports Arena. "Winning is all there is for us to do right now and not try to worry about anything else," said Boyd, who made 12 of 14 shots and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in 23 minutes.

With its slim postseason tournament hopes in the balance, USC needed two big plays from Mark Boyd in the final minute to defeat Washington, 56-55, Thursday night at the Sports Arena. After the Trojans blew a 10-point lead early in the second half, Boyd's defensive hustle and layup with 20 seconds to play gave USC a Pacific 10 Conference victory before 3,163. USC improved to 8-7 in the Pac-10 and 15-9 overall with three games to play.

Mark Boyd, a 6-foot-7 forward from Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at USC.

Stevie Wise scored 32 points, including five three-point baskets, to lead High Five America to a 106-103 victory over USC in an exhibition game Tuesday night at Rancho Bernardo High School. After trailing 100-93 with two minutes remaining, USC made the game close behind Lorenzo Orr, who finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Mark Boyd, who scored 10 and grabbed nine rebounds.

An elusive international drug dealer and 30 other people in California and Hawaii were arrested after a two-year federal investigation dubbed "Operation Doctor Wu," officials announced Friday. The ring leader, "Doctor Wu," was named in an indictment unsealed Friday as Baron Michael Angelo Suarez-Rothschild. He was being held in Singapore and authorities were seeking to extradite him to the United States, said Misha Piastro, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration.