Japan hopes unified effort can trump Belgium’s individual talent

Japan is under no illusions that they will be anything but a massive underdog in its World Cup round-of-16 match against a star-studded Belgium side, ...

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Kohei Uchimura misses chance to qualify for horizontal bar finals at national meet

Kohei Uchimura failed to qualify for the horizontal bar finals at the Japan National Gymnastics Apparatus Championships on Saturday.The two-time reigning Olympic all-around men’s champion ...

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Much-hyped Belgium awaits underdog Japan in round of 16

For the second World Cup in succession, Belgium has swept through the group stage with three wins and stylish soccer.Now the highly regarded team needs ...

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Eagles’ Takayuki Kishi silences Lions

Takayuki Kishi mastered his former club over seven scoreless innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles battered the Seibu Lions for the second straight day, ...

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Warriors an inspiration to Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani

Effective leadership involves the ability to inspire others.What’s more, organizational harmony creates the proper conditions to achieve — and sustain — success. Looking at the ...

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Sluggers ignite Nationals in rout

The Nationals broke out of their offensive funk in a big way.Juan Soto hit two of Washington’s seven home runs, finishing with four hits and ...

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Yu Darvish’s return on hold

Yu Darvish has a new diagnosis on his injury: It’s a right elbow impingement and inflammation.Darvish went to Texas to get another opinion on the ...

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Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka feels ‘very good’ after first simulated game since hamstring injury

New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has thrown 48 pitches over three innings in his first simulated game since being sidelined three weeks by a ...

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Favoritism means nothing: Casemiro

Brazil may be the hot favorite to beat Mexico and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals but midfielder Casemiro pointed to the already departed Germans ...

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Cavaliers superstar LeBron James becomes superstar

LeBron James made the first move. Now what?Cleveland? Los Angeles? Philadelphia? A surprise? Stay tuned. Decision III is this summer’s blockbuster, and it’s coming soon.James ...

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Nasa Hataoka three back at Women’s PGA Championship

Nasa Hataoka carded an even-par 72 on Friday to remain three shots off the pace at the Women’s PGA Championship, in the third of five ...

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Steve Kerr OKs lucrative contract extension with Warriors: report

Steve Kerr, who has led the Golden State Warriors to two straight NBA titles, has agreed to a deal with the NBA club that will ...

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Reirden named Caps’ new coach

The Washington Capitals announced Friday that associate coach Todd Reirden has been promoted to replace Barry Trotz as the team’s head coach.It’s the first head-coaching ...

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Players say tactics are part of game

Japan players on Friday acknowledged criticism of the tactics that saw them settle for a 1-0 loss against Poland the previous day, but said they ...

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Dynamic duo Rui Hachimura, Nick Fazekas ignite Japan’s offense in victory over Australia

Rui Hachimura and Nick Fazekas were as good as advertised.And they helped the Japan men’s national team big time, helped produce a huge win. Hachimura ...

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Pinch hitter Masanobu Fukuda slaps game-winning single in ninth against Giants

Masanobu Fukuda’s pinch-hit single capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally, lifting the Chunichi Dragons to a 4-3 triumph over the Yomiuri Giants on Friday.The Giants led ...

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Sunwolves aiming to exhibit consistency against Bulls

The Sunwolves are looking to beat the same side twice straight and prove inconsistency is a thing of the past when they take on the ...

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Mexico shocks U.S. in World Cup qualifying

Jeff Van Gundy warned the Americans that they were in for a serious challenge.To his chagrin, he was right, and the U.S. was handed a ...

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England’s lack of depth a significant concern

There are two ways of looking at England’s 1-0 defeat by Belgium. Finishing second in Group H meant that on Tuesday, England plays Colombia with ...

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New Zealand soccer executive Andy Martin resigns after player mutiny

New Zealand Football chief executive Andy Martin resigned on Friday ahead of an investigation into the conduct of national women’s team coach Andreas Heraf, which ...

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Shohei Ohtani cleared to begin hitting after elbow shows healing

Shohei Ohtani’s elbow injury has healed enough that he can begin a hitting program immediately.Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Thursday that Ohtani ...

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NFL bans Bucs QB Jameis Winston for three games

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will open the season without quarterback Jameis Winston, who has been suspended three games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.Winston ...

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Brewers outslug Reds in heated duel

Eric Thames hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed the Cincinnati Reds’ best surge of the season ...

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Nasa Hataoka fires 3-under 69 in opening round at Women’s PGA Championship

Nasa Hataoka got off to a solid start with a 3-under 69 Thursday, trailing first-round leader Park Sung-hyun of South Korea by three shots at ...

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Colombia advances; Senegal out on tiebreaker

The “fair play” tiebreaker doesn’t seem all that fair to Senegal.The last African team standing at the World Cup lost to Colombia 1-0 Thursday, leaving ...

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Belgium beats England, draws more difficult road to final

England barely seemed troubled by losing. Belgium appeared to be a reluctant winner.Such was the curious conclusion to the group stage at the World Cup ...

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Defeated Japan squeezes into World Cup last 16 thanks to fair play

Japan advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup in Russia on Thursday despite a 1-0 defeat by Poland in their final match of ...

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Obic Seagulls rout IBM Big Blue to defend Pearl Bowl title

Skyler Howard celebrated his Tokyo Dome debut with the MVP-winning performance that guided the Obic Seagulls to back-to-back Pearl Bowl championships.Howard, a former West Virginia ...

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Hanshin capitalizes on Yokohama’s miscues, wraps up three-game sweep

Minoru Iwata and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Hanshin Tigers beat the error-prone Yokohama BayStars 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game ...

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Japan faces big challenge against Australia in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier

The Japan men’s national team will face Australia in the first of two remaining FIBA World Cup Asian first-round qualifiers on Friday night at Chiba ...

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Sunwolves fill-in coach Tony Brown announces squad for match against Bulls

Sunwolves stand-in head coach Tony Brown named his side Thursday for Saturday’s clash with the Bulls at Singapore National Stadium as Super Rugby resumes following ...

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Yu Darvish moves closer to rejoining Cubs’ starting rotation

Yu Darvish plans to throw a bullpen Thursday in his next step toward rejoining the Chicago Cubs’ rotation.Darvish played catch Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, a ...

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Everton’s Wayne Rooney on verge of finalizing deal to join DC United

Wayne Rooney’s second spell at boyhood English team Everton may be over after just a year.The former England captain posted a photograph on Twitter of ...

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Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, six others named to All-Star teams via player voting

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano was among seven players added Thursday to the Central and Pacific League All-Star teams through player voting.Sugano was selected to ...

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Greater vision necessary for RWC, Japanese rugby to succeed

Back in 2005 two flyhalf/centers of contrasting ability talked about why they hoped Japan would win the right to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.“By ...

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Phil Rodgers, five-time PGA Tour winner and noted teacher, dies at 80

Phil Rodgers, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour who became one of golf’s top instructors, died after a long battle with leukemia. He was ...

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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani awaits elbow evaluation from medical staff

Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani would have already been cleared to bat as a designated hitter if the ...

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Free agency moves revolve around LeBron James

The rumor mill is in overdrive, with nuggets such as these: LeBron James has looked at schools in Los Angeles, he’s not particularly fond of ...

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Giants’ Brandon Crawford slugs winning blast in ninth for game’s lone run

The only thing that would have made Brandon Crawford feel better about his game-ending homer was if it had come early enough to reward Madison ...

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver receives five-year contract extension

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has received a five-year contract extension, a reward for accomplishments that include rapid growth in the value of franchises and attendance ...

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Sabres acquire Conor Sheary, Matt Hunwick from Penguins

Sabres general manager Jason Botterill is drawing from his championship past in Pittsburgh to provide a boost in Buffalo.The Sabres improved their top-six forward ranks ...

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Andy Murray falls to Kyle Edmund in second round at Eastbourne International

Andy Murray remains well below his best with Wimbledon less than a week away.The 31-year-old Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to second-seeded Kyle Edmund in an ...

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Former Cavaliers coach David Blatt takes over at Olympiakos

Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee with Olympiakos, the Greek League club announced Wednesday.Blatt, 59, an Israeli-American, ...

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Chinese court hands U.S. football coach four-year prison sentence for role in bar fight

A lawyer for former Ball State football player Wendell Brown says a Chinese court has sentenced the Detroit native to four years in prison for ...

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Sweden, Mexico both through; Swiss move on with draw

Sweden was so dominant against Mexico at the World Cup that the best Mexican plays of the night were made 950 km away by South ...

