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 LAS VEGAS (AP) - He has been called everything from a bully to Genghis Khan. Some might also see sumo champion Asashoryu as a 317-pound, showboating troublemaker who doesn't always honor the staid rituals of his sport.
But that's in Japan. In this city, where flamboyance is a revered tradition, he should find plenty of approval.
For the first time in two decades, a Grand Sumo tournament will be held in the United States, running Oct. 7-9 at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.
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