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Family Launches the Mark Bosworth Fund at 2013 Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party

There's a $10,000 reward for information that leads to finding Mark.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Family and friends of Mark Bosworth will launch a fund in his name to send fellow cyclists to Cycle Oregon, a yearly event near and dear to Mark's heart. The Mark Bosworth Fund will sponsor a first-time rider in Cycle Oregon each year. Nearly half of this year's fundraising goal of $30,000 has already been raised.

The Mark Bosworth Fund will sponsor a first-time rider in Cycle Oregon each year. The fundraising goal is $30,000 for this year, with nearly half of that already raised. The money will cover the fee for the week-long Cycle Oregon ride, including meals and the tent and porter fee. The application process for candidates, fundraising efforts and a new website.

GoPro Big-Wave Addicts
Episode 4 - Pacific Northwest Crew in Full Force

Featured riders include: Ollie Richardson, Dan Hasselschwert, Mark Builder, Tim Henton, Keith Galbraith and Eric Akiskalian

(GIG HARBOR) - The Pacific Northwest crew had been watching this storm develop under Japan for about 10 days and it was really geared up to send some monster surf their way.

Veteran big-wave riders and 2011 Billabong XXL Nominee Eric Akiskalian and his tow partner Keith Galbraith were thinking this was going to be the swell where they could once again ride waves in the 60'-65' range...

Open letter to Confederation of African Football (CAF)

Showing off the deceased’s picture in the stadium will surely destroy the spirit of the popular sport that is supposed to promote and strengthen African brother and sisterhood.

(UGANDA) - I don’t know whether CAF has a regulation that prohibits making a political statement during African Cup of Nations (AFCON) football matches. I know it’s not allowed making a political statement in Olympics.

Only a Handful of Brave Souls Will Ever Ride a Wave Like This

2013 is off to a great start for our resident big wave rider, Eric Akiskalian.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - It doesn't take a lot of convincing. Only the tiniest fraction of a percent of human beings ride gigantic waves.

What Waterfront Sportsman is all About

Waterfront Sportsman is pursuing TARP Funds to put people to work through the support of the VA,NC, SC, & Tenn.

(RALEIGH, NC) - Water quality, environmental justice and putting unemployed people to work in the areas with the Greatest Needs.

Miss USA Nana Meriweather: as Athletic and Smart as She is Gorgeous

The 27-year-old UCLA grad is also an NCAA volleyball star.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Nana Meriweather has nearly everything going for her.

She’s as pretty as the day is long, as smart as she wants to be, and among one of the most athletic young women in the country.

Major League Baseball & The Hall Of Fame

What are the real motives behind sinking the careers of sports heroes?

(CLEVELAND) - When the time came for sports writers to answer the call, What a shock, Big Mac was not elected to the hall,

Allegedly the same will happen for Sammy and Barry, All because of the controversy they supposedly carry.

Boxing Day Protest Outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground

The group wants to boycott the Sri Lankan cricket team and raise awareness of human rights violations.

(MELBOURNE) - Police will closely monitor a planned Boxing Day protest outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but are not anticipating any major disruptions.

The Tamil Refugee Council is organising a 9am (AEDT) demonstration outside the MCG on the first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Oregon`s New Nike Tax Law Suggests Maybe You Can`t Just Do It

“The very first action required of every Oregon Legislature is to swear or affirm to uphold the Oregon Constitution” - Rep. Doug Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls

(PORTLAND, OR Northwest Watchdog) - Elementary school maps of the United States that depict each state by its major product — cars for Michigan, corn for Kansas, coal for West Virginia — might reasonably show Nike’s swoosh symbol for Oregon.

But there are signs the company’s authority over Oregon politics is incomplete.

So Let`s Talk Football: The Great Grey Cup Game of 1959

“Give me a “W”!” shouted the cheerleader. “W!” we all responded. “Give me an “I”!” “I”! But there the cheerleading foundered. The guy, well-intentioned, wasn't from, nor could he spell “Winnipeg.”

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - "Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock