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CA's only women's sports bar to open in Long Beach
SportsCalifornia’s first bar dedicated to women’s sports, Watch Me!, will open this month in Long Beach. It will welcome all ages to inspire young athletes.
New Culver City gym trains next gen of ninja warriors
SportsA new Culver City gym filled with “American Ninja Warrior” staff is ready to scale any obstacle as the sport heads to the Olympics.
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SportsBasketball star Cailin Clark signed with the Indiana Fever, but she’s elevating the entire WNBA. Will a rising interest in women’s basketball boost the LA Sparks?
Sansei league shows deep bond between baseball and Japanese Californians
SportsJapanese Americans have played baseball in SoCal for 100 years, but the last Japanese American youth league in LA County — Sansei Baseball — is shrinking.
From radio waves to Olympics, Kareem Maddox shares his journey
SportsSouthern California’s Kareem Maddox, a former radio host and Princeton alum, will compete in 3x3 basketball for Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics.
SoCal dad’s nonprofit helps his son become Paralympic champ
SportsClayton Frech is the father of Ezra Frech, who took home two gold medals at the Paralympics in Paris.
Queer rugby club is shattering perceptions of men in contact sports
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What is justice for families evicted from Chavez Ravine?
HistoryThe construction of Dodger Stadium displaced hundreds of people who lived in Chavez Ravine decades ago. Former residents and descendants don’t agree on reparations.