Articles in the Sports & Games Category

Canon U.S.A., The Pro Football Hall Of Fame and Archie Manning Ask Football Fans To Take Their Best Shot For Canon’s “Why Do You Love Football?” Photo Challenge
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 3 September 2010

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Kicking off today, Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame are looking for the best youth football photos from across America. Football fans are encouraged to pick up a camera this season and show their passion for the sport through photography by entering [...]

Ducati MotoGP Team Target Podium Return at Misano
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 2 September 2010

The Ducati MotoGP Team return home this weekend looking to put on a good show for the local crowd at Misano and make up for a disappointing race last year, which Casey Stoner missed through illness whilst Nicky Hayden was taken out by another rider in the first turn.
Both riders have shown their pace around [...]

Difficult Race at Indianapolis for Ducati Team Riders
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 2 September 2010

Nicky Hayden was out of luck at his home Grand Prix today, the American losing his knee slider early in the race. It is a small but crucial piece of equipment for the riders because it helps them support the bike at full lean angle. As such it was a near impossible task for Hayden [...]

Hayden on Front Row for Home Race, Stoner Just Behind Him
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 2 September 2010

Nicky Hayden will start a MotoGP race from the front row of the grid for the first time in Ducati Team colours tomorrow after a sensational qualifying performance at Indianapolis. The American rider’s fastest ever lap of his home circuit moved him into provisional pole position with just a few minutes remaining of this afternoon’s [...]

Coolbeth and Harley team battle to third at the Indy Mile
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 1 September 2010

Indianapolis – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® factory rider Kenny Coolbeth placed third in the Grand National Twins main at the Lucas Oil Indy Mile at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The 12th round of the AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com was won by Bryan Smith on a Kawasaki.
Smith was the fast qualifier [...]

Honda Red Riders Tackle The Southwick Sand
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 1 September 2010

The Honda Red Riders took on round 10 of the 2010 AMA Motocross Championship and AMA Women’s Motocross Championship at Moto-X 338 in Southwick, MA on Saturday, August 28, and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, Kevin Windham and Ashley Fiolek battled it out in the sand aboard their CRF450R and CRF250R race machines while [...]

American Honda extends our heartfelt condolences to the Lenz family
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 1 September 2010

The United States Grand Prix Racers Union (USGPRU) issued the following statement August 29, 2010:
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010: Statement from Stewart Aitken-Cade, chief steward, USGPRU:
“USGPRU rider Peter Lenz, age 13 from Vancouver, Wash., suffered traumatic injuries in a crash on the warm-up lap of the USGPRU race Sunday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and [...]

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Soule Fihts Back for Top-Five at Indy Endurocross
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 1 September 2010

Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soule battled back from a tough start to end the night with a top-five finish at the inaugural EnduroCross event in Indianapolis. Kawasaki’s filled the top 10 with half the finishers on green machines. Kyle Redmond earned his first career podium with a second place finish, while privateer [...]

Stoner and Hayden Start Out on Top at Indy
By Kate Donald
Posted in Sports & Games on 1 September 2010

Ducati Team riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden made an impressive start to the Indianapolis GP today, clocking the fastest and third fastest times respectively in the first free practice. Stoner wasted little time getting to grips with the famous ‘Brickyard’ track despite missing the event here last year through illness – his fastest lap [...]

Edwards Sits on Pole for First Time since 2008
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Sports & Games on 11 August 2010

Carl Edwards captured his first pole since August, 2008 at Bristol with a fast lap time of 70.882 (124.432 mph) at Watkins Glen Saturday afternoon. Edwards discussed sitting on the pole and the reversal of fortune recently for the Roush Fenway organization in a post qualifying press conference.
ON HIS QUALIFYING RUN – “This is [...]