...Great Britain's Bryony Shaw after she won the gold medal at the 2009 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships in Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Shaw received the bronze. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill...

...second right, and Israel's Maayan Davidovich during the medals race at the 2009 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships in Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Alabau won the gold medal, while her teammate Manchon...

Israel's Shahar Zubari celebrates after winning the gold medal at the 2009 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships in Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill

...Guyader, right, and Greece's Byron Kokkalanis during the medals race at the 2009 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships in Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill

Israel's Shahar Zubari competes during the medals race at the 2009 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships in Tel Aviv, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Zubari won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Tara Todras...

Newton: A patient Montoya? Seeing is believing

Patience may be a virtue, but it hasn't always been Juan Pablo Montoya's strong suit. But 2009 may be a different story, and results on the track appear to show it.

Lens Cleaner: West Coast Edition

...photos on this blog by now, but he'd rather be playing golf, fishing, mountain bike riding, windsurfing, snowboarding, trolling for girls half his age, anything but spending the day on the computer. Needless to...

If we judge our presidents on their jock appeal, history still divides.

With Nov. 4 in the offing, each candidate is doing every last-minute pitch he can to persuade you that he's the one who should be given the keys to th...

Harwitt: Great expecations follow Norman Jr.

When your father is Greg Norman, you face a lifetime of comparisons, especially if you attempt to play the same sport as your legendary parent. For Greg Norman Jr., his future may reside in athletic competition, but it's not likely on the links, writes ESPN.com's Sandra Harwitt.

New Zealand's Ashley wins men's windsurfing gold

New Zealand windsurfer Tom Ashley won the gold medal in the men's RS:X class, while France's Julien Bontemps took the silver and Israel's Shahar Zubari the bronze.

Lack of wind forces sailing races to be postponed

No racing was possible at the Olympic regatta on Thursday due to lack of wind, handing organizers a large backlog.

Fact or Fiction: Should golf be in the Olympics?

Golf in the Olympics might happen. But does inclusion in the Olympic program make sense to help grow the game globally, or would it become one more event in an already busy schedule? Our experts give their takes in this week's edition of Fact or Fiction.

THE MORNING ... ACCORDING TO US

...hard to windsurf (or outright surf) there. That's cool, and we always appreciate watching South American windsurfing videos while sitting in a cubicle, but really: the place is called Margarita Falls. How cool is...

THE MORNING ... ACCORDING TO US

...airport for carrying opium. Asif doesn't know how the drug got in his luggage. Misty Clifs Windsurfing We've never been to Capetown—although believe us, we want to go—so we...

34TH AND MADISON: LAIRD HAMILTON DROPS IN ON US!

...2001 from the movie Riding Giants). He's also been instrumental in pushing stand-up paddling, foilboarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing and long distance paddling (watch more here and here). Seriously, if there's something that can...