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The 2010 draft class is already shaping up to be extremely strong along the defensive front.

The Toronto Raptors have signed first-round draft pick DeMar DeRozan through the 2010-11 season.

The Chicago Bulls signed both of their 2009 first-round picks on Thursday, as James Johnson and Taj Gibson inked deals with the club.

Former John Curtis running back Joe McKnight has been surrounded by high expectations since early in high school.

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Share + Jul 3, 2009 2:51 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Patrick Turner No.1 of the USC Trojans is unable to catch the ball against Michael Norris No.22 of the UCLA Bruins on Dec.

USC forward DeMar DeRozan could not complain Thursday night after the Toronto Raptors selected him ninth overall in the NBA draft.

USC basketball coach Kevin O'Neill said he expects point guard Donte Smith to return to the team next season.

According to league sources at least five NBA teams inquired about Parker in the lead-up to Thursday night's draft, where Toronto took DeRozan ninth overall out of the University of Southern California.

If you want to play for a national title, go to North Carolina. That's a good way to get a championship.

Southern California's DeMar DeRozan takes questions after being selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA basketball draft Thursday.

The Chicago Bulls have picked forwards James Johnson of Wake Forest and Taj Gibson of Southern California with the 16th and 26th picks of the NBA draft.

Raptors draft DeRozan Southern California's DeMar DeRozan dunks during the second half of a second-round men's NCAA college basketball tournament game in Minneapolis.

The tune has changed considerably.In 2006, as college basketball prepared for its first season with the new minimum-age requirement rule for the NBA, the mood was upbeat.

USC forward DeMar DeRozan is known in NBA circles as a future star without the attitude.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached contract agreements with two more draft picks, signing fourth-round selection Kyle Moore and seventh-rounder E.J. Biggers to four-year deals.

Kevin O'Neill, USC's new basketball coach, said he was ready to move "forward" -- his view being that the glass is half full and not cracked and leaking all over the counter as the perception has been recently.

CINCINNATI - Keith Rivers suffered a broken jaw as an NFL rookie. Rey Maualuga slipped to the second round of the draft.

Kevin O'Neill returned to the college ranks Saturday when he was announced as Southern California's basketball coach, taking over from Tim Floyd.

The resignation of coach Tim Floyd and a looming NCAA investigation have caused a seismic shift in the landscape of USC basketball , resulting in an address to the public by school officials and the departure of two key recruits.