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Extreme Sports

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Kelly Slater's World Championship Win Reversed in Ocean Beach Surf Contest

    Kelly Slater​Surfing fans flocked to Ocean Beach earlier this week for the early rounds of the Rip Curl Search 2011 surf contest, one of 11 events on the Association of Surfing Professionals world tour. On Wednesday, amid some gorgeous weather and fine surf conditions, it seemed they were lucky to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Photos: For Rip Curl Pro Search, Ocean Beach Has Its Day in the Sun

    Ocean Beach on Wednesday, the last day of the Rip Curl Pro Search contest​San Francisco's selection as the home of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search surfing competition delighted surf enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area. Ocean Beach has long been a holy site among surfers. (One of the finest journalist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Muni Driver Assaulted with Skateboard, Police Arrest Three Teens

    Skating right on down to juvenile hall ​Skateboarding might not be a crime, but hitting your bus driver with a skateboard is. Police booked three teenagers today on suspicion of assaulting a Muni driver after boarding a bus near Chinatown. According to police, the three teens got onto the 30 Stock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Sion Milosky, Hawaiian Surfer, Drowns at Mavericks

    A powerful wave​Top Maverick surfer Sion Milosky was killed yesterday evening after drowning while surfing the Mavericks off the coast of Half Moon Bay.Media outlets are reporting that the 35-year-old Hawaiian native died after falling in the face of a massive wave that engulfed him. He had caught ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Mavericks Surfers Can't Catch a Wave

    Dude, it's not going to happen​While the rest of San Francisco waits for a white flurry to fall on downtown, surfers on the coast are waiting for something that on any other weekend would seem more likely than snow -- a huge swell.But alas, the wacky winter weather patterns have hijacked the annua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Jacob Trette, Mavericks Surfer, Remains in Critical Condition

    Mavericks take on mother nature​Mavericks surfer Jacob Trette was still in critical condition today after nearly drowning this weekend during the annual surf contest, which draws the world's best surfers. Trette, who is from Southern California, was taken to Stanford Medical Center after being swe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Mavericks Fans' Painful Wipeout News Even to Many Spectators

    Despite requests on the surf competition's Web site, massive crowds poured into Half Moon Bay Saturday to witness 24 top surfers take on enormous waves at the Mavericks Surf Competition. Spectators happily hoofed a mile-and-a-half to the hills clustered above the surf spot, with dogs, children, and ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Surfers think city's exposed sewage tunnel warning is a bunch of crap

    Despite requests on the surf competition's Web site, massive crowds poured into Half Moon Bay Saturday to witness 24 top surfers take on enormous waves at the Mavericks Surf Competition. Spectators happily hoofed a mile-and-a-half to the hills clustered above the surf spot, with dogs, children, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Win With the Weekly! Take News Quiz, Earn Neato Crap!

    Show 'em what you won, Mike!​Two weeks ago, Adam Visconti spurned a prize. The glory of winning our news quiz was reward enough for him. But, last week -- we were offering a skateboard! Overall winner Jaclyn Abergas chose the white tiger stuffed animal prize, leaving silver medalist Michael Morgan ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    The Phantom Surfers pen Rock Stardom for Dumbshits

    Show 'em what you won, Mike!​Two weeks ago, Adam Visconti spurned a prize. The glory of winning our news quiz was reward enough for him. But, last week -- we were offering a skateboard! Overall winner Jaclyn Abergas chose the white tiger stuffed animal prize, leaving silver medalist Michael Morgan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Foreign Cinema Racks Up a Decade, Wants You to Party with Them

    Foreign CinemaThink of it as a kind of retrospective.​A week from today -- on Thursday, August 20 -- chefs Gayle Pirie, John Clark, and their crew are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Foreign Cinema (2534 Mission at 21st St.) with a blowout fundraiser that starts at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $ ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    Near and Far

    Foreign CinemaThink of it as a kind of retrospective.​A week from today -- on Thursday, August 20 -- chefs Gayle Pirie, John Clark, and their crew are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Foreign Cinema (2534 Mission at 21st St.) with a blowout fundraiser that starts at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Manny Mania and Del in the Haight Tomorrow

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2009

    Art Is Not a Crime

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    State Representatives

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2009

    Macking

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2008

    Butthole Surfers remain on the precipice

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Macking

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Helmet Hellcats

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Cannonball Gum

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 9, 2008

    Audience member does Keanu Reeves role in Point Break play

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    The Grindermen

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 6, 2008

    Hurry Up and Wait

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Critical Mass Today at 6 p.m. -- Hide Your Car!

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2007

    Decked

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 31, 2007

    Cautiously Extreme

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Nollie Flip to Riches

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    'Ask a Scientist' on Mavericks, Tsunamis, and Apocalyptic Doom: Do not attempt to shoot curl

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Talib Kweli To Justify ICER AIR Douche Fest

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Jeff Parker

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 8, 2007

    Fish Carves a Niche

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2007

    David Downs

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2007

    David Downs

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • Music

    April 18, 2007

    Who's cuter: fuzzy kitties or Silly Pink skaters?

    Del tha Funky Homosapien  No, Manny Mania isn't a fan club dedicated to Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao, it's an amateur skateboarding competition featuring "skaters from all corners of the U.S. showing off their best manual combos and two-wheel trickery." Sponsored by Red Bull, Manny Mania take ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    Free Love and Enterprise

    Peace and wow will get you an image to sell to tourists, but not fed

  • Film

    November 30, 2005

    Snow Bored

    Extreme sports may be fun, but First Descent is not

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Performers

    SF Weekly Music Awards

  • Film

    April 6, 2005

    Head in the Sand

    Dust to Glory honors the Baja 1000, where everybody's a legend

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2005

    Swing Shift

    A tennis shoo-in with the game's major hotshots

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Under the Gun

    Why the Army thinks a 30-year-old college-educated California bull rider will help it recruit soldiers during wartime

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2004

    Gold From Straw

    A photographer's unusual eye

  • Film

    July 14, 2004

    Wet Kisses

    Riding Giants gushes over the legends of big-wave surfing

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Surf Report

    Wise Surfboards

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2004

    Extreme Stunts

    Thrills on wheels at Supercross

  • Culture

    May 2, 2001

    The Dressing Room

    Nikki S. Lee becomes you

  • Film

    September 6, 2000

    Reel World

    Point Break, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Say Anything

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    The Modesto Invasion

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Film

    March 4, 1998

    Reel World

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Calendar

    February 4, 1998

    Night + Day

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Calendar

    October 22, 1997

    Night+Day

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

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