http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports Recent articles about Action Sports en-us Watching the X-Games is always something else. Each of these guys are essentially pioneers in their respective sports and are always pushing the envelope to take things to another level. Idaho’s Heathy Frisby pulled off the first-ever front-flip in a 450-pound snowmobile at the X Games tonight in Aspen, Colorado. The physics against something like this is craziness, and the body control, strength and technique it took for Frisby to pull it off was impressive. Kudos to Frisby for being a ground-breaker. You have to figure that trick will be named after him. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:15:31 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/vid_heath_frisby_does_first_ever_snowmobile_front_flip/9664312 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/vid_heath_frisby_does_first_ever_snowmobile_front_flip/9664312 VID: Heath Frisby does first-ever snowmobile front-flip http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/vid_heath_frisby_does_first_ever_snowmobile_front_flip/9664312 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png If one of your New Years resolutions is to almost kill yourself, then wing-suited base jumping through a deadly gorge in the Swiss mountains should interest you. In this insane video, Red Bull sponsored Belgium base jumper Cedric Dumont “tames the crack” of the Churfirsten Mountains in beautiful Switzerland. My buddies and I refer to “taming the crack” as something completely different from this, but nobody should ever second guess this modern-day superhero. Watch as Cedric literally flies through a deadly mountain range in his wing-suit just feet away from crashing into the surrounding boulders and certain death. This dude needs to be checked into an insane asylum before he kills himself!!! Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:39:15 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/wingsuited_base_jumper_almost_kills_himself_in_this_crazy_video/9079702 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/wingsuited_base_jumper_almost_kills_himself_in_this_crazy_video/9079702 Wingsuited Base Jumper Almost Kills Himself In This Crazy Video http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/wingsuited_base_jumper_almost_kills_himself_in_this_crazy_video/9079702 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png When you become big in the sports world, always WATCH OUT FOR CAMERAS WHILE NAKED.X-Games superstar Shaun White, is now involved in a naked X-rated photo scandal according to TMZ. It's being reported that the photos were taken back in 2009, while he was messing around in bed with a unknown woman in a hotel room. It's being said he was at a hotel party, which was a short time before he would go on to win gold in the 2009 Winter X-Games for Superpipe.The photos are being floated around town looking for the right price to be sold at.It's believed that those at the party were able to snap the photos of White and the lady he was in bed with. People, close to White, tried to do damage control, and erase ALL PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN, but someone manage to keep a few of the naked pictures of White.Two photos have surfaced showing White kissing up on a blonde chick, with their clothes on. The other picture shows White and the same unknown woman kissing IN BED, with White grinning a... Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:51:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/x_games_star_shaun_white_caught_in_nude_x_rated_photo_scandal/8524045 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/x_games_star_shaun_white_caught_in_nude_x_rated_photo_scandal/8524045 X-Games Star Shaun White Caught In Nude X-Rated Photo Scandal http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/x_games_star_shaun_white_caught_in_nude_x_rated_photo_scandal/8524045 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Here’s video of a real Superman. Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy raced two jets over the Swiss Alps while wearing a jet suit. The 52-year-old pilot is known as “Jetman.” He dropped from a helicopter and traveled at 125 mph wearing a kerosene-powered wing that he designed himself. He flew alongside two L-39C Albatros jets from the Breitling Jet Team, the world's largest professional civilian aerobatics squad. Rossy has been flying over natural landmarks since 2008. He flew across the English Channel and the Grand Canyon. He had a slight mishap in 2009 when he tried to fly across the Straits of Gibraltar and fell into the sea. Rossy is a former fighter pilot and a commercial pilot. He once flew for Swissair. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:27:05 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/video_amazing_daredevil_in_jet_suit_races_jets/8429938 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/video_amazing_daredevil_in_jet_suit_races_jets/8429938 Daredevil in jet suit races jets http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/video_amazing_daredevil_in_jet_suit_races_jets/8429938 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/3/631b46cf8d75f526bd42757a7f1788f9e7042bf6/mini/jets.jpg I'm not going to lie, I forgot about this website for awhile and just realized it! I am pumped to be back and for those who still want some insight into my life and Freestyle Moto, I promise to keep up on here and make the updates happen! So much has been going on in the last year, I switched bikes, my clothing, pretty much everything. I felt I needed a change of scenery and a fresh start. I've been doing the FMX thing for about 8 years now, so I needed to make it feel new again. I am so excited with my program this year, I partnered up with Carey Hart so I am now fully decked out in Hart and Huntington clothing which is awesome, I love the style and feel it fits me well! Riding wise I had a up and down year. X games didn't go well which is basically where we need to make it happen, but I rebounded and won a contest, got a second in the Alli Dew tour, and had some top 5's in the Red Bull Xfighters series, so all in all I am happy with 2010. I'm 29 now so I've got about 3-4 years left, and I want to take it serious and end my dirtbike career on a high note!! Ok, that's enough, I'm going to do some situps or something? Much love everybody! Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:31:13 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/guess_whos_back/3517118 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/guess_whos_back/3517118 Guess who's back! http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/guess_whos_back/3517118 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:45:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/first_rate_stars_now_last_place_has_beens/565805 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/first_rate_stars_now_last_place_has_beens/565805 First Rate Stars now Last Place Has-Beens http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/first_rate_stars_now_last_place_has_beens/565805 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:10:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/wwe/article_external/its_that_kind_of_wrestling_thing/539892 http://network.yardbarker.com/wwe/article_external/its_that_kind_of_wrestling_thing/539892 It's that kind of Wrestling thing http://www.yardbarker.com/wwe/articles/its_that_kind_of_wrestling_thing/539892 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6d6c345b9791c791570cbb51ab5446231b70f41/mini/grad6.bmp.jpg This quiz is for the sports fan with a serious wealth of knowledge. Got Brains? Take this quiz Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:51:06 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/how_well_do_you_know_your_history_part_2/505345 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/how_well_do_you_know_your_history_part_2/505345 How Well Do You Know Your History? Part 2 http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/how_well_do_you_know_your_history_part_2/505345 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/777909a3a1c46a9054d281f42378419773eec444/mini/micheal_jordan___magic.jpg Yardbarkers Errol Kerr and the D-Man. More on Hard for the Yard. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:23:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/david_stern_please_dont_fine_me/297737 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/david_stern_please_dont_fine_me/297737 David Stern, please don't fine me http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/david_stern_please_dont_fine_me/297737 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/1/21583e7f48036aa3184cad717a82406b76f387fa/mini/errol-kerr-dewey-hammond.jpg 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. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:06:28 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/errolkerr/whats_up_yard_check_out_my_go_kart_skills/297713 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/errolkerr/whats_up_yard_check_out_my_go_kart_skills/297713 What's up, Yard? Check out my Go Kart skills http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/errolkerr/whats_up_yard_check_out_my_go_kart_skills/297713 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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!!! Mon, 05 May 2008 21:17:09 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/freestyle_motocross_blogging_begins/263762 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/freestyle_motocross_blogging_begins/263762 Freestyle motocross blogging begins!! http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/mikemason/freestyle_motocross_blogging_begins/263762 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/8/58d2f7fb6bd8f4e92876f63e9cc984f2a62e2619/mini/mason_mxwc08_1278.jpg 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. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:28:57 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/recap_of_the_american_gladiators_premiere/62916 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/recap_of_the_american_gladiators_premiere/62916 Recap of the American Gladiators premiere http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/recap_of_the_american_gladiators_premiere/62916 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:21:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/mavericks_beach_up_to_40_some_feet/41318 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/mavericks_beach_up_to_40_some_feet/41318 Mavericks Beach, Up To 40-Some Feet http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/mavericks_beach_up_to_40_some_feet/41318 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:46:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/evel_knievel_dies_after_wheelchair_fails_to_clear_doorway/40366 http://network.yardbarker.com/action_sports/article_external/evel_knievel_dies_after_wheelchair_fails_to_clear_doorway/40366 Evel Knievel dies after wheelchair fails to clear doorway http://www.yardbarker.com/action_sports/articles/evel_knievel_dies_after_wheelchair_fails_to_clear_doorway/40366 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 off. Brown was injured and will require surgery to repair torn ligaments. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:42:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_x_games_extreme_skateboard_fall_by_jay_brown/22179 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/video_x_games_extreme_skateboard_fall_by_jay_brown/22179 Video: X-Games; Extreme Skateboard Fall by Jay Brown http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/video_x_games_extreme_skateboard_fall_by_jay_brown/22179 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png