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The Maverick’s surf contest held its opening ceremony in the shadow of the break yesterday, and as the surfers staged an annual ritual — paddling out on their boards to form a circle and christen the event — a solitary figure appeared out of nowhere. “Out of the mist,” as Evan Slater said with a smile.

It was Jeff Clark, cruising in on a stand-up paddle board. Clark may be the center of a highly political squabble behind the scenes, but  …  Details

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Snow Skiing Video – Salomon Freeski TV 2010 Episode 2 – Once again, the hottest ‘ under-16’ (TM) park rippers from around the world are serving notice to the pros. Blue skies, private features, and more switch-ups than you can shake a ski pole at ‘ ” this is the very best of the 2009 Salomon Jib Academy Final from Mammoth, California.

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After months of circling and jabbing, America’s BMW-Oracle sailing team landed some legal body blows this week that bode ill for the Swiss Alinghi team’s efforts to avoid racing for the America’s Cup at Valencia, Spain, on Feb. 8.

The latest ruling came Friday afternoon, when New York State Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich said that the rudders on BMW-Oracle’s 113-foot trimaran won’t be included when the Yankee boat is measured for the best-of-three America’s Cup grudge match.

Alinghi, the defender, had tried to…  Details

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Jimmie Johnson will start Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from pole position after rain forced qualifying to be cancelled at Talladega Superspeedway.

The points leader will start from the front of the field for the third time during the Chase, as NASCAR rules state that the grid is set according to the owner point standing when there is no qualifying session…  Details

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