When last week’s National Football League draft ended, Joel Bitonio of Wilson High School was the only Long Beach area prospect that had the pleasure of hearing his name called by Commissioner Roger Goodell but he wasn’t the only one to end up on an NFL roster.
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Angela Madsen, Tara Remington Begin Trans-Pacific Row in Long Beach Thursday
Angela Madsen, a Long Beach resident who holds six Guinness World Records in ocean rowing, is making a second attempt to row from California to Hawaii this week.
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Three LBUSD Football Players Part of 2014 NFL Draft Pool
The National Football League will take over Radio City Music Hall in New York City this weekend for its annual draft ceremonies and as always, the state of California will be well represented. Among the 50 draft eligible prospects from the state, three hail from Long Beach Unified School District programs.
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No Formula One Yet: Grand Prix Association Contract Extended Through 2018
After several discussions about the possibility of returning the city’s annual motorsports weekend into a Formula One event, the Long Beach City Council voted last week to extend the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach’s IndyCar contract through 2018.
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Second-Seeded Long Beach State Rugby Advances to Sweet 16
The number two seeded Long Beach State rugby team advanced to its fourth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance by defeating the University of San Diego 60-12 and capturing the inaugural Gold Coast Championship and its third overall title in a row.
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Three Honored at 2014 Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame Induction
On the eve of the 40th Grand Prix of Long Beach, festivities commenced Thursday with hundreds of people gathered in front of the Convention Center to witness the induction ceremony of driver Dario Franchitti and owners Gerald Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame.
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50th Congressional Cup Kicks Off International Match Race Season in Long Beach
After a series of smaller events over the weekend, the 50th Annual Congressional Cup kicked off formally with stage one of its yacht-versus-yacht battles at the Belmont Pier Monday.
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Hollywood Stars Announced for Long Beach Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity Race
Oscar-winning actors, tv show hosts, radio personalities and soap opera stars are among the celebrities who will compete against one-time NASCAR and Indy car drivers at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach next weekend.
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Incoming LBSU Basketball Recruits Have Winning History
With the madness of March culminating Monday with the crowning of this year’s champion, the focus of every college basketball coach in America left out of or sent home early from this year’s big dance turns to next year and their incoming batch of freshman. And if representation at the CIF State Championships in Sacramento this past weekend is indicative of things to come, Cal State Long Beach’s Dan Monson has reason to smile.
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IN PICTURES: Laker Girls Lunch Date Comes to Westside Long Beach Carls Jr.
In the words of the Lakers Girls, “Because burgers just taste better when an NBA dance team is around.”