BY DAVID JONES, Of The Patriot-News “I choked. That’s all there is to it.” This is Preakness-winning jockey Jeremy Rose remembering one of the monumental meets of his career. “I knew where I was, and I tried to do everything…
By: E.Goldman/Boxing & Wrestling Editor Kerry McCoy, one of the most successful heavyweight wrestlers in American history, was named Thursday as head wrestling coach at Stanford, a Div. I college located in Palo Alto, Calif. For the past five seasons…
By Dick Kelly A week from today, many of the best amateur wrestlers in the U.S. will be in Ames for the World Team Trials. Ironic as it seems, the most accomplished wrestler in Iowa State history won’t be participating…
By Ana Patejdl ilroy – Ten months ago, Gilroy Hawks wrestler Fabian Loredo was “that” kid at school – heavyset and the target of his fair share of teasing. An eighth grader at South Valley Middle School, Loredo tipped the…
Special to The Express-Times STANFORD, Calif. — A wrestling career at Penn State followed by an assistant coaching stint at Lehigh University and two appearances on the U.S. Olympic team turned out to be parts of Kerry McCoy’s ticket to…
The NFL “and wrestling “aspirations of Greg Jones, a three-time national champion from West Virginia University, are currently on hold. A West Virginia spokesman confirmed Monday that Jones underwent successful sports hernia surgery Thursday, and will be shut down for…
John Fuller Daniel Cormier (Lafayette, La./Stillwater, Okla.) of the Gator Wrestling Club has been one of the most dominant forces on the freestyle scene over the last three years. Nicknamed “Baby Melvin” by many throughout the wrestling world, he has…
WrestlingPod has been given the gold award from MatClub.com. Matclub.com’s Website Awards recognizes excellence in online content, a website’s growing popularity, and thus promoting the sport of amateur wrestling continually higher.
Iowa Stalker Coach Mike Duroe With the Iowa Stalkers capturing the inaugural season of Real Pro Wrestling competition, Coach Mike Duroe says his contribution came not so much from success as a wrestler but from the experiences he’s stockpiled as…
New York Outrage Coach Steve Knight “The Wrestling Family” — a phrase often used for the camaraderie that exists among competitors and fans regardless of their affiliation. Yet for Steve Knight, coach of the New York Outrage, the meaning of…
