Honda and Fiolek extend relationship

February 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Having Honda's full support will allow her to focus on riding, Fiolek said, but admitted that re-signing was not an immediate decision--or one she reached alone."

Surfing’s Big Money Is Coming to Long Island

February 14, 2011
The New York Times

Excerpt: "...despite a history reaching back to 1912, Long Island surfers hardly have the celebrity of their Pacific-riding brethren. Indeed, the entire East Coast has a reputation for producing lousy waves."

Masekela launches how-to action sports Web site

February 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Sal Masekela wants to teach you how to skate -- and wakeboard, snowboard, surf, and ride dirt. Masekela's TSO Studios (short for "The School Of") embarked this week, described on its Web site as "a new media company specializing in action sports how-to video apps for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad."

Volcom Pipe Challenge winner revealed

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "According to Volcom's Troy Eckert, when the wildcard challenge was first presented, the judging panel had yet to be established. In the end, Hawaiian surfing legends Michael and Derek Ho and Gerry Lopez (who weighed in from Canada) had the final say."

USSA Launches U.S. Freeskiing

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "This latest USSA "brand" is a response to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recent consideration of adding new actions sports to the 2014 docket in Sochi, Russia."

Jacobellis wins at FIS World Champs

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Finding another gold medal around her neck, Lindsey Jacobellis won her third WSC -- the highest placing among the three medaling Americans."

Pipe Pro video contest awaits entries

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Volcom plans to make the announcement on Jan. 18. But first it needs contestants. As of Thursday, Volcom had zero entries in hand. Troy Eckert, Volcom's Hawaii Strategic Director, expects that to change."

With funding pulled, racers form ASCA

January 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "after the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, racers Michael Duran and Daron Rahlves approached members of the ski cross community about forming the American Ski Cross Association (ASCA). The organization would supplement the costs of ski cross racers and serve to heighten awareness about the sport."

Top surfers make sponsorship noise

December 2010
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Over the course of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons -- the final event of the Association of Surfing Professionals' season -- some top pros underwent sponsorship adjustments."

Rockaway History Lesson

December 2010
Eastern Surf Magazine

Excerpt: "Brookins discovered the ocean as a kid living in the Philippines with his military family, but he’s called Rockaway home for over a decade"

Santa Cruz considered for WSR

December 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A stretch of California coastline already saturated with surfing heritage may soon earn even more prestige."

Taylor Steele's "Innersection" to premiere on Black Friday

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "Ultimately, Taylor Steele's latest creation is an effort to bring surfing and filmmaking into a more mutually beneficial relationship between the athletes and their viewers."

MX for Children helmet auction

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "For the fourth year in a row, MX for Children's Giving Thanks charity event has teamed up with moto- and supercross pros for an eBay auction to raise money for children's hospitals throughout the country, with the specific intent of boosting research and awareness for hydrocephalous, a brain disease that affects one in 500 children."

Skateistan The Movie: coming soon

November 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A small but growing skateboard scene has emerged in Afghanistan amid ongoing war and political turmoil."

Johnny Kicks Cancer benefit returns

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "The World Cup of Skateboarding-sanctioned tour stop raises funds expressly for cancer research, specifically childhood leukemia."

Duct Taped in Montauk

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Exceprt: "The semis started under gray skies and cold crosswinds. Still, the odd set pushed through noticeably to shore. The final round saw relatively better surf; the wind slowed slightly and the sun peaked through, in what were no doubt challenging conditions."

Nelscott Reef contest bans tow-ins

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "The 2010 Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic surf contest has opted for arms over jet skis for the first time in five years."

American Tourist Hordes to Cuba?

October 2010
Condé Nast Traveler
"Informer" blog

Exerpt: "So, as speculation abounds and political entities maneuver, I decided to ask two people who have traversed the country recently what they thought increased American traffic would mean for Cuba."

Tudor Duct Tape Invitational hits N.Y.

October 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "Vans announced the names of those expected to participate in the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational on Thursday, October 14, and Friday, October 15, in Montauk, N.Y., at Ditch Plains on the eastern most tip of Long Island."

Skateboarding argument turns deadly

September 2010
ESPN.com
Action Sports

Excerpt: "A father-daughter shootaround session at a basketball court in suburban Tampa, Fla., ended tragically Sunday. David James, 41, was shot and killed in front of his 8-year-old daughter after an altercation"