Japan dominates second half in rout of Qatar

The Akatsuki Five received a tough challenge from Qatar early but wound up posting a 85-47 victory in a FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier at ...

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Tomoya Mori, Ko Shimozura recipients of Sky Perfect Dramatic Sayonara of the Year Award

Tomoya Mori sent the fans at Seibu Dome into hysterics with his sayonara double in April. Ko Shimozura did the same in July with a ...

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Bruins retire former star Rick Middleton’s No. 16

Rick Middleton raised his No. 16 to the TD Garden rafters Thursday night, nearly three decades after playing his final game with the Boston Bruins.Middleton, ...

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CL MVP Yoshihiro Maru set for free agent move to Giants

Central League MVP Yoshihiro Maru has decided to exercise his domestic free agent option and sign with the Yomiuri Giants, sources said Friday.The biggest name ...

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Takaaki Nakagami impresses during Jerez MotoGP testing

Takaaki Nakagami had MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez in his slipstream when posting the quickest lap at testing for next season on Thursday.Fresh from competing ...

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Copa Libertadores final second leg moved to Madrid

CONMEBOL, South American soccer’s governing body, on Thursday confirmed that the twice-postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors ...

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George Foreman reflects on bouts in Japan, interactions

Second in a seriesWhen he was presumably closer to retirement home age than prime-time sports figure, George Foreman produced one of the most stunning feats ...

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BayStars star Tsutsugo eyes future in major leagues

Yokohama BayStars left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo informed his team Friday that he intends to pursue a career in the major leagues.Tsutsugo, 27, will be eligible ...

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Lightning stop Sabres’ 10-game win streak

The Buffalo Sabres came up just short of a history-making run.Cedric Paquette broke a tie with 5:41 left and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the ...

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Ex-Buffalo QB Jim Kelly OK after cancer-related surgery on jaw

The wife of Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly said her husband has undergone what is hoped to be his last cancer-related surgery.On ...

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Defense carries Cowboys past Saints

Dak Prescott desperately scrambled for a first down in a game of fourth-quarter keepaway, then took three knees starting from the New Orleans 1 to ...

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Kevin Durant’s 51 not enough for Warriors in loss to Raptors

Not even a dominant Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors could slow down the red-hot Toronto Raptors.Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 37 points, Pascal ...

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Arsenal, Chelsea post big victories in Europa League

Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on ...

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IOC chief Thomas Bach heaps praise on suspended Sheikh Ahmad

Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah, who has stepped away temporarily from the presidency of an Olympic umbrella group to fight a criminal court case ...

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Japan faces pivotal contest against Qatar in FIBA World Cup qualifier

Looking for a fifth straight victory in its upcoming match against Qatar in the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the ...

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Unbeaten Hiroto Kyoguchi eyes second world title in New Year’s Eve bout

Hiroto Kyoguchi, the WBA’s top-ranked contender, will fight super light flyweight champion Hekkie Budler of South Africa on New Year’s Eve in Macau, Kyoguchi’s Watanabe ...

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Makoto Hasebe voted AFC’s top Asian international player

Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe was named Asian International Player of the Year on Wednesday at the Asian Football Confederation Annual Awards in Muscat.Hasebe, currently ...

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Japan making the top eight at 2019 Rugby World Cup will be no easy task

Japan coach Jamie Joseph said earlier this week that his team’s “Rugby World Cup final would be making the top eight.”But for a side hoping ...

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Shuto Ando’s role growing for Nagoya in third season

Don’t discount the impact that Shuto Ando is making for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins this season.The evidence is in the numbers. The backcourt dynamo has ...

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Athletics announce plans for waterfront ballpark to open in 2023

Dave Kaval can look out his office window and immediately envision a new privately funded ballpark he plans to get built, and it now feels ...

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Cavaliers approve trade of veteran Kyle Korver to Jazz

Kyle Korver is getting another shot with a contender.The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade Korver, one of the best deep outside shooters in NBA ...

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Two-time world champion Javier Fernandez to retire after European championships: reports

Javier Fernandez, a two-time world champion, will retire after the European championships in January, Spanish media reported Wednesday.The 27-year-old Spaniard took bronze at the Pyeongchang ...

