Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers’ brain damage cases
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that...
Usman beats Masvidal for 18th straight as UFC finds normalcy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UFC 261 returned a sense of normalcy to the sports world Saturday, with a packed house, a raucous crowd and another...
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong
The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example...
Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it...
MLB hires Brian Stedman from pro wrestling to head strategy
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball reached into professional wrestling, hiring Brian Stedman as executive vice president of strategy and development.
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Charly Arnolt completes move from WWE to ESPN
Charly Arnolt has gone from ESPN part-timer to a full-time employee in three short years.
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Olympic gold: ‘Keep Stanford Wrestling’ aims to save program
The Stanford logo was missing on Shane Griffith's all-black wrestling singlet when he won an NCAA national title last month.
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Alvarez, Mighty Mouse back on US TV with One Championship
LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez have never gone this long without a proper fight in their lengthy mixed martial arts careers.
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Kyle Dake off to Tokyo after sweeping Burroughs at US trials
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Dake ended Jordan Burroughs' decade of dominance in American wrestling, making the Olympics for the first time with a...
Iowa’s Lee, Minnesota’s Steveson share wrestling’s top award
Iowa's Spencer Lee and Minnesota's Gable Steveson have been named winners of the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most dominant college wrestlers in 2020-21.
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