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Brazil defeats Serbia to advance

Worried no more, Brazil is through at the World Cup.Paulinho and Thiago Silva scored a goal each Wednesday to give the five-time champions a 2-0 ...

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Defending champ Germany ousted

Everyone was waiting for Germany to score another late World Cup-saving goal.It never came. Instead, the Germans have become the fourth defending champions in the ...

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Swallows pounce on Dragons for third consecutive victory

Norichika Aoki’s big night at the plate led the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to their third straight win, a 7-2 Central League victory over the Chunichi ...

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Zero applicants apply to join pro sumo before upcoming Nagoya Basho

The Japan Sumo Association said Wednesday that no one applied to join professional sumo ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, marking the second ...

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Diego Maradona doing ‘fine’ after being treated by doctor at World Cup

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona said he is “fine” after being treated by a doctor during his country’s victory over Nigeria at the World Cup.Concerns ...

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Point guard Narito Namizato rejoins Golden Kings

Veteran playmaker Narito Namizato is returning to the Ryukyu Golden Kings after plying his craft the past three seasons in Kansai.On Monday, the Golden Kings ...

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Jamie Joseph says Japan ‘on track’ for quarterfinals at 2019 Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby head coach Jamie Joseph said Wednesday his team is capable of making history by reaching the quarterfinals at next year’s World Cup.The 2019 ...

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Sumo world attracts wide range of characters

Sumo is a monolith. Individual stables may exhibit variances in training and culture, but for the most part life for wrestlers is the same throughout ...

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Houston’s Charlie Morton fans 13 en route to 10th victory

The normally stoic Charlie Morton actually cracked a smile after he was reminded that his stellar outing gave him 10 wins for just the third ...

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WBA orders heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua to make mandatory title defense against Alexander Povetkin

Anthony Joshua was given a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday to sign a deal to fight Alexander Povetkin or face being stripped of the WBA portion ...

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Shinji Okazaki says Japan expects difficult match as Poland seeks to salvage pride

Japan is expecting an all-out effort from a Poland side with nothing but pride on the line in its final World Cup group match, forward ...

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KFCA sets July deadline for suspended Nihon Unversity football team to issue report on scandal

The defending national champion Nihon University Phoenix now have only three weeks to possibly get their ban lifted in order to participate in the 2018 ...

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Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes

The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity ...

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Carp hammer Giants in clash of CL’s top teams

Kris Johnson was rescued by Ryuhei Matsuyama’s grand slam and other slugging teammates on Tuesday as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp pounded the second-place Yomiuri ...

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NPB upholds Hawks-Buffaloes result despite umpires’ mistake

Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that it will not grant the Orix Buffaloes’ request to replay Friday’s game against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after umpires ...

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Carp sign veteran reliever Johnny Hellweg

Former major league reliever Johnny Hellweg has signed to play for the Hiroshima Carp, the team announced on Tuesday.He agreed to an annual salary of ...

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Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda dazzles in victory over Cubs

Kenta Maeda pitched seven scoreless innings, Enrique Hernandez homered again and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Monday night.Maeda (5-4) struck ...

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Olympic champion and Stanford swimmer Simone Manuel wins Honda Cup

Olympic champion swimmer Simone Manuel of Stanford won the Honda Cup on Monday night for collegiate woman athlete of the year.It’s the second time Stanford ...

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Ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Keith McCants arrested on drug charge

A former defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the University of Alabama has been arrested on drug charges in Florida.Pinellas County Jail records ...

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Brumbies winger Chance Peni suspended again for dangerous tackle

ACT Brumbies Super Rugby winger Chance Peni on Tuesday was suspended for six matches for a dangerous tackle in his first match back from a ...

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Assistant coach Tony Brown to fill in for ailing Jamie Joseph to close out season

Sunwolves head coach Jamie Joseph will miss the last three games of the season as he recovers from lower back pain and will be replaced ...

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Indiana Pacers decline to exercise team option on Lance Stephenson’s contract

The Indiana Pacers are parting ways with guard Lance Stephenson, the gritty veteran who brought energy off the bench in last season’s surprising run to ...

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Frontale trade Yoshito Okubo to Jubilo

Jubilo Iwata have acquired the J. League’s all-time leading scorer Yoshito Okubo from Kawasaki Frontale, the first-division side said Tuesday.In a statement released by his ...

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Yu Darvish tosses five innings in minor league rehab start

Yu Darvish, who has been on the disabled list due to right triceps tendinitis, threw five strong innings in a minor league rehabilitation start on ...

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Uruguay routs Russia; Saudi Arabia scores victory over Egypt

Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored a goal each and Uruguay went on to defeat Russia 3-0 on Monday, finishing undefeated in group play and ...

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John Carlson signing first in stream of free agents

The first big free agent re-signing with his own team is just the beginning of what’s to come around the NHL.Defenseman John Carlson signed a ...

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Houston’s James Harden named NBA’s MVP for the first time

Third time was the charm for James Harden.The Houston Rockets star was voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player after twice being runner-up, beating out four-time ...

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Spain wins Group B on Iago Aspas goal

It took a video review of an injury-time equalizer to give Spain first place in its World Cup group.Spain substitute Iago Aspas scored the late ...

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Portugal through after tough draw

Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty cost Portugal first place in its World Cup group.It could have been worse if not for Ricardo Quaresma, who started for ...

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Fans vote former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka onto All-Star roster

Former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who joined the Chunichi Dragons over the winter, was voted onto the Central League All-Star team through the fans ballot, ...

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Samurai Blue’s gritty play raises hopes Japan will advance in World Cup

Japanese soccer fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team’s grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice ...

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World Cup’s ‘Battle of the Cleaners’ ends in draw

It was perhaps fitting that the World Cup match between Senegal and Japan — whose fans have received international acclaim for their cleanliness in the ...

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Dodgers connect on seven home runs to complete series sweep of Mets

Watching from the visitor’s dugout, Justin Turner saw his teammates spray Citi Field with a bunch of home runs and figured the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

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Kawashima’s error raises questions for Samurai Blue

Japan manager Akira Nishino said he will analyze goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima’s situation after the FC Metz custodian made an error that led to Senegal’s first ...

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Kakuryu sits atop latest rankings

After two straight championships, yokozuna Kakuryu sits atop the rankings for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament that the Japan Sumo Association published Monday.While the 32-year-old ...

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Padres call up Kazuhisa Makita from minors

The San Diego Padres announced Sunday they have called up Kazuhisa Makita from the minors again after sending the Japanese submarine right-hander down for the ...

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Japan’s conviction growing stronger with each step at World Cup

A World Cup campaign that threatened to be an ordeal for Japan is turning into one of steadily growing conviction. If the Samurai Blue can ...

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Japan battles to draw against Senegal to keep World Cup hopes alive

Senegal twice took the lead. Japan tied it up both times.Keisuke Honda came off the bench and scored from close range in the 78th minute ...

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Taio Kanai breaks national 110-meter hurdles record

Taio Kanai won the 110-meter hurdles championship, setting one of two Japan records on Sunday, the final day of the national athletics championships at Isshin ...

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Yuki Yanagita clinches nail-biting win for Hawks over Buffaloes

Yuki Yanagita capped a solid day at the plate with a tie-breaking, 12th-inning home run, lifting the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a nail-biting 5-4 win ...

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Argentine police seize cocaine in World Cup trophy replicas

Some Argentines are taking advantage of World Cup fervor.The security minister of Buenos Aires province said Friday that police have broken up an organization that ...

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Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki win titles at inaugural sport climbing Combined Japan Cup

Climbing stars Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki captured the women’s and men’s titles at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup at Iwate Prefectural Sports Park on ...

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Mikki Rocket claims first G1 win at Takarazuka Kinen

Seventh-favorite Mikki Rocket picked up his first Grade 1 victory on Sunday at the 59th running of the Takarazuka Kinen, the first of Japan’s two ...

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Dodgers blow past Mets in Kershaw’s return

Clayton Kershaw felt strong — if not quite effective — in his return from the disabled list.That was good enough for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...

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Quiet achiever Yuya Osako urges Japan to go all-out for win against Senegal

While a draw against Senegal would take Japan a step closer to the World Cup round of 16, nothing less than a win will be ...

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Neymar gets emotional at World Cup

APNeymar is hurting, probably physically and almost for sure emotionally.The Brazil striker, the face of the team at the World Cup and the one carrying ...

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Belgium looks to turn potential into success after opening wins

Belgium is the team of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.De Rode Duivels, as the Red Devils are known, have been playing for 114 years and ...

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Senegal’s Sadio Mane gets frosty welcome from former Southampton teammate Maya Yoshida

Even a great friendship between players who used to be at the same club has its limits when it comes to the World Cup. Senegal ...

