Broken skateboards: Part of the daily grind (Roanoke Times)
In a growing industry, broken boards mean pride for skaters and money for businesses. Photos by Jared Soares | The Roanoke Times ...more...Alpacka Raft captures attention of Alaska adventurers (Alaska Journal of Commerce)
Sheri Tingey didn't set out to revolutionize the outdoor recreation business. The owner and designer of Alpacka Raft LLC, Tingey doesn't fit the ?extreme sports enthusiast? stereotype. She's a middle-aged transplant from Arizona with a background in clothing design who moved to Alaska 25 years ago....more... PRESS RELEASE: Midway Announces Powerful Lineup For Games Convention 2007 (gamesindustry.biz)
LONDON, UK, August 20th, 2007 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, today announced its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention (GC), August 23-27 in Leipzig, Germany....more... Ripped To Shreds: Innovator Of Respect (The Wrestling News Page)
I'd like to thank you for taking the time to click the link to my column. The wrestling world is running rampant with news of Pacman Jones joining TNA, who Vince's child might be, and even still the Benoit tragedy....more... BASE jumper 'did not have death wish' (Sydney Morning Herald)
An Australian who died in Norway 'devoted his life to helping others through extreme sport'....more... BASE jumper 'did not have death wish' (Adelaide Now)
A BRISBANE man who died BASE jumping in Norway wasn't a "crazy guy doing stupid things", says a friend, but devoted his life to helping others through extreme sport....more... Today's Edition » (The Sierra Vista Herald)
At the start of the summer I penned ?An Ode to Cheap Golf, Vol. I,? in which I enumerated the ways in which meek, contemplative souls could use twilight rates as a means to enter a sort of Twilight Zone....more... Commentary: Olympic skateboard a good idea or not? (The Columbian)
PORTLAND - Bob Burnquist's eyes glow when he recalls grasping the Olympic torch. He carried it briefly once through his native Brazil, holding it aloft while riding his skateboard....more... Not your pappy's downtown Long Beach (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Upon moving to Long Beach, the first information you will get about its downtown area will come from the cranky old man down the street who paints statuary in a disturbingly realistic manner, or, in some cases, the cranky old lady who keeps jugs of water on her front lawn to keep the ocelots off....more... |