Articles filed under Wrestling
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Jimi Falls tackles emotions, airwavesNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Brandon James, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for local modern rockers Jimi Falls, calls songwriting a release. "When I play or write my own music, it's therapeutic," rel...
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Grant's Munster commits to NUOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lee Munster recognizes opportunities and pounces quickly. A master on mats, he's used skill and savvy to help him excel in wrestling and judo since he was little. Last S...
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Graduating to a different teamOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As Matt Blankenship sprinted through an Atlanta airport, one thought remained branded in his mind. Home. Wearing Army fatigues that hadn't been washed in who knows when,...
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U.S.'s Cejudo wins gold in freestyle wrestlingAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are familiar faces by now, so seeing the gymnasts side-by-side on the medals stand Tuesday was nice, but nothing new. For tha...
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American whiz kid Cejudo wins Olympic goldAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's get to know Henry Cejudo, American gold-medal winner in freestyle wrestling. The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, Cejudo (pronounced say-HOO-doh) was 4 when ...
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Kid, vet lose as US Greco drought continuesAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Jake Deitchler, a kid wrestling among men, had the period won, and maybe would have won the match shortly after that. Then he made a rookie mistake, the kind n...
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18-year-old U.S. wrestler losesAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen-year-old Jake Deitchler, the youngest U.S. Olympic wrestler in 32 years, dropped his opening-round match, then lost again in the repechage round of the Greco-Ro...
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NU's Cysewski honored for leadershipJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Northwestern wrestling coach Tim Cysewski of Lincolnshire was named USA Wrestling FILA Junior/University Person of the Year, an award that honors leadership in the sport...
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Northwestern honors its top athletesJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Northwestern wrestler Dustin Fox and lacrosse star Hannah Nielsen were honored by the N Club as Athletes of the Year for their outstanding seasons. Fox capped off his c...
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Durlacher's Olympic dreams at stake in Las Vegas trialsJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Pleasure is big business in Las Vegas. But Lindsey Durlacher has some serious business to tend to before partaking in the bright lights of Sin City. Durlacher, the 1992 ...