IN PICTURES: Skaters soar through Long Beach with Olympic ambitions at the Dew Tour
This was the first ever U.S.-based Olympic qualifying event for skateboarding, which is a new sport for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Here’s all the Grand Prix happenings coming up next week
While the gates for the Grand Prix races don’t open till Friday, there’s still lots of race-related happenings in the week before. Here’s a run-down of all the events:
IN PICTURES: Formula Drift competition kicks off Indy car week
On the track, every run during practice, qualifying and competition had fans on their toes as competitors made their start from Seaside Way onto turn 1 into the Long Beach Convention Center parking lot, hitting speeds of up to 100 mph.
IN PICTURES: PFL9 playoffs bring high-stakes MMA action to Long Beach
With a shot at the 2018 Professional Fighters League championship and $1 million top prize, the stakes were high for fighters competing in the PFL9 playoffs at the Long Beach Arena on Saturday.
IN PICTURES: MMA fighters prepare for the PFL9 in open workout
PFL fighters go through an open workout at Groundwork Fitness as they prepare for the PFL9
New Multi-Million Dollar Locker Room for LBSU Women’s Soccer and Softball On the Way
Long Beach State Athletics announced yesterday that construction will begin in early 2018 on a locker room facility to accommodate the women’s soccer and softball teams.
Scott Dixon of New Zealand Wins 41st Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Scott Dixon of New Zealand took the lead from Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais on the 57th lap and kept it for the rest of the way to win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar Series race.
Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame Inductions, Thunder Thursday to Kick Off Grand Prix Weekend
Grand Prix weekend kicks off this week with two motorsports legends being inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame in the morning, and the Downtown Long Beach Associates’ 15th annual Thunder Thursday shutting down Pine Ave. in the evening.
Washington Redskins’ DeSean Jackson, Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, Actor Patrick Stewart to Serve as Grand Prix Grand Marshals
It’ll be a star-studded weekend in Long Beach, as pro football star DeSean Jackson, Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, and actor Patrick Stewart serve as Grand Marshals for the 41st Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
This Week In LBSU Athletics: May 13, 2013
The week that was and will be in LBSU athletics.