Rui Hachimura's offseason training regimen during his Los Angeles Lakers tenure has ranged from personal workouts with the ...

SAKAI, Japan >> If the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo is considered the holy ground of professional sumo, the Ohama Sumo ...

The sumo wrestling world lost a beloved figure this week as former grand tournament champion Takaya Kobayashi passed away at ...

One Los Angeles Lakers role player is hopping on the trend of trying out some unconventional offseason workouts. On Monday, Lakers forward Rui Hachimura ...

The Los Angeles Lakers star forward Rui Hachimura has been training with sumo wrestlers in Japan in preparation for the ...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura is trying a different approach by training with sumo wrestlers in Japan in the ...

Video of Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura training with sumo wrestlers in his native Japan during the offseason.

The trio hopes to qualify again this year. In the meantime, they’re teaching sumo wrestling to young children, laying the foundation for a new generation of Brazilian sumo wrestlers.

Sumo wrestlers reportedly consume upwards of 10,000 calories per day to maintain their fighting shape, but work hard to convert all of that mass into muscle with hours upon hours of training every ...

Sumo journalist Takayuki Watanabe says the worst offenders were 29 sumo wrestlers and officials who bet on baseball. "To wager on baseball, you need to know the game well, and you need plenty of cash.

Wrestlers face off ahead of a professional bout. Scroll through the gallery to see more images from David Sharabani's new book "Sumo," which he published under the name Lord K2.

“Wrestlers must preserve their personal hygiene,” Japan Sumo Association elder Oguruma told reporters after a board meeting. “Officials and referees will be on the lookout.