BY KEVIN MANAHAN Star-Ledger Staff NEW YORK — You can’t hide crib notes in a mawashi. So, as Kena Heffernan took his position in the dohyo ring last night, wearing only that traditional sumo wrestling loincloth that barely covers what…
By KIM SKORNOGOSKI Tribune Staff Writer . Shy of 6 feet tall, Jon Redlin is not a small man. Still, his arms could barely wrap around Rulon Gardner’s 58-inch chest as Redlin held on for dear life while the Olympic…
Some people. An NYU graduate who was pushed into a kiddie-pool full of Jell-O in May 2004 is now suing the school (for $1 million) for failing “to prevent the Jell-O wrestling event “and for disregarding “its duty to maintain…
Some people. An NYU graduate who was pushed into a kiddie-pool full of Jell-O in May 2004 is now suing the school (for $1 million) for failing “to prevent the Jell-O wrestling event “and for disregarding “its duty to maintain…
By MALCOLM HALL PERRY TWP. – David Riggs’ legacy received another blow Friday as he was bypassed for head wrestling coach at Perry High School. The longtime coach lost his bid for the job to Brent McBurney, a 1998 Perry…
Hofstra University Sports Information HEMPSTEAD, NY — The Hofstra University Wrestling Team will preview its 2005-06 season this Sunday, October 23 when the Pride conduct its annual Fall seminar and wrestle-offs at the Hofstra Arena. Former Olympic champion and current…
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell University wrestling program enjoyed a large turnout for both days of a “Weekend with Dan Gable “this past Saturday and Sunday. Dan Gable, the legendary frontman for the Iowa Hawkeyes, held a coach’s clinic on…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling 2005 World bronze medalist Sara McMann (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) has become the first athlete to receive a payment from a new special fund from private donors earmarked for U.S. wrestlers who claim multiple medals for the…
Chris Forman/Navy Sports Information ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy head wrestling coach Bruce Burnett has announced the hiring of Scott Owen as an assistant coach to replace Todd Beckerman, who left for a similar position at the University of Maryland. Owen…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] Once the mats were put away at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, only one wrestler from the U.S. brought home gold. This U.S. freestyle competitor had never won a World championship, an…
