Retired Cuban judo and Olympian Maricet "La Mole" Espinosa died and left an "unerasable legacy" on her nation and her sport, officials said this week. Espinosa was 34. The Pan American Judo Federation ...

Olympian and judo champion Maricet Espinosa González has died at the age of 34, the Pan American Judo Confederation confirmed on Instagram on Jan. 22. Her cause of death has not been confirmed as of ...

JOPLIN, MO — Webb City native Charlie Liles has been training her entire life to battle up on some of the highest Judo stages in and out of the country. After receiving a silver medal at the Junior ...

Maricet Espinosa González has died. The Pan American Judo Confederation confirmed González's death on Instagram on Jan. 22. The judo champion, who represented Cuba in the 2016 Olympic Games, was 34.

Dr. Christopher Round and National finalist in the black belt division Madeline Solis. Madeline is sponsored by Dr. Round's nonprofit MASTERs. MASTERs seeks to support both Olympics hopefuls and ...

Legendary San Jose State University judo coach Yoshihiro "Yosh" Uchida died Thursday, the school's judo program said. He was 104. Uchida coached the first U.S. Olympic judo team and put San Jose State ...

A group of American teens worked incredibly hard at the 2025 Cadet Pan Am-Oceania Championships to finish among the top competitors, and some of the best performers were from right here in SoCal. Top ...

González was the Pan American Champion in 2013 and 2014, and holds bronze medals from Grand Slams in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Baku Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Maricet Espinosa González, a Cuban ...