ESPN developed the X Games concept in the early 1990s, holding the inaugural event in Rhode Island in 1995 before branching into summer and winter editions. The Winter X Games has strong ties to ...

Three decades ago, at a Planet Hollywood in New York City, ESPN announced the creation of the “Extreme Games,” with the first event held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island. Winter X Games made its ...

In true Ferris Bueller fashion, Alex Ferreira’s road to becoming one of the most accomplished halfpipe skiers of all time started with playing hooky. The highest-awarded local in X Games history was 8 ...

The X Games wrapped its last stand-alone event this weekend in Aspen, Colo., with an announcement of the home cities for its first four franchises and a name sponsor as it shifts to a new structure ...

FAIRPARK—The world's top action sports athletes put wheels to pavement for the first time in Salt Lake City on Thursday, kicking off the 30th anniversary edition of the X Games that are set to get ...

The X Games League (XGL) unveiled its first four teams, as the three-decade-old action sports property transitions from an event model to a league format with summer and winter seasons. Los Angeles, ...