USC's March Madness snub

Mar. 12, 2018

The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament begins Tuesday. USC has twice made it to the Final Four, but this year wasn’t selected as one of the 68 teams to compete.

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Matt 'Money' Smith - co-host of “The Petros and Money” on KLAC 570 AM - @mattmoneysmith

Host:

Madeleine Brand

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Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

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