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Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, dies at 82
Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native and the 1964 U.S. Open golf champion, has died. He was 82. Matt Venturi says his father died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after a two-month battle with a spinal infection, pneumonia and...
Tags: Human Interest, PGA Tour, NASCAR, U.S. Open (golf), Kobe Bryant
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Legendary Hollywood car customizer Dean Jeffries dead at 80
Dean Jeffries, the legendary car painter and customizer who made the Monkeemobile and the Green Hornet's original Black Beauty, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Hollywood. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his son, Kevin. During the car-...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953), The Monkees (tv program), Auto Racing
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Dean Jeffries dies at 80; legendary car painter and customizer
During the car-crazy 1950s in Southern California, Dean Jeffries was one of the first hot rodders to chop, channel and soup-up automobiles. His distinctive paint jobs and sculpted body work attracted many admirers to his auto shop, including the likes...
Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), The Kid (movie), Korean War (1950-1953), The Monkees (tv program), Automotive Equipment
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Helio Castroneves hopes this is his year
Helio Castroneves has won the Indianapolis 500 three times, earned 27 career victories overall and he even placed first in the "Dancing with the Stars" contest one year. But there's one thing missing from the veteran driver's resume: an IndyCar...
Tags: Chip Ganassi Racing, Human Interest, Open-Wheel Racing, IndyCar Series, Penske Racing
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All revved up for a day at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
I've tumbled down another rabbit hole, wound up in Long Beach, which isn't a worst-case scenario, though close. The cars here all need mufflers, the young fans need more clothes. What kind of sordid little event is this? Indy car racing had always been...
Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Rabies, Oriol Servia, NASCAR, Auto Racing
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Long Beach has special meaning for Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay was born in Texas and now lives in Florida, but the reigning IndyCar champion traces many key moments of his life — the highs and the lows — to Southern California. Hunter-Reay lived in Dana Point when his IndyCar career was...
Tags: Human Interest, Penske Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, IndyCar Series, NASCAR
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...
Tags: John Gallagher Jr., England, Alice Braga, Steve Buscemi, Janet McTeer
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Takuma Sato makes history in winning Long Beach Grand Prix
Takuma Sato won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese driver in history to win an IndyCar series race. Sato, 36, drives for the team of legendary racer A.J. Foyt, and this was the team's first victory in more than...
Tags: IndyCar Series, Open-Wheel Racing, Auto Racing
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Takuma Sato makes history with victory at Long Beach Grand Prix
Long gone are the days when A.J. Foyt, now 78, was making history as one of the world's most famous race-car drivers. But that didn't mean Foyt was done making history as a team owner. Takuma Sato, whom Foyt hired this year for his IndyCar race team,...
Tags: Chip Ganassi Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, IndyCar Series, Penske Racing, Auto Racing
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Don Davis collection of classic cars headed to auction
It’s a problem most car fans wouldn’t mind having. Don Davis has to change too many batteries. The Texas-based businessman and avid car collector is putting 64 rare and classic cars up for auction April 27. More than $15 million worth of...
Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Ford, Car Engine Repair, Lamborghini, Chrysler
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San Francisco all wet in regatta deal
Stop me if you've heard this one: Billionaire comes to City Hall. Says that if the city will get behind him, he'll bring a major sports enterprise to town and might even renovate some decrepit municipal infrastructure as part of the bargain. Huge economic...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Media Industry, Football, Foursquare, Los Angeles Hotels
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IndyCar season set to open with St. Petersburg street race
Ryan Hunter-Reay opens his defense of the IndyCar championship Sunday with the series season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Honda Grand Prix on a 1.8-mile street course in St. Petersburg is the first of 19 races on the Izod IndyCar Series calendar....
Tags: Chip Ganassi Racing, IndyCar Series, Penske Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, World Baseball Classic
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