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Past World champion Henson, Byers win gold medals at U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 30Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling A pair of past World champions claimed individual titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships at the Las Vegas…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 48 Kgs: Sara Fulp-Allen (Menlo College) fall Caitlyn Chase (Gator WC), 3:211st PeriodAt 1:42 1pt Chase, Fulp-Allen out of bounds, 1-0 ChaseAt 1:52 Chase takedown, 2-0 2nd PeriodAt :52 Fulp-Allen takedown, 1-0At 1:21 Fulp-Allen…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 55 Kgs: Sam Hazewinkel (Gator WC) dec. Lindsey Durlacher (NYAC), 2-0,. 3-01st Period0-0, Hazewinkle locks, 2pt throw, 2-0 Hazewinkle 2nd PeriodAt 1:55 Hazewinkle, 3pt throw, 3-0 66 Kgs: Harry Lester (Gator WC) dec. Marcel…

Team Scoring Results By WeightSaturday Finals 55 Kgs: Sam Henson (Sunkist Kids) dec Matt Azevedo (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, 5-01st PeriodAt :43 Henson takedown, 1-0 Henson At 1:13 Henson takdeown, 2-0 2nd PeriodAt :28 Henson takedown, 3pt throw, 4-0 Henson At…

Champions quotes from Day 1 of U.S. Senior NationalsJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle: Stephanie Murata (Sunkist Kids), 51 kg lbs.On not competing in the Olympic Games last year:“I would have wished that 51 kg was in (the Olympic programme), simply…

Las Vegas Wrestling Notebook for Thursday, April 28Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN VEGAS The U.S. National Championships has been held in Las Vegas, Nev. almost every year for two decades, becoming a tradition within wrestling on the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The teenage son of pro wrestler Ric Flair is charged with simple assault after a confrontation at a high school wrestling tournament. The misdemeanor charge stems from a heated match at regional competition in February between Colby…

Beach wrestling to make debut on coast By Christopher Arns, Sports Writer Wayne Van Burger is used to the musty smell of a high school gym, the sticky feel of a sweaty mat and all the familiar sights and sounds…

By KYLE RINGO Funny how a simple misunderstanding between people, one twist of fate, can eventually affect so many. Incoming University of Colorado interim President Hank Brown was center stage in one of the all-time recruiting misconceptions nearly a half…

Olympians Williams, Cormier win titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 29Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Two members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in freestyle wrestling claimed individual titles at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships at…

By BOB BAUMThe Associated Press PHOENIX – The U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors removed the “interim “title from chief executive officer Jim Scherr on Friday. The former wrestler will lead the rehabilitated and remodeled organization into the Turin Winter…

By Zachary Dzurick The term “pro-wrestling “has very little to do with the actual sport of wrestling. Over the years, several high profile wrestlers have made the jump from the Olympics or the NCAAs to the WWE. But, as former…