Yardbarker: Action Sports

Interactive Broadcast Network Announces Partnership With Winnipeg Goldeyes

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:48:28 -0500

The Winnipeg Goldeyes have announced an agreement with California based Interactive Broadcast Network (iBN) that will broadcast all of its home games via video on ibn.com. Winnipeg is not the only baseball team that has an agreement with iBN, they are now the third team to join the iBN Network along with the Kansas City T-Bones, and Gary SouthShore Rail Cats, also of the Northern League. With the announcement of the Goldeyes joining the group, iBN Baseball will cover nearly 1000 professional ...

First Rate Stars now Last Place Has-Beens

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:45:30 -0500

These 10 athletes were once at the top of their game. After run-ins with the law, testimony before congress and other assorted affairds, they have gone from the best-of-the-best to the 'remember when" class.

It's that kind of Wrestling thing

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:10:54 -0500

It's that feeling you get when you step out onto the mat, it's a rush of adrenaline piercing through every vein. It's the pounding in you head when you hear the people you love cheering loud and proud for you. It's the anticipation of waiting for the ref to blow the whistle. It's about performing your best and giving it your all no matter what. It's all about those intense weeks of training. It's in that moment you know exactly what your there for. Exactly what needs to get done. You dig as deep as you can go and with every ounce of effort you go in for the kill. It's the sport of wrestling. It's the type of sport made specificly for mentaly strong people. A sport made for those who are out to prove something and achieve their goals. In my eyes, it is the best sport out there.

I am not talking about WWE either. Sure that is a type of wrestling. But it is more of entertainment then endurance. Alot of people get the wrong impression when they hear about high school wrestling or university wrestling. "Isn't that where you go in a ring and jump off the top ropes?" no. it is not. "I was waiting for you to tag team your buddy over there and hit them with a metal chair!" not even close. Those are just some phrases i have heard. (yes people have actually said/asked me those.) I believe that the actual sport of wrestling doesn't get enough credit as it should. I guess i am a little biassed but i just love it and i want people to have the same love i have. But it is hard to get your sport out there when there is such publicity for WWE or Hulk Hogan's celebrity wrestling. I don't mean to attack them but the type of wrestling i live for.. is not even close to what they show on there. We don't get wild costumes, we don't get to yell and verbally attack our opponent, we don't get to close line, and we don't get to use metal objects or jump off top ropes. It is simply ourself the opponent, the ref, and the mat. Nothing else. In that small tiny circle is where we get to perform our sport. Show our technique, get points and look for a pin. Two minutes is all we get. No two hour pay-per-view for us. Just two minutes each round to give er' all we got. I encourage everyone to actually go out and watch some local team wrestling from a university or high school. I guarantee once you watch it once, you will fall in love with it.

How Well Do You Know Your History? Part 2

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:51:06 -0500

This quiz is for the sports fan with a serious wealth of knowledge. Got Brains? Take this quiz

Question: What is the hardest thing about rollerblading?

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:49:10 -0500

We have the video and the answer may surprise you.

Separated at Birth: X-Games Recap

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:04:56 -0500

I received an email from a college buddy today expressing disappointment over HHR's lack of X-Games coverage. It isn't due to us having anything against the sports. It's just that the extent our knowledge on them is limited to the fact that Darkmane looks like a rip off of the 1983 Quite Riot album Mental Health.

David Stern, please don't fine me

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:23:34 -0500

Yardbarkers Errol Kerr and the D-Man. More on Hard for the Yard.

What's up, Yard? Check out my Go Kart skills

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:06:28 -0500

Today I'm off to Reno and tomorrow I'll be in Oakland filming with Caribbean TV. Then it's off to New Zealand. But not before I share some Go Kart action with the Yard. I like going fast. Skiing. BMX. Go Karts. Watch the video.

A video of some of the most dangerous sporting events in the world

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:11:36 -0500

This would be better with the Benny Hill music in the background.

Iron Ref, Round 2 - Fired Up

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:04:30 -0500

Welcome back to Kitsch-en Stadium. The second round of HHR's Iron Ref begins today.

Skateboarding is a dangerous sport

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:18:29 -0500

The threat of injury. A nut shot and permanent pee-pee damage. Now, the most frightening of all....random women screaming and threating to take away your calling cards.

