
Not according to one writer. The Los Angeles Times' Christine Daniels lists the region's most popular sports teams and the Trojans come out third behind the Dodgers and the Lakers. Having lived in Los Angeles, I can definitely give the nod to the Dodgers here. Their appeal is universal and both Dodger Stadium and Vin Scully are public institutions.
UCLA's football program comes in fifth, behind UCLA basketball.
Interesting did-you-know: the late Lakers broadcast legend Chick Hearn used to be an announcer for USC football games. He eventually settled with the Lakers and became an institution of his own with all the quirky phrases he invented such as slam dunk and "this game's in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the Jell-O's jigglin"




