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NEWS ABOUT: extreme sports

extreme sports stories: 6 news summaries

 The 7 Best Place to Skydive 


Sep 16, 09 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Skydiving is the ultimate rush, aided by a sensory trick—our brains lose the perception of height, so you can just "enjoy the ride," writes Turner Wright for Vagabondish. But where to jump?
  • Taupo, New Zealand. The skydiving capital of the world, where 30,000 people jump
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vacation • skydiving • extreme sports

 World's Toughest 
 Golf Hole: 
 3 Rugged Miles 

NM hosts challenging extreme golf tournament

Jun 3, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico’s ultimate golf challenge is a single, 50-foot wide hole. Sound like child’s play? Add a 2,550-foot mountain, rattlesnakes, and a 3-mile course. The Elfego Baca Shootout—a side event to the Socorro Open—requires golfers to finish with just one of 10 balls, hardly an... More »

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golf • New Mexico • golf course • extreme sports • Socorro Open • Elfego Baca Shootout

(Newser) - Some revile Alain Robert, the so-called “French Spiderman,” for his globetrotting, skyscraper-ascending exploits. But to the many who hold him in esteem, the New Yorker reports, he is simply “badass.” When he scaled the New York Times building last year, one fan was beside himself.... More »

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New York City • Hong Kong • skyscraper • solo • Alain Robert • extreme sports • New York Times building • free climbing • rock climbing

 Afghan Dogfighting 
 Resurges 

Thousands flock to weekly events

Dec 28, 08 6:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Dogfighting in Afghanistan is experiencing a major resurgence since the fall of the Taliban, with weekly fights in many communities and purses as high as $50,000, reports the New York Times. The Taliban banned the practice as un-Islamic, but the fights are now as popular as ever. Twice... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • dog • extreme sports • sports fans • dog fighting

Fighter, Wife Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Levens had been banned from mixed martial arts circuit for pain killer

Dec 19, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - An extreme martial arts fighter known as "the executioner" and his wife have been found dead in their California home in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide, reports the Los Angeles Times. A gun was found next to the body of Justin Levens, 28, who died from a... More »

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murder-suicide • ultimate fighting • mixed martial arts • martial arts • extreme sports

Freeskiers Do It for the Thrills

Death-defying sport doesn't come with a big paycheck

Feb 24, 08 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Freeskiing, extreme skiing, call it what you like—just don't say it's a stable career. Freeskiers admit that their work is risky and low-paying, but skiers and fans alike indulge in the adrenaline rush of danger. "It's the same reason people watch NASCAR," said Steve Winter, who founded... More »

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skiing • freeskiing • freeskiiers • extreme sports • sports deaths

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