CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At the Olympic Training Center in the thin air of Colorado Springs, Matt Ghaffari began his climb toward the Olympic medal podium in Greco-Roman wrestling by pushing a pick-up truck ...

It can be awkward when a member of the stick-and-ball sports media finds himself in the midst of Grecos and Romans and other amateur wrestling types on official amateur wrestling business. To buy time ...

nepalnepal — As a young boy in Russia, Artur Taymazov wanted to be like Alexander Karelin, his country’s most famous wrestler. Taymazov later moved to Uzbekistan, but his goal remained the same. On ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Cuban heavyweight Mijain Lopez once again bested Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp — this time with an Olympic performance that put him in the company of wrestling great Alexander ...

RULON GARDNER had no chance. He was the U. S. superheavyweight in Greco-Roman wrestling, up against The Unbeatable Man, Alexander Karelin of Siberia, in the gold-medal match. Karelin, 6-4, 286, is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SYDNEY, Australia – The bashful, strapping Wyoming farm boy who was laughed at, ridiculed and disdainfully called “Fatso” has grown up to become Superman. He ...

Every year the Dream Team Classic pits a team of national all-stars against the best wrestlers of a single state in a wrestling dual meet. Unsurprisingly the national team always wins, but at least ...

RULON—a documentary chronicling the rise, fall and redemption of Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Rulon Gardner—is set to premiere April 2 as part of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic ...