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Big Air Stories
Little Morgan tops Big Air, again
Little Morgan was positively dragging his handler, Mike Jackson, to the dock for one last jump in the Big Air finals. Jackson lined the dog up and sent him off for a jump of 22 feet, 9 inches — longer than any other pooch.

Big Air: Little Morgan is back
Little Morgan finally got a chance to get back to the top of Big Air at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games presented by Dodge.

Daisy June capitalizes on final Big Air jump
Daisy June gets better with each Big Air jump, so on her last chance Saturday to make the second round of competition she had to leap at least 21 feet, 8 inches to get off the bubble and into the finals at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games.

New Orleans Super Retriever Series Big Air final
Draco downs Little Morgan

Controversy in the air
A bizarre, scandal-plagued year in sports has finally expired, bringing us ever closer to the purity of ESPN's 2004 Great Outdoor Games, which will be held in Madison, Wisc., this July.

Upset special: Skeeter stuns Little Morgan for Big Air gold
In an upset comparable to Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson and Villanova over Georgetown, the 2003 ESPN Great Outdoor Games checked in Sunday with Skeeter over Little Morgan.

Little Morgan's got a big appetite for winning
Maybe there should be an asterisk next to Little Morgan's name. The black Labrador is the defending Big Air gold medalist in the ESPN Great Outdoor Games, holds the world record in the competition and he's on the ballot to possibly win an ESPY.

Sparks Big Air qualifier: Ward and Xena win
Pryor Lake, Minn.'s Zane Ward and his dog Xena took first place in the ESPN Big Air Classic presented by Charter Communications at Sparks Marina with a 23 foot 6 inch jump in the finals.

Morgan dominates Big Air
Mike Jackson didn't say it, but we think he and Little Morgan may have had a score to settle at Oak Ridge Kennels. The Big Air world-record holder has won four major jumping events since competing last year, adding his third straight title this weekend.

A conversation with the Godfather of Big Air
Whether or not you are a "dog person," the sight of a canine hurling itself off the end of a dock and through the air for a leap of 20 feet or more is something you'll likely stop and watch.

Day 3: A who's who of Big Air
Little Morgan and Mike Jackson may have turned in their worst performance ever. But even at their worst, the duo are still leading the competition in the Big Air portion of the Super Retriever Series at Oak Ridge Kennels.

Daisy June wins Missoula Big Air qualifier
If Will Gutman knew what he was starting when he began throwing sticks off the dock behind his cabin, he might have insisted on a bigger dock.

Arkasas Super Retriever Series Big Air wrap-up
Mike Jackson and Little Morgan didn't surprise anybody by winning the Big Air event in the Super Retriever Series.