ASA Entertainment (ASA) is excited to announce that the ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports competition circuits, will return to Chicago for the first time in over a decade. On May 1st the ASA Action Sports World Tour will visit the Sears Centre Arena with a one-day competition featuring the world’s top X Games pros in Skateboard, BMX and Freestyle Motocross (FMX). As the third stop on the 2009 Tour… More info
Snowboarder Shaun White may be the face of extreme sports, but he’s not the top earner.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
White’s payday for winning one of his sport’s biggest competitions: a paltry $30,000. By comparison, Geoff Ogilvy earned $1.1 million for winning golf’s 2009 opening event…Â More info
The Lost and Damned is a downloadable add-on game exclusive to the Xbox 360, so you can’t play it without owning a copy of Grand Theft Auto 4. Despite TLAD being an add-on, the story itself is different to GTA IV and packed with enough content to warrant the 1600 Microsoft Points. You’ll easily burn through ten hours following the story, and at least another eight for side missions, mini games, and character completions. Add to that the various new multiplayer features via Xbox LIVE and you have an experience that could potentially eat up all of your free time.
You play Johnny, the vice president of a biker gang called “The Lost,†who has kept things in Liberty City rather balanced while … More info
Triumph North America is accepting deposits for its new Thunderbird 1,600cc twin cruiser.
The latest bike to carry the name, the 2010 Triumph Thunderbird features a 1,600cc parallel twin engine, six-speed transmission and a 200mm rear tire. The Thunderbird is scheduled to arrive in North America in late June, but visitors to Bike Week in Daytona, Fla. will have a chance to see four prototypes on display at the Triumph Demo Truck.
“The initial reaction to the Thunderbird has been fantastic,†says Mark Kennedy, chief executive officer of Triumph North America. “We have received countless positive … More info