Heat Coach Pat Riley is talking about adding extra bulk to give C Shaquille O’Neal a real workout at team practices. Riley’s idea? Sumo wrestlers. “We’re going to bring them in and have them lean on him and lean on…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – This article was first published in the Lafayette Journal and Courier on Dec. 11, 2005. It was written by Mike Carmin. Flash back to March 2003. Purdue’s Chris Fleeger was on top of the wrestling world.…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] Whoever said, “A picture is worth a thousand words “fully understood the sport of amateur wrestling. Even the most knowledgeable, eloquent wrestling writer is not always able to do justice to a spectacular throw —…
By Ryan Suchomel Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa wrestling wants to be No. 1. At everything. To that end, they are inviting 16,000 fans to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Saturday’s dual meet against No. 1 Oklahoma State (3-0), the defending national champions.…
Athlete wrests strength from tragedy Drive to win fueled in part by late brother Tim Tyers The Arizona Republic Mesa Mountain View senior Spencer Jackson was so close to claiming the Class 5A wrestling championship at 135 pounds last year…
BY FRED JETER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Imagine not one, but two King Kongs prowling about the same island. Practically within roaring distance, along Chesterfield’s Rt. 360/Hull Street Road corridor, loom the area’s top two wrestlers in the heavyweight (275) class.…
The second-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team finished first at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday. Freshman Dustin Schlatter, sophomore Roger Kish and junior Cole Konrad won individual titles. Minnesota finished the 32-team tournament with 192 points, while 12th-ranked…
Tim Zeimet was never by definition a “bad “kid, but he did one heck of a good imitation. Stealing, boozing, failing in school pretty much defined Zeimet as recently as a year ago. “But I don’t think I was a…
BY SETH SCHWARTZ Advertisement Illinois captured its third consecutive Midlands Wrestling Championship, scoring 115.5 points Friday night at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. Central Michigan was second with 112.5. Alex Tirapelle (157) and Pete Friedl (184) delivered in title bouts for the…
By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Evanston, Ill. – Friday’s 174-pound championship match at the Midlands wrestling tournament was thought to be a collision of the funk of Iowa’s Mark Perry and the strength of Northwestern’s Jake Herbert. It turned…
