The Maloof Money Cup (www.maloofmoneycup.com), a three-day, five event competition and festival — hailed as the world’s greatest skateboarding competition — is back for a second year. The event, created by Joe Maloof, owner of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. during the opening weekend of the OC Fair, July 10-12, 2009.
Sanctioned as the National Championship by World Cup Skateboarding (www.wcsk8.com), the Maloof Money Cup (MMC) — presented by industry vets, etnies and action sports staple Monster Energy— is the largest pursed event in the history of professional skateboarding with more than $450,000 in prize money… More info
Sanctuary Skateboards, a Redlands-based company, brings creatures of the sea to the pavement.
Sanctuary Skateboards was started in 1997 by Ken Hill, a retired art teacher, and his son Edward Hill, an engineer. The two combined their talents to create the sea creature-shaped cruising boards.
Unlike other skateboards that may have applique stickers or graphics plastered on an oblong piece of board, Ken and Edward’s skateboards are the design.
The idea for Sanctuary Skateboards emerged when Ken was nearing retirement, and Edward, inspired to make the artistic, oceanic-themed cruising boards while surfing…Â More info
Shaun White, 22, the champion snowboarder and skateboarder known for his shock of curly red hair, does not know the meaning of off-season. After winning the slopestyle and superpipe at the Winter X Games last month in Aspen, Colo., he came to New York to compete in the Red Bull Snowscrapers event on Feb. 5. (NBC will broadcast it at 5 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.) Though Snowscrapers took place on a specially built 90-foot-high ramp in East River Park, it was business as usual for White…Â More info
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Tacoma police on Thursday were investigating how a 16-year-old skateboarder was seriously injured Wednesday night while riding in Point Defiance Park.
Investigators have learned that the Tacoma teen and some friends were driving around Five Mile Drive in two cars about 6:30 p.m., about an hour after the park closed. The skateboarding boy was holding on to one of the cars, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said…. More info