Santa Cruz, CA…The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk announced a new contest to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the seaside amusement park’s classic Giant Dipper roller coaster. The Giant Dipper 95th Anniversary Contest opened May 17, 2019 on the coaster’s 95th birthday. The contest will run throughout the summer and close on National Roller Coaster Day, […]
Salinas, CA…Law Tigers has stepped up to ensure that motorcycle riders will be able to conveniently check their gear at no extra cost at three separate locations at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca when they attend the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica July 12-14. The free gear check stations at […]
Salinas, CA…20 years after earning his second consecutive Formula One drivers’ championship, Mika Häkkinen will demonstrate his considerable driving talents behind the wheel of the 1970 McLaren M8D/3 “Batmobile” at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 15-18 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. American racing legend Dan Gurney and British Formula One driver Peter Gethin […]
Moss Landing, CA…A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common from the surface to the seafloor, but they’re also being eaten by animals and incorporated into marine food webs. Concentrations of microplastic particles were discovered in all pelagic red crabs and giant larvaceans sampled. Many people have heard of the “Great Pacific […]
Pebble Beach, CA…From the USGA…”Gary Woodland no longer has to answer questions about an inability to close or win a major championship. Entering Sunday’s final round of the 119th U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, the 35-year-old from Topeka, Kan., was 0-for-7 when holding a 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour, and he […]
Oakland, CA…The 3rd quarter knee injury to Klay Thompson was the nail in the coffin for the Warriors dreams of a “Three Peat”. It was a tough, gritty game with Toronto taking it in the end.
Pebble Beach, CA…The USGA hosted 32 of the 36 living U.S. Open champions Tuesday night for a “Reunion of Champions” at Pebble Beach Golf Links as part of its week-long celebration of golf. Those in attendance, with years won in parentheses): Angel Cabrera (2007) Dustin Johnson (2016) Jerry Pate (1976) Michael Campbell (2005) Steve Jones […]
Pebble Beach, CA…The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that three additional players have earned full exemptions into the 119th U.S. Open Championship, to be contested June 13-16 at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, bringing the number of fully exempt players to 78. Additionally, three alternates from sectional qualifying were added to complete the […]
Portland, OR…last night the Golden State Warriors showed an incredible will to win a game that most other teams would have coasted through. On the line were 9 days off to get their banged up squad patched up before the finals. They knew that those days off may be the key to another Championship and […]
Atlanta, GA…In the lowest scoring game in Super Bowl history, there was no clear player — on offense, defense or special teams — to whom to award the Most Valuable Player. Such was the nature of the New England Patriots‘ complementary victory. But someone had to claim the prize and, on Sunday evening, that man was Julian Edelman. “I […]
