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• US Sumo Open

March 24, 2019

IN PICTURES: The 19th Annual U.S. Sumo Open did not disappoint

by Thomas Cordova    in Sports

It was thrills and spills to a full house at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach for the 19th Annual US Sumo Open.

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March 22, 2019

Q&A: A newbies’ guide to the U.S. Sumo Open with director Andrew Freund

by Steve Lowery    in Arts & Culture, Sports

Little more than a day before the tournament was set to begin, we asked Freund what newbies, such as ourselves, should expect. He told us and didn't yawn once.

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Sports

• Acura Grand Prix

March 21, 2019

For the first time, 2 active IndyCar drivers to be inducted in Motorsports Walk of Fame

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio    in Sports

Sebastien Bourdais and Will Power will become the 30th and 31st medallions in the line on April 11—then they’ll both return to their IndyCars to race on a course they know so intimately.

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• US Sumo Open

March 16, 2019

‘I hope the future is women:’ Female ranks at Long Beach Sumo tournament are growing

by Thomas Cordova    in Sports

She tore her hamstring off the bone and in half. This will be her first competition since that injury. “I'm really nervous this year because I'm coming off an injury which has affected my wait and my straight”

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• What Up Long Beach?!

March 15, 2019

PODCAST: The latest NCAA scandal changes everything

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio    in Sports

On this week's show, we’re talking about the new NCAA scandal, recapping all of the latest Long Beach sports news and trying to decide if sports rankings are even necessary.

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• What Up Long Beach?!

March 8, 2019

PODCAST: Offseason reset with Coach Allen Caveness

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio    in Sports

How did Cabrillo boys’ soccer bounce back to win CIF state?

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• What Up Long Beach?!

March 6, 2019

PODCAST: Are the Los Angeles Angels bringing Major League Baseball to Long Beach?

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio    in Sports

This week on What Up, Long Beach?!, our weekly sports podcast with the562.org, we have an in-depth conversation with Long Beach Post reporter Jason Ruiz about how the Los Angeles Angels could end up in Long Beach, one way...

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• LBSU Athletics
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March 5, 2019

LBSU hoops manager, skilled only in determination, waits for his shot

by Jonah Zeko    in Sports

Benjamin Okenwa may be quiet, but internally he has no doubts: “I will be a college basketball player."

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• Tim Grobaty

February 26, 2019

A look back at Marine Stadium’s Olympic debut in 1932

by Tim Grobaty    in Sports

“Twenty yards from the finish they were locked bow and bow,” wrote Cohn as smoke spewed from his typewriter. “Somewhere Italy had found the answer to the Bears’ challenge. Again they jammed their needle-nosed prow ahead by inches.”

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• 2028 Olympic Games

February 26, 2019

Mayor confirms possibility of 2028 Olympic Rowing in Long Beach

by Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler    in Sports

The World Rowing Council is considering a proposal that would move the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic rowing competition from Lake Perris to Long Beach's Marine Stadium.

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