Max Askren’s upset loss leads to Missouri’s first Big 12 defeat By STEVEN MILLAR In a flash, it was over. Missouri’s Max Askren led Iowa State’s Kurt Backes 6-4 in the second period of the 197-pound match in Sunday’s wrestling…
Waterloo, IA By Kyle Klingman Former WWE world heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and former United States Congressmen Jim Leach will join several Olympic champions in celebrating the Grand Opening of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum (DGIWIM) on…
By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The letter arrived about the same time the winning streak did for Charlie Falck. In his mail one day last month, Iowa’s sophomore 125-pounder found an inspirational message that gave him a boost of…
Auction and show benefit wrestlers By Victoria A.F. Camron The Daily Times-Call BERTHOUD ” Karen Fate was concerned that the community might be exhausted from supporting Tyler Carron and Nikko Landeros. After all, since the two 17-year-old Berthoud High School…
Pinning his toughest foe By Brian Sumers ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Donte Butler will never forget the feel of the knife piercing his left hand. No matter how far wrestling takes him” maybe to college next fall on a scholarship, or…
Cole Konrad had a standard answer when it came to the standard question of how it felt knowing his final home dual meet with the Gophers wrestling team is 7 tonight against Michigan State at the Sports Pavilion. “It’s weird…
People are justifiably upset about the herpes gladiatorum mess. Athletes in this tough sport deserve better. By John Millea, Star Tribune Here’s one thing I know about wrestling: I could never hack it. I was a basketball player in high…
Mahomet’s Kelly continues quest for Olympics at NU event By Reid Hanley Tribune staff reporter Mary Kelly wants all the things most 23-year-old women want, but first she wants an Olympic wrestling gold medal. The Mahomet, Ill., native is devoting…
Tom Brands shows a basic technique, reacting to an opponent’s bad shot by sprawling, snapping the head forward, and spinning around toward the hips.
By Jeff Rice This Wednesday, several thousand athletes will make the transition from prospect to recruit, signing letters of intent to attend — and play football for — universities across the country. In doing so, they will end months of…
