Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Kelly Slater absolutely dominated fellow Floridian CJ Hobgood to win the Globe Pro Fiji today (Tuesday in Fiji), giving the 8x world champ his third tour victory of the still-young season. Slater took an early lead in the finale thanks to an 8.00 score, followed soon after by an ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The final rounds of the Globe Pro Fiji will be stacked with major talent from the ASP World Tour, with four of the top five surfers n the world making the quarterfinals (and six of the top 12). Among the key match-ups to watch for (hopefully tomorrow) are Joel Parkinson ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Most action sports don't translate well to the big screen (or have yet to), but surf has been the exception. Films like "The Endless Summer," "Step into Liquid" and "Riding Giants" have been embraced and for the most part considered great representations of the sport, and that doesn't even ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
The Globe Pro Fiji has started and Kelly Slater made up for a poor showing in Tahiti by dominating the day with a perfect 10 along with a 9.73.
”I saw the forecast and have been excited for the last week so I was preparing myself for the moment I just ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The day after defending world champ Mick Fanning was knocked out of the Billabong Pro Tahiti a slew of other top surfers were shown the exit as wildcards dominated the day.
Wildcard Manoa Drollet (above) knocked out Slater in Round three today while Taj Burrow fell to Brazilian Bruno Santos but ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
It's been two years since Mick Fanning was knocked out of an ASP World Tour contest in the second round and Tuesday it happened again... at the same place. In 2006 Fanning made an early exit in Tahiti and this year Brazilian wildcard Bruno Santos made his stay a short ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Here are few stories to check out as you start your week. Don't worry -- there's only five days until next weekend.
The day after Mother's Day is the perfect time to learn about skateboarding moms. Other than Mother's Day, itself, of course.
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
It happens all the time on the Internet. Photos get copied and used on multiple websites and the original photographer doesn't get credit (and, lo and behold, doesn't get paid if it's not cleared for use).
It's a big issue and sometimes sites can't help it (talking from experience here) ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Kelly Slater's making his first visit to Fuel's "The Daily Habit" and given his two wins to open the ASP World Tour and the upcoming Billabong Pro Tahiti, no doubt there will be some good stuff to talk about. Who knows -- they may even get around to talking about ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
It’s rare for people in the Great Britain to get into surfing. With some of the most depressing weather all year round and really crappy waves, it’s not surprising most people would rather spend their time watching football and listening to melodramatic rock ballads with a pint in their ...
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