A pair of local judo brothers are headed to next month’s Deaflympics in Tokyo. By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor ...

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

Liam Lira, 8, and his sister Renata Lira, 11, recently competed in Plano at the Becerra Judo Challenge. Liam Lira brought home to Odessa a Silver Medal and his sister Renata Lira brought home a Bronze ...

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 ...

A coach at San Jose State for seven decades, he helped establish the sport in America and trained generations of athletes, many of whom went to the Olympics. By Clay Risen Yoshihiro Uchida, the ...

Standing from left to right: Coach John Taylor, Coach Oswaldo Viloria, Coach Garrett Fuquay, Coach J.J. Medrano, Toby Blankinship, Daniel Araujo, Marcus Gutierrez, Angel Pena, Adiel Pena, Coach David ...