You get the feeling as we begin to size up the homestretch for 49er athletics that the issue for making noise in the postseason won’t be as much about finding some good wins as explaining bad losses.
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Dirtbags’ Chance for Sweep Lost in Defeat to UC Riverside
Long Beach State allowed a season-high 20 hits as the Dirtbags fell 14-2 to UC Riverside in the final game of the series on Sunday.
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Dirtbags Take Series With 7-5 Win Over UC Riverside
Long Beach State got out to a quick start behind four hits from sophomore Matt Duffy, and Matt Johnson finished the game on the other end with 4.2 innings of one-hit relief as the Dirtbags defeated UC Riverside 7-5.
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WOMEN’S WATER POLO: Comeback Falls Short as 49ers Lose 8-7 to UCSB
Lauren Sieprath’s breakaway shot in the last minute was turned aside as Long Beach State’s women’s water polo team fell one goal short of pulling back an early four-goal deficit in an 8-7 loss to No. 16 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
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Comeback Conway Wins 2011 Grand Prix of Long Beach
British driver Mike Conway of Andretti Autosport won the 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, just eleven months after a horrific crash in the Indianapolis 500 that forced him to miss the 2010 IZOD IndyCar season.
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Will Power Captures Third Straight Long Beach Pole To Lead IndyCar Race Sunday
A long and distinguished list of open-wheel racers will be led by Australian driver Will Power toward the green flag in the 37th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach today at 1:30pm.
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Muscle Milk Motorsport Win ALMS Race, BMW RLL Takes Fierce GT Class In Long Beach
Muscle Milk Motorsports teammates Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf piloted their Aston Martin prototype coupe to a P1 class and overall victory, in the American Le Mans Series race that highlighted Saturday afternoon at the 37th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Fichtner Wins… Ahem… Physical Celebrity/Pro Race
In between the swapped paint, playful bumps and a few crashes, there was actually some impressive driving in the 2011 Celebrity/Pro Race, and actor William Fichtner bested his fellow celebrities as well as professional drivers to capture the win.
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Friday Round-Up: Long Beach Grand Prix Off To Fast Start
The 37th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach raced off to a fast start on Friday, which several classes speeding through practice and qualifying for this weekend’s races. Check out the results and the Saturday schedule!
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Season on the Brink as Highlanders Test the Homeboys — No Left Turns Allowed
The Dirtbags look ahead to a weekend series against UC Riverside while it appears that UC Irvine forward Eric Wise will transfer to another school. So will Long Beach State freshman basketball star Brandi Henton.