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 paid attention to before. But I will watch with a little sadness in my heart […]
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 gives viewers extra coverage at a fraction of the cost. For wrestling, this allows the […]
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.” But there have been controversies about the safety of cutting weight and whether certain moves, […]
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 to the growth of streaming video and niche channels like the Big Ten Network, I […]
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 talent, save for Iowa this year. The Hawks are sitting out the National Duals, sponsored […]
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 on Flowrestling
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 two seasons when work and life made it clear that I had to give up […]
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 got a fateful phone call. Well, it wasn’t fateful, but it was intriguing. The fine […]
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 illegal MMA events before the regulations went into effect. Either way, I had fun and […]
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 it’s not like I need one or two things to happen in order to come […]
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