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Toni Kroos lifts Germany with stunning goal in stoppage time

The desperate world champions from Germany were seconds away from losing control of their World Cup fate when Toni Kroos whispered to Marco Reus just ...

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Mexico silences critics with victory over South Korea

The criticism of Mexico’s national team heading into the World Cup was loud and scathing. The answer has been emphatic.The Mexicans won their second straight ...

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Japan’s Maya Yoshida proud of nation’s tidy fans at World Cup

Southampton and Japan defender Maya Yoshida reserved special praise Saturday for the country’s fans after they were pictured clearing up their rubbish at the World ...

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Ireland clinches series victory over Australia amid controversy

Six Nations rugby champions Ireland capped an outstanding season with a contentious 20-16 win Saturday over Australia to clinch the three-test series 2-1.A ground-record 44,085 ...

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All Blacks stretch legs in second half to sweep series with France

Rieko Ioane scored a dazzling second-half hat-trick as New Zealand punished France 49-14 to complete a clean sweep of their three-test series in Dunedin on ...

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Georgia’s Jaba Bregvadze looks for improvement after losing to Sunwolves teammates

Jaba Bregvadze, the first Georgian to play Super Rugby, said Saturday’s test against his Sunwolves teammates gave him a lot to reflect on.The hooker was ...

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Shun Yamaguchi goes distance for Giants in win over Swallows

Shun Yamaguchi struck out eight over the distance to pitch the Yomiuri Giants to a 7-1 Central League win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on ...

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Buffaloes ask for game to be resumed after umpires’ mistake

A day after umpires admitted mistakenly ruling a foul ball a decisive two-run home run, the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday asked the game be resumed ...

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Dodgers keep Mets at bay again

One timely swing by slumping Cody Bellinger turned a nip-and-tuck game in favor of the Dodgers.Bellinger hit a grand slam to break a scoreless tie ...

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Musa fires Nigeria past Iceland

Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria its first win at this year’s World Cup, and gave Argentina a gift.Musa scored two second-half goals to help the Nigerians ...

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Anthony to opt in, receive $28 million from Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony plans to opt in and take the $28 million he is due next season.The New York Times first reported ...

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Dahlin No. 1 pick in draft

Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin went first overall to the Buffalo Sabres and Russian winger Andrei Svechnikov second to the Carolina Hurricanes in the two most ...

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Brave Blossoms rout Georgia

Japan stunned Georgia with a mature performance based on physicality in difficult conditions Saturday as it ran out a 28-0 winner at Toyota Stadium.In front ...

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Nasa Hataoka one shot off lead at NW Arkansas Championship

Nasa Hataoka finished the first round of the NW Arkansas Championship among the seven players tied for second place at 7-under-par 64 on Friday, with ...

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Yuta Watanabe to play for Nets in NBA Summer League after draft disappointment

Yuta Watanabe, considered among the top 30 or so players who were not selected in Thursday’s NBA Draft, will play for the Brooklyn Nets next ...

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Coutinho, Neymar find net in injury time as Brazil downs Costa Rica

Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored in injury time to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at the World Cup.After frustrating the Brazilians for ...

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Giants sluggers provide big spark in series-opening victory over Swallows

Hisayoshi Chono and Casey McGehee put the Yomiuri Giants in position for a win over their crosstown rivals.Hayato Sakamoto made sure they got the job ...

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In-form Denis Kudla knocks off Yuichi Sugita in Gerry Weber quarterfinals

Qualifier Denis Kudla scored the best grass victory of his career on Friday, beating Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 7-5 for a semifinal spot at the Gerry ...

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Northern Happinets coach Josep ‘Pep’ Claros returning for second season in charge

Continuity is the plan.The Akita Northern Happinets aim to build off their remarkable success this past season with a winning formula — by having Joseph ...

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UConn fired ex-basketball coach Kevin Ollie for NCAA violations, documents reveal

The University of Connecticut fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie after finding NCAA violations that included improper training sessions and improper contact with recruits by ...

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Rangers legend Johnny ‘Penalty King’ Hubbard dies at 87

South African Johnny Hubbard, the only foreigner to score a hat trick for Scottish side Rangers in a derby with bitter Glasgow rivals, Celtic has ...

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Brave Blossoms await showdown with physical Georgians

Japan captain Michael Leitch said Friday the Brave Blossoms would need to match Georgia’s physicality if they are to come away from their final test ...

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Diamondbacks part ways with minor league reliever Yuhei Nakaushiro

Pitcher Yuhei Nakaushiro has been released by the Arizona Diamondbacks, an informed source said Thursday.The 28-year-old sidearm lefty was pitching this season for the Double-A ...

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Japan keeps focused on preparations for Senegal

Despite Japan’s surprise 2-1 win over Colombia fueling predictions of a knockout-stage berth, members of the Samurai Blue squad were keeping a lid on expectations ...

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Roger Federer rallies past Benoite Paire, advances to Gerry Weber Open quarterfinals

Defending champion Roger Federer overcame two match points against Benoit Paire to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 ...

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Rookie Juan Soto lifts Nationals past Orioles

A teenager among men, Juan Soto has impressed his teammates on the Washington Nationals with his maturity and, even more so, his potent bat.Soto hit ...

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Islanders hire Barry Trotz as coach fresh off winning Stanley Cup

The New York Islanders have hired Barry Trotz as their new head coach.President of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello announced the move Thursday at the NHL ...

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Croatia frustrates Argentina, Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi’s frustrating international career may be coming to an early and anti-climactic finish after Argentina’s worst loss in World Cup group play in 60 ...

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Suns select Deandre Ayton with No. 1 pick in NBA Draft

The Phoenix Suns stayed close to home for their first No. 1 pick. The Dallas Mavericks looked all the way to Slovenia for the player ...

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Ichi-who? Ichiro sits on Mariners bench in fake mustache disguise

Just who was that guy sitting on the Seattle Mariners bench, the odd fellow with the bushy mustache, shades and a hoodie?Wait a second — ...

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Australia gains crucial draw with Denmark

Mile Jedinak has a knack for penalty kicks and his strategy is beyond simple.“Just to get that ball in the back in the net,” the ...

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France defense excels in victory over Peru

With all its attacking talent, France proved it also has class in defense.Other coaches might envy Didier Deschamps, who has a forward line bursting with ...

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Neymar to play against Costa Rica despite injury fears

Neymar will play in Brazil’s vital World Cup match against Costa Rica on Friday despite injury fears, coach Tite has confirmed.The world’s most expensive player ...

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Ex-pro golfer Ai Miyazato marries her manager

Former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato announced on her blog Thursday that she has married her manager whom she met while she competed on the ...

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Brave Blossoms forced to make changes ahead of clash against Georgia

Japan coach Jamie Joseph named a much-changed side Thursday for Saturday’s clash with Georgia at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, with injuries sidelining a number ...

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Earthfriends Tokyo Z hand coaching reins to Satoru Furuta

Less than a year after being dismissed as Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach, former Japan national team center/power forward Satoru Furuta is back as a sideline ...

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Phil Mickelson apologizes for breaking golf etiquette by hitting moving ball at U.S. Open

Phil Mickelson has apologized four days after intentionally violating golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the green at the U.S. Open, saying his ...

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David Beckham predicts an England-Argentina final at World Cup

Former England captain David Beckham has tipped the team to meet Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the World Cup final, reflecting rising optimism about the Three ...

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Giancarlo Stanton caps Yankees comeback with walk-off blast against Mariners

Expectations have been sky high for Giancarlo Stanton since he was acquired from Miami last offseason. In front of a sellout crowd Wednesday night at ...

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Devils’ Taylor Hall receives Hart Trophy as NHL MVP

Taylor Hall doesn’t love public speaking, and the New Jersey Devils forward’s nervousness grew while the NHL Awards show moved along.But after Hall and the ...

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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Nature Valley Classic with abdominal issues

Naomi Osaka retired during her second-round match Wednesday at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, England, due to abdominal issues.Osaka, ranked 18th in the world, ...

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Japan’s players well aware of Senegal’s skill, discipline

Japan will face a tough task containing Senegal’s speedy, skillful attacking players in its next World Cup clash, left back Yuto Nagatomo said Wednesday.A day ...

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Russian fans hail once-maligned team as heroes

What a transformation. Russia’s World Cup soccer team, metamorphosed from national laughingstock to heroes of the motherland in less than a week.And no one is ...

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Banned former FIFA president Blatter in Russia for World Cup

Suspended former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has arrived in Moscow for a World Cup visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Blatter posed for ...

