Action Sports Report Extra
Even though the web is infinite, not all of our stories make it to publication. (This week, this one did.) Fortunately, I have my own blog, where I can post extra content that doesn’t make it onto our mag website. So check out this Action Sports Report Follow-Up from Park City … Last Thursday, I…
Read MoreLive From Park City
While I’m out in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival and a lot of snowboarding (courtesy of my friend Amy and her amazing family home in Deer Valley), here are a few pieces I’ve written in the non-snowboarding hours. The Action Sports Report: Jessica Kunzer of Ski Utah and nine folks become the first…
Read MoreStand Up And Cheer, Dammit!
Hello. My name is Alyssa. And I am a Gators fan. Is that all you have to admit here today? Well, no. I am also a Steelers fan. And a struggling Mets fan. And I have a deep-rooted love for Penn State football. And is that all? Well, no. I am also a sportswriter. And…
Read MoreHello 2009!! Cruisin’ Cuzzins … Berra Skates Wrigley … New Year’s, No Limits. No Kidding.
After nearly three weeks away from Los Angeles, my holiday sabbatical is over and I’m back on the west coast—but not for long. January’s a busy multi-sports month. Next Wednesday, I head to Miami for the BCS title game. (My co-workers have informed me that, along with no cheering in the press box, there is…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Lindsay Laces Up at Wrigley
Dear Alyssa’s Blog: I skated at Wrigley today! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, the NHL is having its third Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. It’s an outdoor hockey game, this year between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field. E.J. Hradek – my fellow ESPN Mag hockey…
Read MoreWhile I’m cruisin’ …
I’m flying south for the winter (or at least a couple weeks of it), so the blog will be a bit bare until the new year. In the meantime, check out my latest ESPN.com Action Sports Report and a few pieces I did in preview of Robbie Maddison’s big New Year’s Eve jump. Cruise the…
Read MoreGoing Once!
My latest ESPNTHEMAG.com Action Sports Report, filed very, very late last night … Like baseball and Alyssa Milano, so too, art and action sports are inextricably tied. This week, we pay a visit to the Nike Lightning Bolts Art Exhibit at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood. The show has toured the world since opening in…
Read MoreFrom the Sidelines
There are few places in the world I find more fun than the sideline of a college football game. Any college football game. But especially a college football game when Florida (my alma mater) is playing. So, with that in mind, here are a few photos from the field during this weekend’s SEC Championship game.…
Read MoreFootball Frenzy
Today, I am down in Atlanta for the SEC Championship game. Or, if we’re calling a spade a spade, the first National Championship game of the season. This game marks only the seventh time in college football history that No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP poll have met during the season—and were teams…
Read MoreDouble Super Secret Blog
Tuesday morning, I drove about an hour from Santa Monica (sorry, that’s all the details I can provide at this time) to Red Bull’s new moto training compound somewhere northeast of Los Angeles, just past the shooting range and below the cattle fields. The facility will be unveiled to the media in January, but I…
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