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LAST PICKLE IN THE JAR! Your Thanksgiving Jamboroo

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:00:59 -0500

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. I have but one goal for this Thanksgiving, and that is to spend the day saying as few words as humanly possible. Talking is the enemy of a good Thanksgiving. With so many goddamn relatives around, anything you say is a potential hydrogen bomb of familial conflict. YOU: Hey, everyone! I brought a pie! YOUR SISTER: Well, I brought one, too. I thought...

WBC names Edgar Sosa "champion emeritus," but Mayol keeps belt

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:36:33 -0500

James Blears reports that the WBC has made a ruling in the controversial Rodel Mayol win over Edgar Sosa this past weekend, naming Sosa as champion emeritus and letting Mayol keep the 108-pound title he won with the second round TKO. Mayol benefited from a vicious headbutt that seemed intentional to most, putting a rocked and groggy Sosa away moments after being docked a point. [WBC president Jose Sulaiman] explained that the referee had ruled it an unintentional headbutt, and he docke...

W. Swimming. Novitsky Signs Nine to National Letters of Intent

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:45 -0500

Several talented athletes will join the Illini swimming and diving team next season, as head coach Sue Novitsky announced the signing of nine swimmers to national letters of intent. The recruiting class includes Andrea Baumgartner (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley H.S.), Elizabeth Bell (Anna, Ill./Anna-Jonesboro Community H.S.), Cara Chuang (Clarksburg, Md./Poolesville H.S.), Jessica Holz (Ellisville, Mo./Lafayette H.S.), Courtney Pope (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport H.S.), Marin Thompson (Jackson, W...

Game Notes: NC Central @ Miami

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:33:45 -0500

NC Central at Miami Date 11/14/2009 4:00:00 PMLive StatsLinkTV SUN Team Stats

The post-Jack McClinton era starts today for Miami.

No one player will be able to fill the dynamic scorer's shoes, but Villanova transfer Malcolm Grant will likely come closest. Grant and senior James Dews will be controlling things in the backcourt, but the guards would be wise to find Dwayne Collins early and often. Collins has been a model of inconsistency throughout his career. Much of that could be from the inconsistent touches he's received and Frank Haith will likely make the big man a focal point of the offense this year.

Miami should have no problem with NCCU, who UNC disposed of by 47 on Wednesday night.

MiamiNameGPMinsPtsAstsRbdsStlsBlksTOsFG%3P%FT%Off Eff Adrian Thomas00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Dwayne Collins00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 James Dews00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Julian Gamble00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Freddy Asprilla00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Cyrus McGowan00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 DeQuan Jones00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Reggie Johnson00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Malcolm Grant00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Ryan Quigtar00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Mark Warren00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Durand Scott00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Donnavan Kirk00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Antoine Allen00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Garrius Adams00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

O'neill Cold Water Classic series finale began Monday at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:00 -0500

2009 COLD WATER CLASSIC SURF CONTEST - FLICKR PHOTO TYLER KARASZEWSKI The 2009 O'Neill Cold Water Classic surfing contest kicked off Monday with 4-5 foot waves at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz. Kilauea, Hawaii's Gavin Gillette earned the highest heat total with 16.23 points in the opening Round of 128. Gillette also scored the highest wave of the day with a 9.40 out of 10. Last year's defending champion, 18-year old Santa Cruz native Nat Young, was eliminated after his first heat o...

Miami Hurricanes 2009-2010 Season Preview

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:05:41 -0500

Miami Season Preview Record Last Season 19 - 13, 7 - 9 ACC Players Lost Jack McClinton, Lance Hurdle, Jimmy Graham, Brian Asbury New Players Durand Scott, Antoine Allen, Garrius Adams, Donnavan Kirk Projected Lineup Malcolm Grant, James Dews, Durand Scott, Cyrus McGowan, Dwayne Collins Schedule Highlights 12/2 vs Minnesota Miami Schedule Miami Scouting Report
Projected Statistics (Returning Players Only) Explanation of Statistic Projections

Name Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs % Correct Dwayne Collins 14.3 1.5 7.2 1.0 1.4 2.0 54 James Dews 11.2 1.9 3.7 0.9 0.2 1.6 76 Adrian Thomas 7.6 0.8 4.1 0.5 0.8 1.5 96 Julian Gamble 5.6 0.8 3.5 0.4 0.5 1.0 94 DeQuan Jones 5.2 1.0 2.9 0.5 0.4 1.2 93 Ryan Quigtar 4.1 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 100 Cyrus McGowan 3.5 0.8 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 88 Freddy Asprilla 2.2 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.4 100 Reggie Johnson 1.1 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 100 Things to Watch

After making four postseason appearances in the last five seasons, this season will be filled with a lot of question marks. For one, Jack McClinton has graduated and moved on, and he accounted for nearly 20 points per game. Also gone are Brian Asbury, Lance Hurdle, and Jimmy Graham.

Where will that production come from this season? Expect some of it to come from Dwayne Collins, the team's returning top scorer and rebounder from last season. Collins averaged 10.6 points and 7.3 rebounds last season, and figures to improve on that scoring total this season. Senior Adrian Thomas can score some too particularly from the perimeter, but has had an inability to stay healthy during his career. Cyrus McGowan could see an increase in playing time and production as well, along with sophomore Julian Gamble. Freshman Donnavan Kirk is a slender big man who may contribute but is better known for his rebounding ability and his famous high school. Kirk is a graduate of Detroit Country Day, which boasts former graduates Shane Battier" target="_new">Shane Battier and Chris Webber.

In the frontcourt, James Dews should also see a nice increase in scoring from last season. Dews averaged 8 points per game last season, and is the lone returnee in the backcourt this season. Dews will probably play shooting guard, while Villanova transfer Malcolm Grant will run the point guard position. Grant led Villanova in 3 point shooting percentage his freshman season at 47%, but was caught in a numbers game with Scottie Reynolds and Corey Stokes playing ahead of him. Also expected to see time in the backcourt is freshman Durand Scott, a heralded recruit ranked in the top 10 among shooting guards in the class of 2009. Wingman Dequan Jones has spent the summer working on a jumpshot to go along with this freakish athleticism, and should contribute off the bench.

Frank Haith has a lot of talent, but he most needs a consistent output from his big man Dwayne Collins. Collins has had a career of huge games followed by silence the next time he took the floor. The frontcourt needs to help Collins out and if Grant, Dews, or Scott can average 40 points between the trio, the Hurricanes could see a top 6 finish in the ACC. If things don't pan out though, Frank Haith could find Miami relegated to the cellar and himself on the hotseat.

by Will Ojanen

Fantasy Player to Watch

Dwayne Collins could be a double-double candidate given the departure of Jack McClinton. Collins' field goal percentage has gone up every year of his career, and there's no reason to believe that trend won't continue this year. His rebounding has also increased, and with Collins more likely to be a focal point of the offense, he could be in store for a very nice season.

Last Year's Player Statistics Miami Name GP Mins Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs FG% 3P% FT% Jack McClinton 32 32.2 19.3 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.0 2.6 44.9 45.3 88.5 Dwayne Collins 31 24.9 10.6 1.3 7.3 1.0 0.4 1.9 56.5 0.0 58.3 James Dews 32 25.3 8.2 1.3 2.7 0.8 0.1 0.9 39.3 33.3 75.6 Brian Asbury 32 24.2 8.0 1.2 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.2 42.9 24.6 75.9 Lance Hurdle 31 25.9 7.3 2.9 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.5 34.8 34.1 67.5 Adrian Thomas 32 17.2 5.1 0.9 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 40.1 35.7 66.7 Cyrus McGowan 32 15.0 4.6 0.5 4.4 0.3 0.6 1.3 37.4 32.3 70.3 Jimmy Graham 30 18.7 4.0 0.6 5.9 0.6 1.2 1.1 48.6 0.0 40.0 DeQuan Jones 32 11.0 2.7 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 33.7 7.7 63.3 Julian Gamble 24 7.5 2.4 0.3 2.5 0.1 0.6 0.2 43.5 0.0 58.6 Eddie Rios 13 12.3 4.7 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.5 43.8 45.8 66.7 Ryan Quigtar 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mark Warren 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Freddy Asprilla 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reggie Johnson 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Malcolm Grant 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lawrence Gilbert 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Omari Buncum 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Pro surfing live tonight on Australian TV

