There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. Central at least five days a week. Not interested in getting another e-mail? Read the news you might have missed from around the world. Some news might be related to other sports but has a connection to wrestling, that's why you'll sometimes see those here as well.

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Police raids to trace wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case | The Indian Express

According to Additional DCP (north-west) Dr Guriqbal Singh Sidhu, police found that a quarrel had allegedly taken place between Sushil Kumar, Ajay, Prince, Sonu, Sagar, Amit and others in the parking area of the stadium.

The Complete Women's Nationals Preview – FloWrestling

Women’s Nationals are here, or as some call it “Not-Body-Bar”— a reference to the moniker that identified the event for years.

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ann Killion keeps calling Stanford out | Mat Talk Podcast Network

Longtime sports journalist Ann Killion of the San Francisco Chronicle joins the Short Time Wrestling Podcast to talk about the situation at Stanford. Now a columnist after impressive career stops at the Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News and Sports Illustrated, Killion's job is to offer her perspective on topics in and around sports and the Stanford drop of 11 sports definitely got her attention.

Rio 2016 gold medallist Khinchegashvili out of UWW World Olympic Games qualifier – Inside The Games

Rio 2016 gold medallist Vladimer Khinchegashvili has been ruled out of this week's United World Wrestling World Olympic Games qualifier for Tokyo 2020 after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Check out the All-Metro wrestling team for the 2020-21 season | Prep Sports | nola.com

Each twin has won three successive Louisiana state championships. As juniors, Evan won the Division I state title at 132 pounds and was named Outstanding Wrestler after his victory at the Louisiana Classic. Jacob won the D-I title at 138 pounds.

2021 Women's Nationals & World Team Trials | WreaperWrestling.com

Body Bar is BACK! After a phenomenal 2019 turn out, we were so sad to see it cancelled last year due to everything COVID-19 related. But we’re here and the tournament is this weekend, so that’s all that matters!

InterMat Wrestling – Interview with Jim Zalesky

Yesterday news broke that former Iowa and Oregon State head coach would be taking over the vacant position at the NAIA's University of Jamestown. Coach Zalesky tells us what was attractive about this job and coaching on the NAIA level and more.

Straight from the ‘Slaughterhouse': Placer wrestling navigating ‘unconventional' season | Gold Country Media

While the mat competition may be the only actual sense of “normalcy” for Placer High School wrestling, everything surrounding the season has been anything but.

Jury trials slated for later this year for man charged with sex crimes | Local News | emissourian.com

A Labadie man who is accused of statutory sodomy and furnishing pornographic material to someone younger than 18 will have two separate jury trials this fall, according to electronic court records. Both cases stem from charges that were filed in 2018.

Delayed Illinois wrestling season gets going with unique challenges | Wrestling | stltoday.com

Alton wrestling coach Eric Roberson calls the situation “strange.” Normally starting in November, the Illinois wrestling season opened its seven-week schedule April 29, becoming the final sport to begin competition in the Illinois High School Association athletics calendar.

Erie County defends recommendation on high school wrestling | High School | buffalonews.com

Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein and County Executive Mark Poloncarz defended the county's recommendation that high school wrestling be delayed until Covid-19 infection rates have fallen further.

Prep wrestling: Parkersburg South's Gavin Quiocho wins Robert Dutton Award as state's top prep wrestler | Wrestling | wvgazettemail.com

The 21st and 22nd four-time prep wrestling state champions in West Virginia history — Parkersburg South’s Gavin Quiocho and East Fairmont’s Blake Boyers — were runaway selections for the top two spots in the 37th annual Robert Dutton Award voting.

MEAC Releases 50th Anniversary Wrestling All-Time Team, Presented by The Home Depot – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

As the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) continues to celebrate its 50th Anniversary during the 2020-21 academic year, the conference office now announces its Wrestling All-Time Team, Presented by the Home Depot.

After the Olympic Wrestling Trials fiasco, J'den Cox moves forward – Columbia Daily Tribune

One of the most anticipated matchups of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials never happened, and J'den Cox's dreams of representing his country in Tokyo were dashed.

U23 Nationals in men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman set for Lincoln, Neb., May 27-29, which sets 2021 U23 World Teams – TheMat.com

USA Wrestling has announced that the U23 National Championships for men will be held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb., from Thursday, May 27 through Saturday, May 29.

Ravenna wrestling reached team state finals as club sport; now hopes to be school-sanctioned – mlive.com

James English began laying the foundation for Ravenna wrestling in 2010 and the program returned as a club-sport varsity team one year later.

World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: Last chance for India – InsideSport.co

It will be the last chance for India to secure record- Tokyo Olympic berth when 12 wrestlers across three divisions begin their campaign at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Sophia, Bulgaria.

College wrestling: ‘Gas Tank Gary' Traub leaves Ohio State for Oregon State – Cincinnati Enquirer

Making the best of a bad situation and flipping the script is an admirable talent in any discipline, let alone sports.

Porter and Coon recieve draws for World Olympic Qualifier – TheMat.com

Greco-Roman wrestlers Jesse Porter (Ballston Lake, N.Y./New York AC/Northern Michigan OTS) and Adam Coon (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) have received their draws for the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria. Porter competes in the 77 kg bracket, while Coon wrestles at 130 kg.

NLWC excels at Olympic Trials – WIN Magazine

Mount Nittany is a common site for the folks of State College, Pa., as the 2,077-foot geographic landmark is a nostalgic landmark for Penn State fans to admire and has served as a backdrop to Penn State’s athletic legacy.

Oliver gets draw for World Olympic Qualifier on Thursday, opens up against Rasim of Bulgaria – TheMat.com

Jordan Oliver (Chapel Hill, N.C./Sunkist Kids/Tarheel RTC) has received his draw for the 65 kg men’s freestyle competition at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Damon Makes the JR World Team & Actually Talks About It – Five Point Move

Dominic Damon (67 kg, NMU/NTS) is not what you might describe as “wordy”. He’s not. Ask around. Damon is famous for his death-grip adherence to brevity. Shyness, maybe that’s part of it. A tough sell, however. The tone in his voice is never, ever tense. Relaxed but purposeful would perhaps pose a more apt description of his conversational nuances.

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