AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and ...
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New sumo grand master vows best behaviour after promotion
His promotion meant sumo avoided having no yokozuna for the ... retire in 2017 to atone for a brutal assault that left a rival wrestler with a fractured skull. Hoshoryu, whose real name is ...
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How do central Ohio high school wrestlers cut, maintain weight? Here's their strategy
Along with learning and refining the technical aspects of their sport, boys and girls wrestlers must also focus on another facet that’s just as important: monitoring their weight. There are 14 ...
France 2415d
New sumo grand master vows best behaviour after promotion
Tokyo (AFP) – Sumo's only grand master Hoshoryu vowed ... to retire in 2017 to atone for a brutal assault that left a rival wrestler with a fractured skull. Hoshoryu, whose real name is ...
Women's Health17d
How to do sumo squats to target your inner thighs, according to trainers
Sumo squats are made for sumo wrestlers, right? Nope, this squat variation has some serious lower bod benefits for everyone, no wrestling ring or even any equipment required. Sumo squats offer ...
The Indianapolis Star21d
Pins, wins and grins: Vote for IndyStar Central Indiana wrestler of week (Jan. 13-19)
Welcome back to IndyStar's wrestler of the week poll! This edition comes on the heels of a historic week in Indiana high school wrestling that featured the inaugural IHSAA girls wrestling ...
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WWE veteran blasts Corey Graves: "The ego of the wrestler" (Exclusive)
Corey Graves has been the talk of the wrestling world since criticizing WWE on social media. Vince Russo, the company's head writer in the late 1990s, recently shared his thoughts on the ...
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Ballot: Top area Skyland and Union wrestlers of the week and poll
Here are the top wrestlers during the past week from Hunterdon, Somerset and area Union counties. (Union coverage area is Governor Livingston, Plainfield, New Providence, Scotch Plains-Fanwood ...
NJ.com22d
N.J. high school wrestlers in the national rankings for Jan. 22
Between county tournaments and Escape the Rock last week, there were plenty of major bouts wrestled between nationally ranked wrestlers from all over New Jersey that led to major movement this week.
The Washington Post22d
As girls’ wrestling grows, it faces old stigmas and new challenges
On a Friday afternoon this month, five wrestling mats covered the gym floor at Northeast High in Pasadena, the setting for a day-long tournament called “Who’s #1.” In the minutes before the ...
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KML wrestler Anthony Wolf wins Journal Sentinel high school athlete of the week for Jan. 6-11
Anthony Wolf of Kettle Moraine Lutheran boys wrestling was the winner of last week's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel high school athlete of the week poll. Wolf earned 21,063 votes out of 36,657 total ...