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Bucks’ Sterling Brown sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest

Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers’ use of a stun gun during his arrest ...

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich meets with star forward Kawhi Leonard

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made the trip to San Diego on Tuesday to meet with star forward Kawhi Leonard ahead of Thursday’s NBA ...

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Grueling training key to sumo transcendence

The sport of sumo manages to achieve with one circle what Dante Alighieri needed nine to describe.Indeed, the only people who don’t think sumo training ...

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Five-time British Open golf champion Peter Thomson dies

Hailed as a hero to some and as golf royalty to others, Peter Thomson, a five-time winner of the British Open and the only player ...

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Kenta Maeda gets no decision as Dodgers edge Cubs

Kenta Maeda allowed three runs over 3⅔ innings and received a no-decision Tuesday in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Chicago Cubs.The ...

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Senegal beats Poland; Russia keeps run going

Senegal midfielder Mbaye Niang saw the signal from the referee to re-enter following treatment for an injury and jogged along the center line. Then Niang ...

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Samurai Blue fans kick up a ruckus at Japan-Columbia viewing event

Tokyo Dome was one of the many sites that hosted public viewing events for Monday’s Japan-Colombia game, the first match of the tourney for both.For ...

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Yuya Osaka’s second-half header gives Japan 2-1 triumph over Colombia in Group H opener

Yuya Osako scored a second-half winner as Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in their opening Group H match at the World Cup finals in Russia ...

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Seiji Uebayashi powers Hawks past Swallows

Seiji Uebayashi’s eighth-inning home run lifted the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday.Two days after the ...

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Lula, Brazil’s jailed former president, criticizes World Cup team in column written behind bars

Brazil’s jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his debut as a soccer pundit, writing a column from behind bars in which he ...

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Red Bull confirms expected switch to Honda engines

Honda will become Red Bull’s engine supplier from next season after the Formula One team confirmed its anticipated split with Renault on Tuesday.The Japanese manufacturer ...

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Astros rally past Rays for 12th straight victory

Alex Bregman hit a game-ending two-run double with one out in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Monday ...

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Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up ...

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Angels manager says medical staff ‘very optimistic’ about Shohei Ohtani’s recovery from elbow injury

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani will be re-evaluated within three weeks and medical staff are “very optimistic” about his recovery, club manager Mike Scioscia ...

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Barry Trotz steps down as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Capitals

Less than two weeks after lifting the Stanley Cup, Barry Trotz is a free agent and the Washington Capitals are looking for a new coach.Trotz ...

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Roger Federer climbs back to No. 1 in rankings, swaps spots with Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer is back at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, once again swapping spots with Rafael Nadal.Federer’s title at the Mercedes Cup, a grass-court ...

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Sweden edges S. Korea with help from review

Sweden got the break it needed from the video review system, and team captain Andreas Granqvist didn’t waste the chance.Granqvist slid his penalty kick into ...

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Belgium surges past Panama in second half

Unlike the other World Cup favorites that struggled through their opening matches, Belgium looked every part the title contender.Having Dries Mertens and Romelu Lukaku capable ...

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England prevails on late Harry Kane goal

Twice wrestled to the ground during the match, England captain Harry Kane finally evaded the Tunisian defense just as time was running out.Kane found an ...

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Shigakkan University fires wrestling coach Kazuhito Sakae

Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae was officially dismissed as head coach of the Shigakkan University wrestling team, following approval by the school’s ...

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New Japanese citizen Nick Fazekas hoping to make immediate impact for Akatsuki Five

Nick Fazekas could be a difference-maker for the Akatsuki Five, who are desperate for a win in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.The 32-year-old big ...

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Japan sends Princess Hisako to Russia for World Cup

Princess Hisako, honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, left Japan on Monday to attend games of the ongoing World Cup in Russia, marking the ...

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Mike Bolsinger following Tatsuhiro Tamura’s lead during wildly successful start to career in Japan

Early on during Mike Bolsinger’s latest start for the Chiba Lotte Marines, catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura noticed his pitcher shaking his head a little every now ...

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Honda happy to return to Russia

Having won a slew of trophies with Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow, this World Cup is a happy homecoming of sorts for Keisuke Honda.Honda, who joined ...

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Astros beat Royals for 11th straight win

The Houston Astros keep finding ways to win, while the Kansas City Royals keep inventing ways to lose.Carlos Correa and the Astros won their 11th ...

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Mexico stuns champion Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener

MOSCOWReuters Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated ...

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Olympic volleyball bronze medalist Yoko Zetterlund becomes Japan American Football Association’s first female director

Yoko Zetterlund, who helped the United States women’s volleyball team earn the bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has joined the Japan American Football ...

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IBF super bantamweight champion Ryouske Iwasa to defend title against Ireland’s TJ Doheny

Ryosuke Iwasa will defend his IBF super bantamweight crown for the second time in August when he takes on Ireland’s TJ Doheny in Tokyo, Iwasa’s ...

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Japan determined to avoid costly fouls in World Cup opener against Colombia

With several games at this World Cup so far having been decided by penalties and free kicks, Japan will be looking to avoid costly fouls ...

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Top League teams upset Super Rugby duo

The Top League claimed an impressive double scalp over Super Rugby on Sunday as NEC Green Rockets and Suntory Sungoliath beat the Waratahs and Brumbies, ...

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Swallows beat Fighters to clinch first interleague crown

Yasuhiro “Ryan” Ogawa allowed a run over six innings as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 on Sunday to clinch ...

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Japan routs China in college football tournament

Kyoto University quarterback Daisuke Tanaka threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Japan in a 70-0 rout of China on Saturday at ...

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Dustin Johnson escapes wild third round with share of U.S Open lead

Dustin Johnson at least gets one more round to try to redeem himself in the U.S. Open.So does the USGA. The best players in the ...

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Astros earn 10th straight win

A.J. Hinch wiped the sweat from his brow after watching his Astros win their 10th straight game on Saturday, joking he might get tossed early ...

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Philippe Troussier: Japan can thrive under Akira Nishino

Japan’s decision to axe Vahid Halilhodzic two months before the World Cup finals came as a surprise to many, but former boss Philippe Troussier believes ...

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Japan won’t change strategy based on James Rodriguez’s status for Colombia

Japan’s mind set will not change if Colombia is without star playmaker James Rodriguez for the team’s World Cup opener, defender Yuto Nagatomo said Saturday, ...

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Antoine Griezmann hits historic VAR-assisted penalty as France tops Australia

Antoine Griezmann scored from the first VAR-assisted penalty awarded in the history of the World Cup as title hopeful France battled to a 2-1 win ...

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Eagles manager Masataka Nashida steps down

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Masataka Nashida has resigned to take responsibility for the team’s poor performance, the Pacific League ballclub announced Saturday.The 64-year-old, who ...

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Rising star Rui Hachimura makes impressive debut for Japan men’s national team

Fast, strong, big, smooth, phenom, hope, slam dunker, highlight film.The list goes on and on when you think of words and phrases to describe Japan’s ...

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Veteran goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima says Japan still haunted by 2014 loss to Colombia

As Japan and Colombia prepare to go into battle at the World Cup again, the Samurai Blue remain haunted by memories of their clash with ...

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Marines’ Mike Bolsinger earns complete-game victory over Giants

Takashi Ogino legged out the double and Shogo Nakamura drove in the run.As for Mike Bolsinger, well, he did the rest. Bolsinger went to the ...

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Fan excitement gaining momentum for 2019 Rugby World Cup

Rugby fans in Kobe believe excitement is growing ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup, with the national team’s first-ever test match in the city ...

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Italy holds off Brave Blossoms

Japan fell just short of a second straight win over Italy despite a furious second-half fightback on Saturday in a 25-22 defeat to the Azzurri ...

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Giants’ Evan Longoria placed on disabled list with hand injury

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is going on the disabled list after injuring his left hand when he was hit by a pitch ...

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Coyotes trade Max Domi to Canadiens

The Arizona Coyotes traded forward Max Domi to the Montreal Canadiens for Alex Galchenyuk on Friday night.The 23-year-old Domi was targeted to be part of ...

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Pair of signed Usain Bolt spikes from 2012 London Games stolen

A signed pair of running shoes worn by eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has been stolen from an address in Linton, Derbyshire.The white, blue ...

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Sakura Yokomine tied for second after second round at Meijer LPGA Classic

Sakura Yomonine and Germany’s Sandra Gal both shot the day’s low of 64 to move within one stroke of the second round lead at the ...

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Blue Jays’ Yangervis Solarte delivers double trouble for Nationals

Yangervis Solarte homered from both sides of the plate, Devon Travis also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday ...

