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X Games 14 LIVE!

20 hours of live programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be offered July 31-August 3. X Games 14 coverage will also be delivered on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2's X Center.

Thursday, July 31
8 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN — X Center, BMX Street Final
9 p.m.-11 p.m. — ESPN — Skateboard Big Air Final, Moto X Best Trick Final
Midnight-1 a.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center, Moto X Best Whip

Friday, August 1
8 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN — X Center, Skateboard Street Final
9 p.m.-11 p.m. — ESPN — BMX Big Air Final, Moto X Step Up Final
Midnight-1 a.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center

Saturday, August 2
3 p.m.-6 p.m. — ABC — Moto X Speed & Style, BMX Superpark Final, Men's Moto X Racing Final, Women's Moto X Racing Final.
7 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN 2 — SuperMoto Final, BMX Vert Final, Skate Vert Final
9 p.m-11 p.m. — ESPN — Skate Vert Final, Moto X Freestyle Final

Sunday, August 3
3 p.m.-6 p.m. — ABC — Rally Car Racing Final, Skateboard Superpark Final
9 p.m.-10 p.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center

*Times and events listed are Eastern Time (ET) and are subject to change.
Please consult your local listings.

BK On The Course!

X Games starts today but Brian Kachinsky got started without us! He qualified 4th yesterday in a field of pretty heavy hitters and is on track to take home a medal and some dough.

Look for him to tear it up this afternoon, 4:30pm at the Staples Center in the first ever X Games BMX Street Competition here in LA.

Oh and... check out this BK feature on expn.com.

A Day In The Life Of Brett Simpson

Surfline tagged along with Brett Simpson on the day of his Semi Finals heat in the US Open. Check out Surfline.com for a closer look at the HB local in his hometown.

Adam In England

Adam Baker reports from the Red Bull Empire of Dirt:

Wow what a contest. Kyle Forte has put together one of the craziest courses of all time. After my sixteen hours of travel I arrived in London to find that the airlines had lost my baggage. At first it was no big deal but after a few days it was a real bummer. No clean clothes, no toothpaste, and worst of all no bike.

Chris Doyle had had the same problem with his baggage a week earlier and had put together a new bike before getting his real one. This left him with two bikes one of which he let me use. I thought at first that his bike would be fine. Chris and I are the same height and ride almost the same bike. I was very wrong, it felt so strange and it left me just jumping the first few jumps and stopping quickly.

On the final day of practice I got my bike I ended up taking it pretty good on an opposite curved wall ride. I smashed my face and woke up the next day to find that I had sprained my wrist pretty good. I was real bummed to sit out one of the best contests that I have ever been to.

Even thought I was wrecked, I had a good time hanging out with Dylan Smith watching Ruben, Taj and Sergio shred the course. It is also always a good time getting to hang out with Mr. Povah.

I am here in England for another week filming for the S and M video. I am healing rather slow but hoping for the best. Good luck to all the boys in the x-mess.

Cheers,
Baker

X Games Moto X Practice

Best Whip material? We think so!

Here's a little teaser for y'all that will definitely get you pumped for X Games this weekend! We stole this shot of Potter getting upside down during practice from the new Mulisha site.

Actually X Games events start tonight with Best Trick and Best Whip! Check the full competition and TV schedule so you don't miss a thing.

We Shot Sally!

We shot Sally... and she's lookin' good! Sally Fitzgibbons was in town for the US Open but we caught up with her last week for her first etnies photo shoot.

If there's one thing to be said about Sally Fitzgibbbons, it's that she's a happy kid. She's genuinely happy and really fun. Everything about her is so undeniably fresh and clean, from her smile to her goofy jokes. She'll wear her etnies flip flops on her hands behind her back and ask if, when only given a split second to see them on the count of three, if her fingers look like toes. She'll smile so naturally for the camera, all the while worrying about unintentionally throwing gang signs when not intentionally doing anything with her hands. And the way Sally can pal around with her dad all day long... it's enough to warm even my cold, little heart.

Scroll on to check out our behind the scenes fun... plus a tiny sneak peek at still unreleased Spring '09 etnies gear! And don't miss out on our Sally Fitzgibbons Giveaway... ending after today!

Sally in hair & makeup... zhuzhing, as she calls it.

Location #1: Brown's Park lookout in Laguna Beach

Trying not to throw gang signs

View from the lookout: spongers in full effect

Exchanging flowers with TM Laura Lynn

Sally and some sea shells/starfish

Mad props

Location #2: Thousand Steps Beach

"How's this; is this a good shot?"

"Ready? 1... 2... "

"...3! Did they look like feet?"

"The beach is... (flex) that way."

Typical Sally

Hence the name... "Thousand Steps"

Hey, Sally! Thanks for making my job just a day at the beach. And yes, they DO look a little like feet.

Tarah's In Training

Tarah Gieger's ready for X Games 14... are you? Check out this Transworld vid of Tarah in training, then check out her blog for all the action leading up to this weekend's madness.

Tarah On The Podium!

Tarah Gieger took 3rd at last weekend's WMA Round 4 in Washougal and is now heading westward for the first-ever women's Moto comp at X Games! She's already made women's Moto history so expect her to do the same this weekend in LA. Good luck Tarah!

Stale Sandbech & Danny Larson

Footage of Stale & Danny in Norway... being awesome.

Jamie O'Brien At G-Land

Jamie O'Brien surfs perfect waves at G-Land while filming for Shades of Indonesia, available now.