Bidding for a third consecutive MVP award, Alex Ovechkin took over the NHL lead in goals and points Friday night, scoring twice to reach 50 goals and adding an assist in the Washington Capitals' 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. […]
Hells Bells! Four Bells trophies for Mr. Kelly Slater. The only other surfer in the 49 year history to have four Bells trophy's on his mantle piece is Aussie legend Mark Richards, who won four in a row. Slater trumped 2009 ASP Champ, Mick Fanning with a future-forward alley-oop for an 8.93 at Johanna Beach to win the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Bells.Bobby Martin […]
LOS ANGELES -- This spring, stars from the ASA Action Sports World Tour (ASA ASWT) will thrill fans with their own special brand of excitement when Ramp Jam, produced by ASA Entertainment, opens at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA on May 8. Performances by the action sports industry's elite skateboarders, BMX riders and inline skaters will be featured on […]
Los Angeles, CA --The first annual L.A. Skate Film Festival was created to focus on the filmmakers, directors and artists within Skateboarding, the lifestyle that cultivated the idea of "brand movies" and "lifestyle documentaries." For the first time Los Angeles, the birthplace of Skateboarding, will host this International skate film fes […]
The second ESPN X Games Brazil returns to Sao Paulo's Sambodromo Stadium Sept. 23-26. In conjunction with ReUnion Sports & Marketing and the City of Sao Paulo's Department of Municipal Sports, Leisure and Tourism, the four-day event will showcase nearly 100 athletes competing in Skateboard Vert and Street, BMX Freestyle Vert and Street, and Mot […]
This week saw the launch of a cool new film festival that caught our eye, The Snow Film Fest NYC. Slated for Nov. 19-21 in Tribeca, with an Aug. 15 deadline for submissions, this new grouping sets to really open up the genre and showcase cool shorts and features spanning everything from banging snowboard action to much mistier interpretations of just what co […]
Eastern Bikes team rider Josh Perry has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. According to Josh's doctors, the tumor is benign and not cancerous, but Josh will undergo surgery to have the tumor removed before it grows any bigger. In a statement released on the Eastern Bikes site today, Eastern team manager Leigh Ramsdell said, "The good news is that t […]
Chalk it up as another successful jump for FMX legend and "stunt" jumper Robbie 'Maddo' Maddison. While we were sleeping here in the states, Maddo mounted his Honda CR500, eyed up the ramp massive Red Bull ramp, and crushed yet another insane leap -- this time over the Corinth Canal in Greece. Obviously the hardcore moto fans knew he woul […]
Forget "Gidget" and "Blue Crush," shark attacks and a shallow-water drownings are apparently what Hollywood's looking for in a surf flick these days. After a recent flurry of news coming out of Tinsel Town, it seems two big surf projects are moving right along. Currently in the works are bio picks on shark-attack survivor and Sunset […]
Travis Rice won Sunday's 2010 King of the Hill contest in Valdez, Alaska. There's been no word of full results yet, but Rice has claimed the sword for the men and Whistler's Vera Janssen won it for the women."It's great to see this event finally return to snowboarding," said Rice. "Conditions were all-time and the venue was […]
