Tag: Wrestling
Credit Suisse indicted over alleged ties to Bulgarian mafia
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss attorney general’s office said Thursday it has filed an indictment against bank Credit Suisse for allegedly failing to do...
Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, who played Deebo in ‘Friday,’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has...
Trump honors legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to Dan Gable, a renowned wrestler and coach from Iowa who won...
The Latest: Wrestling world championships canceled
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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400 years on, Mayflower’s legacy includes pride, prejudice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of the colonists are wrestling...
The Latest: NFL’s Washington team not yet allowing fans
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame ace for mighty Yankees, died at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was...
US hits Iran court, judges with sanctions over wrestler
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday hit an Iranian revolutionary court and several judges with sanctions in part for their role in...
Bills rejuvenated offense has Rams coach McVay’s attention
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McVay knows good offenses when he sees them.
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Iran executes man whose case drew international attention
TEHRAN (AP) — Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the country’s authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after President Donald...
Former WWE wrestlers’ lawsuit over brain damage is dismissed
A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that had been filed by 50 former pro wrestlers, many of them stars in the 1980s...
Mexico lucha libre wrestlers struggle to survive amid virus
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Feds attempting to seize home of former pro wrestler
MADISON, Miss. (AP) —...
South Carolina man accused of trying to kidnap WWE star
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson acquires XFL
Former wrestling star Dwayne...
Los Angeles’ first Olympics set template for future Games
Even though the 1932...
3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) —...
With no crowds, Wrigleyville has different feel for Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Laurie...
Column: Olympic athletes ponder what might’ve been in Tokyo
Helen Maroulis will never...
Guidance for masks in schools varies widely across US states
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)...
Tribes struggle to meet deadline to spend virus relief aid
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) —...
List of college teams cut because of coronavirus pandemic
Four-year college athletic teams...
