Jordan Burroughs
Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 16 1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats. 1926 — Henri...

Trevor Mastrogiovanni, right, of Oklahoma State, battles Jesse Ybarra, left, of Iowa, during the Bout at the Ballpark wrestling event Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Steve Nurenberg/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
USA, Iowa dominate wrestling event at Texas Rangers' stadium

By Cliff Brunt Feb. 13, 2022 12:38 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:38 AM EDT
Sept. 17 1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. ...

United State's Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
USA's Steveson scores late to win wrestling gold

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 06, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Stephenie Mcpherson, right, of Jamaica, reacts after winning a women's 400-meter semifinal as Allyson Felix, of the United States, looks on, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women's soccer

Aug. 05, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2018, file photo, United State's Kyle Dake, left, takes India's Sachin Giri to the mat during their 79 kg match in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa. Dake finally broke through at age 30 at the U.S. Olympic Trials and qualified for Tokyo at 74 kilograms. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
U.S. wrestler Kyle Dake finally has chance at Olympic gold

By Cliff Brunt Jul. 07, 2021 06:25 PM EDT

USA wrestlers to push Russian men, Japan women for Gold

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2021 01:15 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: MEN: Freestyle Russia earned two gold medals in freestyle -- Soslan Ramonov...

Kyle Dake off to Tokyo after sweeping Burroughs at US trials

Apr. 03, 2021 10:49 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Dake ended Jordan Burroughs' decade of dominance in American wrestling, making the Olympics for the first time with a sweep in...

FILE - J'Den Cox of the United States celebrates his win over Ivan Yankouski of Belarus in the final of men's freestyle 92kg category of the Wrestling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in this Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, file photo. Two-time world champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox is out of the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials in Fort Worth, Texas, after not making weight Friday, April 2, 2021, USA Wrestling announced. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP, File)
Dake gets shot at Burroughs with wins at wrestling trials

Apr. 02, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

FILE - United States' Kyle Dake, right, celebrates after defeating Japan's Sohsuke Takatani, left, in a 79kg match in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa, in this Saturday, April 7, 2018, file photo. The spotlight is on Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake heading into the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Burroughs, Dake on collision course at US wrestling trials

By Eric Olson Mar. 31, 2021 01:53 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:38 PM EDT
Sept. 17 1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton,...

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, file photo, United States' Jordan Ernest Burroughs celebrates after defeating Khetik Tsabolov, of Russia, in the men's freestyle 74-kg category during the final of the Wrestling World Cup at the Paris Bercy Arena, in Paris, France. Burroughs, the face of U.S. wrestling for nearly a decade, said Wednesday, July 15, 2020, he plans to compete another four years with the hope of finishing his career at the Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
US wrestling star Burroughs planning to compete until 2024

By Eric Olson Jul. 15, 2020 06:25 PM EDT

A man looks at a Tokyo 2020 countdown clock displaying the current date and time outside Tokyo Station, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world's biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza that's been cemented into the calendar for more than a century. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Latest: Hurricanes ask employees to take time off

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2020 07:44 PM EDT