May 20, 2013

Sal Masekela Takes NBC to the Extreme with ‘Red Bull Signature Series’

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*Sal Masekela is pretty much the Howard Cosell of extreme sports. The 41-year-old son of South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela segued from being an NBA sideline reporter for ESPN to covering its annual X Games and Winter X Games, which features elite competitors in various action sports. NBC wanted in on the “action” and [...]




Extreme Sports at Home in Urban LA with First ‘SK8 Wars Urban Battles AM Tour’

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*It was a cool rainy day in March, and it was a Saturday that Los Angeles can remember. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) There was sported exhilaration, speeding jumps and boyish, athletic saunter. There was movement, and the invincibleness of youth. Plus, there was hip-hop and Rock swagger in the house sheltered from the rain, [...]