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PBS Documentary Pulls the Mask Off of Lucha Libre, Mexico's Wrestling Obsession
Tales of Masked Men Friday, Sept. 28, 10 p.m., PBS Â Here in the United States, we have a pretty strong appetite for spectacle. And we've got our share of ritualized violence. We've been known, on occasion, to hold simplified dualistic moral...
Tags: Documentary (genre), Movies, Jack Black, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Olympic memories still strong for Doland native
It is only something that he thinks about every 5 minutes. Standing on the 1992 Olympic wrestling mat in overtime, facing the man considered to be the best in the world, Doland native Dennis Koslowski had a moment of hesitation. “In the finals, I...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Seoul (South Korea), College Sports, Minnesota Twins, High School Sports
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Postcards from London: What we're looking forward to
Philip Hersh: On a quest for serendipity This is my 16th Olympic Games. It is also the first in which I will see the Olympic Games, rather than be focused on one sport — track and field at the Summer Games, figure skating at the Winter Games. I...
Tags: Olympic Games, London (England), Science and Technology, Candace Parker, Redbox
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Highlights from the past -- July 29
1987 -- Burt Beattie and Steve Gould each had four hits and Dan Stier scattered nine hits as Aberdeen Wendy's-Coke defeated Claremont 14-4 in amateur baseball. 1992 -- Doland native Dennis Koslowski dropped a 2-1 decision to Hector Millian Perez of Cuba...Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Olympic Games, Johan Santana, Toronto Blue Jays, Basketball
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Brawley native Arthur Carmona accepted to the Olympic Education Center in Michigan
Sports WriterIn August the world of wrestling will be competing on the grandest stage as the best of the best will be looking to make their dreams come true at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Brawley wrestler Arthur Carmona may be watching with a little more...Tags: High Schools, Schools, College Sports, Wrestling, Johnny Torres
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College wrestling: NSU adds 10 to wrestling squad
The Northern State wrestling team increased in numbers with the announcement of 10 wrestlers that will join the program in the fall. NSU head wrestling coach Pat Timm added the following wrestlers to his squad: Derek Mitzel (Aberdeen), Cole Schuelke...Tags: High Schools, Schools, Human Interest, College Sports, High School Sports
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Where was thy bark, man's best friend?
In the wake of the earthquake that jolted my apartment building and a large portion of the eastern United States on Tuesday, allow me to express my disappointment in the local pet population. Long known for possessing the ability to sense impending...Tags: Pets, Nature, Wrestling
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Anna Kournikova tells you how it's done on 'Biggest Loser'
South Florida's Anna Kournikova reached No. 8 as a women's tennis player and now is a coach on NBC's "The Biggest Loser." She also has been called one of the world's sexiest athletes.
Injuries cut short her professional tennis career in 2003 but she...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Almonds, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Nutrition, Vitamin Therapy
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After coming out, former Maryland player feels he has a second chance
For years, Akil Patterson wouldn't tell the world who he really was: a gay man playing Division I college football.
His secret weighed on him, frightened him, confused him, taking on a life all its own.
In lonely periods, the former University of...Tags: Ralph Friedgen, Chicago Bulls, YouTube, Human Rights Campaign, Sports
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Past Highlights
July 13 1986 - Evander Holyfield defeated Dwight Muhammed Qawi in a split decision to win the World Boxing Association junior heavyweight crown. 1991 - Jason Hulshof, who will be a junior on this year's Aberdeen Central wrestling team, won the...Tags: Corey Koskie, Jacque Jones, All Stars, Minnesota Twins, Evander Holyfield
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Highlights from the past - July 19
1986 - Jack Morris pitched a two-hitter for his third consecutive shutout as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0. 1991 - Eleven-year-old Matt Meyer of Chelsea finished first in the AAU Grand National Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in the...Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, Detroit Tigers, Tino Martinez
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Lindsey Durlacher, decorated Illinois wrestler, dies at 36
Tribune ReporterLindsey Durlacher, a Greco-Roman wrestling world bronze medalist who won a state title for Buffalo Grove High School and was a two-time All-American at the University of Illinois, died Saturday at age 36 at his home in Denver, Colo. USA Wrestling,...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Buffalo Grove, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education
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