By BENJAMIN HARVEY EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) – To an Ottoman band’s relentless drum pounding and whirring of clarinets, Saban Yilmaz entered the wrestling stadium and poured two full pitchers of extra virgin olive oil over his hulking torso. After nearly…
YOUTH SPORTS: A Superior 13-year-old takes his zest for wrestling to national levels. BY DALTON WALKER NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Most 13-year-olds can be found playing video games or hanging out at a mall. Nikola Bogojevic can be found in…
Making First World Team Could Be Just The Start of A Fantastic Future By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: info@thewrestlingmall.com When Harry Lester walked off the mat June 19 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames,…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Metropolitan Wrestling Association has posted online an application for competitors, as well as housing information, for the ASICS 2005 East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships, which will be held in the city of Long Beach, N.Y.,…
In his 11th novel, “Until I Find You, “the author excavates his own past, unearthing painful secrets and finding his father By Dinitia Smith New York Times News Service DORSET, Vt. — “I have not written a novel that disturbed…
BEIJING (Xinhuanet) — Beijing on Tuesday started construction on the Wrestling Gymnasium for the 2008 Olympic Games. The Wrestling Gymnasium, located on the campus of the China Agriculture University, is about two kilometers west of the Olympic Green. It is…
Matt Lockhart Daily Mail Sportswriter We all know the stereotype. Jocks don’t hang with scientists. On four acres of farmland in State College, Pa., Ken Chertow is trying to change that — kid by kid. “Be a scholar-athlete, not a…
As his fellow passengers filed onto the plane for the flight to Portland, someone recognized the big man with the massive chest and the easy smile. Thank you, said a stranger, extending his hand to Rulon Gardner. Thank you for…
Gold Medal at 2001 World Championships Greatest Accomplishment, Says Columnist By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: info@thewrestlingmall.com Now that Rulon Gardner has retired from international wrestling competition he will be remembered by the general…
This is one question from an interview with two-time NCAA heavyweight champion, 1996 Olympic gold medalist and all-time great egoist Kurt Angle. To read the rest of the interview, visit IGN. IGN Sports: With your successful transition from amateur wrestling…
