The term wildcard is meant to describe someone or something who has an unknown or unpredictable factor. In the NFL, six teams ...

Current world champ John John Florence will be out for the competitive year, while Brazil’s Gabriel Medina and San Clemente’s Crosby Colapinto are injured.

Kelly Slater, surfing’s proverbial GOAT, has had a long, storied career – spanning decades, different eras of the sport, the ...

At 52, and flirting with but not committing to retirement, 11-time world champ Slater was given a wildcard into the Pipeline Pro and won his heat, securing another surf, which could be his last ...

For most people, retirement means peacefully riding off into the sunset. Kelly Slater isn't most people. While he may have surfed his last heat as a full-time Championship Tour competitor last ...

With waves between 1 and 2 metres on the North Shore of O'ahu, Jack Robinson, who won the Pipe event in 2023, opened with a ...

There aren’t many 52-year-olds still getting it done at the top level, but when it comes to surfing and Hawaii, Kelly ... world champ Slater was given a wildcard into the Pipeline Pro and ...