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Gable Museum Works Toward January Reopening

By PAT KINNEY, Courier News Editor WATERLOO — A $400,000 repair and renovation of the flood-damaged Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum began today. Museum officials have received word the Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated the bulk of…

How YOU Can Save the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum

SAVE THE MUSEUM! “Wrestling teaches you how to get off your back. Old Man River put us on our back, but we’re on our feet and fighting to survive.” – Mike Chapman The massive water damage in the Midwest has…

Iowa’s Metcalf Wins Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year

PARK RIDGE, IL – Iowa wrestler Brent Metcalf and Northwestern lacrosse standout Hannah Nielsen were respectively named the Jesse Owens Male and Suzy Favor Female Athletes of the Year, the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday. The Big Ten Athletes…

Iowa Alum Paul Bradley Joins LionHeart MMA Management

State College, Pa. — LionHeart Management proudly announces the signing of Elite XC fighter Paul Bradley to an exclusive MMA career management contract. Bradley who was seen this season on Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter, “will represent LionHeart and train…

Flood Damage at Gable Museum Makes An Impression

By GREG OLIVER – Producer, SLAM! Wrestling WATERLOO — It’s one thing to read about the flood damage to the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum, but it’s another thing altogether to witness it — and to smell it.…

Iowa vs Iowa State: The Rivalry Heats Up

Coaching changes bring back spark to Iowa State-Iowa wrestling By Andy Hamilton It took two major shifts in the coaching landscape 20 months ago before Iowans could feel the tremors returning to a rivalry that once used to shake the…