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John Vinikoor’s plan was to step up to the arm wrestling table, grip hands with his opponent, focus and then try to finish off the match as quickly as possible. It’s not an easy task in a sport where solid technique and body control contribute more to victory than strength.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Hasim Rahman’s quest to regain a portion of the heavyweight championship belt won’t be realized anytime soon. At least, not until Rahman beats David Tua. Rahman, the former WBC and IBF champion, thought he had done that Saturday night in the co-featured main event at the First…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Senior forward Nicole Druckenmiller tightly held onto the television remote control from her front row seat and braced herself for the NCAA Selection Committee’s announcement on Sunday. She anxiously waited to see which team she and her Villanova Wildcats teammates were going to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, 52, who’s far from a sculpted piece of boxing art himself, has said that his scheduled 10-round bout against Eric “Butterbean” Esch Saturday night at the Scope in Norfolk, Va. will be his last fight. He had been looking for a promoter…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Real or not? Not many of the fans crowded around the grandstands events area at Allentown’s Cedar Beach for the World Extreme Wrestling show Friday night seemed to care. The bottom line is that it was funny, at times thrilling, and best of all, free. That’s the way every event…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The tag team of professional cycling — with coordination, slick moves and ever-present speed — will all be on display in the featured racing event tonight at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown. Young, blazing riders such as 19-year-old Bobby Lea of Mertztown and Kyle…
· Andre D. Williams
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