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Oklahoma State's Trevor Mastrogiovanni celebrates his victory over Iowa's Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) in the Bout at the Ballpark college wrestling dual Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Steve Nurenberg/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
USA, Iowa dominate wrestling event at Texas Rangers' stadium

By Cliff Brunt Feb. 13, 2022 12:38 AM EST

Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea, reacts after winning his men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Column: No need for NASCAR, WWE with short track at Olympics

By Paul Newberry Feb. 11, 2022 03:13 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, United States' Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan. Steveson has achieved his childhood dream of signing with World Wrestling Entertainment, but with a twist. The WWE announced Thursday that it has signed Steveson to an exclusive NIL deal that will allow him to join the WWE roster and return to the University of Minnesota to defend his college heavyweight wrestling title. It is the WWE’s first NIL deal. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Steveson signs NIL deal with WWE, will wrestle for Minnesota

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 09, 2021 02:57 PM EDT

United State's Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
USA's Steveson scores late to win wrestling gold

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 06, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

FILE - Minnesota's Gable Steveson does a backflip to celebrate after defeating Michigan's Mason Parris in their 285-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships in St. Louis, in this Saturday, March 20, 2021, file photo. The charismatic 21-year-old hopes a successful run at the Games launches him into a WWE career like his mentor, Brock Lesnar, and an acting career like former WWE star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
US Olympian Gable Steveson chases gold, pro wrestling dreams

By Cliff Brunt Jul. 17, 2021 10:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2016, file photo, Roman Reigns holds up the championship belt after defeating Triple H during WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. WWE is set to welcome back fans for the first time in more than a year when 25,000 fans are expected on both Saturday, April 10, 2021 and Sunday nights for WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)
Back in Business: WrestleMania ready to rumble with fans

By Dan Gelston Apr. 09, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

FILE - Mixed Martial Arts fighter Demetrious Johnson celebrates after defeating Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu in a flyweight world grand prix quarterfinal One Championship bout in Tokyo, in this Sunday, March 31, 2019, file photo. Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez won UFC championships before leaving their native U.S. to pursue another title overseas. Their home fans will get to see their next fights in Singapore thanks to One Championship's new series of fight cards on TNT. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Alvarez, Mighty Mouse back on US TV with One Championship

By Greg Beacham Apr. 06, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

CFL, XFL set for discussions about potential partnership

Mar. 10, 2021 08:09 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Twenty-six years after being released by the Calgary Stampeders, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is looking at re-establishing his Canadian Football...

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, American businesswoman Stephanie McMahon participates in AOL's BUILD Speaker Series at AOL Studios in New York. World Wrestling Entertainment is used to making headlines this time of year leading up to WrestleMania. But the company has more on its plate leading up to its showcase event on April 10 and 11, 2021. “Bringing back fans was needed, and we’ve been able to try things out that we have thought about but not had the chance,” WWE chief brand officer McMahon said. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
WWE Network move to Peacock part of very busy spring for WWE

By Joe Reedy Mar. 09, 2021 02:43 AM EST

FILE - Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs in concert at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, N.J., in this Aug. 8, 2019, file photo. Corgan is set to reboot the National Wrestling Alliance, founded in 1948 and the once proud stomping grounds of Ric Flair, Lou Thesz, Harley Race and other wrestling legends, injecting the company with a 21st century flavor.(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Smashing Pumpkins' Corgan wrestles with keeping NWA afloat

By Dan Gelston Mar. 02, 2021 01:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62. Lister manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister was found unconscious in his home in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Dec. 10, 2020 10:03 PM EST

Pro wrestling star James 'Kamala' Harris dies at 70

By Russell Contreras Aug. 10, 2020 03:13 PM EDT
James Harris, a Mississippi-born sharecropper who gained international fame as “Kamala the Ugandan Giant,” a massive professional wrestler who terrorized...

Chicago Cubs fans wait outside Wrigley Field before an opening day baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Chicago, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Chicago. In a normal year, that would mean a sellout crowd at Wrigley Field and jammed bars surrounding the famed ballpark but in a pandemic-shortened season, it figures to be a different atmosphere. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
With no crowds, Wrigleyville has different feel for Cubs

By Andrew Seligman Jul. 24, 2020 09:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2015, file photo, Brock Lesnar makes his entrance at Wrestlemania XXXI in Santa Clara, Calif. While real sports have shut down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, WWE has pressed on and is set to run this weekend its first WrestleMania in an empty arena. WWE stood firm that the show must go on and largely moved a card highlighted by stars Brock Lesnar and John Cena to its performance center in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Don Feria, File)
The biggest bad guy at WrestleMania is coronavirus

By Dan Gelston Apr. 03, 2020 04:09 PM EDT