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Iran defeats Morocco on own goal in stoppage time

A heartbreaking stoppage-time own goal from substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz gave Iran a dramatic 1-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup Group B opener on ...

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Dustin Johnson takes four-shot lead at U.S. Open

Shinnecock Hills is no longer the only challenge at this U.S. Open.On a course that can cause problems in any weather, where triple bogeys or ...

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Jose Gimenez lifts Uruguay past Egypt with 89th-minute header

Jose Gimenez thumped home a powerful 89th-minute header to give Uruguay a dramatic 1-0 victory over heartbroken Egypt in a World Cup Group A game ...

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Fighters shatter tie in seventh inning, go on to hammer Swallows

Taishi Ota went 2-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters’ 11-4 victory over the interleague-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Friday.In ...

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Maya Yoshida says Southampton’s struggles have mentally prepared him for World Cup

After surviving one of the “most difficult” seasons of his Premier League career, Japan defensive stalwart Maya Yoshida said Thursday he is mentally prepared to ...

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JAAF promotes Marathon Grand Championship as vital preparation for 2020 Olympics

Japan’s runners who earn spots for the Summer Olympics will gain significant experience running on a nearly identical course during the trial for the 2020 ...

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Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr arrested on rape charges

Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. has been arrested on charges of rape and other sex crimes on the day he was to appear ...

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Antoine Griezmann says he is staying at Atletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann said he is staying at Atletico Madrid, putting an end to widespread speculation that the France forward would leave to join Spanish rival ...

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England hoping to end major tournament jinx

England has been there, seen it, but not done it over the past two major international football tournaments, failing to progress from the group stage ...

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Red Sox hurler David Price outduels Mariners ace Felix Hernandez

Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 Thursday night for their ...

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Yuta Watanabe working out for teams ahead of NBA Draft

The 2018 NBA Draft is less than a week away, and Yuta Watanabe remains focused on pursuing his dream.The Kagawa Prefecture native worked out for ...

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Samurai Blue conduct first training session in Kazan

The Japan national team held its first training session at its World Cup camp in Russia on Thursday.Coach Akira Nishino and the 23-man squad arrived ...

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Swallows rally past Lions in ninth

Yuhei Takai’s two-out RBI single off Lions closer Tatsushi Masuda lifted the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Seibu on Thursday.A loss ...

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Tournament director Alan Gilpin confident 2019 Rugby World Cup organizers will be ready for extravaganza

The tournament director of the 2019 Rugby World Cup admitted Thursday that Japan’s 12 host cities have yet to fully grasp the scale of the ...

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PGA president Paul Levy arrested on DUI charge

PGA of America president Paul Levy is facing a misdemeanor DUI charge after veering off a road in California and hitting a sign last week.The ...

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Ex-Japan Wrestling Federation Kazuhito Sakae apologizes for Kaori Icho power harassment scandal

Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae, who resigned in April for power-harassing four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, issued a public apology on ...

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French Open champ Rafael Nadal withdraws from Queen’s Club

French Open champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Queen’s Club tournament in an attempt to be ready for Wimbledon, it was announced on ...

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Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda gets no-decision in return from disabled list

Enrique Hernandez dodged home on a wild throw by pitcher Matt Bush in the 11th inning and, hours after a hard collision at the plate ...

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49ers receiver Marquise Goodwin overcomes adversity, wins George Halas Award

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin on Wednesday won the 2018 George Halas Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.The Halas Award is ...

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Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph moves Amanaki Lelei Mafi to bench for second test against Italy

Japan coach Jamie Joseph kept faith Thursday with the same 23 players that beat Italy last week as he named his side for Saturday’s second ...

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Kazuki Nakajima puts Fernando Alonso’s Toyota on provisional pole at 24 Hours of Le Mans

Kazuki Nakajima put the Toyota he shares with double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso on provisional pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans ...

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Spain fires Julen Lopetegui in shocker, brings in Fernando Hierro

With only two days to go before Spain’s opening match at the World Cup, Julen Lopetegui was fired as national team coach after accepting a ...

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Hall of Famer, Olympian Anne Donovan dies at 56

Anne Donovan, the Basketball Hall of Famer who won a national championship at Old Dominion, two Olympic gold medals as a player and another as ...

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Andrew Luck throws at camp, will be ready for season

For the first time since last October, Andrew Luck was seen throwing regulation-size footballs at the Indianapolis Colts’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, and he is ...

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Roger Federer battles to victory in Stuttgart

Roger Federer was made to battle after a losing first set as the Swiss star made his long-awaited return to tennis on Wednesday with a ...

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Niigata re-signs sharpshooter Davante Gardner; NeoPhoenix icon Masahiro Oguchi calls it quits

Davante Gardner is staying up put with the Niigata Albirex BB.While the Central Division club missed the playoffs last season, the Marquette University alumni enhanced ...

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North American trio beats Morocco for hosting rights to host 2026 World Cup

North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over ...

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Tomoya Ichikawa haunts former club as Hawks beat Giants

Catcher Tomoya Ichikawa belted a two-run home run off his first pro club, lifting the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-2 interleague win over the ...

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Spain fires manager Julen Lopetegui two days before World Cup opener

The Spanish soccer federation has fired coach Julen Lopetegui two days before the country’s opening World Cup match against Portugal.Lopetegui was let go a day ...

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Tigers scout arrested for allegedly taking illicit photos

A scout for the Hanshin Tigers has been arrested for allegedly taking illicit photographs up a woman’s skirt, it was learned Wednesday.Koji Yamawaki, a 55-year-old ...

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Didi Gregorius powers Yankees in win over Nationals

Didi Gregorius was pleased after ending a long power outage with a pair of home runs. Bryce Harper felt relieved after escaping serious injury when ...

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Maeda set to return as Dodgers face Rangers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda will be activated off the disabled list and make his next start Wednesday in the second game of an ...

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Russia awaits as stars get ready to battle for World Cup

The World Cup kicks off on Thursday (midnight Friday, Japan time) in Russia, marking the tournament’s return to Europe for the first time since 2006. ...

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Byzantine rules govern sumo’s name shares

Tochinoshin’s promotion to ozeki comes with many perks. Most are connected to his life as an active wrestler, such as a boost in salary and ...

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Swallows’ Masanori Ishikawa tames Lions en route to 160th career win

Left-hander Masanori Ishikawa pitched six-plus innings Tuesday to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 3-1 and extend their interleague lead.In ...

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Balanced Brazil reduces dependence on superstar Neymar

Brazil is still shaking off the embarrassment of losing to Germany 7-1 in its home World Cup.Since Tite took over as coach in 2016, the ...

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Masayuki Ito, Christopher Diaz to square off for vacant WBO super featherweight title

Second-ranked Masayuki Ito will square off against unbeaten Christopher Diaz of Puerto Rico for the vacant WBO super featherweight title, the World Boxing Organization said ...

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Wheelchair star Pat Anderson back for more gold

When he has the ball in his hands, his opponents are extra careful, and fans in the stands hold their breath to see if something ...

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Genki Haraguchi says he’s reached agreement to join Hannover

Japan midfielder Genki Haraguchi confirmed Monday a reported move from Hertha Berlin to Hannover in a transfer deal involving the two Bundesliga clubs.Speaking to reporters ...

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs bill allowing sports betting

Gamblers in New Jersey will be able to start betting on sports by Thursday under legislation the governor signed Monday legalizing a pastime that has ...

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Cubs rally past Brewers in 11th, climb into first

Anthony Rizzo turned on the power with a long homer down the right-field line in the 11th inning. Jason Heyward delivered a tying single in ...

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Angels deny report Shohei Ohtani needs Tommy John surgery

Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler on Monday denied a report that two-way star Shohei Ohtani faced season-ending Tommy John surgery on his damaged ...

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2019 Super Rugby season to start early

The Super Rugby season will kick off earlier next year and run without a break for 21 weeks, organizers said Tuesday as they retained the ...

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Pistons bring in ex-Raptors coach Dwane Casey

Dwane Casey lost his job in Toronto because the Raptors wanted to advance further in the playoffs.In Detroit, it would be an accomplishment if Casey ...

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Nick Kyrgios reignites ‘racist’ feud with swimming legend Dawn Fraser

Temperamental Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios reignited a feud with swimming legend Dawn Fraser Tuesday, calling her “racist” after she was honored by Queen Elizabeth ...

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Rikuya Hoshino earns U.S. Open spot as late entry

Rikuya Hoshino was among the late additions to the U.S. Open field, organizers said Monday.The 22-year-old qualified for his first U.S. Open as he, along ...

