Articles filed under Wrestling
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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 ...
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Wrestler Chris Benoit's doctor faces more chargesJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The personal doctor to a pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son last year was charged Thursday in a new 175-count federal indictme...
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Montemayor grabs NIU offerMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Three of his wrestling brothers compete for the University of Illinois. His real brother attends Northern Illinois University. Oh, brother, that's a tough call. "They're...