7.26.2011

ASP announces 2012 Volcom Fiji Pro

July 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The ASP said in a statement that Fiji would host the Volcom Pro through 2014, "with the potential for further extension from the current three-year license agreement."

7.25.2011

Padres to host Tony Hawk night

July 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The crew running THF has seen over 400 skateparks open in low-income neighborhoods across the country, including in Atlanta, GA, last month."

7.13.2011

How Incubus Spent Its (Four-Year) Summer Vacation

July 2011
Esquire.com

Excerpt: "The world's most popular standard-issue rock band on growing up into a group with legitimately exciting potential. Thanks, at least in part, to Harvard."

6.22.2011

N.H.L. Tries to Give Back the Water

June 2011
Green Blog
The New York Times

Excerpt: "The N.H.L. calculated that a seven-game playoff series consumes roughly 800,000 gallons of water, from resurfacing the ice, to concessions, to flushing toilets."

Slater to unlock Surf City

June 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "On Tuesday, 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater will add to his collection of city keys. "

6.20.2011

Eye of the Condor coming to La Parva

June 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The Eye Of The Condor (EOC) invites photographers, videographers and skiers from several brands to compete to produce the best still and moving imagery from certain runs within the resort this summer."

6.02.2011

Cristobal de Col wins 2011 ISA's

June 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Competitive success is not new to de Col, who claimed his first international title in 2006 as the World Champion of the under-14 division at the Rip Curl Grom Search in Bali, Indonesia."

5.12.2011

Garcia issued arrest warrant

May 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The Queensland, Australia, police issued former world champion surfer Sunny Garcia a warrant for his arrest last week, following the February 19 physical altercation between Garcia, World Tour surfer Jeremy Flores and a local surfer named Adam Clarke on Australia's Gold Coast."

5.06.2011

Parsons signs on as coach for Andino

May 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Long-time competitive and big-wave surfer and contest director Mike "Snips" Parsons recently left his post as Special Projects and Athlete Manager at Billabong after 10 years to become the 17-year-old super-grom's full-time coach."

4.30.2011

TGR launches new production studio

April 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "TGR intends to use content from the Studios to expand its web presence, adding blog posts, video clips and coverage of ongoing projects in real time."

4.25.2011

Atlantic Surfing Federation debuts

April 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "...the ASF needs to cement firm contest details, and they need Surfing America's approval. So far, it has neither."

4.07.2011

Surf Hall of Fame adds more inductees

April 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Anderson began shaping in 1972. Yet his tri-fin design was met with skepticism at first. But Anderson's competitive results muzzled his critics."

4.05.2011

Volcom sues Roc Nation

April 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "On March 29, action sports apparel giant Volcom filed a civil suit against Roc Nation, the management company of artist and entertainer Jay Z, for trademark infringement and unfair competition involving Volcom's long-held stone mark design."

Dew Tour adds new events for summer

March 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Skate bowl contests have been added to the dockets at Ocean City and Portland, and FMX will be key events in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas."

3.22.2011

With a Step Back, Chasing a Return to the N.H.L.

March 19, 2011
New York Times

Excerpt: "The A.H.L. is not where Cheechoo, a right wing, was supposed to be. But meeting the high expectations that came with winning the Maurice Richard Trophy as the N.H.L.’s top goal scorer in 2005-6 proved daunting."

3.17.2011

Grind For Life benefit at Clairemont

March 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The Clash at Clairemont looks to be an annual occasion for the foreseeable future. "We absolutely want to keep it going. It's the biggest fundraising event for Grind for Life," stated Macdonald."

3.16.2011

VCJ rejoins Powell-Peralta

March 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "'Everyone on the team has contacted me and asked if Court could do a new graphic for them,' he stated -- implying that plenty of potential projects exist should Johnson care to pursue them."

2.28.2011

Surfers' HOF announces 2011 inductees

Feb 2011
ESPN.com

Excerpt: "The hand and footprints of George Downing, Taylor Knox and Chuck Linnen will be cemented into the sidewalk of the HOF during a ceremony on August 5 in front of Huntington Surf & Sport"

2.16.2011

Shaun Tomson to read at National Zoo

February 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Shaun Tomson, 1977's surfing World Champ, made his name on the competitive circuit until his retirement from the pro tour in 1990, but now the storied South African is entertaining a different crowd."

2.14.2011

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."