March Madness Kills Wrestling Team

Like many other right-thinking Americans, I will fill out brackets and watch the March Madness action with great interest, Few things bring people together like the chance to win money based on the results of basketball teams they have never…

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Big Ten Network Drops the Ball

Throughout the collegiate sports season, the Big Ten Network features a concept called Student U. This supplements the network’s normal coverage of conference athletics with broadcasts produced by university students. Since many of the schools have outstanding communications programs, this…

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Be a Man. Wrestle a Girl.

When wrestling makes the news, it is often for the wrong reasons. Sure, those of us who have competed or stay connected to the sport will never stop hearing the joke about tights vs. required uniform from “The Breakfast Club.”…

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The Problem with College Wrestling on TV

Now that football season has come to a close, I can now focus much of my attention on one of my other favorite sports – amateur wrestling. I have participated or watched the sport pretty much my entire life. Thanks…

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A Modest Proposal for Wrestling

This coming weekend, the nation’s best college wrestling teams will face important dual meet tests. Well, most of them will. And some of them will be competing against each other. You see, two events will bring together the nation’s best…

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Andrew Alton’s Headlock

Wrestling fans – ignore the “commentator” yelling at you and enjoy. The kid who got decked is a two-time New York state champ. Holy Christmas, this group of Penn State freshman are going to be fun to watch. Wrestling Videos…

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My Officiating Experience

When I first got out of college 20 years ago, I wanted to find ways to stay involved with wrestling. I couldn’t decide between officiating and coaching so I did the sensible thing – I did both. That lasted for…

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New Sport Has a Kick

I didn’t have any plans a couple of Sundays ago. We planned on having some friends over the Saturday before to grill and hang out, so I assumed I would spend the next day napping and watching sports. Then I…

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No Holds Barred

Well, not really, but I got a chance to see the first-ever legal mixed martial arts event in Pennsylvania Sunday. I have written that phrase a bunch of times and never thought to ask anyone if there were plenty of…

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Greatest Sports Day of the Year

Today is an embarrassment of riches for sports fans. It really is such a wonderful day to be alive. Of course, March Madness starts today. I am in four pools this year. I picked my teams kind of randomly so…

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