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...taking the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle while anchoring both medley relay teams.Classmate Anne Taylor was named Diver of the Meet after sweeping the diving events, while freshman Jessica Stanchfield was runner-up in both.Harvard entered Sunday’s competition just 1.5 points ahead of runner-up Rider. Aided by the return of Mills and Pickard, the Crimson was able to extend the margin to 23.5 points by the end of the meet...

Author: By Kerry E. Kartsonis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Beats the Field To Take Ivy Title | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

Dubbed "Pitbull" on account of his fearlessness as a freestyle motocross rider, Jeremy Lusk, 24, whose interest in motorcycles began when he was 3, died after sustaining head injuries during a backflip fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...feeds an audience hunger for life-threatening daredevilry. There are no lions, but at times, it's been easy to see the parallels between those who watch "Big Air" skateboarding and motocross and the bloodthirsty crowds at the Coliseum of Ancient Rome. At the 2003 summer games, one motocross rider left the competition in a wheelchair after crashing; another rider attempting a trick called the "Sterilizer" had an accident that sent him into convulsions in front of the crowd. In 2007, a skateboarder attempting a massive jump fell five stories to a wooden ramp and ended up in the hospital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The X Games | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...Many of the tricks and stunts at the X Games are clearly dangerous, but those that don't result in injuries can make a competitor's career. Case in point: Freestyle motocross rider Travis Pastrana's mid-air double back flip in 2006, one of the X Games historical highlights. Risky? No doubt. Totally badass? You be the judge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The X Games | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...deal is that it has three quality point breaks right next to each other," says Nathaniel Calhoun, 29, a board rider from the U.S. who has surfed Robertsport many times. "It's unique. It's untouched." Add in great weather, spectacular beaches and villagers who'll invite you over for a seafood dinner, and that's loco Liberia, dude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet Ride: Surfing in Liberia | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

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