Category Archives: Commentary

Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater

This out to be a hot topic..   VIA – NEWS AUSTRALIA Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport World champion questions testing for recreational drugs Asks why snowboarder lost gold medal after positive test “I would have thought it slowed him down” No dope: Kelly Slater is chaired … Continue reading Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater

SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend

VIA – 89.3 KPCC   New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend   Episode: The Madeleine Brand Show for February 24, 2012   Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Andy Irons of the United States of America competes during Round One of the Rip Curl Pro as part of the ASP World Tour held at … Continue reading SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend

Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community

VIA – YAHOO!   Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community   By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community

Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp

VIA – NINE MSN   Slater returns to WA for surfing comp   15:59 AEDT Fri Feb 24 2012 Surfing legend Kelly Slater will return to Western Australia next month to compete for the second consecutive year in the Telstra Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Premier Colin Barnett said the 11-time world champion’s inclusion boosted … Continue reading Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp

Jack Johnson promotes live set with acoustic Hawaii run (Tour Dates!)

VIA – SOUNDSPIKE Jack Johnson promotes live set with acoustic Hawaii run   Story by Tara Hall SoundSpike Senior Writer Published February 23, 2012 02:45 PM Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson will spend some time in his native Hawaii this spring in support of his impending live collection, “Jack Johnson and Friends: Best of Kokua Festival.” The … Continue reading Jack Johnson promotes live set with acoustic Hawaii run (Tour Dates!)

Son arrested eight months after he 'shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn't testify' #Skim

VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Charged: Chris Northam, 25, was arrested Wednesday for shooting his father to death with a rifle in May of last year in Roseville, California   Son arrested eight months after he ‘shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn’t testify’ By Meghan Keneally … Continue reading Son arrested eight months after he 'shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn't testify' #Skim