By Bill Albright CLARION — Midway through Sunday’s championship finals of the 2005 Eastern Wrestling League tournament, State College graduate and current Pittsburgh Panther wrestler Matt Kocher could be seen sitting in the stands, chowing down on some pizza, candy…

STILLWATER, Okla. — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has received a $40,000 contribution from the Oklahoma Historical Society, an agency of the State of Oklahoma. “We are pleased to be able to help the National Wrestling Hall…

Wrestling with a dream By Jenni CarlsonThe Oklahoman The pats on the back are particularly difficult for Ray Kawasaki when he loses. After the McAlester High School wrestler wins, the pats are no problem. He will soak in the praise…

Illini win Big TensBy Erik Hall IOWA CITY, Iowa – Illinois’ lightest wrestler had the job of carrying the Illini’s biggest trophy out of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday. Junior Kyle Ott (125) needed both arms to lug Illinois’ Big Ten…

Hawkeyes no longer a Big Ten powerBy Don Doxsie IOWA CITY ” Mark Perry stomped angrily off the mat with tears rolling off his face indistinguishable from the sweat. He angrily flung his headgear onto the concrete surface in the…

By Roger HolsingerScottsbluff Star-Herald SCOTTSBLUFF (AP) — Rulon Gardner overcame adversity many times over to become an Olympic champion, and now he’s spreading the word that if he can do it, anybody can. That’s the message Gardner delivered this weekend…

Longtime Oklahoman sportswriter Bob Colon dies By BOB HERSOM Bob Colon, a sportswriter whose long career was marked by accuracy, dedication and a passion for small college athletics, died late Saturday, shortly after filing his final story for The Oklahoman.…

Greg DickinsonAsst. Sports Editor The Cowboys qualified nine wrestlers for the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships. OMAHA, Neb. ” Oklahoma State coach John Smith knows how to get the best out of his team at the right time. The Cowboys won…

Hawkeyes stoop to rare low By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor IOWA CITY — Iowa’s wrestling team sent reporters at the Big Ten Conference wrestling meet to the record books Sunday afternoon, but not in search of the usual information…

6-time gold medalist, retired soccer star, USC QB among 10The Associated Press Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm, and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart were among the 10 finalists announced Monday for the Sullivan Award, given…

Cael Sanderson up for Sullivan AwardUSA Today has an online voting tool for this year’s Sullivan Award winner. We are encouraging wrestling fans to vote for Olympic Gold Medalist Cael Sanderson. – Vote Now

Henson 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] Sammie Henson (St. Louis, Mo./Sunkist…