Invented in the 1950s by southern California surfers who sought a way to surf without waves, skateboarding has itself experienced several waves of popularity. Almost universally outlawed in the 1960s because it was perceived as dangerous, skateboarding...

Skateboarding can be a form of art, a sport, a hobby, a job or a method of transportation.[1] Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 12.5...

A protest of the city's reinstatement of a police officer involved in a fracas with skateboarders drew more than two dozen chanting protesters to the scene where the boarders were arrested.About 25 protesters kept their rides in their hands Sunday as they marched down a...

Skateboarding could make its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games.The International Olympic Committee said Friday it has held discussions with cycling's world governing body about introducing skateboarding as a discipline for the London program.Skateboarding events are part of the X Games, and the IOC...

Two skateboarders who were videotaped in a scuffle with a police officer in downtown Hot Springs have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges.Neither was sentenced to jail time.Skylar R. Nalls, 19, pleaded no contest Wednesday to violating a city skateboarding ordinance and to misdemeanor charges...

A police officer who appeared to choke a skateboarder and put two others in a headlock in a video posted online used appropriate force when making his arrests, an internal police investigation found.The Hot Springs Police Department Internal Affairs Board found the use of force...

A personal essay about the outsider's life of skateboarding and why skateboarding is so great, along with recommended equipment. Keywords: sports

Skateboarding and our right to chose a sport