Sports

I now present to you the final set of images from X Games 17: Skateboard and BMX vert competition. This was one of the more crowded events simply because Shaun White was competing; he earned his fame by taking 1st in the vert final again. Here are some other posts from X Games 17: (1 [...]

When I think about the X Games, the first thing that always comes to my mind is sitting down with a copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and busting out an impossible series of grinds, flips, and manuals. So it’s easy to see why, for me, the X Games is all about skateboarding and loud [...]

You haven’t seen extreme sports until you’ve seen ESPN’s X Games. If you’re unfamiliar with the summer event, imagine flying the most talented BMX, skateboard, RallyCross, and Moto X athletes from all over the world to Los Angeles, California for a 4-day televised competition. Every year the competition gets more fierce as athletes stretch the [...]

This Saturday was another opportunity to watch Seattle’s scantily dressed roller derby team slam into each other while fans cheered, booed, and spilled their drinks on the floor. I have a stain on my jeans to prove the latter. If you’ve never witnessed roller derby or have no idea what the heck is happening in these [...]