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Levi LaVallee and Robbie Maddison soared over 300 feet of water and changed they way we view action sports at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. LaVallee, a 29-year-old native of Longville, Minn., who was slated to jump in the same event last year before a testing accident derailed his New Year’s plans, redeemed himself in a big way – by breaking his existing certified world record of 361 feet with a leap of 412 feet 6 inches. Maddison, a 30-year-old Aussie now living in Temecula, Calif., also achieved history by breaking his existing certified world record of 351 feet 3 inches by more than 30 feet, landing 378 feet 9 inches from his take-off ramp

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Aric Almirola will drive the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2012. For Almirola, it’s the opportunity he’s been after for years. For RPM, it’s a gamble.

Almirola has 35 Cup starts over a four-year span, the last coming in 2010 driving for … Richard Petty Motorsports. In his brief Cup career, he’s posted   …  More

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Cyril Despres wins stage 3 and takes the bikes lead after Marc Coma makes a navigation error. Meanwhile Joan (Nani) Roma wins the stage and another Mini driver, Krzysztof Holowczyc takes the car lead.

Today’s special stage between San Rafael and San Juan for Day 3 of the 2012 Dakar Rally was said to be a tough challenge to the riders and drivers. This 208 kilometer stage for cars and trucks and 270 kilometer stage for bikes and quads featured   …  More

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It’s just about time for the NASCAR Sprint Cup season to fire up again and, as always, there are a lot more unknowns than knowns this time of year. Following are 10 of the biggest questions for the coming NASCAR campaign.

1. KYLE BUSCH — After a season of shenanigans on and off the track and yet  …  More

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