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Watch USA vs. Russia LIVE on Wednesday via TDR and LSV

Posted Tue., 11/17/2009

National pride is on the mat in Mount Vernon, Iowa Wednesday night and you can watch it live online!

A team of top American wrestlers is set to face a group of elite Russians freestylers at Cornell College's Small Multi-Sport Center. The meet starts at 7 p.m., but live coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. CST via Takedown Radio and Live Sports Video.

Click here to watch the broadcast!

Russia is the defending-World Team champion in freestyle wrestling, and has been a long-time rival of the United States.

Dan Gable, Mark Ironside and Steven Grace will handle the play-by-play and color commentary, while some of the World's finest wrestlers will provide the action. Seven hundred more tickets are available at the door, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Sunday night, the Russians won four of seven matches against Team USA wrestlers at the Chicago Cup.

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Posted Thu., 08/13/2009

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On Campus for the ISU Harold Nichols Open

Posted Fri., 11/13/2009

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TDR's mobile Brute Adidas Studios will hit the road this Saturday for our third LIVE road show of the year. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for what has now become a tradition on TDR.

We'll talk with the wrestlers, the coaches and some of the fans that will be on campus. Our host for the weekend is Iowa State's first-year head coach Kevin Jackson and his Cyclones. We'll broadcast from the rec center on campus in Ames. Please feel free to tune in and listen at Takedownradio.com. Video is planned as well and in addition we'll video tape portions of the day for TDR TV news.

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Robles is ready

Posted Thu., 11/12/2009

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Anthony Robles is back for his junior season at Arizona State, which opens the regular season and its Pac-10 dual schedule this weekend against UC-Davis and Cal-State Fullerton.

The third-ranked 125-pounder spoke with us about the start of the season, his NWCA All-Star match vs. Minnesota's Zach Sanders, and his thoughts on competing after college.

Check out all of our daily interviews at IntermatWrestle.com.

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Back from Iraq: Minnesota's J Robinson

Posted Fri., 11/06/2009

Minnesota head coach J Robinson recently spent time with our nation's troops in Basra, Iraq.

He's back in the States, and we got him on the phone to talk about his trip and the 2009 Golden Gophers. You can listen to the interview via this link.

The former Army Ranger also shared his experience in a fascinating series of journals on the GopherSports.com website.
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Live at the wrestle-offs of defending-NCAA Champion Iowa

Posted Fri., 11/06/2009

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The mobile Brute Adidas Studios will hit the road this Saturday for our second live road show of the year. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for what has now become a tradition on TDR.

We'll talk with the wrestlers during and after practice, the coaches and some of the fans that will be on campus. Our host for the weekend is Tom Brands and his Iowa Hawkeyes. We'll broadcast from the wrestling room at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

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UNI wrestle-offs to stream on TDR (Oct. 31)

Posted Thu., 10/29/2009

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Originally, TDR was set to broadcast a regular room show at UNI this Saturday. But opportunity smiled, and we will present a live video stream of the UNI Wrestle-offs from the West Gym in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

TDR starts at 9:06 AM CST for an hour pre-match show and then will continue through the wrestle-offs. You can listen and watch via this link.

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Ayers, Flynn, Dr. Bauer, McFarland, Grenawal and Emily Klinefelter on TDR (Oct. 24)

Posted Fri., 10/23/2009

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This week Takedown Radio will be LIVE from the home-based Brute Adidas Studios of TDR for the final time before hitting the road.

The season is almost upon us, and we look forward to our visits around the country. A complete and evolving schedule will soon be posted on the Takedownradio.com web site.

The big news for us this week is that next week's TDR TV will be on TV.

Mediacom in Iowa and surrounding areas will air TDR TV on a weekly basis on its MC 22 channel. Thanks to our friends at Mediacom for their belief in wrestling. Tune in and watch.

This week on TDR:

Chris Ayers — Head Coach of the Princeton Tigers joins us to discuss preparation for the season and his new freshmen.
Tim Flynn — Head Coach of Edinboro. With a number of elite wrestlers ranked highly, it’s clear that Flynn's squad is highly respected.
Dr. William K. Bauer — Writer, teacher and all-around good guy who penned the book, "Wrestling: A Boys First Book"
Joe McFarland — A new home for the Wolverines of Michigan, a heck of a good incoming class and some seniors looking to make their marks.
Mychal Grenawal — Matside Michigan, the Radio Show returns to the air with some of the best youth, high school and collegiate wrestling in the state of Michigan on Supertalk 1570 and others as well as SuperTalk1570.com
Emily Klinefelter — 13 national titles and two Gold Medals from the Pan Am Games in Brazil. She has fought all over the world, owns a 5-0 MMA record and 6-0 pro boxing record. On Nov.13, she will face Nately Jerez at Max Fights DM: Ballroom Brawl

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Shawn Charles, Tom Borrelli, Brian Smith and Mark Cody this week on TDR (Oct. 17)

Posted Fri., 10/16/2009

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Our guests this week include:

9:05 Chuck Gertz — English River Outfitters, helping to raise funds and secure lands for injured veterans
9:20 Shawn Charles — Head Coach of the Arizona State Sun Devil wrestling program
9:40 Tom Borrelli — Head Coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas
10:05 Brian Smith — Head Coach of the Tigers of the University of Missouri
10:20 Mark Cody — Head Coach of the American University Eagles
10:40 A chat with our studio guests

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Get your tickets now for the NWCA All-Star Classic!

Posted Mon., 10/12/2009

Cal State-Fullerton will be hosting the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 22, 2009. This marks the first time that the event has been held in the state of California.

But as always, you can expect the best wrestlers in the country to put on one heckuva show.

Seeing great competition will also support a great cause. Right now, California State Fullerton needs all the help that they can get to raise the funds they need in order to keep their wrestling program alive.

They need to raise a minimum of $200,000 by May 1, 2010 and possibly another $200,000 in pledges by August 1, 2010 in order to survive.

Start planning for your trip now! For more information visit the NWCA website and SaveFullertonWrestling.com.