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Things to know about the Iowa City, Iowa bid for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 12/10/2010 Weekdays from Dec. 6-14, TheMat.com will profile all seven bid cities for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting. [Article]
TEAM USA FEATURE: 1996 Olympic silver medalist Matt Ghaffari back on the mat Drew Silverman TeamUSA.org 12/09/2010 TeamUSA.org profiles 1996 Olympic silver medalist Matt Ghaffari. [Article]
Hinkel, Bastardi, Valerio, Maughan and Murphy's Top Twenty report on December 11 edition of Takedown Wrestling Radio Takedown Radio 12/09/2010 [Article]
Remembering Dave Schultz TheMat.com 12/09/2010 Share your Dave Schultz stories on our message boards. Dave Schultz' official obituary is also posted. [Article]
John E. du Pont, 72, who murdered Olympic champion Dave Schultz, dies in prison in Pennsylvania various sources 12/09/2010 John E. du Pont, 72, who murdered Olympic wrestling champion Dave Schultz, died in prison this morning in Pennsylvania. [Article]
U.S. Open Wrestling Championships offers exclusive ticket offer for Ohio coaches & clubs Jenny Popis Greater Cleveland Sports Commission 12/09/2010 USA Wrestling member clubs & coaches can get 20 tickets for April 9 finals for just $100. Non-member clubs pay $150 for 20 tickets & receive a USAW club charter. Offer ends April 1. [Article]
Things to know about the Hampton, Va. bid for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting Gary Abbott USA Wrestlking 12/09/2010 Weekdays from Dec. 6-14, TheMat.com will profile all seven bid cities for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting. [Article]
Long leaving Iowa State, intends to transfer to Penn State Tom Kroeschell Iowa State Sports Information 12/08/2010 Andrew Long, the 125-pound NCAA runner-up last season, will be leaving Iowa State and intends to transfer to Penn State. [Article]
Top-ranked Steve Fittery of American looking to cap career with NCAA title in home state Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 12/08/2010 The Pennsylvania native is poised to make a run at winning the 157-pound title at the 2011 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia. He was fifth at the 2010 NCAAs. [Article]
Excel Wrestling honors Les Anderson into its Hall of Heroes Excel Wrestling 12/08/2010 Excel Wrestling honored longtime Iowa State Assistant Coach and wrestling leader Les Anderson into its Hall of Heroes. [Article]
Humboldt begins fundraising to erect statue of Iowa legend Frank Gotch Frank Gotch Statue Committee 12/08/2010 Humboldt, Iowa is in the early stages of building a statue of its native son, Frank Gotch, one of the heroes of American wrestling nearly 100 years ago. [Article]
MatChat Podcast: Joe Betterman Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 12/08/2010 Fresh off a gold medal at the Haparanda Cup in Haparanda, Sweden, TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week Joe Betterman is the latest guest on the USA Wrestling MatChat Podcast. [Article]
Things to know about the Greensboro, N.C. bid for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 12/08/2010 Weekdays from Dec. 6-14, TheMat.com will profile all seven bid cities for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting. [Article]
Maroulis wins Twitter vote for USOC Athlete of Month; Rowlands takes third Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 12/08/2010 Helen Maroulis (pictured) won the Twitter vote for USOC Female Athlete of the Month with 49%. Tommy Rowlands was third in the men's vote with 19%. [Article]
Johns Hopkins wrestling launches 'Take Downs for Autism' Ernie Larossa Johns Hopkins Sports Information 12/07/2010 The Blue Jay wrestling team has partnered with the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute to create the Take Down Autism Program. [Article]
National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces Class of 2011 with Sanderson, Hall, Brand, Delgado honored National Wrestling Hall of Fame 12/07/2010 Cael Sanderson, Dennis Hall, Dan Brand & Richard Delgado elected as Distinguished Members, with other honorees named for June 8-9 induction. [Article]
Roger Frizzell and Kenny Monday to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Dan Gable Museum 12/08/2010 Former Bedlam rivals Roger Frizzell and Kenny Monday will go On the Mat this Wednesday, December 8. [Article]
FILA announces strict new transfer rules for athletes changing nationality USA Wrestling 12/07/2010 Each nation may accept only one new athlete per style each year. There is a two-year delay period for major events. Specific procedures must be followed. [Article]
Wrestlers of the Week: Big Ten, ACC, NSIC, SoCon, RMAC Media Reports 12/08/2010 Keep up to date on the recent winners of Wrestler of the Week honors from around the nation. [Article]
TheMat.com College Wrestling Schedule & Scoreboard: Dec. 6-12 Media Reports 12/12/2010 Keep up to date on college wrestling scores from around the nation with TheMat.com's College Wrestling Scoreboard. [Article]