Top 10 Dumb Things Fans Do At Sporting Events

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:32:05 -0500

We've all laid witness to it. We're all familiar with it. Picture this: Your at a live sporting event, immensely enjoying yourself because hey, it's not like you get to go to these things everyday. Your favorite team is in the thick of the battle and just when you thought it couldn't get any better, some over-excited jackass barrels over a child en route to a foul ball. Even worse, he doesn't even seem to notice what he's done. While you can definitely chalk up most...

Have You Ever Take A Picture of Yourself With a Javelin Sticking out of Your Leg? Ryan McGeeney has.

Mon, 19 May 2008 21:06:44 -0500

I only like javelin related injuries where no one is killed. Luckily, I can like this one. Take a look at this picture. Then read the caption:

Freestyle motocross blogging begins!!

Mon, 05 May 2008 21:17:09 -0500

Howdy Yardbarker diehards, my name is Mike Mason and I am a Freestyle moto guy. I'm here to keep you guys filled in on my world. This is my first post on YB so I figured I would use it to introduce myself and my sport if many of you aren't familiar with it, so here goes. I started riding dirtbikes when I was five years old, thanks to my pop's who at the time was heavily involved in the motorcycle scene. He has been taking me to all the races since I first can remember, and ever since I was a 5 year old kid I knew I wanted to ride a motorcycle for the rest of my life, regardless of making it as a professional or not. When I was 17 I decided to turn pro, the sport was starting to take its toll on my family as everything became more expensive as I became better. I was traveling more, breaking bikes often, and entry fees had become too expensive. Turning pro I knew I could at least make 400-700.00 a weekend locally and much more than that at the bigger races so that would help out a lot. I caught my first big break in a series that tours the states in all the major arenas. They had racing and a best trick competition, which was perfect for me because I loved racing, but also messed around with doing tricks in my spare time. It was mainly racers who did the best trick comp and they never had much in the way of tricks, so I was pretty much set to make a thousand bucks a week just from that plus whatever prize money I made from racing, so things were looking good!! Of course with our sport like any sport comes injury, and 2002 seemed to be my year for everything to catch me at once! I had torn some ligaments in my shoulder which caused it to dislocate constantly and I also tore my ACL so my knee would dislocate from time to time. I decided just to fix my shoulder since it was bothering me more at the time. Surgery and rehab went perfect on my shoulder and I was back riding just four months after surgery. The bad news is that 6 months after my shoulder surgery I came up short on a jump at a Freestyle show in Milan, Italy and ruined my knee for good. Back to surgery it was and with a ACL its not quick. It took me about 7 months to recover and get to a 100%. At this point I was pretty much off my bike for a year and when I came back I had lost the drive and desire to keep racing. I was dead broke, my body was feeling beat up, and my mind was not into it. Right around the time all this happend my best friend had bought 7 acres and made a freestyle course on it. I decided to go out and ride with him and just mess around, not take anything to serious and just have some fun riding again. Well it ended up being the best time of my life, hitting new jumps and learning new tricks daily made me motivated to ride again, I decided to focus 100% of my efforts into FMX (freestyle motocross). After my first year I had a good bag of tricks and the backflip, which was pretty much key if you wanted a career in FMX. In 2005, just my second full year I finished third overall in the Dew action sports tour, which is basically the second biggest FMX contest next to ESPN's X games. In 2006 I won some Europe contests, finished second overall in the Dew action sports with one win on the season, and earned my first X games medal, a bronze, in my first apperance! Life was good and I had finally started to see my life long dream become a reality. Like anything good though there is going to be some bad times, in 2006 during my success, I also broke my collerbone, knocked myself out a couple times and tore my other ACL, so once again I was feeling beat up. I went into 2007 not feeling like myself and constantly worrying about my knee. I managed to get another third overall in the Dew action sports tour, but that was pretty much the only highlight of 07'. I decided to take some time off, get my knee fixed and let my body heal up and feel good for 08'. It is now 2008, the contests and demos are underway and once again I am feeling healthy and ready to make a comeback and get back to the top. As I type this I am in Australia doing a 10 week tour and the day after I get home from here I fly to Baltimore to start the Dew tour again. I will be posting frequently and keeping you all updated on cool stories or parties or hot girls, whatever it may be that I come across over here!!! Hope my story didn't bore you too bad, because I am not a very good typer so that took pretty much every ounce of brain power I had!! Take care and stay tuned!!!