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Tokyo 2020 organizers plan to cap ticket prices at ¥300,000

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games plans to cap ticket prices at ¥300,000 ($2,720) while setting a minimum ticket price ...

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Patrick Vieira leaves MLS coaching job, joins Nice as new manager

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira was hired as manager of the French club Nice on Monday after leaving as coach of New York City FC.Vieira ...

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Phil Mickelson pleased about course for U.S. Open

Phil Mickelson believes Shinnecock Hills is one of the best setups he’s ever seen for a U.S. Open.At least for 17 of the holes. The ...

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Julio Jones tells Falcons he will skip minicamp

Wide receiver Julio Jones told the Atlanta Falcons he won’t attend this week’s mandatory minicamp, the team announced Monday.“We have been in contact with Julio ...

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Warriors to give Kevin Durant a blank check

Warriors general manager Bob Myers expects swift negotiations to re-sign two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and coach Steve Kerr.Durant could sign for as ...

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Japan Under-19s to join senior team at World Cup camp

The Japan Football Association announced Monday it will send 23 Under-19 players to the country’s World Cup base in Russia to help the national team ...

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Herrmann follows path from Harvard to Sendai

Frank Herrmann is still putting his Harvard University education to good use. Just not in the way, and certainly not in the place, he expected.Herrmann ...

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Japan bolsters roster with Rui Hachimura, Nick Fazekas ahead of FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Japan’s men’s national basketball team will have its back against the wall during the Asian qualifiers for next year’s FIBA World Cup.The Japanese, however, are ...

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Owners say Justify will race again after Triple Crown win

Triple Crown winner Justify will get a well-deserved break and then race again this year, although no date or location has been targeted yet after ...

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Indians ace Corey Kluber continues to dominate division rivals

Eventually, a team from the AL Central will figure out a way to beat Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber.Kluber continued his dominance of the division ...

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Swallows stay hot during interleague play with victory over Buffaloes

Left-handed rookie Daiki Tajima gave up eight runs in 3⅓ innings on Sunday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in the finale ...

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Nadeshiko Japan defeats New Zealand in friendly

Mina Tanaka bagged a first-half hat trick to spearhead Japan to a 3-1 victory over New Zealand in a friendly on Sunday.Nadeshiko Japan, currently 11th ...

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Japanese pair falls in French Open women’s doubles final

Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya fell short in their bid to become the first all-Japanese pair to win a Grand Slam women’s doubles title on ...

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Obic gets boost from defense, special teams in semifinal victory over Lixil

Two touchdowns from the special teams unit made up for a sluggish performance by the offense as the reigning Pearl Bowl champion Obic Seagulls defeated ...

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Mima Ito, Tomokazu Harimoto claim singles titles at Japan Open

Teenagers Mima Ito and Tomokazu Harimoto made the last day of the Japan Open a memorable one for home fans as they claimed both singles ...

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Jon Lester, Cubs bullpen combine on one-hitter against Pirates

Jon Lester sees the Chicago Cubs delivering enough big hits and sparkling plays in the field.More than anything, he sees his team piling up victories. ...

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Hopes for unified Korean judo team at East Asia Judo Championship dashed over flag dispute

Hopes the rival Koreas would march under one flag as a unified team at a regional judo championship in Mongolia were dashed this weekend by ...

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Former Japan coach Sir John Kirwan has high hopes for Brave Blossoms after team’s win over Italy

All Blacks great Sir John Kirwan said Sunday that watching Japan beat Italy 34-17 at a stadium that will host five Rugby World Cup games ...

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Rei Sugimoto wins World Cup event for first bouldering title in five years

Rei Sugimoto won his first title in five years at the IFSC World Cup bouldering competition on Saturday, as four of the top six places ...

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Japan’s Naoki Tajima, Czech Republic’s Ondrej Styler win boys’ doubles title at Roland Garros

Naoki Tajima and Czech partner Ondrej Styler won the boys’ doubles crown at the Roland Garros Junior French Championships by beating Taiwanese fifth seeds Ray ...

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Justify pulls away in Belmont Stakes to win Triple Crown

Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality.The late bloomer won the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths on Saturday, giving ...

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Simona Halep tops Sloane Stephens in French Open final to capture first Grand Slam title

Maybe all of those losses in Grand Slam finals helped Simona Halep actually win one.She’d gone 0-3 in matches with a major trophy on the ...

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South Africa beats England with Siya Kolisi serving as first black captain

South Africa wrenched the first rugby test out of England’s hands by rallying from 24-3 down to win 42-39 at Ellis Park on Saturday, saving ...

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka joins three other Japanese pitchers on DL

The New York Yankees said Saturday right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with mild strains in both hamstrings.Tanaka becomes the ...

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Tomokazu Harimoto eliminates Olympic champion Ma Long in Japan Open quarterfinals

Teenage star Tomokazu Harimoto beat China’s two-time Olympic champion Ma Long on Saturday in the Japan Open quarterfinals.Ma, currently the world champ and a former ...

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Shingo Kunieda, Yui Kamiji capture French Open men’s wheelchair titles

Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji won French Open wheelchair singles championships on Saturday.It was Kunieda’s seventh men’s title at Roland Garros, while Kamiji, the defending ...

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Ventforet advance to Levain Cup quarterfinals with aggregate triumph over Reds

Second-division Ventforet Kofu on Saturday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Levain Cup with a 3-2 aggregate playoff victory over the Urawa Reds.A 27th-minute goal ...

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Dragons’ Onelki Garcia notches second shutout of season

Onelki Garcia struck out eight over the distance as the Chunichi Dragons blanked the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3-0 in interleague play on Saturday.The left-hander Garcia ...

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MLB scouts eye Yusei Kikuchi, Tomoyuki Sugano

On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants each sent their ace to the mound, creating a marquee matchup of the ...

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Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish knighted

Former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish was knighted on Friday.The Anfield icon was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to soccer, charity and ...

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Brave Blossoms rout Italy in opener

Japan conjured a hat trick of magical scores to floor Six Nations side Italy 34-17 on Saturday in the first game of their two-match rugby ...

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Germany displays unimpressive form in victory over Saudi Arabia

Defending World Cup champion Germany defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Friday for a timely but unimpressive win just over a week before its title defense ...

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Yankees top Mets in Subway Series opener; Masahiro Tanaka leaves game with pain in hamstrings

Brett Gardner hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Jacob deGrom on an eighth-inning changeup, and the New York Yankees beat the reeling Mets 4-1 Friday ...

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Samurai Blue get blanked by Switzerland in friendly

Japan lost 2-0 to Switzerland in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday, just six days before the start of the tournament in Russia.Ricardo Rodriguez and ...

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Warriors sweep Cavs to repeat

There were still a few seconds left on the clock when the Golden State Warriors stormed off their bench to begin a celebration that wasn’t ...

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Shohei Ohtani goes on disabled list with injury to elbow

The Los Angeles Angels said Friday that Shohei Ohtani has gone on the disabled list with an injury to his right pitching elbow.The club said ...

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Lions ace Yusei Kikuchi outduels Giants star Tomoyuki Sugano

The pitching matchup between aces Yusei Kikuchi and Tomoyuki Sugano fizzled out early on Friday night.As for the Seibu Lions’ lineup, well, they were as ...

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Japan women rout Taiwan in exhibition contest

The Japan women’s national team dominated at both ends of the floor and annihilated Taiwan 96-66 in an exhibition game at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi on ...

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Brave Blossoms, Azzurri set for Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal in Oita

Jamie Joseph’s Japan team and the city of Oita will get a taste of what to expect at the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Saturday ...

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Ex-NBA player Glen Davis charged with assault outside a West Hollywood club

Los Angeles County prosecutors say former NBA player Ronald Glen Davis has been charged with attacking a man outside a club in West Hollywood.The district ...

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Japan to face Costa Rica in international friendly in September

Japan will play Costa Rica in an international friendly in September, the Japan Football Association announced Friday.Japan, currently 61st in the FIFA rankings, will battle ...

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Former Yomiuri Giants standout Miles Mikolas improves to 7-1 with Cardinals

Miles Mikolas was prepared to change jerseys — but he was pitching too well to pull the trigger.The Cardinals right-hander had four uniform tops waiting ...

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Tiger Woods paired with Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson for U.S. Open’s first two rounds

Tiger Woods will play the opening two rounds of the U.S. Open with Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson, which feels like a grouping of Nos. ...

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Ai Fukuhara, Tomokazu Harimoto to take part in Olympic Day table tennis friendly

Ai Fukuhara and Tomokazu Harimoto will take part in a mixed table tennis friendly later this month to promote dialogue between North and South Korea ...

