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During Kelly Coppedge's final conversation with her grandfather last Sunday, she says he was still thinking about Navy's football team. "He asked, 'When's Navy playing and who are they playing?" Kelly Coppedge recalled Thursday. J.O. "Bo" Coppedge, a former Navy football player and wrestler who ran Navy's athletic department from 1968 until his retirement in 1988, died Wednesday night - less than three days before the Midshipmen were scheduled to play Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco.

Asking John Carroll senior George Weber about his possible matchup Friday with McDonogh junior Jack Clark, the 2012 National Prep champion at 145 pounds, is a "sensitive" subject, Patriots coach Keith Watson said. Weber has lost to Clark in every match between the two wrestlers, including two state championship bouts and once already this season. But the matches have mostly been close, some of them painfully so. What separates the Maryland State Wrestling Association's No. 1 and No. 2 wrestlers in the 145-pound weight class is not easily discerned by the coaches who have seen them both numerous times.

Glenelg was the big winner in the wrestling tri-meet at Reservoir on Tuesday night, as the No. 15 Gladiators (5-0) beat No.8 Reservoir (3-2), 38-24, and Atholton, 69-6. "We knew Reservoir would be very good," Glenelg coach Chris Rosas said. "But we had guys step up. " Reservoir took an early lead with Troy Kilcarr (113) and Mason Kilcarr (132) winning with pins and their brother, Trent Kilcarr, taking an 8-2 decision. But Glenelg fought back; among those stepping up were Austin Pagnotta with a pin (1:17)

Nine months ago, Western Tech's Tejon Anthony became the first wrestler at the school to win the Baltimore County, Class 2A-1A North regional and state wrestling titles. Now the junior, who won the state championship at 120 pounds after beating a three-time state champion in the semifinal, 5-4, before rolling to a 7-0 victory in the final, is seeking a second state crown as he moves up two weight classes to 132 pounds this season. Western Tech coach Jay Solera said Anthony is a leader "by example," that his calm persona translates well to the wrestling mat and that his self confidence is key to all he has accomplished.

Colleges Terps wrestler Sheptock earns ACC weekly honors Maryland junior Jimmy Sheptock earned Atlantic Coast Conference co-Wrestler of the Week honors after posting a 4-1 record and placing second at the Nittany Lion Open, the conference announced Tuesday. Sheptock, the 10th-ranked wrestler in the country at 184 pounds, defeated 19th-ranked Alex Utley of North Carolina, 8-3, in the quarterfinals before knocking off 14th-ranked Dan Rinaldi of Rutgers, 2-0, in the semifinals.

Tejon Anthony Western Tech, 132 pounds, junior Making history defines Anthony, who went 35-4 and became the first "Triple Crown" winner at Western Tech when he won the Baltimore County, 2A-1A North regional and state championships at 120 pounds last season. He beat Oakland Mills' Tony Farace, a three-time state champion, in the state semifinals. C.J. Austin Fallston, 152 pounds, senior Austin went 37-2 a year ago, coming within two points of winning a 2A-1A state title at 145 pounds.

One Sacramento wrestling fan gets more then he bargained for at a WWE match. FOX40 shows you why the fan is pressing charges against a wrestler.

If you're an athlete, and you are reading this, Emmanuel Yarborough is heavier than you. Guinness World Records named the 6-foot-8, 704-pound former Morgan State wrestler and football player the world's heaviest living athlete, as reported by the Huffington Post . After earning All-American honors as a wrestler in college, Yarborough fought as an MMA fighter and now competes as a sumo wrestler. According to the Huffington Post, Yarborough, 47, has held the title since 2001, and his achievement, so to speak, was recently featured in a Guinness e-book, “Wacky Sporting Champions.” Yarborough told the Huffington Post that though it is possible to maintain a healthy lifestyle as a sumo wrestler, he is trying to slim down.

Today's print story details Jeff Hardy's rise back to prominence in TNA . As part of the interview that didn't make the story, Hardy discussed some of the opponents he'd like to step into the squared circle with. Atop that list is former X Division and reigning World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries, who won the company's top prize earlier this month at the “Destination X” pay-per-view. “From the first moment I saw him on his roll, I was like, 'Wow, this guy is doing some crazy creative stuff,' and then to see him on the mic and just his personality, everything about that guy is really good,” Hardy said.

Jeff Hardy knows what it's like to hit rock bottom. The Charismatic Enigma's 17-year professional wrestling career had seen its share of ups and downs. At his peak, Hardy earned a reputation as one of the most awe-inspiring and beloved fan favorites of the industry's modern era. At his low, Hardy found himself engaged in a battle with personal demons - as well as the legal system - playing out in front of a national audience. He would eventually be sent home from work, deemed to be in no physical condition to continue performing.