Trojans defense dominates Sun Devils

Mark Sanchez passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and the Southern California defense dominated Arizona State in a 28-0 win Saturday. Joe McKnight ran for a career-high 143 yards on 11 carries and Kevin Thomas returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown for the Trojans (4-1, 2-1 Pac-10), who extended their winning streak over the Sun Devils to nine games, winning by an average of 20.1 points. No. 8 USC is 74-9 since the beginning of the 2002 season and has won 41 of its last 42 home games. Arizona State (2-4, 1-2), meanwhile, has scored just 44 points in losing four straight for the first time since 2003. The Sun Devils gained only 229 yards while being shut out for the first time since Oct. 30, 2004 when they lost to California 27-0. Sanchez, whose status was in question for several days because of a bone... [read full story]                    

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