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A referee is banned from officiating children’s basketball games in a Virginia city after he singled out a girl who was wearing a common African-American hairstyle.

A mother says a children’s basketball referee singled out her 10-year-old daughter for having blue weave in her hair. He mistakenly said the weave violated rules. WAVY-TV’s Tamara Scott has the story.

Bret “The Hitman” Hart is OK after the famous wrestler was tackled by a spectator while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center.

King Kong Bundy, the 6-foot-4 (193-centimeter) professional wrestler best known for facing Hulk Hogan in WrestleMania 2, has died. He was 61. Bundy died Monday, said promoter and longtime friend David Herro, who posted on Facebook : “Today we lost a Legend and a man I consider family.” The cause of death and other details were not disclosed. Bundy, whose...

Wrestler Mick Foley said meeting him made it feel like Christmas morning. Arnold Schwarzenegger called him a trailblazer. Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted simply: “Stroker Ace was born to race.” In Hollywood and beyond, friends and fans took to Twitter on Thursday to remember Burt Reynolds, the actor who died at age 82.

Retired Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson contacted two former team members and asked them to express support for former assistant coach Rep. Jim Jordan, a day after the former players accused him of turning a blind eye to the team doctor’s alleged sexual abuse, according to the wrestlers and text messages they shared with NBC News. Hellickson made clear...

Bruno Mars sent his condolences to the family of WWE legend Bruno Sammartino, the man who is the inspiration for his stage name, via Twitter Thursday morning. “Sending love and prayers to Bruno Sammartino’s family. He was such a gentleman when I met him & really meant a lot to my father & I. RIP,” the tweet said.

WWE star Enzo Amore has been fired by the wrestling promotion after a woman alleged on Twitter that he raped her and police opened a sexual assault investigation. The company said in a statement that Amore, whose real name is Eric Arndt, was fired Tuesday after initially being suspended.

Wrestler Rich Swann is being held without bail in a Florida jail after he was arrested and charged with battery and false imprisonment.

Americans began competing in the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga’s split is already getting ugly. The singer’s rep confirmed to E! News Thursday that the exes “have been in the process of ending their relationship for a number of months. Today, Jennifer requested and received a protective order against her ex-fianc. Jennifer’s actions are solely taken in the best interest of their...

Former American Idol contestant and her ex are parents to an 8-year-old boy

World Wrestling Entertainment says pro wrestling legend Ric Flair is out of surgery and resting after being hospitalized.

Professional wrestler “X-Pac” has been arrested in Los Angeles after authorities say he tried to board a flight to London with methamphetamine and marijuana.

A 17-year-old transgender boy completed an undefeated season Saturday by winning a controversial Texas state girls wrestling title in an event clouded by criticism from those who believe the testosterone he’s taking as he transitions from female to male created an unfair advantage....
The family of Mack Beggs has said he would rather be wrestling boys, but state policy calls for...

He’s the guy Mexicans love to hate: An American pro wrestler has become a sensation in Mexico City by adopting the ring persona of a flamboyant Donald Trump supporter. Sam Polinsky, aka Sam Adonis, revels in being a target for “lucha libre” fans who use him as a stand-in for the new U.S. president, whose pledges to step up deportations,...

The coroner’s office reported Thursday that the death earlier this year of professional wrestler Chyna in Redondo Beach was caused by the combined effect of alcohol and drugs and classified her death as accidental.

Surveillance video released Tuesday showed former WWE star Shad Gaspard thwarting a robbery at a Coral Springs gas station.

Jordan Burroughs began his Gold Medal defense with a first-round victory Guinea-Bissau’s over Augosta Midana. But if he’s going to become the third-ever American to win back-to-back wrestling golds, his biggest challenge awaits. Burroughs scored four points in the first minute of the match against Midana, and then cruised to an 8-3 victory. He advanced to the quarterfinal, where he’s...

A former star wrestler at Wheaton College suspected of killing his pregnant wife at their suburban Minneapolis home has been charged with murder.