At 5-foot-3 and 135 pounds, Michael Greenberg was the lightest sumo competitor at the 14th annual U.S. Sumo Open on Sept. 20 — by a lot. But according to the young Jew from Long Beach, his svelte ...

KAHULUI, Maui >> Sumo legend Jesse Kuhaulua went from speaking pidgin English to fluent Japanese when he left Maui for a career in sumo and life in Japan 50 years ago. He broke cultural barriers, ...

LONG BEACH – Sliding her feet pressed flat into the mat, sumo gold medalist Jenelle Hamilton held her palms open to the sky. She thrust her open hands upward as she squatted low, tackling an invisible ...

It’s hard to believe that Mahshid Tarazi–her first name means “moonlight” in Farsi–is the North American women’s heavyweight sumo champion. Outside the ring, the elegant 26-year-old, who was born in ...

We asked creative leaders from across the region choose the work they expect (or hope) to see winning at Cannes Lions this year. See all this year's Cannes contenders. Amongst the young, Sumo ...