IOC brings back baseball to 2020 Tokyo Olympics, also adds skateboarding and surfing

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wised up and agreed to bring back baseball and softball to the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.  Why those two legitimate sports with years of tradition in multiple countries were removed from the Games in the first place was inexplicable, but at least the IOC had the good sense to bring them back.

Tanner Byrne wins Professional Bull Riders' 2016 Anaheim Invitational

Photo Credit: Hamid Latiff & PBR

Anaheim, Calif. -- Canadian Tanner Byrne captured his first career Built Ford Tough Series win during the Professional Bull Riders' 2016 Anaheim Invitational this weekend in front of more than 25,000 fans at the Honda Center.

Byrne, 23, went 4-for-4, sealing his victory with an 86.5-point effort on Doc Mosley to earn 570 points toward the PBR world standings. The win gave Byrne a huge boost in the standings, going from 33rd place to sixth overall.

Sage Erickson wins the Supergirl Pro

Sage Erickson / Photo by: Tri Le

Oceanside, Calif. -- Many of the world's top female surfers converged on the waves of Oceanside this weekend to compete in the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro.  The event's big show of talent overcame the small waist-high waves by delivering rooster-tailed cutbacks and crowd-pumping aerials despite the less than ideal conditions of 1-3 foot waves.

Valderon de Oliveira wins PBR LiftMaster Chute Out

Photo Credit: Tri Le  &  PBR

Anaheim, Calif. -- Southern California sports fans were treated to a thrilling spectacle of man-versus-beast this weekend, when Brazilian bull rider Valderon de Oliveira won the Professional Bull Riders LiftMaster Chute Out at the Honda Center with a victory-clinching final ride of 90.75 on C Note.  After going 4-for-4 on his rides in Anaheim, de Oliveira currently ranks sixth in the season standings.

Nyjah Huston Gets Second Straight Win at Street League Ontario

Ontario, CA -- In a competition featuring the world's elite skateboarders, Nyjah Huston won the second stop of the 2012 Street League DC Pro Tour Saturday in front of a packed house at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. Huston continued his dominance of the skateboard series by taking a second straight finals win and another $150,000 in prize money.

Street League Ontario Practice and Qualifier Produces Thrills

Ontario, CA -- The Street League pros gathered on Thursday, June 14th, for a closed practice at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. For any spectator, the scene almost resembled a private skate session among friends, rather than a precursor to an intense battle between elite athletes.

Street League 2012 Ontario Preview

The Street League continues its nationwide tour this weekend in Ontario, California, with another action-packed event featuring the world’s best skateboarders.

Street League Announces Winners of “The Selection”

The Street League DC Pro Tour has announced that Ishod Wair, Austyn Gillette, Jimmy Carlin, Tom Asta, and Matt Miller will be the pro skateboarders awarded competitive spots in its 2012 series.