Skateboarding

8/29/2025 |  Skateboarding-From X Games to auction block: Hawk's 900 deck is up for grabs (Reuters Sports) VISTA, California, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk is putting the board he used to land the first 900 in competition up for auction, saying the famed deck represents a defining era for the sport and could help fund new public skate parks.
The board, helmet, knee pads and shoes from the 1999 X Games "Best Trick" event - along with about 100 other items spanning his career will be sold through Julien's Auctions next month.

8/22/2025 |  Why Skate and Other Vulcanized Sneakers Are Poised for a Major Comeback (Footwear News)   One of the hottest sneakers of the summer is a nearly 50-year-old skateboarding shoe inspired by an 11-year-old luxury messenger bag.
It’s been quite some time since Vans had a sneaker release as hyped as its Old Skool “Souvenir,” which is inspired by the revered Chanel On the Pavement messenger bag from 2014. Having sold out expeditiously, it fetched resale prices as high as the $400 range on platforms such as StockX — roughly four times its retail price of $125.

2/24/2025 |  England: Hotel, megastore and amphitheatre; changes at John Smith's Stadium (StadiumDB.com) A new investment could change the future of John Smith's Stadium. Huddersfield Town plans to transform the stadium into a lively centre for sports, business and entertainment.

2/20/2025 |  Jackalope Block Party Headed to Australia (SportsTravel) Jackalope, a Montreal-based skateboarding and action sports events company, has announced it will take its Jackalope Block Party to Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia, in November.
Being held outside North America for the first time, the festival at South Newcastle Skate Park will feature athletes competing for prizes, skateboarding demonstrations and more. The Jackalope Block Party is one of 11 initiatives to share in the latest round of City Centre and Darby Street SBR funding, with almost $900,000 to be used for the promotion, beautification and development of the business precincts.

11/11/2024 |  AntiHero Skateboards and Nike SB Are Collaborating for Just the Second Time Ever (Footwear News) AntiHero Skateboards is one of the most renowned labels in the sport, which made its debut Nike SB collaboration in 2018 a landmark occasion. Six years later, the two skateboarding dynamos are reuniting once again for another set of the Dunk and Blazer.