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Ken Collins Responds to Laird Hamilton on Carlos Burle and Maya Gabeira

Laird Hamilton appeared on CNN, saying that Carlos Burle's wave could only be considered the "wipeout of the year" because at the end of his ride, Carlos fell.

(GIG HARBOR) - On October 29, 2013, a massive swell hit Nazaré, Portugal. Big wave surfers Maya Gabiera and Carlos Burle decided to test their merit on the wave.

Maya, despite intense training and preparation, broke her ankle on the wave and, after a struggle, drowned in the turbulent waters. Her rescue partner Carlos Burle managed to get her out of the water and give her CPR on the beach. She was taken to the hospital and will live to surf another wave.

Don`t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Football Players

Dozens of former players — including 34 who played in the NFL — have been diagnosed with CTE, a neurodegenerative disease linked to dementia, memory loss and depression.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Another football season is upon us. It is time for the National Football League (NFL), college and university officials, and even high schools to seriously address the safety, or lack thereof, of playing football.

As the season progresses, the chance of injury increases.

NBA Player Stomps Homeless Man

Jones yelled, 'Wake up,' and Stomped on the Mans Leg

(PORTLAND OR) - Police arrested 21-year-old Terrence Alexander Jones in Old Town early this morning.

Jones was seen stomping on a sleeping homeless man's leg at about 2:04 AM in Portland's Central precinct.

After the arrest, officers learned that Jones is currently on the roster of the Houston Rockets NBA team.

Cycle Oregon 2013 Weekend Ride: `Summer Bike Camp`

Weekend event returns to Oregon State University in Corvallis with family-friendly focus and multiple route options.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Cycle Oregon’s Weekend Ride started in 2004 as a shorter alternative to the original week-long event – an effort to appease teachers and parents of school-age children who couldn’t make it in September.

But over its nine-year lifespan it has evolved with an identity of its own, summed up in its newly announced theme: “Summer Bike Camp.”

Legendary Lensman Dives Into Surfline`s Photo Universe

Iconic photographer Aaron Chang set to judge Surfline’s annual User Photo Challenge.

(HUNTINGTON BEACH) - Aaron Chang, one of the most prolific surf photographers of all time, is once again judging Surfline.com’s annual User Photo Challenge, and – along with Surfline's Jeremiah Klein and Billy Watts -- selecting the $1,000 winner.

Amateur photographers who upload to Surfline.com’s User Photos section will have their work ultimately judged by Mr. Chang himself in the yearly contest.

Players Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Advertising

If the private behavior of a popular person is wrong, ethics and morality are called into question, and possibly the image of that person will be damaged.

(MADRID) - The popularity and success of celebrities are repeatedly used to sell products and promote services. The creators of messages attempt to achieve a single goal: to give more popularity to the product advertised.

We see them every day and at all hours. In the television screens, the pages of magazines and newspapers, airwaves and billboards.

Activist Violently Arrested For Filming At Oregon Rodeo

SHARK’S video of horse tripping at the 2012 Big Loop Rodeo inspired Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton to introduce a horse-tripping ban.

(JORDAN VALLEY, OR) - Animal Rights volunteer Adam Fahnestock was monitoring the Big Loop Rodeo Saturday when rodeo personnel and a deputy approached him.

After a very brief conversation, the deputy suddenly grabbed Fahnestock and threw him violently to the ground where rodeo personnel then also set upon him.

A True Champion

There are no words to adequately define this young man, this is a true story of self-sacrifice...

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - It is rare to find a truly selfless human being willing to put the welfare of a total stranger before personal reward.

Cameron Lyle, A 21 year old senior at the University of New Hampshire and Division I college athlete, has trained hard for 8 years to compete in the American East Track and Field Championships to be held this month.

President Obama Calls Jason Collins

Doesn't President Obama really know what courage is? It seems his priorities are way off.

(CLEVELAND) - Jason Collins, NBA player and Stanford graduate, recently announced that he is gay, more power to him. But President Obama cited his courage.

What about the heroes who die in service to their country whose families can't find justice... people like LaVena Johnson?

Domestic Terror and Police-State

Reflections of a tired activist... (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

(LOS ANGELES) - I went to school in that area, Boylston Street used to be a favorite hangout in my student life when I wished to get away from MIT.

And last year I was going to be at the Boston marathon right there at the finish line waiting with water bottles and bananas, where the tiny bombs exploded this year.