“I belong to a family of wrestlers and my father has been a very well known name in the Indian wrestling community.”
Powder-puff Football in Iraq
Nov 23rd, 2009
Football season is well underway and the cheers and roars on Friday and Saturday nights at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, belong to the women.
The 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soulja Girlz is one of 10 Powder Puff football teams that play twice a week at JBB.
College Co-ed Turns Soccer Tourney into Hair Pulling Brawl
Nov 10th, 2009
New Mexico women’s soccer defender Elizabeth Lambert was caught on tape engaging in the sort of violence usually reserved for television wrestlers.
Senegal native leads US paratroopers in soccer tourney
Oct 20th, 2009
“It doesn’t matter where you come from,” said Dakar, Senegal, native, Spc. Mour Diop. “I wasn’t thinking about ‘Hey, they’re Iraqis!’ I was thinking about, we’re all friends when we step on the field.”
Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Soldiers from the 45th Iraqi Army Brigade, 11th IA Division, teamed up together to compete in the semi-finals of the Panther Soccer Tournament, Oct. 12 on Combat Outpost Carver, here.
Solheim Cup features USA against the world
Aug 20th, 2009
It’s not the most famous golf competition. And, it is the ladies of the LPGA and not Tiger and the PGA men. That just makes it a little more relaxed and a lot more fun.
The Solheim Cup is being competed for August 17 – 23, 2009, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
One of the most crucial events before any fight competition is the weigh-in. This moment can make or break competitors, either allowing them to be stronger than the competition or dooming them to face a much larger opponent.
That day came all too soon for the more than 150 competitors throughout Kuwait who came to Camp Arifjan to sign up to participate in the Wrangler Rumble, the first Modern Army Combatives Competition in Kuwait sponsored by the 4th Sustainment Brigade.
Spinning for Afghan Children
Apr 24th, 2009
“We raised over 9,700 dollars today,” stated a pleased Derksen. “It was more money than we ever expected. The best part is, for every 20 dollars we get, War Child can support a child for a whole year.”
Do-Rah Tournament Draws Afghan Crowd
Mar 1st, 2009
The game is called Do-Rah. For some, it was the chance to see a familiar game played against other villagers from across Deh Rawod. For others, it was the opportunity of a lifetime to watch a sport rarely seen by foreigners. For everyone involved, it was the opportunity to bring communities together in a way only a sports tournament can.
Sisters Run Fort Bragg
Jan 15th, 2009
As daughters of Col. Brian P. Stephenson, XVIII Airborne Corps rear detachment operations officer, and Vicki Stephenson, the girls have running in their blood. Stephenson ran cross-country in high school and college, a path both Lauren and Kristen say could be a possibility for them.
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