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SHOOTING THE BREEZE: A Q&A with skateboarder Tony Hawk
SAN DIEGO ---- Tony Hawk is not only the greatest athlete in his sport, but its greatest ambassador as well.
Oct 18, 2009 | 1:20 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: Home break advantage
OCEANSIDE ---- Sunday's surfing festivities at the Oceanside Harbor had their roots thousands of miles away in Australia, but the winning team had a distinctly local flavor. Team Reef, which included a pair of local surfers, emerged from a field of 16 to take home top honors at the third …
Oct 11, 2009 | 7:35 pm | Loading…
SURFING: Fanning surfs off with the sport's richest prize
SAN CLEMENTE ---- Australian surfer Mick Fanning earned his tenth ASP career victory with a win at Saturday's Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles.
Sep 19, 2009 | 9:40 pm | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: New BMX Hall of Fame in Chula Vista to commemorate sport's roots
More than three decades of BMX memorabilia will make its way to San Diego next month for the opening of the BMX Hall of Fame, where seven influential members of the BMX community will be inducted for 2009.
Aug 25, 2009 | 12:45 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS NOTES: 'The Drifter' scores at film festival
Local surfing legend Rob Machado headed to Indonesia for some soul-searching, and it was documented in "The Drifter." This surfing movie, which is more about the journey than the waves, is Taylor Steele's latest creation for his Solana Beach-based Poor Specimen Films.
Aug 25, 2009 | 12:45 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: San Diego's Young didn't need training to make his mark at the X Games
In the months leading up to X Games 15, Gary Young didn't join the other riders in training for the event, dialing in new tricks or entering the first BMX contests of the season.
Aug 10, 2009 | 6:05 pm | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS NOTES: Oceanside's ode to longboarding
This weekend marks the start of the 25th annual Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club Contest and Beach Festival. The event includes professional noseriding and club longboard competitions, music, food, and an all-girls surf competition at the Oceanside Pier.
Aug 10, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…
X GAMES: Teen shines in X Games debut
CARSON -- In her much-anticipated X Games debut, motocross teen sensation Ashley Fiolek didn't disappoint.
Aug 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
X GAMES: Two years after brutal fall, Brown gets his gold
LOS ANGELES -- Jake Brown finally has something else to talk about.
Jul 31, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
X-GAMES: Deegan tries something new
LOS ANGELES -- Brian Deegan's auto racing career is going in a few different directions these days.
Jul 31, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: Soaring career: Vert skateboarder has taken off since moving to Encinitas
Adam Taylor was 10 years old when he first dropped into the 13-foot walls of a vert ramp outside his family's home in Florida.
Jul 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: Surfing D.D.S.
Riding his beach cruiser barefoot with his surfboard propped under one arm, Marty Weinstein pedals the short distance to the beach from the house he shares with fellow UC San Diego students. The rest of the day for this senior human biology major will involve burying his nose in a thick, …
Jul 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS: Perelson sticks 900, wins vert at Maloof Money Cup
COSTA MESA -- La Mesa teenager Alex Perelson spun around and around and then halfway around.
Jul 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
ACTION SPORTS NOTES: King of the ranch
When former pro skateboarder Jeff King moved into the Encinitas home he dubbed "Shred Ranch," the first thing he did was drain the pool. Before long, the acre of property was a skateboard wonderland. He built ramps to skate on the roof, the chimney, and even inside the house.
Jun 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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