This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

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.

One might typically walk into the sleek, wood-paneled theater of the Asia Society Texas Center expecting to see a rare foreign film or a stirring concert of classical music. On Saturday, however, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

OF THE HOME THEY SHARED. MICHELLE: WE HAVE A BIG NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT IS GOING TO BE HELD IN ORLANDO THIS WEEKEND AND THE SPORT THAT’S BEING FEATURED MIGHT JUST BLOW YOUR MIND. STEWART: YES IT ...

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” — ...