Yardbarker: Action Sports

The Rocket Racing League Unveils DKNY as First Team Sponsor

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:41:47 -0500

From MSNBC.com...The Rocket Racing League and DKNY have struck a sponsorship deal that will give ample exposure to DKNY's fashion brand on the league's flight suits and one of the rocket racers.

Family Dominance

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:15:42 -0500

Last weekend, the Williams sisters dominated tennis. There have been many dominating family's in sports. Take the Ripkens for example. What drives them? The love for the game!

Who do you hate more? Kobe Bryant or Barry Bonds...This one is for you HATERS!! :)

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:10:13 -0500

So, i came to notice that many people in the sports world have major dislike for Kobe and for Barry Bonds... Yea, i know...its possible that Barry Bonds could have taken steroids...and yea, i know...Kobe had sex with somebody's daughter.. Both are also very talented atheletes who have ridiculous accomplishments...so i ask the public...who do you hate more?? Personally, i dont dislike either...i have just always been curious to know the reasons for everyone elses dislike...so please voice your opinion and explain to me why any of these two atheletes make your blood pressure rise.. And i could of thrown Vick into the conversation just to be funny...i never knew so many americans were members of P.E.T.A :) I'm sure many of you have punched,kicked, or ran over a couple of animals in your day... Point being...if your going to hate an athelete you have every right...i just thought it would be cool if people had a reason..be fair..

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.

Las Vegas Sports Team (Basketball, Football, & Baseball)?

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:57:01 -0500

Other than the obvious! What is holding back from the NBA, NFL, & MLB? If you were to name Las Vegas's sports teams what name would you give them? NBA- Las Vegas Mobsters, NFL- Las Vegas Gangsters, MLB-Las Vegas Dons.....C'mon Vegas lets make it happen!

Las Vegas Sports Team (Basketball, Football, & Baseball)?

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:56:59 -0500

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:24:06 -0500

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:20:55 -0500

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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.

Slumber Party Slashers get first win

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:01:47 -0500

from www.steelymcbeammustdie.com by John Cihon When I showed up for the Steel City Derby Demons'(that being of course Pittsburgh's only all-female, all-action, all-skating, all-hitting roller derby league) May 'Block of Love' event, I was amazed and astounded to find Bekkie M-K Ultra of the Slumber Party Slashers, there, skating, and ready to roll. I found it so hard to believe that I momentarily thought that maybe I was secretly dosed with LSD by the CIA. Why was I so confused? Because in April, I saw BMKU get hit in a match and fall down-hard. I saw her unsuccessfully try to get up, and crumble to the ground when her ankle gave way and left her foot hanging at a ninety-degree angle from her leg. Then I saw her carried out of the skating rink because she wasn't able to leave under her own power. Like everyone else in that rink, I thought that BMKU's ankle was broken; and like everyone else in that rink, I thought that BMKU wouldn't be skating for a while. Everyone except Bekkie M-K Ultra, that is. . .

Man Believes He's Invented New Sport

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:05:12 -0500

But as Thursday was coming to a close, Huffington-Lewis sprung from his chair and announced he was leaving effective immediately and that he is giving the world a gift.

The Most Athletic Band of All-Time

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:58:31 -0500

If Jordan flying through the air or shooting with his eyes closed and Tiger sinking a forty footer to win a Major or Gretzky dominating a hockey game with his wizardry gave you goose bumps, these four will do the exact same thing — only the stage is music.

Jim McKay Passes Away at 86

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:33:15 -0500

Jim McKay is truly a sports legend, not just a commentating legend, but an actual sports legend. He brought sports to livingrooms across the U.S.

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 of this list to the wondrous effects of alcohol, others can be chalked up to plain old stupidity. Still others are a dangerous mixture of the two. What follows is an adventure, exploring the 10 dumbest things fans do at sporting events. Print it out. Frame it. Study it before you go to a sporting event so you can assure you won't go astray and commit one of these fan 'fouls' if you will. As always, enjoy.

I am tired of sports writers!!!!

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:18:59 -0500

I want these sports writers to really take a look at what they are writing. Some blame goes on the editor also. Just because a team is doing bad does not mean that the coach needs to go. Some ownership has to go to these players. If they don't make plays then they sit, but if the team does not win then all the sport writers write that the coach or manager must go. But seeing that you can't fire the players, oh yeah they make to much money, the head man must go. When he Lakers were winning no one said Riley had to go, when the Bulls were winning no one said Jackson had to go, when the Yankees were winning no one said Torre had to go. By the way when they were losing the owers never once thought about firing those coaches. They left on there own.

Sports vs Romance: Match made in heaven or recipe for disaster?

Tue, 20 May 2008 06:40:40 -0500

Yankee fan marries a Red Sox fan? Eagle fan hooks up with a Cowboy fan? TOBAL you say! How can this be? Has hell truly frozen over? No, no, no. Sure it's great if you both happen to be fans of the same team, however there is also a lot to be said about opposites. My brother and his wife, for example, are diehard Raider fans, which makes for a unified household. My wife, however, is a 49er fan. WHAT? A Niner fan married to a Raider fan? It actually makes for a lot of fun when we go to games. When I took my wife to her 1st 49er home game vs the Raiders many years back, I was genuinely amused by the comments from the home crowd. (yes I was in my Raider garb and of course the Raiders won!) The home crowd was perplexed as to how a Niner fan could be married to a Raider fan. I have to say I truly enjoy the dynamics involved where opposites are concerned. I mean, anyone can get along when they like all of the same things. There are those however, who could never bend their mind around this. And it makes for good conversation/debate. (TOBAL-there oughta be a law)

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:

Hynotized

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:32:53 -0500

i put this because a friend thinks this is my theme song. : 1

El Mudo

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:33:55 -0500

pretty funny but the guy sounds retarded

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!!!

Ultimate Boarder Surf Finals

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:51:32 -0500

Video presented by grindtv.com.

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Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:34:03 -0500

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Score OS: Open Source Fantasy Sports Management System

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:36:43 -0500

This a very informative interview with one of the founders of Score OS. It details what Score OS is all about and where the company hopes to go in the future. Pretty interesting stuff and a good read.

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...

Can You Kick-flip a Surfboard? (vid)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:49 -0500

Volcom is going to pay someone $10,000 if they can land a kick-flip on a surfboard! I guess this has been going on since November and no one has won it yet. Although the kid in the video looks like he is getting pretty close.

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.

My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad: MMA Power Rankings

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:19:18 -0500

We all know that John Cheney with a fifth of Jack Daniels in him tops the list of "People I wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley". But here is a list of a few other badasses. Namely, the top UFC fighters in the world.

sports

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:45:51 -0500

Sports are nice. They are usually good for your wonderful health.