Fla Boy Kelly Slater Wins 11th World Title [surfing]

Fla boy Kelly Slater won his 11th World Title in San Francisco earlier this month. Despite being from Cocoa Beach, Florida, a town more known for its space shuttle launches than turning out world champion surfers, this central Florida beach town has produced one of surfing's finest.

Three-Time World Champion Surfer Dead at 32 [deaths]

This is an incredibly sad story, especially since Andy was so young and about to have his first child in a month with his wife.

via Reuters:

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Three times world surfing champion Andy Irons was found dead on Tuesday in a Dallas hotel room. The 32-year-old had been on his way home to Hawaii from a contest in Puerto Rico.