Stateside athletes hope to popularize sport in its adopted country. Jan. 29, 2008 — -- Most people associate sumo wrestling almost exclusively with Japan, where the sport originated and top ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — ...

The two hulking men squatted on the balls of their feet, facing each other in the fighting ring. They rubbed their hands together to symbolize washing before battle, clapped once to alert the gods ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Andrew Roden has quite the resume. He's closing in on a PHD in psychology, and he's a champion Sumo wrestler. Yes, he's a Sumo wrestler. “Everyone thinks it’s only in ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association said ...

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At Madison Square Garden, New Yorkers got a rare look at an ancient Japanese sport, cheering and booing as though they were watching a Yankees game. A pared-down format of sumo wrestling was on ...

Manny Yarbrough is big in Japan. In fact, he is big everywhere. At 6 feet 8 inches tall and 740 pounds, the 39-year-old African-American sumo wrestler is not easily mistaken for someone else walking ...

Want to test your muster against a pro sumo wrestler? You’ll have a chance when Sumo and Sushi comes to D.C. next month. Sumo and Sushi will bring seven expert sumo wrestlers to WEG Studios in ...

This as-told-to story is one in a series of 12 that explores the role of strength in modern life. "Sumos are much more athletic and fit than people expect. We often carry a lot of fat, but it’s on top ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one ...