Xiyue Wang, a Princeton University graduate student who had been held in Iran for over three years, has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between the United States and Iran, according to officials. “The entire Princeton University community is overjoyed that Xiyue Wang can finally return home to his wife and young son,…
Month: July 2020
WWE Top 10 Counts Down Top Superstar Throwback Personas
John Cena performed one of the show-stealing segments at WrestleMania 35 with the return of his “Dr. of Thuganomics” persona in his interruption and ambush of Elias, and WWE’s latest Top 10 video counts down some of the greatest moments in Superstar throwback persona appearances through the years. You can watch the video which includes…
Hundreds Of Accused Clergy Left Off Church's Sex Abuse Lists: AP
By CLAUDIA LAUER and MEGHAN HOYER Associated Press Richard J. Poster served time for possessing child pornography, violated his probation by having contact with children, admitted masturbating in the bushes near a church school and in 2005 was put on a sex offender registry. And yet the former Catholic priest was only just this month…
WWE RAW Preview, Apr. 22, 2019: A New Era Begins On The Red Brand
Now that The RAW roster has been shaken up, what awaits Team Red’s newest Superstars and reigning titleholders? Don’t miss the first Monday Night RAW after The Superstar Shake-up at 8/7 C on USA Network! Shaken & Stirred: This past Monday night, the landscape of Monday Night RAW changed in a big way. With new…
Minnesota 24, Purdue 11
Gophers Defeat Purdue for Fifth Consecutive Big Ten Victory The No.7 Gopher wrestling team took down their fourth straight Big Ten opponent with a 24-11 dual victory over the Purdue Boilermakers where they won seven out of ten bouts, including the first six. It’s the Gophers 12th victory of the season and fifth overall in…
Itasca Qualifies Six for NJCAA Nationals
The Itasca wrestling team placed second in the Northern Regional District qualifying six wrestlers to compete at the NJCAA National Tournament. Returning All-American and last year’s regional champion Corey Schmidt claimed another regional title wining at 197 pounds against Rochester’s Morgan Moreno 8-4. Tanner Reetz also claimed his second regional championship uncontested this year at…
Ridgewater qualifies two individuals to national tournament
The warrior wrestling team competed last weekend in Worthington at the North District national qualifying tournament. The lone champion was Jacob Backlund (Jordan, MN) at 165 pounds. Backlund advanced to the finals with a first period fall. In the finals, he won with a 4-2 decision. Jacob Revier (Olivia, MN) also qualified with a fourth…
St. Cloud State wrestling sits atop leaderboard after first day at NCAA DII championships
The St. Cloud State University wrestling team finished the first day of action at the 2019 NCAA Division II championships with a number one ranking. The Huskies posted 56.5 team points, while Wheeling Jesuit is in second place with 50.0 points, McKendree is third with 48.0 and Notre Dame (OH) is fourth at 46.5. The…
Two title changes at NWA TV tapings
Two title changes took place at the NWA’s television tapings in Atlanta on Tuesday night. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express once again hold NWA Tag Team gold, as Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Thomas Latimer & Royce Isaacs to win the NWA Tag Team titles. Colt Cabana also won the NWA National Championship from…
Cain Velasquez retires from MMA, signs 'lucrative' WWE deal
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez picked the right time to try his hand at professional wrestling. Months after making his in-ring debut, the 37-year-old has signed a “lucrative, multi-year” deal with WWE according to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi’s sources and has informed UFC that he is retiring, withdrawing from USADA’s testing pool. On Friday at…