John Smith may have a common name, but his career as a wrestler was anything but standard. Among his honors: two Olympic gold medals; six straight world titles; the coveted Sullivan Award recognizing the nation’s top amateur athlete; Goodwill Games…

McCONAUGHEY TURNS WRESTLING CHAMP IN AFRICA Actor MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY has been keeping a secret from his fans – he’s a wrestling champion in remote Africa. The A TIME TO KILL star trekked through Africa in 2000, staying in villages and…

Penn State crowns three All-Americans at University National Freestyle Wrestling Tournament EVANSTON, Ill – Three Penn State wrestlers earned freestyle All-American honors this past weekend at the University National Freestyle Championships in Evanston, Ill. Seniors Adam Smith (Newport, Pa.) and…

Wrestling official Abe Fajerman passed away in New Jersey on SundayGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Wrestling official Abe Fajerman passed away on Sunday, April 17. He collapsed while officiating at a USA Wrestling-New Jersey tournament at the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J.…

RPW Coach Dan Chandler Wrestlers, says Dan Chandler, have always been million-dollar athletes in a $100 sport. He was one himself, beginning as a high school wrestler for Anoka (Minn.) High School, who went 33-1 his senior year and becoming…

RPW Coach Brandon Slay Brandon Slay prizes the gold medal he won in freestyle wrestling in the 2000 Olympic Games, but the Real Pro Wrestling Texas Shooters coach knows that that award doesn’t hold the most value in his life.…

Report from Episode 4 The action was riveting on Sunday’s episode of Real Pro Wrestling, which showed quarterfinal and semifinal action in the 163-pound weight class. As expected, the top two seeds, Joe Williams of the Chicago Groove and Joe…

Wrestling Awards Announced Johnson and Perry share team’s Most Valuable Wrestler Award for 2004-05 season IOWA CITY, IA – University of Iowa wrestlers Mark Perry and Joe Johnston have earned the Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestler Award for the 2004-05…

SC wrestling put on probation for its part in fight By JOSE GARCIA, Editor The Arizona Interscholastic Association Inc. put the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School wrestling program on a year probation for its involvement in a fight in…

Cuban Wrestlers Hope to Win at Pan-American Wrestling Championships Havana, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban free and Greek-Roman wrestlers hope for the best at the men,´s and women,´s Pan-American Championship slated for April 25 to May 1st in Guatemala. Wrestling…

Penn wrestlers keep it ‘Real’ Ex-Quakers wrestler Slay, assistant Tobin involved in new leagueBy andrew goodman A new twist on professional wrestling has a Penn coach and alumnus competing against some of the nation’s best athletes on national television. Penn…

Hamm wins Sullivan Olympic gymnast is top amateur The Associated Press NEW YORK ” Gymnast Paul Hamm finally won an easy one. No spectacular comeback was necessary. No court battles are foreseen. Olympic gold medalist Hamm received the 75th Sullivan…