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World Cup match official resigns after undercover sting operation

A World Cup assistant referee resigned from duty after being caught taking a $600 cash payment in an undercover television sting.Aden Range Marwa of Kenya ...

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Pelicans give Alvin Gentry a two-year contract extension

Alvin Gentry’s ability to coach the New Orleans Pelicans into the second round of the playoffs despite the mid-season loss of All-Star DeMarcus Cousins persuaded ...

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Terrell Owens reveals decision to skip Hall of Fame induction

Terrell Owens always likes being the center of attention. His decision to skip the induction ceremony for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August ...

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Yankees southpaw Jordan Montgomery undergoes Tommy John surgery

New York Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery has undergone Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him until the second half of next season or possibly 2020.Head ...

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Bryan Colangelo out as 76ers president in wake of Twitter scandal

Bryan Colangelo may not have authored any of the tweets himself, but he seemed to provide private information that went into them.And when his wife ...

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Teenage star Chikara Tanaka to attend IMG Academy in bid to gain college hoop scholarship

Is up-and-coming basketball player Chikara Tanaka going to be a Japanese Kyrie Irving or Steph Curry?That is a hasty conversation to have about a 16-year-old, ...

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Smile Japan goalie Nana Fujimoto out for six months following surgery on shoulder

Smile Japan star goalkeeper Nana Fujimoto will be sidelined for six months following shoulder surgery, The Japan Times has learned.Considered one of the top female ...

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Justify aims for Triple Crown glory at Belmont

Bob Baffert hopes Justify can gallop into American thoroughbred racing’s Hall of Fame on Saturday when he bids to become only the 13th horse in ...

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Capitals storm to Stanley Cup title

Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Washington Capitals’ joyous ...

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Swallows’ Yuhei Takai slugs two homers, drives in winning run on bases-loaded walk in 10th

Yuhei Takai belted two homers and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning, bases-loaded walk as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank ...

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Rafael Nadal completes comeback to reach 11th French Open semifinal

Rafael Nadal battled back from a set down to beat Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in their rain-interruped French Open quarterfinal on Thursday, edging ...

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Romania, Spain lose appeals, won’t compete in 2019 Rugby World Cup

Romania and Spain will not participate in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan after an independent committee on Wednesday upheld their disqualification from the ...

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Korea to send unified judo team to East Asian Championships

South and North Korea will unite their judo teams for the upcoming East Asian Championships, the International Judo Federation said late Wednesday evening.According to the ...

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Carp hurler Daichi Osera, Dragons slugger Zoilo Almonte earn monthly MVP awards for first time

Hiroshima Carp right-hander Daichi Osera and Chunichi Dragons outfielder Zoilo Almonte both won their first monthly MVP awards in the Central League, NPB announced on ...

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Striker Yohei Toyoda returning to Sagan Tosu from loan spell at Ulsan Hyundai

Former Japan international Yohei Toyoda will return to J. League first-division side Sagan Tosu with more than six months remaining on his loan agreement with ...

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Jamie Joseph announces Japan’s lineup for test match against Italy in Oita

Japan coach Jamie Joseph on Thursday named his side for Saturday’s test match against Italy at Oita Bank Dome.Michael Leitch captains a side that contains ...

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Three-time Olympian Dai Tamesue provides detailed critique of sports in Japan

Dai Tamesue, a former track star who made Japan’s Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games, ...

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Angels starter Shohei Ohtani exits in fourth inning due to blister on middle finger

Not even an early exit by Shohei Ohtani could stop the Los Angeles Angels from beating Kansas City again.Justin Upton homered for the third time ...

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Kwansei Gakuin eliminates Gamba Osaka in Emperor’s Cup second round

J. League first-division strugglers Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus were ousted from the Emperor’s Cup on Wednesday, when teams from the top-two tiers entered the ...

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Jets place premium on continuity

After a championship runner-up finish and the team’s first East Division regular-season title, the Chiba Jets Funabashi aren’t making wholesale changes as they prepare for ...

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Eri Hozumi, Makoto Ninomiya reach French Open doubles semifinals

The unseeded pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya advanced to the final four of the women’s doubles at the French Open on Wednesday, beating ...

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Cardinals icon Red Schoendienst, the oldest living Hall of Famer, dies at 95

If there was ever anyone who lived his life The Cardinal Way, it was Red Schoendienst.Right down to his ruby name. The team color, of ...

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Kevin Durant ignites Warriors with 43-point performance in Game 3

Kevin Durant stood calmly near midcourt — and a very familiar spot — as teammates Stephen Curry and Draymond Green screamed at him in celebration.Another ...

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Cavaliers turning to seldom-used Hood against Warriors

Rodney Hood’s most significant moment in these playoffs came while sitting on the bench.Well, he’s getting up and getting in the NBA Finals. Looking for ...

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Yuki Ariyoshi, Ikuhiro Kiyota lift Marines to victory over Dragons

Yuki Ariyoshi worked into the eighth inning, and Ikuhiro Kiyota homered as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Chunichi Dragons 1-0 in interleague play on ...

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ONE Championship making waves on MMA scene

Atomweight champion Angela “Unstoppable” Lee and Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi fought another closely contested main event before a sellout crowd of 12,000 during a ONE ...

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Precocious Akiyo Noguchi aiming for Olympic gold

Akiyo Noguchi began climbing as a precocious tot clambering onto the backs of cows for kicks on the family farm — now she’s targeting Olympic ...

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Nationals ace Maz Scherzer strikes out 13 in victory over Rays

Max Scherzer kept throwing strikes and the Tampa Bay Rays kept making outs.It was just another efficient outing for the Washington Nationals ace, who pitched ...

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Warriors, Cavs not going to White House

Stephen Curry and LeBron James spoke their minds last year. They have not changed their minds this year.No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, ...

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Army of okamisan work behind scenes to keep sumo stables running smoothly

Tochinoshin was officially promoted to ozeki on May 30.The burly veteran took part in the formal announcement ceremony given to all who reach either of ...

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Tetsuto Yamada, Norichika Aoki ignite offense in Swallows’ sixth straight victory

Tetsuto Yamada drove in three runs and scored three times in the Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ 12-6 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tuesday, handing last ...

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Andy Murray says he’s ‘hoping’ to make comeback during grass-court portion of season

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray says he is “hoping” to return from a hip operation in time to compete during the grass-court portion of the ...

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Ben Lecomte attempting to become first person to swim across Pacific Ocean

Professional distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off from Japan to San Francisco on Tuesday in an attempt to become the first person to swim across ...

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Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly to receive Jimmy V Award

Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will receive ESPN’s Jimmy V Award for the toughness and perseverance he’s displayed during his ongoing battle ...

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LeBron’s postseason run has been incredible, but Jordan still the man

Ready to crown LeBron James GOAT over Michael Jordan after LBJ’s phenomenal performance this postseason?To quote the late Keith Jackson: “Whoa, Nellie!” As in, hold ...

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Reliever Junichi Tazawa signs minor league deal with Tigers

Right-handed reliever Junichi Tazawa has signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, the American League club announced Monday.Tazawa was released by the Miami ...

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UEFA hands Man City manager Pep Guardiola one-match ban for improper conduct

Pep Guardiola will be banned from the touchline for Manchester City’s first game in the Champions League next season, UEFA announced on Monday.The City manager ...

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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge whiffs a record eight times in doubleheader

Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton left a doubleheader split in sour moods Monday night.Judge became the first player ever to record eight strikeouts ...

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JOC to set target of 30 gold medals for 2020 Olympics: sources

The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to set the host nation’s gold-medal target at 30 for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, several sources said Monday.In ...

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Intense pitcher Bruce Kison, who helped the Pirates win two World Series, dies at 68

Bruce Kison, a pitcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series in 1971 and 1979 and spent three decades in player development and ...

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Andre Iguodala poised for return during NBA Finals

Golden State forward Andre Iguodala completed an individual workout pain-free on Saturday and is close to being cleared to return for the NBA Finals, ESPN’s ...

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Rafael Nadal defeats Maximilian Marterer to make French Open quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal said he doesn’t “feel old,” after moving a step closer to an incredible 11th French Open title on Monday by beating German Maximilian ...

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49ers legend Dwight Clark passes away at 61

Dwight Clark will forever be remembered for one iconic moment, his leap in the back of the end zone to make a fingertip grab of ...

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Capitals rout Knights, take 3-1 lead

Evgeny Kuznetsov smiled about getting four assists. He tried not to smile too much at the thought of being one win away from the Stanley ...

