The former University of Minnesota wrestling All-American and current Ultimate Fighting Champion heavyweight title holder in an interview credited God — and not steroids — for his physique. By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune Former University of Minnesota wrestling All-American Brock…
Former high school wrestler Al Franken is the new Senator from Minnesota… up to 2002, the state had been served by another ex-wrestler, the late Paul Wellstone. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken…
COLLEGE SPORTS COUNCIL New Study of Gender Symmetric Teams Reveals Significant Disparity in Athletic Opportunities at Division I Level 37 Years After Passage of Title IX, the College Sports Council Calls on NCAA to Equalize Scholarship Limits WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
Jake Herbert immediately after defeating defending champ Mike Pucillo of Ohio State 6-3 for the 184-pound title at the 2009 NCAAs. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Jake Herbert, two-time NCAA Division I 184-pound wrestling champ for Northwestern University, has been named the…
by Jim Brown I had too much time on my hands last week and spent way too much time surfing the ‘net for wrestling-related stories and posts. It just got “curiouser and curiouser” as Alice said. First, from the Iowa…
Josh Lowe, InterMat High School Analyst Heading into the 2009 Schoolboy Greco-Roman National Duals, one wondered whether it would again be a battle between Minnesota and Pennsylvania for the title. In each of the last two years, those squads met…
Canceled. Minneapolis Wrestlers will have their first informational meeting on Tuesday June 30th at 8 pm at the 19 bar in Minneapolis. It will be an open-house, get-to-know-each other kind of event. You can meet the organizers, other wrestlers, and…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced today (Thursday, June 18) that senior wrestler Steve Luke (Massillon, Ohio/Perry HS) and women’s track and field senior Tiffany Ofili (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti HS) have been selected as the 2008-09…
A group of Minneapolis & St. Paul wrestlers are working to get an amateur wrestling league put together. They are seeking wrestlers of all sizes with any, or no, level of experience. They are open to any wrestling styles such…
Jared Frayer, the Iowa wrestling team’s strength and conditioning coach, has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Wisconsin. Frayer wrestled at Oklahoma, where he was a two-time all-American and an NCAA runner-up in 2002 at 149 pounds, and…
