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  1. Match Order Set For Bout At The Ballpark - International Matches

    Match Order Set For Bout At The Ballpark - International Matches

    Feb 12, 2022

    The Bout At The Ballpark will feature 16 international-style matches highlighted by some of the best wrestlers from Team USA followed by the dual meet between Iowa and Oklahoma State. Take a look below at the bout order released by USA Wrestling for the international styles.
  2. Bout At The Ballpark: Iowa vs OSU & USA vs the World Match Notes!

    Bout At The Ballpark: Iowa vs OSU & USA vs the World Match Notes!

    Feb 12, 2022

    We are having a wrestling bonanza here in the heart of Texas. USA and international stars will compete in freestyle plus Iowa and Oklahoma Stat renew college's greatest rivalry all inside the gargantuan $1.2 billion dollar Globel Life Field.
  3. Bout At The Ballpark Women's Freestyle Preview

    Bout At The Ballpark Women's Freestyle Preview

    Feb 11, 2022

    Upon learning the Mongolian women's freestyle delegation wouldn't make it to Texas in time for Saturday's Bout at the Ballpark, USA Wrestling pivoted and lined up four talented Canadians, along with 2019 Final X participant and three-time U23 World Team member Dominique Parrish to take on an assortment of American standouts.
  4. A Look Back At The Grapple On The Gridiron

    A Look Back At The Grapple On The Gridiron

    Feb 11, 2022

    Wrestling in a world-class facility on a world-class stage. First, there was Grapple on the Gridiron, now there is Bout at the Ballpark.
  5. 5 New Opponents Replace Mongolians At Bout At The Ballpark

    5 New Opponents Replace Mongolians At Bout At The Ballpark

    Feb 10, 2022

    USA Wrestling has been notified by the Mongolian Wrestling Federation that it will not be able to attend the Bout in Ballpark, presented by Kubota, to compete against the U.S. women’s freestyle team at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on February 12.
  6. Five Duals That Shaped The Iowa-Oklahoma State Rivalry

    Five Duals That Shaped The Iowa-Oklahoma State Rivalry

    Feb 10, 2022

    College wrestling’s most-storied rivalry has been constructed with decades of back-and-forth battles, bravado and occasional beatdowns.
  7. Coach Smith vs Coach Brands: By The Numbers

    Coach Smith vs Coach Brands: By The Numbers

    Feb 10, 2022

    We're night upon the 55th meeting between the bluest of college wrestling's bluebloods. Directing those programs are the Hawkeyes' helmsman Tom Brands, now in year 16 of his tenure, and John Smith, who is in his 31st year of corraling the Cowboys.
  8. Cowboys Regrouping After Rough Stretch

    Cowboys Regrouping After Rough Stretch

    Feb 9, 2022

    If John Smith had the ability to hit the delete button to erase the last two weeks he might just do so. After racing to a 10-0 start without much challenge, the Oklahoma State Cowboys hit late January feeling pretty good about themselves. But a Jan. 24 automobile accident involving 2021 NCAA champion A.J. Ferrari opened a week that never got on track; things got discombobulated and practices felt out-of-sync.
  9. Iowa & Oklahoma State Release Probable Lineups For Of Bout At the Ballpark

    Iowa & Oklahoma State Release Probable Lineups For Of Bout At the Ballpark

    Feb 9, 2022

    The #2 Iowa Hawkeyes and the #5 Oklahoma State Cowboys are all set for an amazing dual Saturday inside Globe Life Feild where the Texas Rangers play.
  10. Bout At The Ballpark Lineups, Schedule, Finalized

    Bout At The Ballpark Lineups, Schedule, Finalized

    Feb 7, 2022

    USA Wrestling has completed the international lineup for the Bout at the Ballpark, presented by Kubota, set for Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on February 12.
  11. Bader Show: Nestor Taffur And Sammy Brooks

    Bader Show: Nestor Taffur And Sammy Brooks

    Aug 6, 2020

    On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Spey catch up with Nestor Taffur and Sammy Brooks.