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Genki Haraguchi set for Hannover move

Japan midfielder Genki Haraguchi appears set to move from Hertha Berlin to Hannover, with the two Bundesliga sides on the verge of a transfer deal, ...

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Matt Dominguez makes good first impression with Marines

It only took a handful of games for Matt Dominguez to become the biggest thing to hit the Chiba Lotte Marines since the Nazo no ...

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Japan holds first practice since arriving at pre-World Cup camp

The Japan national team on Sunday held its first training session since arriving in the Austrian resort city of Innsbruck, where the Samurai Blue are ...

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Angels score early, hold off Rangers for victory

Shohei Ohtani got his team’s first hit and also scored the first run of the game as the Los Angeles Angels posted a 3-1 win ...

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Bryson DeChambeau wins Memorial

For the fourth straight year, Bryson DeChambeau leaves Ohio feeling like a winner.This time he had a trophy to show for it, and a handshake ...

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Kei Nishikori exits French Open after fourth-round defeat to Dominic Thiem

Lacking his usual speed and quickness, Kei Nishikori could only put up a brave fight in a 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 fourth-round French Open loss ...

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Akiyo Noguchi wins third straight bouldering World Cup event

Akiyo Noguchi won the women’s championship in the fifth event of the bouldering World Cup season on Sunday.Her victory at Esforta Arena Hachioji in western ...

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New ozeki Tochinoshin to ask Georgian president to build sumo ring

Sumo wrestler Tochinoshin, who was recently promoted to the sport’s second-highest rank of ozeki, said Sunday he plans to ask Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili to ...

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Daiki Enokida haunts former teammates as Lions sink Tigers

Daiki Enokida got his first chance to face his former club and helped pitch the Seibu Lions to a 10-5 interleague win over the Hanshin ...

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Depleted Sunwolves lose to Brumbies

The Sunwolves were beaten 41-31 by the Brumbies at Canberra’s GIO Stadium on Sunday as the Super Rugby competition heads into the June break.With the ...

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Mozu Ascot wins Yasuda Kinen in record-tying time

Mozu Ascot won the 68th running of the Yasuda Kinen on Sunday for the colt’s first Grade One victory.Ninth-favorite Mozu Ascot, ridden by jockey Christophe ...

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Spurs’ Green helping NBA spread basketball gospel to Japan

Danny Green watched the wild events at the end of regulation in Game 1 of the NBA Finals unfold like everyone else.Unlike everyone else, Green, ...

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‘Lucky’ Warriors hoping for better performance in Game 2

All the chatter is that underdog Cleveland could be completely deflated from the way it flopped in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Determined and ...

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England claims World Cup warmup win over Nigeria

England relied on goals from Gary Cahill and Harry Kane before slackening in the second half to beat Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup warmup ...

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Maria Sharapova cruises past Karolina Pliskova, into fourth round at French Open

Maria Sharapova easily handled the big serve of No. 6-seeded Karolina Pliskova and overwhelmed her 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to move closer to a possible ...

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Marines’ Mike Bolsinger triumphs in fifth straight start

Takashi Ogino and Katsuya Kakunaka saw to it that pitcher Mike Bolsinger got his customary run support as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Central ...

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Italy clobbers Yamaha Jubilo in exhibition match

A team built around Italy internationals trounced Japan Top League side Yamaha Jubilo 52-19 on Saturday in a warmup match ahead of the Azzurri’s two ...

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Ventforet Kofu double up Urawa Reds in Levain Cup first-leg win

J. League second-division Ventforet Kofu will take a two-goal advantage into the return leg of their Levain Cup playoff following a comprehensive 2-0, first-leg win ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu gives gloves to Olympic Museum

Figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu has donated a pair of gloves to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland following a request by the IOC, an informed ...

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Braves hurler Mike Foltynewicz twirls two-hitter

Mike Foltynewicz had everything working so well that he was ready to keep pitching after the game ended.Foltynewicz pitched a two-hitter for his first career ...

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Cavs avoid bans for Game 1 row

J.R. Smith’s blunder, a disputed replay overturn and a key missed free throw dealt the Cleveland Cavaliers an emotionally crushing loss in an opener of ...

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Japan soccer team heads to Austria for training camp before World Cup

Japan’s World Cup squad departed the country Saturday on a charter flight bound for Austria, where it will hold a camp in preparation for the ...

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Johnny Manziel makes CFL debut in exhibition game

Johnny Manziel was 9-of-12 passing for 80 yards in his CFL debut as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost 36-18 to the Toronto Argonauts in an exhibition ...

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Red Sox release slugger Hanley Ramirez

The Boston Red Sox have released Hanley Ramirez, a week after designating him for assignment.The AL East leaders made the move before playing at Houston ...

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Angels shut down Rangers

Shohei Ohtani doubled for his first hit in four games as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday.After Albert Pujols hit ...

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Hideki Matsuyama falls 3 back; Tiger in hunt with eagle

Hideki Matsuyama surrendered his share of the lead and fell three shots behind the pace after carding a 1-under-par 71 in Friday’s second round of ...

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Knights value James Neal’s wisdom

James Neal has become a source of leadership and inspiration for the Vegas Golden Knights during their improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final.So, it ...

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Kei Nishikori rolls into fourth round at French Open

Kei Nishikori advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on the strength of a straight-sets victory over France’s Gilles Simon on Friday.Nishikori, the ...

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MLB rookie Ohtani voted Japan’s favorite athlete, dethroning Ichiro: survey

New Japanese major leaguer Shohei Ohtani became the nation’s favorite athlete this year, a recent survey showed.Ohtani, a pitcher and designated hitter for the Los ...

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Hawks pitcher Kodai Senga picks up win in first appearance in two weeks

Kodai Senga returned to the mound for the first time in two weeks on Friday, and worked into the sixth inning for the Fukuoka SoftBank ...

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Midfielder Takashi Inui joins Real Betis on a three-year contract

Real Betis have acquired Japan international Takashi Inui on a three-year contract, the Spanish team announced Friday on its website.The announcement comes a day after ...

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Home run king Sadaharu Oh gets married for the second time

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh, whose 868 home runs are the most by a professional baseball player, said Friday he has married for a ...

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Germany coach Joachim Loew says he’s not a candidate to replace Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid

Germany’s World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew on Friday ruled himself out of the running to take over at Real Madrid after reports he has been ...

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Madison Keys overpowers Naomi Osaka to reach French Open fourth round

U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys overcame some late-match shakiness against Naomi Osaka on Friday to reach the fourth round at the French Open for the ...

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Sunwolves make nine lineup changes for clash with Brumbies

Stand-in head coach Scott Hansen named his Sunwolves team Friday for Sunday’s Super Rugby game with the Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Australia.The starting ...

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Capitals star Evgeny Kuznetsov’s status unclear for Game 3

The sight of Evgeny Kuznetsov clutching his left arm and leaving the ice after a hit from Brayden McNabb isn’t as big a threat to ...

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NBA players’ union hires doctor to oversee mental health issues

The National Basketball Players Association has hired its first director of mental health and wellness.Dr. William D. Parham will oversee the union’s new program designed ...

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All Blacks center Sonny Bill Williams to miss France tests after suffering knee injury

Center Sonny Bill Williams will miss New Zealand’s three-test rugby series against France this month after sustaining a knee injury.A spokesman for the Auckland-based Blues ...

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Everton hires Marco Silva as new manager

Everton has given Marco Silva his third managerial job in the Premier League.The former Hull and Watford coach succeeds Sam Allardyce, who left Goodison Park ...

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Peru celebrates as Swiss tribunal lifts Paolo Guerrero ban for World Cup

Peru rejoiced Thursday after captain Paolo Guerrero won a last-ditch legal appeal to play at the World Cup despite being suspended for doping.The decision by ...

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Southgate will keep World Cup foes guessing

With two friendly matches before the real thing gets underway in Russia you would think coaches should select the team with which they hope to ...

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Hideki Matsuyama holes eagle on 17th for share of Memorial lead

World No. 10 Hideki Matsuyama capped a late rally with an eagle on the 17th hole to finish as one of three players who opened ...

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Yairo Munoz lifts Cardinals with three-run blast in ninth inning

Yairo Munoz was just looking for a fly ball to the outfield.Instead, he connected for the biggest homer of his career. Munoz capped St. Louis’ ...

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LeBron’s 51 not enough as Warriors win Game 1 in OT

The Golden State Warriors somehow withstood LeBron James’ latest brilliance on the NBA Finals stage.A costly blunder by J.R. Smith and a disputed foul call ...

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Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep cruise to victories

Rafael Nadal completed another straight-set win to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday, extending his Roland Garros record to 81-2.Nadal is ...

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