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A shoulder injury contributed to Adeline Gray getting knocked out of the wrestling finals in Rio. Gray has racked up several world championships since then and has her sights set on taking home gold from Tokyo.

The Institute of Youth of Mexico City began to deploy Mexico’s famous masked wrestlers to Latin America’s largest wholesale market to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing to battle COVID-19.

An Army soldier found guilty of negligent homicide in a vehicle rollover that killed a West Point cadet last year was sentenced to three years’ confinement and a discharge for bad conduct, military officials said Tuesday.

West Point wrestlers will honor a teammate killed in a vehicle rollover accident last year by hosting a match at his former high school in New Jersey

The referee who was heavily criticized for telling a New Jersey high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match has been suspended for two seasons following an official investigation.

We now know the identity of the sole cadet killed when a five-ton cargo truck rolled over during a routine training exercise at West Point. Pat Battle reports.

Bret “The Hitman” Hart is OK after the famous wrestler was tackled by a spectator while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center.

A referee who was heavily criticized for telling a New Jersey high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match has taken a step toward filing a defamation lawsuit.

King Kong Bundy, the 6-foot-4 (193-centimeter) professional wrestler best known for facing Hulk Hogan in WrestleMania 2, has died. He was 61. Bundy died Monday, said promoter and longtime friend David Herro, who posted on Facebook : “Today we lost a Legend and a man I consider family.” The cause of death and other details were not disclosed. Bundy, whose...

Activists are calling for the wrestling referee who forced a high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks before a match to be permanently banned from the sport. Jen Maxfield reports.

Police say a former standout high school wrestler was killed in a New Year’s Day crash in New Jersey.

An Olympic champion wrestler has reached out to a New Jersey high school wrestler who had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit his bout.

A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit his bout, and video of the sudden haircut has sparked fury.

Wrestler Mick Foley said meeting him made it feel like Christmas morning. Arnold Schwarzenegger called him a trailblazer. Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted simply: “Stroker Ace was born to race.” In Hollywood and beyond, friends and fans took to Twitter on Thursday to remember Burt Reynolds, the actor who died at age 82.

Retired Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson contacted two former team members and asked them to express support for former assistant coach Rep. Jim Jordan, a day after the former players accused him of turning a blind eye to the team doctor’s alleged sexual abuse, according to the wrestlers and text messages they shared with NBC News. Hellickson made clear...

Bruno Mars sent his condolences to the family of WWE legend Bruno Sammartino, the man who is the inspiration for his stage name, via Twitter Thursday morning. “Sending love and prayers to Bruno Sammartino’s family. He was such a gentleman when I met him & really meant a lot to my father & I. RIP,” the tweet said.

A former wrestler has sued his Catholic high school, claiming the New Jersey school and church officials conspired to cover up sexual and verbal abuse in its nationally recognized wrestling program.

WWE star Enzo Amore has been fired by the wrestling promotion after a woman alleged on Twitter that he raped her and police opened a sexual assault investigation. The company said in a statement that Amore, whose real name is Eric Arndt, was fired Tuesday after initially being suspended.

Wrestler Rich Swann is being held without bail in a Florida jail after he was arrested and charged with battery and false imprisonment.

Americans began competing in the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center.