The pieces seem to be in place for Illinois wrestling to reach a longtime goal: Win a team trophy at the NCAA meet in March. Lucas Byrd is back to defend his 133-pound Big Ten and NCAA titles. And ...
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Thursday night’s version of Lehigh’s wrestling intrasquad was one of the sleepier such affairs, with a smallish Grace Hall crowd largely keeping its thoughts to itself So, it’s hugely to Mountain Hawk ...
Husbands Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have kicked off the Halloween season a few days early by sharing a pic of themselves in costume. Well, we presume it’s a costume. Maybe it’s how they like to ...
Nick Mitchell, the most successful NAIA wrestling coach in history, has stepped down from the job at Grand View University. Mitchell, 47, is leaving coaching to accept a business development role at ...
NEW YORK — Alexander Skarsgård has a spanking new romantic comedy. In "Pillion," which hits theaters early next year, the "True Blood" hunk plays a stoic, domineering biker named Ray who introduces ...
Beloved professional wrestling star Jonathan Echevarria, a k a “Jaka,” has died at age 39 after suffering a heart attack following a match. Echevarria, best known for wrestling with the WWE-connected ...
Every team wishes to feel like a huge family. In wrestling, appearances count. If all players dress alike, they feel like a united strong group. This is referred to as having a team identity. Coaches ...
Hundreds gathered at Kettle Moraine High School for an outdoor wrestling event to raise funds for Ben Askren, the Olympic wrestler and coach who recently underwent a double lung transplant and is now ...
WEST FARGO — Last summer, Chad Clemenson had a vision to bring a local, outdoor wrestling tournament to the eastern half of North Dakota. As with any inaugural event, it took its lumps. “So last year, ...
The “Daily Show” host said the drama around President Trump’s big policy bill was about as authentic as a World Wrestling Entertainment match. By Trish Bendix Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown ...
The Missouri Athletic Commission denied professional Japanese wrestler Miyu Yamashita a license to wrestle in her tag team championship match on Sunday. Yamashita, who has a valid work visa and has ...