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:01 -0500

Pro surfing will continue its return to live to air television tonight, with Fuel Australia screening the remaining two heats of the Rip Curl Search. Coverage begins at 7 pm AESTD and will feature Parko's semi-final with Bede, before moving straight to the final with the winner meeting Mick Fanning.

2009 MLB Goodwin Champions Short-Print Information

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:30:43 -0500

Shop owners and collectors celebrate the release of the new baseball card setCarlsbad, CA (October 16, 2009) – The September release of 2009 MLB Goodwin Champions provided collectors with a memorable pack-opening experience by virtue of its beautiful vintage design and vast array of unique inserts that have the industry buzzing. Upper Deck sponsored more than 10 “Tailgate Parties” around the product’s release where shop owners received prize support and refreshments for their customers who ca...

NY DRIFTER

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:23:02 -0500

Here is some images from NY Film Festival showing of THE DRIFTER with Todd Heater (Director of Photography) & Rob Machado (Hair Farmer). Photos by Tom Carey / Surfing mag more on the NY Film Festival check out surfing mag

ADCC 2009 Live Results and Open Discussion

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:43:46 -0500

Sunday, September 27Matches begin at 6AM ET / 3AM PT. Men's +99kg (+218 lbs.) Semi-FinalsFabricio Werdum (Brazil) vs. Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil)Jeff Monson (USA) vs. Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu (Brazil) Men's -99kg (-218 lbs.) Semi-FinalsXande Ribeiro (Brazil) vs. Vinícius Magalhães (Brazil)Glover Teixeira (Brazil) vs. Gerardi Rinaldi (USA) Men's -88kg (-194 lbs.) Semi-FinalsAndré Galvão (Brazil) vs. David Avellan (USA)Bráulio Estima (B...

‘Drifter’ Machado resurfaces for Cardiff expo, film

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 -0500

This weekend, an event called The Rob Machado Surf Experience will take place at Seaside Reef. The event, an offshoot of the dormant Rob Machado Surf Classic, which was held at Cardiff Reef, is in many ways a homecoming for San Diego's most iconic surfer of the past two decades.

Men's Basketball Announces Staff Changes

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:18:16 -0500

Ball State men's basketball head coach Billy Taylor announced Tuesday that Bob Simmons has been promoted to associate head coach and Mitch Gilfillan has been hired as the director of basketball operations heading into the 2009-10 season. Gilfillan replaces Matt Laur who was named assistant coach at SIU-Edwardsville last week.

Federer, Sampras, & Laver- Legacy Beyond The Game

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:52:20 -0500

History has seen many great tennis players like Connors, Becker, and Lendl. Great players all, but they have not eclipsed their sport. Certain people, because of the near perfection with which they have played, can occlude their sports, impact in ways far more profound than the number of records they hold: players like Tiger Woods and Kelly Slater. In tennis, three come to mind: Laver, Sampras, and Federer. Certainly they are three of the greatest in tennis but their records almost are insign...

Rob Machado in THE DRIFTER

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:18:43 -0500

Video: Surfing At Penn State

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:59:28 -0500

When we say surfing at Penn State, we mean a makeshift slip ?n slide made up of tailgating tarps pieced together down a steep hill. Make sure to catch the end where a guy stands on the back of a sliding tailgater and uses him as a surfboard all the way down. Impressive.

Adam Scott Hurt Surfing

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:19:55 -0500

Aussie Adam Scott will miss the Australian PGA Championship after injuring himself surfing.

Tour de France Training Apparently Includes Surfing

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:30:07 -0500

If you follow Lance's Twitter account, you'd know that yesterday he gave an interview to the AP confirming his plans to race in the 2009 Tour de France, and then 3 hours later he went surfing. Since when did surfing become part of the Tour de France training regimen? Lance, get on your bike [...]