If The American Revolution wasn't Enough of a Blow to Their Ego, We Also Have Better Looking Gladiators

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:50:30 -0500

As I was perusing my new favorite paper, The Sun, I found an article that reveals the new Gladiators (The British version of American Gladiators), and I have to say, I am not at all impressed, except for Ice:

Right in the Baby Maker!

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:43:58 -0500

You've seen HHR's Separated at Birth. But what if we could see what the offspring of sports luminaries would look like ahead of time? HHR in conjunction with what looks like a terrible movie - Baby Mama - is here to help you with just that. Through the babymaker, we can see into the future. Unfortunately. Let's get it on...

Bizzaro Sports World

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:17:21 -0500

News of the Weird from all over the globe. Featuring Hideki Matsui, more controversy at the Chinese Olympics, and a rabid Oregon Fan.

Breaking News: Slamball is Back

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:14:14 -0500

Seriously, I got a letter from Mob Coach Kirsch who informed me of the league's rebirth. Who doesn't remember watching Linebackers taking out hockey players on trampolines playing basketball? Who didn't wish they could play, if only for a day. Well here's your chance. It's back

Frostbitten Runner:

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:19:46 -0500

An Iowa runner spent almost 17 hours in -15 degree weather in a weekend race in Wisconsin, and all he got for his trouble was a trophy and some frostbitten appendages. The unlucky runner will have amputation surgery on Friday, yet he seems to be staying positive, saying "I can live a good life without toes."

HELLGA!

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:37:37 -0500

Start by making friends with her on her MySpace page, because I hear that the new "mystical breed" of Gladiators really love the Internet.

Recap of the American Gladiators premiere

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:28:57 -0500

While some of you were watching Clemens deny things we all know, I was watching the preview of the new American Gladiators. Here is my review of the show last night and preview of the remainder of the season.

Mavericks Surf Contest

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:22:38 -0500

Here is the link to all the information you need for the 2007 contest. Rumor has it the surfers will be called out to catch what should be an epic swell Friday.

Mavericks Beach, Up To 40-Some Feet

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:21:16 -0500

The right storm has hit Nor Cal, and the swells at legendary Mavericks are pounding the shore. Check out some of these pics from Tuesday, especially #4.

Evel Knievel dies after wheelchair fails to clear doorway

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:46:30 -0500

CLEARWATER, FL ? Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel died early Friday morning after his wheel chair failed to clear a two-inch high doorway frame, resulting in a tragic fall.

In the Epic Carnival Center Ring! Wakeboarding Near Bridges!!

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:09:31 -0500

Wakeboarding near large concrete and steel structures is a bad idea (videos)

Larry King Really Knows His Skateboarding

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:55:18 -0500

You remember Jake Brown, the dude who fell about 50 feet off his board at the X-Games last week? He was on Larry King Live the other day and it was pure comedy gold. Larry, who I believe is working on his third century, is clueless about skateboarding and Jake amazingly puts up with Larry's nonsense without slapping him upside his head.

Video: X-Games; Extreme Skateboard Fall by Jay Brown

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:42:09 -0500

I really don't understand the X-Games, or much less partake in any of the events; however, I did catch the series in Philadelphia a few years ago at the Wachovia Sports Center/Complex. Of course thanks to Youtube, I wanted to post a clip one of the scariest falls that I have ever seen -- one that made me go "holy s**t"... Anyhow, the athlete you see, Jay Brown goes into freefall in this incredible halfpipe accident. He fell about fifty feet, landing so hard his shoes flew ...

How to Make Real Life More like Harry Potter

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:25:53 -0500

I am sure there isn't that much to do in Lewisburg, Pennslyvania, but that is still no excuse for this. Can't these kids just smoke pot for god's sake. Maybe, they do smoke, and that's how they came up with the idea to recreate a fictional wizard game from a book for 10 year olds. Apparently this Quidditch business isn't simply a Bucknell thing, according to the article, 10 other colleges have formed teams of nerds...