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Wrestling Links (3-22-11)

Posted on | March 22, 2011 | No Comments

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NCAA champ Anthony Robles says wrestling career is over
USA Today
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY In Olympic wrestling, competitors sometimes leave their shoes in the center of the mat after their last match as a symbol of retirement. Rulon Gardner did that in 2004. By Matt Slocum, AP Arizona State’s Anthony Robles,
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USA Today
Best finish ever for Stanford wrestlers
San Jose Mercury News
The Stanford wrestling team finished 11th at the NCAA championships Saturday in Philadelphia. It’s the best finish in school history. Junior Nick Amuchastegui became the second Cardinal wrestlerever to reach an NCAA final. 
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Utah wrestlers making huge impact at NCAA Tournament
Deseret News
By Brian Preece, For the Deseret News PHILADELPHIA — Former Tooele Highwrestling star Andrew Hochstrasser, now wrestling for Boise State, is just one match away from a NCAA title at 133 pounds. Hochstrasser has gone 4-0 in the tournament and now 
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Deseret News
Abdullah the Butcher forks his way to WWE Hall of Fame
CANOE
Wrestling Abdullah the Butcher, the hardcore wrestling icon who sadistically stabbed his opponents with a dinner fork, was having a nap when he got the news of his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. “When they phoned and said, ‘We want to put you in 
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CANOE
From Sumo Wrestling to Running: 400-Pound Man Completes L.A. Marathon
TIME
Former sumo wrestler Kelly Gneiting poses before a training session for the US Sumo Open. Weighing in at 400 pounds, Gneiting is the largest person to ever compete the LA marathon. It took nine hours, 48 minutes and 52 seconds, but former sumo wrestler
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Led by Cael and Cody Sanderson, Penn State wins NCAA wrestling title
Deseret News
Cody was a two-time All-American at Iowa State and actually was UVU’s first ever head wrestlingcoach before leaving the Wolverine program in 2006 to assist his brother at Iowa State. Penn State bested Cornell and defending national champions Iowa by 
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Johnson Respects Hardy’s Striking, Will Wrestle Him if Necessary
Sherdog.com
“I can wrestle. I’m not saying that he can’t, but I think my wrestling is better. It’s more solid.” Johnson also isn’t saying that he won’t trade with Hardy on the feet. “Both of our striking [games] are solid of course,” he said. “We’ll see. 
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What Makes Cornell So Good?
Wall Street Journal
By JAMES FREEMAN AP Cornell’s Kyle Dake celebrates after his victory in the 149-pound final at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Saturday in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA—For the second straight year, Cornell University was the runner-up at the 
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Women’s Wrestling Season Review
Pacific University Athletics
SMALL BUT MIGHTY: No one can tell the Pacific women’s wrestling program that a small team cannot win or that quantity trumps quality. The Boxers needed just four wrestlers to grapple to a third place finish at the second National Collegiate Wrestling
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Blogs
NintendoWare Weekly: Natsume Championship Wrestling | Joystiq
By JC Fletcher
Today’s update features a fairly obscure SNES wrestling game, which lacks a real wrestlinglicense but does include four-player functionality. In addition, there’s a demo for Dive: The Medes Islands Secret. 
Joystiq – http://www.joystiq.com/playstation/


Seniors say goodbye to wrestling season | Daily Titan
By Breanna Keller
After a challenging season, the Cal State Fullerton senior wrestlers have finished off their time on the Titan squad with hopeful eyes set on the future. The wrestling team is saying goodbye to Todd Noel, Kurt Klimek, Andre Gonzalez and 
Daily Titan – http://www.dailytitan.com/


WrestleMania X8 – A Portrait in Wrestling History
By Camel Clutch Blog
Wrestling’s popularity started to wane after WCW’s dissolution, as part of the fun for a number of fans was watching the entities compete for viewers. Intere.. .
Business Insider – http://www.businessinsider.com/


Wrestling Fans Are In Need Of Pen Pals
By Burnsy
The savvy gentlemen at Buzzfeed discovered an old magazine ad for a pen pal club for wrestlingfans yesterday and it might be the most magnificent thing.
With Leather – http://withleather.uproxx.com/

 

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NCAA Wrestling Championships | Philly | 03/16/2011
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center.
www.philly.com/…/NCAA_Wrestling_Championships.html

 

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