• Competition schedule released for X Games LA May 18, 2012
  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 May 18, 2012
  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 May 18, 2012
  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 May 18, 2012
  See More Videos at AlliSports.com EmbedIf 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' May 18, 2012
  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 May 17, 2012
  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 May 16, 2012
  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 May 16, 2012
  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...
• Superpark 16 wraps up at Mt. Bachelor, Ore. May 16, 2012
  Snowboarder Magazine has hosted Superpark for 16 years now. This was the second year they took the show to Mt. Bachelor, outside Bend, Oregon. It was a pretty good winter at Bachelor, which left more than enough building material for park crews from Loon, Seven Springs, Boreal and Bachelor to get creative with. What's more, the weather could've have been nicer. It was sunny and sick all week. This really could have been the best event yet.Here's Snowboarder Magazine's very own Senior Editor Tom...
• New inductees added to BMX, skateboard HOFs May 15, 2012
  New inductees have been recently added to the BMX and Skateboarding Hall of Fames. In skateboarding, on May 10, during the IASC Skateboarding Summit in Anaheim, Calif., four new names were added to Skateboarding Hall of Fame. They were Danny Bearer, the 1964 National Championships winner; Jay Adams, an original Z-Boy; Peggy Oki, the lone female Z-Boy; and skate pioneer Mark Gonzales. Four others received Icon Awards: John Humphrey, who was the first licensee of a skateboard patent; Frank Nasworthy,...
• Global RallyCross season begins May 26 in N.C. May 18, 2012
  The 2012 Global RallyCross season begins May 26 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. This year's schedule is being increased to five races, including the marquee event at the X Games in Los Angeles. 2012 Global RallyCross drivers, teams and carsHere's a list of drivers and teams for the 2012 Global RallyCross season. Follow all the season's results for Global RallyCross on ESPN Action Sports.
• Caballero and Barros win Pro-Tec Pool Party May 16, 2012
  The 2012 Pro-Tec Pool Party, presented by Vans, has come to an end and the results are in: Pedro Barros wins the pro division while Steve Caballero takes home the money in the Masters division. 2012 Pro-Tec Pool Party Highlights from the 2012 Pro-Tec Pool Party. Gallery In its eighth year at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, Calif., the Pro-Tec Pool Party has become the greatest gathering of skateboard legends and modern rippers in one locale. With Jay Adams, Dave Hackett, Tony Alva and...
• Reynolds wins Vitaminwater Invitational in Ill. May 14, 2012
  Chad Kerley's Vitaminwater Invitational Street riding moves ahead a few years in Kachinsky's Bakery. Check the photos. Gallery On Saturday night, one of BMX's most progressive street riders, Chad Kerley, hosted a BMX contest like none other. With support from his sponsor, Vitaminwater, Chad hand selected thirty of today's top pro street riders to come out and compete at The Bakery in Chicago, Ill. for $20,000 in cash prizes. The format was simple -- four obstacles, best trick format and...
• James Stewart explains why he left JGRMX May 14, 2012
  "I feel like I can't win." That's what James Stewart told Coy Gibbs, owner of the Joe Gibbs Racing -- Motocross team. Stewart won two races in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series, finished seventh overall and spent a lot of time on the ground and sidelines. Now, a contract that was supposed to last for three years and eventually lead into car racing, didn't even last the duration of the Supercross season. Stewart is nearly a week into testing for his new employer, Yoshimura Suzuki, where...
• Bizouard wins UEM MX European Championship May 13, 2012
  The future of freestyle motocross just might have a distinctly French flair if the 2012 UEM Freestyle MX European championships are any indication: French riders Remi Bizouard, David Rinaldo, and Brice Izzo took all three podium stops at the conclusion of the Union Europeenne de Motocyclisme-sanctioned series on Saturday night in Mannheim, Germany, with Bizouard taking the overall championship title ahead of Izzo and Chilean rider Javier Villegas.Villegas, Bizouard's closest rival in recent International...

• Soccer star Beckham to bring Olympic torch to UK May 16, 2012
  LONDON—Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.
  The Associated Press
• USOC joins Michelle Obama in battle against childhood obesity May 15, 2012
  The U.S. Olympic Committee and 10 of its national governing bodies announced a commitment to get 1.7 million children involved in sports this year for the first time.
  By John MeyerThe Denver Post
• Michael Phelps to train in Colorado Springs to prepare for Olympic Trials May 14, 2012
  With renewed motivation but the threat of a serious rivalry with American Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps will begin training in Colorado Springs today for next month's Olympic Trials
  By John MeyerThe Denver Post
• Swimming phenom Missy Franklin has parents to thank for her success May 13, 2012
  The home of the best 17-year-old female swimmer in the world looks like the home of the best 17-year-old female swimmer in Centennial. Or the best 17-year-old flutist. Or debater.
  By John HendersonThe Denver Post
• Olympic gymnast Sasha Artemev prefers teaching, for now May 13, 2012
  Four years ago, Sasha Artemev was a hero of the U.S. men's gymnastics team, clinching the bronze medal in the team event at the Beijing Olympics with a dramatic pommel horse performance.
  By John Meyer The Denver Post
• Swimming phenom Missy Franklin has parents to thank for her success May 13, 2012
  By John HendersonThe Denver Post
• Lindsey Van's push for Olympic women's ski jumping finally flies May 8, 2012
  Early in the film documentary "Ready to Fly," ski jumper Lindsey Van expresses her passion for the sport and the spirit that sustained her during the battle to include women's jumping in the Olympics.
  By John Meyer The Denver Post
• Colorado mountain bikers in contention for Olympic berths in London May 8, 2012
  Several Colorado mountain bikers are pushing hard to make the USA Cycling squad for the London Games with two Olympic-qualifying World Cup races this month determining who will make the
  By Jason Blevins The Denver Post
• CU coach Casey Malone eyeing third trip to Olympics May 6, 2012
  When he isn't coaching throwers on the University of Colorado's track and field team — or commuting 86 miles daily between his home in Fort Collins and his job in Boulder — Casey Malone trains for what he hopes will be his third Olympics this summer as a discus thrower.
  By John Meyer The Denver Post
• Boulder's Taylor Phinney cruises in Giro d'Italia's first stage May 6, 2012
  Boulder High School graduate Taylor Phinney won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 5..4-mile individual time trial in Herning, Denmark.
  The Associated Press
• Team USA defeats Canada at hockey world championship May 6, 2012
  Team captain Jack Johnson, a standout for the Columbus Blue Jackets, scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime to give the United States a 5-4 win over Canada on Saturday at the hockey world championship.
  The Associated Press
• Regis Jesuit swimming star Missy Franklin finishes second in 100 freestyle May 1, 2012
  Dana Vollmer left Regis Jesuit High School standout Missy Franklin in her wake Thursday night at the Indianapolis Grand Prix.
• Missy Franklin tries to ignore great expectations as Olympic Trials loom in swimming May 1, 2012
  For Missy Franklin, her Olympic dreams really are just that. They're reserved for sleep, that precious time when her subconscious drifts off into national anthems and international TV lights.
  By John HendersonThe Denver Post
• Henderson: Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin thinks college is best bet for Missy Franklin May 1, 2012
  Consider Natalie Coughlin and Centennial's Missy Franklin as the bookends of American women's swimming.
  By John Henderson The Denver Post
• Penn Relays 2012: Team USA relay sets records April 29, 2012
  Team USA used a Penn Relays romp as a hopeful sneak preview for London.
  By The Associated Press

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