In 1975, Scottish wrestler Andy Robin and his wife Maggie adopted a nine-month-old bear cub and called him Hercules.

Hercules Mata’afa is no longer Washington State’s covert pass rushing weapon. Not after his red-hot start to the year. As the No. 11 Cougars (5-0) travel to Eugene to play Oregon (4-1) this weekend, ...

GREENSBORO — West Rowan heavyweight Christian Hercules won the 3A state wrestling championship on Saturday. Hercules (47-1) pinned all four of his opponents in the three-day event. He beat Central ...

As one of seven kids, Washington State defensive lineman Hercules Mata’afa grew up wrestling with his sisters. Yes, sisters. Mata’afa comes from an athletic family, with four sisters and two brothers.

Maggie Robin recalls the Babycham-downing, human-wrestling wild animal that shared her Perthshire home for 25 years ...

Wrestling was present at the creation. It is in the Book of Genesis, where Jacob goes to the mat with an angel. It is portrayed on a renowned, 2,500-year-old Greek vase, with Hercules wrestling the ...

The remarkable tale of Hercules, Scotland's world-famous wrestling bear raised near Dunblane, is set to make its stage debut. This autumn, the story of Hercules will be showcased as part of a touring ...

Both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts can trace their lineages through the circuses and carnivals that took place on piers and in big tops throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s. It ...

“Hercules’ background in wrestling allows him to have that second nature understanding of leverage and tipping points,” Phelps says. “A lot of guys, if they get in a bad position, they fall to the ...