It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...
At just 5-foot-5, Nefeli Papadakis isn't a terribly imposing figure. But you probably wouldn't want to meet up with her in a dark alley. "Not if you're trying to kidnap me," Papadakis said with a ...
DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission — recalibrating the way police interact with ...
Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi, a Coney Island scrapper who will always be remembered as the Mother of Woman’s Judo, has died following a prolonged bout with leukemia. She was 74. Her daughter, Jean Kanokogi, ...
It's Thursday evening, and the corner of Dr. Ante Alfirević Street in Kaštel Sućurac bustles with activity as young judo practitioners in white and blue kimonos stream in and out of the ...
DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission — recalibrating the way police interact with ...