Skateboard
Vans Sneakers to Roll Out Indoor Skate Park in Brooklyn
Vans, Inc. has announced plans to open, later this month, the “House of Vans,” a 24,000-square-foot indoor skateboard park in a Brooklyn warehouse. No details have been released as to [...]
Game On: Skate 3
Anyone who says skateboarding isn’t a team sport obviously hasn’t seen EA Sports’ latest action sports-inspired offering. In this game, skaters are only as strong as the weakest member of [...]
V-Game Reviews: NBA Live 10, NBA 2K, FIFA Soccer and Tony Hawk
It’s fall, which means out with the old, in with the new. Video games are no exception. Ditch the ’09 models and update your collection to 2010. This month, NBA [...]
The Life of Ryan Sheckler
Fast and fearless, Ryan Sheckler performs tricks that can only be called delirious. It's hard to believe that such thrill-seeking action was introduced at just 18 months of age, when [...]
Interview With Pro Skater Pierre Luc Gagnon
When it comes to sports, Montreal is typically associated with two major franchises: the Canadiens and the former Expos. If you’re a skater, though, you also link Canada’s second largest [...]
Talking Skates With Reese Forbes
Since the birth of the X Games in 1994, action sports athletes have become more accepted in the traditional sports world. It seems that many young athletes are hoping one [...]
Interview With Rodney Torres
For the second consecutive summer, people filled the streets and cheered as Manny Mania gripped New York City. The Red Bull-sponsored event, held at Coleman Park, crowned the skater with [...]
Skater Girls
In the fall of 2002, a catchy punk-pop ballad caught the ear of teenage girls everywhere. The song told the Shakespearian story of two love-struck teens caught in a web [...]
Four Reasons Why . . . Skateboarding has Kick-Butt Physical Benefits
Once considered a fringe sport, skateboarding has become a mainstream activity for young people all around the world. Besides funky fashion and gravity-defying tricks, skateboarding has plenty of physical benefits [...]
Ramp ‘n Wheels With UT Swimming
It’s a common assumption that swimmers must get wet to have a fulfilling practice. Trey Zepeda, strength and conditioning coach for the men’s swimming squad at the University of Texas, [...]