SAN DIEGO -- ABC Owned Television Stations and ABC's Localish present 50 inspiring stories from around the country for Fifty/50, as part of The Walt Disney Company's monumental initiative highlighting ...

Sumo wrestlers have to eat a ton of food on a daily basis in order to maintain their fighting shape for the bi-monthly tournaments. As a result, many develop serious health complications after and ...

Japan's elite sumo wrestlers slapped, thrust and flipped their way through the first evening of their five-day exhibition ...

The ancient sport of Sumo mixes tradition, discipline and Shinto religious rituals - and is of course synonymous with Japan. There is also a small Sumo scene here in New Zealand led by a small stable ...

The top division of Sumo is called the makuuchi, which includes five ranks. The top rank is yokozuna, which translates to ...

Dwindling numbers of boys are interested in becoming sumo wrestlers. Aug. 31, 2013— -- Sumo is as Japanese as Mount Fuji or the cherry blossom festival, but the traditional sport is facing ...

LONDON: London bids a fond farewell to Japan's finest sumo wrestlers on Sunday (Oct 19) at the end of their packed-out, five-day Grand Sumo Tournament, the ancient sport's first foray abroad in 34 ...

It's safe to say they're making their presence felt. Japan's top sumo wrestlers were wandering the streets of London ahead of the sold-out Grand Sumo Tournament taking place this week at the Royal ...

Prayers Pouring In For Beloved Wrestler 'Fighting For His Life' originally appeared on The Spun. One of the top Americans to take his wrestling talents to Japan is in a fight for his life with a ...

Sumo wrestlers are most often defined by their incredible size, with some of the most famous competing at weights of over 400 and even 500 pounds. But one recently-retired wrestler has undergone a ...

The stereotypical (and usually false) image of a sumo wrestler is usually that of a large man with a stomach that looks like a globe. But as many researchers have found through the years, that's not a ...