At 5-foot-3 and 135 pounds, Michael Greenberg was the lightest sumo competitor at the 14th annual U.S. Sumo Open on Sept. 20 — by a lot. But according to the young Jew from Long Beach, his svelte ...

CITY HEIGHTSCITY HEIGHTS — The opponents square off just outside the ring, east versus west. They bend in a respectful bow and step into the circle, meeting at the center before crouching to their ...

They’re big, bad wrestlers and they’re ready for a massive rumble at the Walter Pyramid. Just don’t expect to see dramatic moves like pile drivers, choke holds or anyone flying off the top rope onto ...

The country's best sumo wrestlers practice kitty-corner from a 99-cent store in a Torrance strip mall. The floor in the rented dojo has just enough space for one ring made of a white plastic tarp with ...

JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.

Sumo coach André Coleman (left) was moments away from victory as he practiced with assistant coach Derek Jeffries. Both will compete in the U.S. Sumo Open. Keith Myers [email protected] The two sumo ...

The 14th annual United States Sumo Open championships were held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach on Saturday, as more than 2,000 fans got to experience world-class sumo wrestling. The star of the ...

Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Byambajav Ulambayar became the highest-ranked wrestler on his team at age 18. He spent his childhood practicing several styles of martial arts and is a four-time sumo ...

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At the U.S. Sumo Open on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., roughly 60 sumo wrestlers from around the world will face off at one of the largest sumo competitions outside Japan. To the untrained eye, they ...