Posts Tagged ‘Wrestling’
NCAA recommends women’s wrestling as ’emerging sport”
The NCAA committee on women’s athletics recommended Monday that all three divisions add women’s wrestling as an emerging sport, a key step toward making it a championship-level sport. If the…
Read MoreSouthern’s Ashley Knapp takes serious approach to wrestling
HARWOOD, Md. (AP) — Ashley Knapp says she feels like one of the guys as a member of the Southern wrestling team. Only thing is, she’s not a guy. The…
Read MoreWisconsin judge tosses wrestler’s suspension, worrying refs
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin judge overturned a high school wrestler’s suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct after the student’s parents took legal action, worrying referees and the state’s athletic association that…
Read MoreRef makes wrestler cut dreadlocks or lose bout
BUENA, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit…
Read MoreJapan’s ancient sport of sumo needs some brighter days
TOKYO (AP) — The most damage inflicted in sumo in recent times has been to the image of Japan’s tradition-steeped national sport. An alcohol-fueled restaurant brawl that left a Mongolian…
Read MoreTexas transgender wrestler back to defend state title
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mack Beggs is back. He’s still wrestling, still competing for a state championship and still undefeated. And he’s still wrestling against the girls. It’s just been…
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