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Kiffin off and running at Tennessee

Chris Low, SEC

...Richt and Alabama's Nick Saban. It's the equivalent of a steel cage match in pro wrestling. Just about anything goes. Kiffin did throw a shoutout of sorts to Meyer, if you want to...

Blog | December 01, 2008

Is There an NBA Home for Stephon Marbury?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Marbury might land: Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks have Mike Bibby and Acie Law. Speedy Claxton is still wrestling injury demons. And Atlanta was Marbury's home for a year of college at Georgia Tech.Boston...

Blog | December 01, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jim Ingraham of The News-Herald: "The Cavaliers played in New York on Tuesday night. That meant LeBron James was in New York on Tuesday night. That me...

Blog | November 26, 2008

If Haslett writes a book, I'm buying it

Mike Sando, NFC West

...on Haslett's energy level after another defeat, the fiery coach jokingly challenged the reporter to a wrestling match. Haslett said the Rams haven't quit. That doesn't speak well of their talent level...

Blog | November 25, 2008

Melissa Madrid: State Girls Athlete of the Week

CalHiSports.com

...as the chicken capitol of the world, as well as the former home of the World Wrist Wrestling Championships made famous by ABC's old Sunday Wide World of Sports show. Petaluma is that town...

Blog Entry | November 21, 2008

Lyndell Scarr: State Boys Athlete of the Week

CalHiSports.com

...honored several two-sport athletes, particularly football players who excel on the gridiron as well as the wrestling mat. Both most recently and most notably was multi-year state wrestling champion Louis Bland from Central...

Blog Entry | November 20, 2008

Tech's underrated defense readies for Sooner challenge

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...end in high school in Lawton, Okla. Nose tackle Colby Whitlock got more notoriety as a state wrestling champion in Noble, Okla., than he did for football. Making his development even more intriguing is that...

Blog | November 18, 2008

Kentucky boy embodies the power of one

Jeremy Schaap, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Bender is a typical 8-year-old boy who wrestles and plays baseball, football and soccer. The only difference is he has one leg. But don't tell Adam he's at a disadvantage. As Jeremy Schaap writes, Adam just plays -- and inspires others along the way.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Sooners and Cornhuskers hope to rekindle rivalry

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin It used to be a rivalry that the rest of the college football world noticed. In the glory days of the Big Eight, N...

Blog | October 30, 2008

Chat with MMA fighter Urijah Faber

...school wrestler and had collegiate career at the University of California at Davis. He began his college wrestling career as a walk-on but quickly earned a scholarship. He finished his career as the UC...

Chat | October 29, 2008

Camarillo beats the averages for Dolphins

Tim Graham, AFC East

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham DAVIE, Fla. -- Chances are, at least one person in your family is every bit the athlete Greg Camarillo is.   &nb...

Blog | October 28, 2008

Bells quieted by Serra of San Mateo

CalHiSports.com

...attack. Plus, Serra has size up front on both sides of the ball, and Bellarmine had trouble wrestling control of the line of scrimmage away from Valley Christian (San Jose) until a fourth quarter drive...

Blog Entry | October 25, 2008

Hats off to Delonte West

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...he decided to talk to the media about some long-term mental health issues he has been wrestling with, and that recently took him away from the Cavaliers. From the Associated Press: "In a sense...

Blog | October 20, 2008

Michigan football player suspended following alleged attack

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...a 5-foot-7, 193-pound walk-on running back who spent two seasons on Michigan's wrestling team before joining the football squad. The alleged victim is Wolverines defenseman Steve Kampfer, a fourth-round...

Blog | October 15, 2008

Big East midseason review

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett At the midway point of the college football season, this much we know for sure about the Big East: Rutgers and Syr...

Blog | October 15, 2008