Skateboarding

Return of the Aquabats, Interview II: The Q&A

2013-06-15 08:55:00

The Aquabats are a band from Southern California who dress as superheroes and are also the stars of their own television series. In "The Aquabats! Super Show!," which airs Saturday mornings on the Hub, they travel about in their Battle Tram to play...

Aquabats are living out their fantasy as heroes

2013-06-09 05:00:00

Adult life is made up mostly of expected things, to keep our minds from exploding. But when the unexpected thing does occur, if it is not harmful or tragic, it can bring with it feelings of incredible happiness. Such was the moment when I first...

Gear: New kinds of wheels for fitness, fun

2012-10-27 00:00:00

The invention of the wheel sometime around 4,000 BC suddenly made all kinds of things easier, from carrying to killing to athletics. Fitness is great on wheels; putting a circular ring with an axel on any athletic contrivance instantly gives it an...

Carmageddon II: Skateboarder rides stretch of empty 405 Freeway

2012-10-01 09:12:39

Four youths slain in Afghan bombing were members of Skateistan

2012-09-11 08:52:58

Unsafe skateboarding will draw fines up to $500 under new L.A. law

2012-08-07 13:32:51

Larry Stevenson dies at 81; skateboard innovator and publisher

2012-03-27 00:00:00

Larry Stevenson, a Venice Beach lifeguard who helped popularize skateboarding in the early 1960s by marketing his Makaha boards to riders eager to essentially surf on land, has died. He was 81. Stevenson, who had Parkinson's disease, died Sunday at Santa...

YouTube starts action sport channels with Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater

2012-01-18 16:33:42

Chris Cahill dies at 54; skater with Dogtown Z-Boys

2011-07-04 00:00:00

Chris Cahill, one of the original Dogtown Z-Boys who brought seismic changes to skateboarding with their style and attitude, has died. He was 54. Cahill was found June 24 at his Los Angeles home, said Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's...

Diavolo looks at skateboarding for dance inspiration

2011-11-05 16:33:00

Getting rad at the Watts Towers

2009-12-09 00:00:00

Should a Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboard park be a neighbor to South Los Angeles' cultural landmark, the Watts Towers? In what could become a battle between athletics and aesthetics, the answer will be up to city officials, who figure to get an earful from...

Skateboarders take ‘pretty awesome’ ride through downtown L.A.

2011-06-21 16:35:20

A skateboarder competes in the high school street division finals of the National Scholastic Skateboarding League Finals at Vans Skatepark in Orange on Wednesday.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

One of the elite skateboarders in the world for the past two decades, Lasek has won 14 Summer X Games medals, including six gold, six silver and two bronze. At 39, the Dundalk native owns the record for the highest score ever (98.5) in X Games skateboarding vert competition. He's also the only one

2010-08-01 00:00:00

Brazilian skateboarder Sando Dias performs during the Tony Hawk and Friends European Skateboarding Tour in Brighton.

2010-07-21 00:00:00