San Diego County Reclaims Little League World Series After 49 yearsBetween the Padres and the Chargers, San Diego has some great sports teams. However, neither have been able to do what the young boys from Chula Vista's Park View team - 'Blue Bombers', just did - bring home the championship trophy!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - World Freerunning ChampionshipsOn August 16th, 26 youngsters from 18 countries gathered at London's Trafalgar Square to compete in the World Freerunning competition, a sport that involves gymnastic moves like handstands and back-flips, all performed in an everday urban environment....
Read news articleUsain 'Lightning' Bolt Strikes Again!A relatively unknown Jamaican sprinter called Usain Bolt took the world by storm at the summer Beijing Olympics, when he ran the 100 meters sprint in 9.69 seconds - not only setting a new world record but becoming the first human to run the distance under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind....
Read news articleWorld's Youngest Coach Takes On World's Worst Soccer TeamPohnpei is a tiny island in Micronesia. While this speck of Earth, with only 34,000 inhabitants barely shows up on the world atlas, it is in the record books for one thing - The State team has never won a soccer match. And now, the team has another first - The world's youngest coach!...
Read news articleGetting Down And Dirty At The Swamp Soccer World CupWhile the rules may be similar, the terrain is not, for there are no well-manicured fields for these soccer players - In fact the muddier and slicker the terrain, the better it is, for here they like to get down and dirty, as they battle it out for the World Cup Championships. Welcome to Swamp Soccer!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Stunt Rider Performs Incredible Double FlipAustralian stunt biker, Cam Sinclair made history on June 27th when he became the first stunt biker to perform a double backflip in a freestyle competiton and only the third person in the world to ever have done one....
Read news articleThe Wimbledon Or Should We Say 'The Williams Finals'Tomorrow the amazing William sisters - Serena and Venus will face-off against one another in the Wimbeldon Finals - Again! This will be the fourth year in a row that audiences will be cheering for and against a member of the same family....
Read news articleTony Hawk Skateboards Through White House FoyersTony Hawk would have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would ever be allowed to skateboard inside the White House - But anything is possible with a sports fan like President Obama, residing there....
Read news articleLittle Leaguers Stage World's Longest Baseball GameLast weekend, 817 kids from Wrentham's baseball and softball team got together to play some ball - except this was no ordinary game but a 36-hour marathon that ended with never before seen triple digit innings and scores....
Read news articleBay To Breakers - San Francisco's Annual Mayhem Er Race!Yesterday, over 65,000 'runners' got together to participate in what has been described as the wackiest race in the world - an appropriate description, when the starting line comprises of a team of elite international runners and a man in a hot pink gorilla suit!...
Read news articleThe Red Bull Air Race World ChampionshipsOn May 9th and 10th, over 55,000 spectators gathered at the Marina in San Diego, to watch 15 of the world's best pilots navigate though obstacles in fast, lightweight planes at speeds of up to 270mph, in a quest to win the Red Bull Air Race Championships....
Read news articleDanny MacAskill, the Stunt-Bike Superstar23-year old Danny MacAskill has been tearing the streets of Edinburgh and wowing people across the globe with his bike stunts for a few years now. However, his latest stunt video has taken the world by storm and received more hits than any cycling video ever....
Read news articleVolcano Boarding - The New Extreme Sport...
Read news articleNorthern California Teens At World Table Tennis ChampionshipsTwo teenagers from Northern California are currently in Yokohama, Japan, representing the USA at the World Table Tennis Championships, that began on April 28th and ends on May 5th, 2009....
Read news article"Mugglized" QuidditchWhile they may not have the coveted Firebolt broom or the ability to zoom around to catch the elusive golden snitch, muggle (ordinary human) Quidditch players are not complaining. The game, concocted by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter series, has taken US colleges by storm since 2005, and now seems to be spreading to schools....
Read news article96 Meters And Back In A Single BreathSara Campbell, a British diver, set a new freediving record on Thursday, when she completed a 96-meter dive into the ocean and back, holding her breath the entire time. It took Sara three minutes and 36 seconds to go to depths that have never been reached in a similar competition, by any woman before....
Read news articleIndia's Rural OlympicsThe International Olympics take place once every four years. However, in Kila Raipur, a small village in Punjab, India the Olympics are held every year. While the villagers don't spend millions of dollars on special venues, the athletes take their sport as seriously, and the whole event seems to be more fun than real deal!...
Read news articleAvoca's Annual Quack OffAvoca is a small village in Cass County, Nebraska. For most of the year, this tiny village of 300 people is pretty quiet - however every year, on the last Saturday of January, it becomes hub of activity, when it hosts the annual Quack-Off Duck Race....
Read news articleThe 11-Year Old MatadorMichelto Lagravere's bull-fighting career began at the tender age of six. It's no wonder that now at the age of eleven, he is already considered a veteran matador....
Read news articleThe Super Bowl Sunday PartyToday over 94 million Americans will watch the most popular television event of the year -the championship game of the National Football League - The Super Bowl. Not surprisingly, it is the no 1 day for home-parties - surpassing even New Year's Eve!...
Read news articleShaun White Does It Again!The 13th Annual Winter X(treme)- Games ended in Aspen, Colorado amidst much excitement yesterday. As the name indicates, the three-day event, which features snowboarding, extreme Skiing and Snowmobile racing, is filled with thrilling action....
Read news articleThe New Exercise Trend?Thousands of adults head to the gym day after day to lift dull gray lifeless dumbbells. Now a gym in London has come up with a unique and innovative solution to make their daily ordeal, a little more interesting....
Read news articleTeam Spirit : Extreme EditionAll across America, fans always display team pride by wearing team colors, displaying the team's mascot and making up their own cheers. From high school football games to the Super Bowl, fans are usually really creative in showing their team spirit....
Read news articleThe Ultimate Couch PotatoesThe next time you get in trouble for watching too much television, let your parents know that you are in training for the Ultimate Couch Potato competition, which could win you a grand prize worth over $5,000 USD....
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