CYBERSPORTS NO PAY, BUT FRINGE BENEFITS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Staff Writer Those who want to volunteer at ESPN's ninth edition of the X Games X Games Sports medicine The official Olympics of 'extreme sports' sponsored by ESPN, held annually during the summer. See Extreme sports. to be staged in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in August can begin to apply online at the www.xgamesvolunteers.com Web site. Events held in and around Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. , the Coliseum and the Sports Arena, plus surfing at Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , from Aug. 14-17 could use people at least 18 years of age by Aug. 1. There are more than 1,200 volunteer positions open for single-day events or for those willing to work every day from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The jobs that need filling are in hospitality, crowd control, ushering, access control and credential checking. Volunteers, selected on a first-come basis, will receive X Games apparel, sponsor goody bags, snacks, refreshments and an invitation to a private volunteer-appreciation party. ``We have been fortunate to have highly motivated and dedicated individuals join our volunteer program year after year,'' said Sharon Walsh, the manager of volunteer services. ``It is the type of dedication that makes the X Games such a success.'' Meanwhile, the Women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson, also is seeking some assistance. Information on volunteering for the event can be found at the U.S. Soccer Federation's home site (www.ussoccer.com) or by e-mailing the U.S. Soccer Human Resources Department at wwcvolunteers(at)ussoccer.org with your resume, name, address, phone number and previous event experience. Those registered at the ussoccerfan.com Web site also will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the World Cup. Details will be announced shortly. --Pucks used during the game and those that actually went into the net as a goal from the just-ended Stanley Cup Finals continue to be up for auction on the NHL's bidding site at www.auctions.nhl.com or http://apieceoftheplay.at.edeal.com. Starting bids on game-used pucks are $49, and pucks that went into the net start at $99. By the time bids reach the end, however, they often are going from $150 to more than $600, depending on when they were used and who scored with them. --ESPN.com was named best sports Web site for 2002 by the voting board of the Webby Awards and by the people's balloting. The site won over NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, Surfline.com, the America's Cup official site (http://americascup.yahoo.com) and the Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and official site (www.letour.fr/2002/us/index/html). Tom Hoffarth, (818) 713-3661 thomas.hoffarth(at)dailynews.com |
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