Southern gentleman, skateboarder and artist, Markovich, brings to ERGO both longevity and respect within the skate community. His major accomplishments range from launching his own skateboard company to securing continuous coverage in skate magazines, broadcast and film for more than a decade.
“Kris will be playing a key role at ERGO in … Details
UNLV engineering students hard at work building canoe for national competition
It is a canoe, precisely 20 feet long, precisely 30 inches wide. It was engineered to weigh as little as possible, a trim 250 pounds.
It is made of concrete. It has floated. It will soon compete in a race.
These facts create a paradox: buoyant concrete.
The canoe is quite nice looking, with a glass mosaic, a gleaming paint job and a nickname tagged on its side. It’s the result of nearly a year of hard work.
“I think she’s amazing,” said Tiffany Hearn, the captain of the canoe-building team…Â Details
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The 31st annual Hockanum River canoe and kayak race will be held April 5.
Somewhat of a moving target over the years, the race will be held on the first Sunday in April rain or shine. Some past years, the annual race has been postponed due to the river’s level being too high or too low. The annual race not only draws some of the best paddlers from the region, but is also a good event for spectators. There are numerous viewing spots along the length of the …Â Details
You knew it was bad, you knew Lance Armstrong was seriously down in the dumps when he failed to Tweet for almost an entire day.
As anyone knows who has followed it in his oft-updated Twitter account, the Texan’s 3-month-old comeback has had more peaks than valleys. Monday’s crash in the first stage of a minor, five-day Spanish race marks the lowest moment of this audacious experiment. The 37-year-old went down in a pileup and broke his right collarbone clean through. “Surgery in a couple of days,” he finally Tweeted late Monday afternoon. He’ll be out for at least …Â Details
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