Mixed Martial Arts Links (12-18-11)
Melendez defends title with solid display ESPN (blog) By Franklin McNeil Gilbert Melendez is regarded as one of the top two or three lightweights in mixed martial arts. There had even been rumblings that he might soon compete in UFC. But if all the talk of rankings and UFC competition was intended to put … See all […]
Stottlemyer’s Pitt Panthers Jumps Up Poll to 11th, He Talks to Takedown
PITTSBURGH – Pitt’s upset of then sixth-ranked Lehigh on Saturday, Nov. 12 did not go unnoticed in the national polls as the Panthers jumped six spots from 17th to 11th in the most recent NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Panthers ended the Mountain Hawks’ 26-match home winning streak with an 18-16 victory. Redshirt junior Matt Wilps, ranked sixth in […]
OU’s Mark Cody & The Sooners Ready for Opener V. OCU, Talks to Takedown
NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Oklahoma wrestling squad, ranked preseason No. 16 by InterMat and 13 by Amateur Wrestling News, kicks off the 2011-12 season this Thursday, Nov. 3, when it hosts Oklahoma City University inside McCasland Field House at 7 p.m. “I’m very excited for our program, staff and wrestlers to get the season started against […]
Pitt Coach Jason Peter’s Talks of Strength of Schedule to Takedown Wrestling
PITTSBURGH–The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team released its 2011-12 schedule on Wednesday. The slate includes 16 dual meets and three tournaments. In dual meet competition, the Eastern Wrestling League champion Panthers will take on six teams that finished in the top 30 at last season’s NCAA tournament. Included in that group is the defending national […]
Jimmy Lange Headed to Brawl in Virginia Beach June 25 Before Returning Home September 10
Junior middleweight contender Jimmy Lange (34-4-2, 24 KOs) of Great Falls, VA will return to the ring on Saturday, June 25 as part of Beach Brawl 1 being held at the Virginia Beach Field House in Virginia Beach, VA. His opponent is to be determined for the event being produced by Dee Lee Promotions in […]
Wrestling Links (4-16-11)
Don’t bother with ‘WWE All Stars’ Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Maybe that’s why I can’t remember very much about “WWE All Stars,” the newest wrestling-based game to be released for all major consoles. I honestly didn’t expect this game to be any good. Any game the WWE has put out (besides the “Smackdown” series) … See all stories […]
Wisc. Hall of Famer Donnie Pritzlaff talks Induction, Schedule and Season to TDR
MADISON, Wis. — An exciting schedule awaits the University of Wisconsin wrestling team in 2010-11. The Badgers placed fourth at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, tying for the best finish in school history, and looks to surpass that finish in 2011. “It’s a great schedule,” Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said. “It’s going […]