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  • Yater-Wallace wins Sammy Carlson Invitational



    Two years ago the inaugural Sammy Carlson Invitational (SCI) was cancelled due to bad weather. Earlier today, the SCI's second coming did more than make up for the past. The sun was shining and the crowds were cheering as Mt. Bachelor played host to a stacked roster filled with the world's best skiers.

    Even though the SCI's laid back format was more like a group of friends getting together to ski, a winner still needed to be crowned and today that winner was Torin Yater-Wallace. Following Torin,...

  • Wallace qualifies first at Red Bull Empire of Dirt



    Mongoose UK rider Ben Wallace qualified in the top spot at the 2012 Red Bull Empire of Dirt contest in London, England earlier today, followed by dirt veteran Ryan Nyquist in second place and Mike "Hucker" Clark in third place. Rounding out the top five qualifiers was DK's Drew Bezanson in fourth place and Redline's Brandon Dosch in fifth.

    The Empire of Dirt course, which takes the riders nearly a minute to complete from start to finish, proved difficult for some of the top names in the sport....

  • Competition schedule released for X Games LA

    Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

    All event times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PST) and subject to change. All competitions take place in Los Angeles.



  • Jeremy McGrath leads marrow drive for his wife



    On Wednesday the motocross industry came out to support the "Be The Match" foundation a registry donor organization helping people diagnosed with leukemia find matching donors.

    Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood, bone marrow and lymphoid system. The National Cancer Institute reports that 47,150 new cases of leukemia have been diagnosed since Jan. 1. It is a treatable cancer but matching donors need to be found for bone marrow transplants.

    Wednesday's efforts at Monster Energy...

  • Willie Borm, 14, signs with Apo Skis before SCI

    On Saturday, the inaugural Sammy Carlson Invitational big air will take place at Mt. Bachelor, Ore. The first event, originally scheduled in 2010 at Mt. Hood, was canceled due to weather. The list of invited skiers includes Alex Schlopy, Henrik Harlaut, Torin Yater-Wallace, Bobby Brown, and more.

    "I've got some really good skiers coming out for it so it should be really cool," says Sammy Carlson, who won't be competing due to a knee injury.

    Tanner Hall, who hasn't competed since getting injured...

  • AMA Pro Motocross series begins on Saturday

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    If you want to, you can create quite a personality conflict between Ryan Dungey and James Stewart, the two men expected to tangle for this year's Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.

    Dungey built his career on the factory Suzuki team, left the squad at the end of last season to join his old Suzuki boss, Roger DeCoster, in a new venture at Red Bull KTM. This left Suzuki in need of star power, which they have now found in abundance...

  • John Lynch releases new surf movie 'Abroad'



    This week, surf cinematographer John Lynch released his newest, free-of-charge short film, called "Abroad."

    The film, which was shot by Lynch over several weeks in Indonesia, looks into how meeting people in different places in the world can change who you are. He spent much of his time in villages that were damaged by the 2010 tsunami. Lynch had no crew in the making of this film; it was created entirely by him alone.

    "It's about how meeting fellow travelers can open up your world," Lynch...

  • Skier David Lesh meets with President Obama



    In late April, President Obama gave a speech at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While he was there, he met up with David Lesh, a skier and the founder of FD Wear, a ski outerwear company. Lesh, for reasons even he can barely explain, was allowed to drive along with the presidential motorcade and was able to talk one-on-one with the President about skiing and small businesses in America.

    What strings did you have to pull to get a meeting with Obama? It sort of just fell into my lap. A...

  • FIM introduces new Freestyle of Nations event



    On Wednesday the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and the International Freestyle Motocross Federation (IFMXF) announced a three-year extension of their partnership with event promoter SportPlus to present the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship tour through 2016 and to introduce a new event, the FIM Freestyle of Nations, debuting in 2013.

    "Freestyle Motocross is a very entertaining and exciting discipline combining the show element with top sport," said FIM CEO Stephane Desprez,...

  • Pastrana to make third Nationwide start in Iowa



    Travis Pastrana will make his third Nationwide series start this weekend at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

    "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to run both races this weekend at Iowa," Pastrana said. "I have been pretty satisfied with the start to the season. We need to get better at qualifying."

    Pastrana placed 22nd at Richmond and 17th at Darlington, which was held last weekend.

    The NASCAR K&N Pro Series takes place Saturday and on Sunday, the Nationwide race will air live on ESPN2...

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    The Lakers rallied late to turn away the Thunder in Game 3.

  • Spurs rally, use 24-0 run to take 3-0 series lead

    Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

  • Pacers guard apologizes for choke gesture

    Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson has apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indiana's Game 3 win over Miami.

  • Granger vows not to back down from LeBron

    After two altercations in the past two games, Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger vowed Saturday he won't back down from LeBron James in heated moments of their intense series against the Miami Heat.

  • Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon

    Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much.

  • Wade: Team has moved on from Game 3 spat

    Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and coach Erik Spolestra both attempted to downplay their fiery exchange in the team huddle Thursday night as they attempt to focus on a vital Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

  • Guillen on Wade: 'He can guarantee a fight'

    A day after having vowed to be done with Twitter, Ozzie Guillen wasn't backing off his shoot-from-the-hip style of expression, saying Wade's behavior toward Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a loss Thursday "can guarantee a fight ."

  • Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had

    In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources.

  • Heat mum after deciding to cancel practice

    The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers.

  • Lakers' Gasol wins award for NBA's top citizen

    Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

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  • Big 12, SEC champs to play New Year's bowl

    The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release.

  • Report: Air Force's top RB out amid drug probe

    Asher Clark, Air Force's second-leading all-time running back, has been kicked out of school less than a week before graduation as a result of an investigation into illegal drug use, according to a report.

  • Report: More detailed Sandusky allegations filed

    The state attorney general's office on Friday filed more detailed accusations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a report by the Allentown Morning Call.

  • Smart: Team's success key part to VCU's move

    Men's basketball coach Shaka Smart refuses to take full credit for VCU's move to the "premier" Atlantic 10, but he recognized that his team's success boosted the entire athletic program's stock in the eyes of its new conference.

  • Report: Ohio State self-reported 46 violations

    Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.

  • QB Olsen, brother of NFL TE, commits to Canes

    ESPN 150 quarterback Kevin Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) gave an oral commitment to Miami on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound four-star prospect chose the Hurricanes over Auburn, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

  • Mississippi's Brassell to transfer over eligibility

    Mississippi sophomore Nickolas Brassell has decided to transfer after losing his academic eligibility.

  • Official: Boise State reaffirms Big East pledge

    Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad.

  • Roommate Madden convicted in MTSU murder

    A jury on Monday convicted the roommate of Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Stewart of second-degree murder in the athlete's 2011 stabbing death.

  • Ellis avoids charges but dismissed by Cincinnati

    Freshman forward Octavius Ellis was dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team on Friday because of an incident at a downtown nightclub the previous weekend.

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