Third Run's a Charm Kaya Turski becomes first woman to win three consecutive gold medals in Ski Slopestyle She scored a 95.00 to grab her third-consecutive gold in Women’s Ski Slopestyle – the first medal awarded at this year’s Winter X Games. "I've never seen the level so high as I've seen it today,” Turski said. “Everyone is taking training seriously, eating well, and working hard, it's going to be a crazy couple of years." The Slopestyle course is approximately 1,600-feet long with six features and a vertical drop of 280 feet. Judging is based on creativity, trick competitions and style. The competitors are ranked based on the best score of their three runs. WINTER X GAMES ASPEN 2012 Winter X Games Aspen 2012 returns to Aspen/Snowmass, Colo., January 26-29, 2012, with live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Are you ready for some flag football? NFL FLAG LA has partnered with the NFL Youth Football Program to start a youth flag football league in the city of Los Angeles for boys and girls ages 5-17 in the Los Angeles Area. The program provides young players a fun and exciting opportunity to engage in non-contact, continuous action while learning lessons in teamwork. The 2012 Spring Season will begin on March 3 to April 21 (Each Saturday for an 8 week season) and games will be played at: Playa Vista Sports Park, 13196 W. Bluff Creek Dr., L.A., CA 90094 For more information or to register your child today, please go to WWW.NFLFLAGLA.COM and click on the Registration Link. |
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New SHOWTIME/STRIKEFORCE LIVE MMA Deal Kicks Off on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 with ROCKHOLD vs. JARDINE
Showtime Networks Inc. will produce and televise up to eight live events. STRIKEFORCE athletes such as lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, women’s featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos, women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and other world-class MMA fighters will continue to compete for the organization on SHOWTIME.
The new deal kicks off during the network’s Free Preview Weekend, Saturday, Jan. 7, as champion Rockhold defends the STRIKEFORCE 185-pound title against dangerous veteran Keith Jardine at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Notable STRIKEFORCE contenders such as Robbie Lawler, “King Mo” Lawal and Tyron Woodley are also set to compete on the televised card, which—as part of Free Preview Weekend—will be available in more than 60 million households nationwide across SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME HD™ and SHOWTIME On Demand®.
Beginning with the Jan. 7 card, SHOWTIME will also televise undercard fights for all STRIKEFORCE events live on SHOWTIME EXTREME with expanded live fight coverage by up to two hours.
Under the new deal, the World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament champion will be determined when Josh Barnett battles Daniel Cormier.


