By JOHN LETASKYOf The Gazette Staff Sidney native Brandon Eggum is still a player in the national wrestling scene, although he is looking forward to retirement and a future in business and as a wrestling coach. Since Eggum finished his…

USA Wrestling sets tour package with Anthony Travel for fans to attend World Championships in Hungary, Sept. 24-Oct. 3Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling, in conjunction with Anthony Travel, has organized an exciting package tour for fans, family and friends to…

Cornell’s Lee named Sun’s 2005 Top Athlete By Brian Tsao Cornell Daily SunIthaca, NY (U-WIRE) — Everyone knows that Cornell wrestler Travis Lee won his second NCAA tournament in March. But most people would not know what happened the week…

Iowa State Olympic gold medal-winning wrestlers to be honored AMES, Iowa The five living Iowa State Olympic gold medal-winning wrestlers will be honored in Ames June 17th. Being honored at the dinner are Glen Brand, Dan Gable, Ben Peterson, Kevin…

Preview of Episode 7 This Sunday’s episode of Real Pro Wrestling, which will air on PAX TV at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), will feature competition in the 264-pound weight class. Action from the quarterfinal and semifinal matches will…

Derby promises to be a sweet run for this Rose Former wrestler a natural as jockeyBy Jody [email protected] Courier-Journal Jockey Jeremy Rose always was the smallest person in his school class. He was so tiny as a youngster there was…

From the Warren (Ohio) Tribune-Chronicle, posted at TheMatGrandmother’s guidance helped Warren native become Olympic contender By MIKE McLAIN Tribune Chronicle There was no way anyone could suppress the boundless energy Joe Heskett had when he was six years old.Heskett had…

Lightner named TheMat.com Wrestler of the WeekJohn Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Michael Lightner (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids)…

Men’s Freestyle 55 kg/121 poundsU.S. Nationals Champion “Sammie Henson, St. Louis, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)U.S. Nationals, second place – Matt Azevedo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)U.S. Nationals, third place “Nick Simmons, Williamston, Mich. (Michigan WC)U.S. Nationals, fourth place “Jason Powell,…

Eric Akin isn’t afraid to get down and dirty. And he isn’t afraid to talk about his life as a wrestler, a father, his relationship with Jesus Christ, and what he considers happiness. On the mat, the Texas Shooter’s 121…

Daniel Cormier of the Oklahoma Slam is said to be a young Melvin Douglas. Douglas was the dominant force in the U.S. in the upper weights for much of the 1990s. He was an eight-time U.S. Nationals champion (1988, 1993-1998,…

RPW COMPLETES TV DEAL FOR EUROPE LOS ANGELES “RealProWrestling will now be televised in Europe. After a trial run airing RPW’s Freestyle Showcase, and witnessing RealProWrestling’s impressive United States debut, Euro sport 2 will begin airing RealProWrestling May 6. RealProWrestling…