Amputee Wrestler Loses, but Wins a Following
Dustin Carter, whose limbs had been amputated as a child, lost in the quarterfinals of Ohio’s Division II wrestling tournament. nytimes.com |
Miami Herald recognized for online coverage
The Miami Herald was recently recognized for its expanded coverage online of last year's Chris Benoit murders/suicide. In the Society of Professional Journalists (Florida) Sunshine State Awards, Jim Varsallone earned first place in Original Reporting Online for his interviews, columns, forum and news stories dealing with the horrific tragedy. miamiherald.com |
Deaf wrestler competes on CCW show
The Silencer defeated Lifeguard Wade Koverly on Saturday night, June 27 during a Coastal Championship Wrestling show at Jimmy Snuka's Bodyslam University, next to the Circus Bar & Grill in (South Florida) Pompano Beach. miamiherald.com |
Mixed martial arts in South Florida
Mixed Martial Arts is 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, near Hollywood.<p/> Fights featuring Miami native Keith Johnson vs. Michael Bernhard, Ariel Gandulla of Bradenton vs. Danny Babcock from Palm Bay, and Bounmy Somchay of West Palm Beach vs. Rene Martinez of Miami. miamiherald.com |
Sarita, women continue to make impact in TNA
With the hype surrounding Hulk Hogan's debut in TNA and the many surprises during the live show on SpikeTV going mano-a-mano with WWE Monday Night Raw on Jan. 4, TNA's Knockouts again proved the value of women's actual wrestling. miamiherald.com |