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Anyone new to wrestling tonight must wonder about the span of wrestler's sizes: From the fireplugs of Marsteller, Hidlay and Cronin at the one end to the relatively rangy, wiry or whispy Forrest, Gross, and Wick at the other end.

It's a good reason to limit the number of turns one is able to get with a lace or gut wrench

KD v. ZV. What does Zahid have to do to pull magic out of the hat?

Wick reminds me of a ....

Haines should also enter WTT at 79KG

I think Nolf should go 79 KG at WTT. Yes, I know he is retired but this could be his ticket to Worlds

NLWC and OK St. Club both have two champs. OKS going for a third

MM just needs to shore up his baseline and leg defense. Otherwise, he is nonstop energy. Like Beau Bassett

Wow, MM looked great.

This match at 74KG should also be good.

Yes, it was fairly close I think. 2-1 maybe

Green is power and speed. Yianni finesse and funk

I'm thinking that version of Jax Forrest takes out Vito. He wrestles with complete confidence and competence.

Wow, Forrest is so crafty and creative.. He out-Grossed Gross.

61KG should be two zen masters of idiosyncrasy, length, and scrambling.

Impressive performance and tournament for LL. Lee is another animal but LL is quick and can get to the angles.

Apparently, there is an opening at the Papacy in Rome. Not sure what the equivalent of that is for wrestling.

Ha! The sun is actually worth honoring, respecting, and increasingly fearing (given the warming planet) since it is the source of light, life, and en-light-enment. As for invisible or imaginary deities or beings, that's another story. I jokingly call myself a "solar monotheist" (especially in winter), but I would gladly honor other suns (stars)—"solar polytheism"—if they would make an appearance in our neck of the solar system. Here's an artificial sun for those cloudy days when it might come in handy:

Oh well, that's not too surprising. My sense is that athletes can certainly be very intelligent but they are rarely deeply (or even critically) educated. When your focus is largely on the body, the "muscle" of the mind is not exercised or strengthened And many athletes tend to embrace authority (instead of doubt, skepticism, or curiosity) and loyalty (instead of truth). They look for and are drawn to things that "work" (for them) and downplay whether they are true or even right. In some ways, that's fine. A problem, however, often arises when they start to speak publicly about matters outside the realm of sport and to project the values or dimensions of sport (especially combat) onto the larger world.

How about the All Atheist Team (or at least Skeptics, Agnostics, "Apatheists", philosophical Buddhists or Taoists, and even Christian Atheists ... yes they exist)? It's often the more educated or preternaturally intelligent folks who don't go in for the superstitions and fictions. I have no idea who would be on it, but here are some possibilities: Jason Welch? I can't recall religious-speak from Dake, Taylor, Askren, Stieber, Yanni, or JB ... but who knows? Among athletes who were not wrestlers, I've heard Bruce Lee, Lance Armstrong, Nadal, Ted Williams, and Diana Nyad are (or were) likely non-believers. I'm sure there are quite a few, but it's still somewhat of a taboo for public figures to share that they don't believe. And, I think, many athletes tend to project their own athletic struggles, training, and stories onto the world or universe and so frequently tend to view things in simplistic, dualistic or Manichaean ways. And/or they often believe that "faith" will help them win, perform well, or at least comfort them in loss (and there is some evidence that it serves these pragmatic functions.) In any event, sports often have religious dimensions to them and in certain respects they are a substitute or supplement for religion: https://theconversation.com/how-sport-became-the-new-religion-a-200-year-story-of-societys-great-conversion-199576 If you follow or peak in on the Penn State wrestling forum, many of the posters actually seem to worship a wrestler: "In Cael we Trust" is the de rigueur mantra.

Buying stock on Black MAGA Monday when the market and economy are crashing because of the Orange Stain? Real smart, Tony. I guess you didn't pass ECON 101 at Iowa

Two great guys. Ohe had to lose. Congrats to Hamiti.

I wrestled McCormick in high school. My coach moved me up two weights to wrestle him because Bloomsburg was a rival. I had to drink a gallon of water right before weigh-ins just to meet the minimum weight. It ended in a tie. My father taught at Bloomsburg University when McCormick's Dad was President there. Now, DM is a carpet bagger from CT.

I don't see him beating Kasak again.

Lovett and Taylor will be sponsoring a stall camp this summer.