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By Roy M. Wallack On Saturday, April 18, in downtown Riverside, Calif., a very tall young girl stood next to a very tall older man in line at the entrance of an event.  “You must be father and daughter,” said an onlooker. “No—don’t know each other,”...

By Roy M. Wallack “Oh my god!” the crowd gasped. The large man in the red football shirt and blue ski cap flings his basket up in the air, turns it over, and pumps his fist.  The crowd at the Alt Games 2009 College Competitive Eating Championships at Wave House at San...

By Roy M. Wallack At its apex, the Bruticus Maximus at Wave House on San Diego’s Mission Beach is a frightening ten-foot tall artificial wave that grows to 12 or 13 feet when the water is roaring up and over its lip. It was Saturday night, April 18, at 10:14 p.m.— the culmination of...

Watch The ALT Games Webcast Replay April 21st at 3:30 pm (est). 

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Friday, April 17, 2009) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 27, has claimed the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers, defeating fellow Finalist Adam Robertson (AUS), 26, trials winner and event wildcard, in pumping six-foot (2 metre) conditions at Bells Beach....

By Roy M. Wallack Think snowboarding on water. Think waterskiing gone wild. Think the hottest-growing sport on H2O, and you’ve got wakeboarding, which hits Fiesta Island in San Diego’s Mission Bay for three days of collegiate competition starting Friday. Developed in the late...

By Roy M. Wallack Some of the best female college athletes in the country are heading out to downtown Riverside on Saturday for what is certainly the least “alternative” sport at the Alt Games: two-person beach volleyball. Unlike competitive eating and flowboarding, beach...

By Roy M. Wallack It doesn’t sound like a sport. But when you listen to competitive eaters talk training, game strategy, and the sheer mechanics of forcing ridiculous quantities of food into their bodies in a ridiculously short period of time (one-ounce macaroni and cheese balls are on...

By Roy M. Wallack The customers at Wave House on San Diego’s Mission Beach sit at the bar and at tables, ordering drinks and food, just as they would at any other beachfront hotspot. Then they turn to watch the entertainment 15 feet away—and it ain’t no rock band. It’s...

HAWAII Team 1 - Stephanie Brandt / Elizabeth Ka'aihue Team 2 - Dani Mafua / Kanani Danielson Team 3 - Amber Kaufman / Aneli Cubi-Otineru / Emily Maeda Team 4 - Brittany Hewitt / Jayme Lee / Sarah Prather / Catherine Fowler NEBRASKA Team 1 - Sydney Anderson / Tara Mueller Team 2 - Jordan...

TEAM ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR COLLEGIATE BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Fourth Annual Championship to be Held April 18 in Riverside, Calif. AVCA All-Americans Highlight Roster of Elite Players and Teams CBS College Sports Network, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and AVP Pro...

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Thursday, April 16, 2009) – Classic conditions with stiff offshore winds and solid surf in the four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) range once again graced Bells Beach today as the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers determined the Quarterfinalists, setting up...

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Thursday, April 16, 2009) – Classic conditions with stiff offshore winds and solid surf in the four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) range once again graced Bells Beach today as the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers determined the Quarterfinalists, setting up...

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Wednesday, April 15, 2009) – Following yesterday’s near perfection of light offshore wind and solid swell, event organizers were greeted this morning with heavy wind and rain prompting a call for a lay day at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by...

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Tuesday, April 14, 2009) – Pumping surf in the six-foot (2 metre) range and dramatic performances marked today’s action as the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers steamrolled through the first 12 heats of Round 2. The second stop on the 2009...

BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Monday, April 13, 2009) – A lay day has been called for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers with this morning’s small, clean waves projected to decrease throughout the day before a new tem moves in tomorrow. Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2009...

Results from Day 2  - NBL Easter Classic/St. Cloud BMX, FL (Unofficial) Elite Men Maris Strombergs, Free Agent Kyle Bennett, Free Agent Carlos Oquendo Elite Women Mariana Pajon Alise Post, Redline Madison Pitts Masters Percy Owens -...

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FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH Location: Hidden Anchorage Cove at Fiesta Island, Mission Bay, San Diego Wakeboard Qualifiers- Team 8am-7pm SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH Location: Hidden Anchorage Cove at Fiesta Island, Mission Bay, San Diego Wakeboard Quarterfinals- Team and Individual 8am-7pm Location: Wave...

Another Lay Day for Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Swell Predicted Tomorrow BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Friday, April 10, 2009) – Small surf in the one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) range has prompted officials at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach to call another lay day this morning in hopes of the...