a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/othersports/03xgames.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/03/sports/othersports/03xgames.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aWhen ESPN tried to eliminate vertical skateboarding to accommodate six new events, professional skateboarders responded with threats of a boycott. More...