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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
There aren’t many dudes, or babes, out there who can transition from one sport to another with ease. Not only that, but many that do make the transition have a difficult time accomplishing any kind of success for themselves. The most notable I think is Michael Jordon. During a long ...
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Adam Jones did good as he broke Nate Adams' two-year stint at the top of the Dew Tour. Adams was a non-story the last two stops thanks to injury, as was first stop winner Blake "Bilko" Williams. Instead, Jones and Aussie Robbie "I had the world record once" Maddison and ...
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Adam Jones celebrates his win. cr. AST
Adam Jones was the big winner Sunday at the PlayStation Pro, not only taking home the title for the individual contest, but also grabbing the Dew Cup and its $75K award. Jones' biggest competition for the Dew Cup, Aussie Blake "Bilko" Williams (who won ...
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Nate Adams
Nate Adams' reign at the top of the AST Dew Tour has ended after two season. Adams had a near-perfect season in 2007 after winning four-of-five events and took the 2006 season after Travis Pastrana basically gave it up midway through.
Adams started off the shortened 2008 season with a ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
For the first time ever, FMX fans will be able to catch an AST Dew Tour event live on Spike TV. This weekend's PlayStation Pro FMX finals will be airing on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 12:30-2 p.m. ET. It's all thanks to the corporate synergy that comes from MTV buying ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
We told you last week about Crusty Demon rider Luke Smith jumping an America's Cup yacht in New Zealand to promote the latest Crusty Demons tour. Well, the stunt went as planned on Monday with Smith flipping over the bow (oops, stern) of the $1 million NZL 41 before falling ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Less than a month before it was scheduled to hit Atlanta, Red Bull's Metallicross has been canceled. Red Bull didn't have any explanation for the move, but did indicate that the unique competition would be rescheduled for the future.
"Red Bull strongly believes in this innovative and exciting motocross event concept ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
There are a lot of world records in freestyle motocross, but one apparent first will be done next Monday in Auckland, New Zealand.
Crusty Demon team rider Luke Smith, 26, will perform a backflip on his bike over a million-dollar America's Cup yacht, NZL 41.
After clearing the top of the yacht, ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Action sports fans have known about FMX legend Carey Hart for years -- he was one of the innovators of the sport including his invention of the Hart Attack. But he found a mainstream audience on his through his TV show "Inked" on A&E and an appearance on VH1's "The ...
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg has repeated as champion at the 6th annual LG World Championships of Freestyle Motocross in Pomona, CA. Twitch pulled off the win by edging Beau Bamberg and Adam Jones in the final round.
Stenberg's win was impressive given the lingering injuries he's battled this season, but it did ...
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