Surfers Unite for Charity: Liquid Nation Ball

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:44:10 -0500

LIQUID LOVE On September 5, professional surfers and surf industry executives will converge at the annual Liquid Nation Ball - a charity fundraiser benefiting social and humanitarian organizations. This years 'humanitarian of the year' award will be given to Dr. Dave Jenkins, who founded SurfAid International.

Extreme Windsurfing

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:06:38 -0500

Tropical Storm Fay makes windsurfing extra fun! Video

Manhattan Beach surf trip

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:59:30 -0500

I went to Southern California this past weekend to celebrate my 30th birthday. Dirty 30. Manhattan Beach. Big ups to Cyrus and Carrie for letting me crash on their couch for three or four days. We watched the Olympics (congratulations, Phelps) but mostly we drank and ate and drank some more. Occasionally Carrie and I surfed. Cyrus was recovering from a brutal long-boarding accident, and therefore spent our beach time under the umbrella. His exertion was limited to pints, "Phelpsies"...

Shiny new toys

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:19:38 -0500

There was word out there of a bar out in Mission Beach with an outdoor, artificial wave pool with surfers and all. Not only did this place exist, it was an awesome experience.

Agent Spotlight: Blair Marlin

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:10:06 -0500

Growing up as a competitive surfer since the age of 11, Blair Marlin (left) has a longstanding relationship with the surfing industry. After retiring from competitive surfing, Marlin went on to co-found Transworld Surf, where he was the magazine's Assistant Editor, before moving on to DC Shoes as a Surf, Moto and Music Team Manager. Nearly two years ago, however, Marlin switched jobs again, this time becoming Director of Surf at WMG Management, a division of Wasserman Media Group. What spurred the transition? It wasn't exactly luck. Rather, WMG went out of its way to reel in Marlin. "When we decided to expand into the surf market and were looking for someone to help lead us, Blair's name kept topping the list," commented WMG President, Action Sports, Steve Astephen. "Having had the pleasure of negotiating many contracts with Blair while he was at DC, I knew he was quite capable of switching roles and joining our WMG." Working out of WMG's Carlsbad, CA offices, Marlin now manages such renowned names as Bruce and Andy Irons, Dane Reynolds, Dusty Payne, Kalani David, and Luke Davis. The highlight of his work? "Playing a small role in helping the guys accomplish their goals is the best part about my job, and the reason I wanted to start working in this field in the first place," he says. The worst part? "It's not all traveling, surfing, high fives and handshakes. It's 9-5 office time when I am home, and a lot of stress is involved on the business side of things." The trick for the surfing industry, Marlin explains, which can be viewed as part of the larger "action" sports industry that includes skateboarding, snowboarding and BMX among myriad other endeavors, and that has increasingly won over advertisers' attention and marketshare, is for the "big industry companies to get together and decide to allow mainstream sponsors to enter into the sport, and not just as co-sponsors of evens to help fund their costs." An industry colleague, Susan Izzo, CEO of the Encinitas, CA based Mosaic Sports Management, notes for instance that skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing is now an $11 billion industry in terms of consumer marketing, and that megabrands such as AmericanExpress and Target are finally beginning to embrace "action" sports figures as bona fide product spokesmen (and women). Marlin is used to catching big waves. Is $11b big enough?

Mavericks 2008

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:21:43 -0500

The 2008 contest is over, and the champion is California native Greg Long. The purse of $75k was awarded to him, but this year came with a twist. When out in the water, the guys in the final heat agreed to split the winnings, no matter who pulled it off. So Long took $30k for his 40+ ft wave.

Big Tuesday saw 30+ foot waves pummel Northern California coastline, 1 big wave surfer died near Pebble Beach

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:05:32 -0500

Big Tuesday, December 4th, was a day like few others had seen before in Northern California. Breathless television news reports predicted 18-23 foot swells up and down the coastline, and famed big wave surfing spots like Mavericks at Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay and Ghost Trees near Pebble Beach were set to receive historic conditions.