By Bill Moushey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Andy Starnes/Post-Gazette Coach J.O. Stright, left, talks with former Yough High School player Ben McCauley during a J.O.T.S practice at Duquesne University in May 2006. As a coach and general manager of Pittsburgh J.O.T.S. AAU…
By ERIC WILSON Published: November 17, 2005 WALL paintings in Egyptian tombs depict wrestlers competing in crude loincloths that drooped to their knees. Greek antiquities show that when wrestling was introduced to the Olympic Games in 708 B.C., participants competed…
BY ROD FRISCO Of The Patriot-News For more than a year, the PIAA has batted around a tough and serious transfer rule that has twice been on the brink of passage, only to pull it back for further revision. Thursday…
Mir defeats Lesnar in 1st round Ex-champion spoils former WWE wrestler’s UFC debut LAS VEGAS (AP) — Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira took the UFC interim heavyweight title, forcing former two-time champion Tim Sylvia to tap in the third round on Saturday…
“You are going to be thinking about it. There’s no way around that.”These are the words of Cael Sanderson, one of the few Americans who can speak directly to the experience of being athletically perfect. During his four years as…
Dave Meltzer Brock Lesnar’s notoriety as a World Wrestling Entertainment champion and headliner has created great interest in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on Saturday night against former UFC champion Frank Mir. But because his fame comes from scripted entertainment,…
Conference: Big 12 College: Iowa State First Name: Cael Last Name: Sanderson Salary: $110,000 Conference: Big 12 College: Oklahoma First Name: Jack Last Name: Spates Salary: $110,000 Conference: Big Ten College: Illinois First Name: Mark Last Name: Johnson Salary: $108,550…
Surgery sidelines UI’s Perry By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team will be without one of its top-ranked wrestlers for a few weeks. Mark Perry Jr., the defending NCAA champion and No. 1 wrestler at 165…
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Tuesday that an independent arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA)/North American Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that Greco-Roman wrestler Joe Warren committed a second anti-doping rule violation. Warren,…
HAWKEYES OWN THE MAT Iowa wins first National Duals crown since ’96 By Andy Hamilton CEDAR FALLS — Tom Brands sat comfortably in his chair Sunday afternoon and watched the championship meet at the National Duals from the best seat…
