By Jerry Crasnick ESPN.com SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barry Zito, just your average self-improvement junkie, is always searching for new lessons to learn, brains to pick and alternate avenues to travel in the quest to upgrade his game. This is how…
Quick, always aggressive and possessing an outstanding leg attack, John Fisher (1985, ’87-89) was a dominant force in the Wolverine wrestling room — and on the national scene — through the latter half of the decade. He remains among Michigan’s…
Fists Flying is a mixed martial arts inspiration and information site. I think it’s a new site as there isn’t a lot going on right now. However they do have links to videos, book review and a fighter directory. Keep…
Over his 21 years at the helm of the Michigan wrestling program (1978-99), former head coach Dale Bahr made numerous contributions to the longstanding tradition and continued growth of Wolverine wrestling. Bahr accumulated a career record of 221-119-6 and ranks…
It’s the fifth time in coach J Robinson’s career the Gophers won 20 dual meets. By Tyler Rushmeyer What was expected to be a challenging weekend for the Minnesota wrestling team became just another three-day span of utter supremacy as…
By Leah Howard, U-M Athletic Media Relations “I believe that wrestling plays a highly educational part in the development of a boy. The fundamental that every successful wrestler must acquire, and which has great carryover value after his student days,…
By Leah Howard & Josh Churella On a chilly February day in the heart of the Big Ten Conference dual season, U-M wrestling junior captain Josh Churella supplied a peek into a typical day in the life of this student-athlete.…
HISTORY LESSON: SNIP NALAN Michigan’s Diminutive Superstar By Leah Howard, U-M Athletic Media Relations A man of diminutive stature, standing only 5-5 and weighing little more than his 130-pound weight class, Norvard Nalan resembled what many considered to be “just…
By Jennifer Jentz William Penn University Darren Cotton will tell you that back in high school he could have been described as “some weird wrestler guy.” That is not the case anymore. Nowadays, Cotton is one of the most recognized…
Regional, section and state tournament action is heating up at the high school level. With that in mind, it’s time for coaches – and fans – to remember while winning is important, proper sportsmanship is a key component of a…
