03/11/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR ACTION SPORT

• Erie's new skate park to close this week in preparation for grand opening event _{2013-03-11, 08:49 pm}
  Erie will close its new skate park on Thursday and Friday so that it can prepare for its grand opening event Saturday, at which MTV star and pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek will appear to help cut the ribbon.
• Snowboarder's film highlights brain injuries _{2013-03-11, 07:50 pm}
  World-class snowboarder Kevin Pearce had to re-create his life after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a training accident at Park City Mountain Resort on New Year's Eve day in 2009.
• Fischer Announces Rookie Scout Video Contest - Join the team _{2013-03-11, 07:38 pm}
  Are you an up and coming freeskier with a dream to make it in the big leagues? Have you got the skills, but just can't pay the bills? Then the Fischer Rookie Scout might be just the break that you have been looking for.
• Olympian Gabby Douglas Leaves Agent for Sports Behemoth, Creative Artists Agency _{2013-03-11, 06:47 pm}
  Gold-medal Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is headed for what she hopes is greener pastures: She has left her agent Sheryl Shade for sports and entertainment behemoth Creative Artists Agency .
• Travis Pastrana may already have NASCAR figured out _{2013-03-11, 06:29 pm}
  For years, motorsports enthusiasts watched in amazement at the crazy abilities of Travis Pastrana and wondered if he would ever take those talents and use them for something besides a circus side show.
• Smarty's SX Report _{2013-03-11, 05:51 pm}
  AMA Monster Energy Supercross - Round 10 - Daytona -- Smarty's Report Daytona 450 Class Report: Daytona is kind of like going to bed with Jennifer Hawkins then waking up next to your best mates ugly sister.
• Daytona Tyre Choice Holds Back Stewart _{2013-03-11, 05:09 pm}
  Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing's James Stewart turned in a respectable performance in less than ideal circumstances at round 10 of the 2013 AMA/ FIM Supercross Championships at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Saturday night.
• Tanner Foust tears up Nurburgring in a Ford SVT Raptor _{2013-03-11, 04:39 pm}
  Professional driver Tanner Foust is known for his technical driving skills, spanning from drifting to rally to stunt driving.
• Cairoli and Herlings Take Victories At Thai GP _{2013-03-11, 03:43 pm}
  Si Rachi, Thailand, hosted the second stop of the 2013 FIM World Motocross Championship, and the inaugural event was dominated by Red Bull KTM teammates Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairolo.
• Olympics: Two local hopefuls blog for Team USA ahead of Sochi _{2013-03-11, 03:00 am}
  Reno's Chas Guldemond and Squaw Valley's Marco Sullivan are among 26 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team hopefuls that will share their personal experiences.
• Snowboarders to gather at Sugarloaf for third annual Sugarloaf Banked Slalom _{2013-03-11, 02:59 pm}
  The ultimate test of skill and agility returns to Sugarloaf on March 23 & 24, 2013, at the Third Annual Sugarloaf Banked Slalom.
• K-Rob Family Fun Festival: June 8 _{2013-03-11, 12:51 pm}
  Set aside your electronic devices for a while on June 8 and come on out to the third annual K-Rob Foundation Family Fun Festival at Crescent Park.
• Ken Block may be finished in WRC for 2013 _{2013-03-11, 12:36 pm}
  Ken Block produced his best finish in the World Rally Championship with seventh place at Rally Mexico on Sunday, but he admitted after the rally that he might not have enough spare time to return to the series this season.
• Canadian Athlete of the Weekend: Kaya Turski _{2013-03-11, 11:23 am}
  Kaya Turski shows off her gold medal after the women's slopestyle final on Saturday in Voss, Norway.
• Cairoli, Herlings Tops In Thailand _{2013-03-11, 10:12 am}
  Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings went 1-1 in their respective classes to claim the overall victories at the first ever Grand Prix of Thailand , March 10.
• Ashley Tisdale And Shaun White Producing Disney Channel's "Cloud 9" _{2013-03-11, 10:08 am}
  Ashley Tisdale and Shaun White are co-executive producing the Disney Channel Original Movie " Cloud 9 ." The movie stars Luke Benward and Dove Cameron , and it will premiere on the Disney Channel next winter.
• Skiing: Bochenek wins overall Banzai Tour title Sunday at Sugar Bowl _{2013-03-11, 03:00 am}
  Kyle Coxon won the Super Final at the Rahlves Banzai Tour on Sunday and John Bochenek took both the overall skier title and Sugar Bowl stop win.
• Yoshimura Suzuki's James Stewart Cards Top-10 Finish at Daytona Supercross _{2013-03-10, 04:00 am}
  Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing's James Stewart turned in a respectable performance in less than ideal circumstances at round 10 of the 2013 AMA/FIM Supercross Championships at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL, on Saturday night.
• Super Tramp - New trampolines are pushing athletes to do bigger... _{2013-03-06, 03:00 am}
  Last spring, two Woodward at Copper employees traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to test a trampoline the sports camp had bought for its Colorado facility.
• Freestyle Skiing - Woods and boost Britain's a _{2013-03-11, 05:44 am}
  Our round-up of all the week's British winter sports news looks at great weekends for James Woods and Elise Christie.