Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
By David Gillaspie This is an open letter to Dave Frohnmayer, president of University of Oregon, and Pat Kilkenny, athletic director of University of Oregon, about the recent decision to cut wrestling from the university’s roster of interscholastic sports. Like…
By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling Mike Zadick didn’t need to look into the bleachers to see what kind of support he had for Thursday’s Special Wrestle-Off with Nate Gallick. All he had to do was listen. Backed by a boisterous…
What Would Happen if Two of the Greatest Olympic Teams Ever Went Head-to-Head? Read Below to Find Out By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] When conversations arise about great United States freestyle Olympic…
Mark Palmer Rev Rewind is a new feature that provides profiles of legendary wrestlers and other stories of historical interest for the “oldest and greatest sport.” It seemed like a classic mismatch — one of those wrestling match-ups where the…
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — William A. “Bill” Tomaras, known as the “Father of Wrestling” in the state of Washington and director of men’s athletics at Western Washington University for nine years, died last Sunday at the age of 85. Tomaras was…
Pueblo, CO Colorado State University-Pueblo Joe Folda, Colorado State University-Pueblo director of athletics, announced today the hiring of Dax Charles as the ThunderWolves’ new wrestling coach. Beginning in the Fall of 2008, CSU-Pueblo will reinstate its wrestling program, which was…
In early July the SUNY-Maritime wrestling program was one of three sports suspended at the NCAA Division III school in Throggs Neck, New York. While the news was a shock to the coach, wrestlers and recruits, there is still hope…
John P. Katsantonis ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In the wake of Jake Rosholt and Eric Bradley’s stunning SRO victories at ‘Masters of the Cage XV’ last month, Team Takedown (TTD) is preparing its latest fighting machines, OSU-NCAA wrestling champ Johny Hendricks…
Anderson , Townsend named coaches for historic first U.S. Grappling World Team COLORADO SPRINGS , COLO. �� “USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling, has named Bob Anderson of Redondo Beach , Calif. and Jason Townsend of Las…
by Jake Rossen ([email protected]) The pugilistic pride of Oklahoma State University, UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture (Pictures) originally began his college studies at Washington State in 1981. Had he stuck to his intention of completing his education there, the mixed…
By Mike Chiappetta NBCSports.com As the world of mixed martial arts continues to grow, it is a predictable development that the caliber of athletes attracted to the sport continues to rise. One interesting concept is “Team Takedown, “a management company…
STATE COLLEGE — Edinboro athletic director and two-time Olympic champion Bruce Baumgartner sat by the pool at the South Atherton Street Ramada Inn on Sunday afternoon and discussed the conundrum known as wrestling. Less than 30 feet away, dozens of…