Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Did you know that for every ton of office paper, book reports, or love letters you recycle could save approximately 380 gallons of oil? Or are you aware that about 50-100 species of plants and animals become extinct due to the destruction of their natural habitat? Wrap your mind around ...
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Saturday, October 18th, 2008
PLG in the finals. cr. AST
It was supposed to be easy for Bucky -- he was first in the points standing and needed a first or second-place finish (depending on where everyone else placed) to win his third Dew Cup. Instead, he fell and ended up in last place, opening ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Skate Vert podium. cr. John Swenson
It took four years but Andy Macdonald has finally won an AST Dew Tour event, taking the Skate Vert finals at the Toyota Challenge in SLC on Sunday.
Macdonald edged Pierre-Luc Gagnon by a quarter-point to take the win, throwing a monkey wrench into the Dew ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
What does that mean exactly? Good question. I thought at first it meant that Ryan was the new spokesperson from Wendy’s Restaurants and that he would overtake the red headed girl as their spokesperson. But actually the contest starts with you, the fans. Voting, which began August 25th at the ...
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
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Pierre-Luc Gagnon found some redemption Saturday at the Wendy's Invitational in Portland OR, after a tough showing last month in Cleveland's Right Guard Open but it was veteran Bob Burnquist who ended up taking the top spot. AST Dew Cup points leader Bucky Lasek had a tough day, coming in ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
As far as I’m concerned, the only race in the world that matters is the Pomona Fairgrounds Piglet Races that take place every year. I just love watching those delicious, succulent, delectable, miracle animals running around a track suited to their stature. I know that what I’m saying may sound ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
PLG | cr. BRIAN BRANTLEY/SHAZAMM/ESPN IMAGES
Pierre-Luc Gagnon loves the jam format. With the X Games using a new scoring system this year, PLG absolutely dominated the finals, scoring a 120 thanks to three powerful runs. The new format gives each skater an intro run of 30 seconds, followed by a ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
One thing that was really noticeable while walking around the Home Depot Center was that this year's Vert Ramp is about half the size it normally has been. Last year's ramp was a huge monster that dominated the landscape -- I almost mistook this year's "ramp" for one that kids ...
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Shaun White | cr. AST
Shaun White followed up a strong second-place finish at last week's Maloof Money Cup with a win today at the 2008 Right Guard Open in Cleveland, the second stop of the AST Dew Tour.
White fell on his first run but scored a 90.25 on his second ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
We already told you about the big winners at the Maloof Money Cup -- now you can check out some photos from the final day of action at the Orange County Fair. We've got some shots of the main players in the Vert finals, along with some of the ...
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