Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Due to the ultra lackadaisical, below par, and essentially depressing play of the SACRAMENTO KINGS franchise, it looks like the MALOOF brothers are redirecting their attention on an entity more profitable and in essence, more fun to watch. If you were thinking Vegas, given they own the Palms Casino and Resort, that’s what ...
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Yesterday, the Action Sports Tour (AST) was a big deal, with the five-stop summer Dew Tour and the three-stop Winter Dew Tour getting ready to launch. Today, it's world got a whole lot bigger as it has partnered with the Maloof Money Cup, King of Wake series and the AMA ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Wow, this skateboarding phenomenon is really taking off. I think skating is now as big as hula-hoops, Pogs, and possibly even rollerblading. Now that’s hard to believe. Last weekend the Maloof Money Cup took place in Orange County and the first place cash prize for street was ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I really like getting press releases about 12 hours before someone's going to be on a TV show. Even if we get it up immediately, most people will miss the news. Especially when it's someone I want to see.
Pierre-Luc Gagnon is getting a chance to bring Vert skateboarding to a ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
There were 540s and 720s galore on Sunday afternoon in Orange County as ten of the top vert skaters in the world battled for the Carl's Jr. US Men's Pro Vert title and a $75K first-place payout at the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, CA. When it was ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Saturday marked the semi-finals for the Maloof Money Cup and many familiar faces found themselves moving on to Sunday's finals in both street and vert. Somewhat surprisingly Paul Rodriguez and Nyjah Huston led the Street field (Ryan Sheckler, broken elbow and all, placed 7th) while Pierre-Luc Gagnon and Shaun White ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
The biggest skateboarding event off the year started Friday as the Maloof Money Cup held prelims for Street and Amateur events. Twelve skaters, including Nyjah Huston, Tommy Sandoval, Darrell Stanton and Sierra Fellers, made it tom the semi-finals, where they will fight it out with the pre-qualified group.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
There were nearly 1,293,495,960 contestants in more that one hundred local games of S-K-A-T-E played around the world presented by eS Footwear. Actually maybe not that many contestants but a crap load that’s for sure.
I myself got eliminated in the first round of every contest I competed in. There was ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
If you live in Southern California there are two major events that you can go check out in person this weekend (and if you don't, they will be webcast).
First off, the Maloof Money Cup kicks off today and carries on through Sunday with more skateboarding than you can shake a ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Apparently Ryan Sheckler has broken his arm mere days before the Maloof Money Cup takes place. The Cup will feature skateboarding's largest payout -- more than $100K for the winner of the street competition alone -- and despite his injury Sheckler will still show up.
Skateboard.com, which will be webcasting the ...
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