Grigsby, Thliveros among top-6 bassers moving on to final

The focus of Shaw Grigsby's occupation as a professional angler is to catch bass, but this Floridian's true fishing passion revolves around the variety of fish swimming in the sea.

Conversing about bass fishing

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Federation Nations in the spotlight

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ESPN'S presentation of 'Bass Week' begins July 22

Riggs is ready for her close-up

Two years ago Jamie Riggs convinced her mother to let her participate in a Quail Unlimited Youth Camp held near her home of Nashville, Tenn. Without knowing it at the time, the fateful event put her on the fast track to the upcoming Great Outdoor Games.

Classic tales of rough riders

Casting for Bass Fishing gold

Beginning Friday, the bass in northern California's Folsom Lake will be unsuspectingly worth their weight in gold to 10 of the sport's top anglers who will cast for precious Bass Fishing metal.

Where cameramen can't go

Of the 650 collective people working behind the scenes of the ESPN Great Outdoor Games presented by Dodge, the most fun is arguably had by Jamey Fishman and his crew of techno wizards. Fishman heads the team responsible for "on board video."

Dogs strike gold at Agility event

In a sport where Jack Russell terriers and border collies typically rule the competition, it was a miniature schnauzer that owned the day in the Sporting Dog Small Agility event at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games.

Sullivan's hot, saws way to gold

With the temperature surpassing the 100-degree mark, men and their machines were put to the ultimate test at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games Timber Sports Hot Saw event on Thursday at Rancho San Rafael Park.

Disc Drive enjoys grass roots

German dog lover Marcus Wolff's introduction to the sport of Disc Drive reads like the profiles for most of the dozen entries in the debut event at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games.

Endurance final: Familiar foes

No matter how you stack it, a win is a win. And that's how it went for Peg Engasser at the Women's Endurance semifinals of the ESPN Great Outdoor Games.

Ransom weaves Games gold

In sporting dog agility competition, bullying through the course of 13 narrowly-spaced weavepoles is not a prerequisite to gaining peak performance.

Taylor's Endurance earns win

Over the past two years, the Women's Endurance title has passed back and forth between Peg Engasser and Sheree Taylor. The cycle continued this year, when the two faced each other in the gold medal round of the hotly contested event.

Hamlet, Juice win Agility gold

Hamlet, a pint-sized Jack Russell Terrier and Juice, a Border Collie, competed in separate Sporting Dog events at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games. Yet both dogs scored gold medals after posting perfect scores in the rain-soaked finals.