A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : JUST NOT ENOUGH BEEF FOR THIS AMERICAN.Emanuel Yarbrough of the United States lost the International Sumo sumo: see wrestling. sumo Japanese form of wrestling.A contestant loses if he is forced out of the ring (a 15-ft circle) or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. Federation championship Sunday in Tokyo to South African weight lifter weight·lift·er or weight lift·er n. One who lifts heavy weights for exercise or in an athletic competition. weight lifter n → levantador(a) m/f de pesas Mark Robinson. Yarbrough, shown here (he's the big guy) in a match with Fiji's Nacanieli Qerawaga, spent most of the day lightly flicking smaller wrestlers over the edge or defeating them with techniques he learned in competitive judo. But in the day's final bout, Robinson threw him off balance after a brief tussle in the center of the ring, and the American stepped back and out. The fifth annual Sumo World Championships gave more than 100 amateurs from moe than 40 countries a chance to show how the most Japanese of pastimes translates into international sport. The ISF ISF - Information Systems Factory is campaigning for the sport to be included in the Olympics. Star struck It might not be Hollywood, but American League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Juan Gonzalez has his own star of fame. The Texas Rangers outfielder was honored this week with the star at Footaction USA's store at Montehiedra Town Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. . Others honored include Michael Jordan, Dan Marino and Emmitt Smith. Gonzalez homered last weekend for the San Juan Senators in a win over Santurce. It was his first at-bat of the winter-league season. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: No Caption (Emanuel Yarbrough, Sumo Wrestler) Associated Press |
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