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Injured Yuzuru Hanyu to miss Grand Prix Final for second consecutive year

Yuzuru Hanyu will again miss the Grand Prix Final due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Thursday.The two-time defending Olympic champion ...

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MLB announces prices for Yankees-Red Sox games in London

Major League Baseball is charging princely prices for its first games in England.Premium seats at London’s Olympic Stadium will cost £385 ($493) for the games ...

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Auston Matthews scores twice in return as Leafs defeat Sharks

Auston Matthews says the last month was torture watching his Toronto Maple Leafs.The star center jumped right back in the action at full speed Wednesday ...

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Carolina safety Eric Reid claims he’s being excessively drug tested by NFL

Eric Reid said he’s being targeted by the NFL because of his pending collusion case after being drug tested five times since signing with the ...

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Junko Hoshino aims for medal at 2019 world championships

Moguls skier Junko Hoshino, who failed to make the national team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, is determined to get back into the spotlight and is ...

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Spurs’ Pau Gasol sidelined with stress fracture in left foot

San Antonio forward Pau Gasol has a stress fracture in his left foot, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday.Gasol, who didn’t travel with the team ...

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MLBPA extends executive director Tony Clark’s contract through 2022

The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current ...

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Thunder star Russell Westbrook notches triple-double in rout of Cavaliers

Russell Westbrook moved into a tie for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists, and the ...

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Four teams advance to Champions League knockout stage

As four teams advanced to the Champions League knockout round Wednesday, last season’s runner-up Liverpool edged closer to an early exit.A 2-1 loss at Paris ...

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Japan backs incumbent in Asian confederation election

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima on Wednesday threw his support behind Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa’s bid for re-election as Asian Football Confederation ...

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Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko to become free agent

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Chihiro Kaneko, who won every postseason award on offer for a pitcher in 2014, will be released, the Pacific League club revealed ...

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Oklahoma ahead of Ohio State in pivotal playoff rankings

Oklahoma is on the doorstep of the College Football Playoff.The Sooners were No. 5 in the pivotal second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, ...

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Shohei Ohtani falls short as players name Miguel Andujar AL’s Outstanding Rookie

The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani missed out on being voted the American League’s Outstanding Rookie by his fellow major leaguers as the ...

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Leicester edges Southampton in shootout to set up City tilt

Leicester will face Manchester City in the League Cup quarterfinals after a 6-5 penalty shootout win over Southampton that was marred by controversy over a ...

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Top European clubs ease into Champions League’s last 16

Defending champion Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus were among the seven teams to reach the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday while ...

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MLB pairs with MGM for gambling in U.S., Japan

MGM Resorts International became Major League Baseball’s official gambling partner in the U.S. and Japan, a deal made as the sport tries to ensure more ...

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National Olympic Committees open meeting

The largest-ever General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees convened in Tokyo on Wednesday with preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics ...

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Takakeisho’s victory may herald rise of new generation

Takakeisho’s victory in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament made him the third wrestler to lift a maiden Emperor’s Cup in 2018.Sumo hasn’t seen a breakthrough ...

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New Zealand Warriors cut disgruntled star halfback Shaun Johnson

The New Zealand Warriors granted halfback Shaun Johnson an immediate contract release Wednesday, saying retaining the disgruntled star would compromise the National Rugby League club’s ...

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Injured yokozuna Kisenosato to miss start of upcoming regional tour

Injury-plagued yokozuna Kisenosato, who has failed to start or complete nine of the last 10 tournaments, will sit out the start of the winter regional ...

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Shinji Kagawa hoping for transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Spanish team

Attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa, one of Japan’s most successful soccer exports, made a passionate plea for a transfer to Spain on Tuesday amidst his struggles ...

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Washington claims Reuben Foster off waivers from 49ers

The Washington Redskins claimed Reuben Foster off waivers Tuesday after the San Francisco 49ers released the linebacker following a domestic violence arrest, though it’s unclear ...

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Former stablemaster Takanohana, wife get divorced

Koji Hanada, who was yokozuna and stablemaster under the name Takanohana, has divorced former TV announcer Keiko Kono, sources said Monday.Hanada married Kono in 1995 ...

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Antlers’ Gen Shoji on verge of transfer to French club Toulouse

Kashima Antlers defender Gen Shoji is set to transfer to French first-division side Toulouse, sources revealed Tuesday.After receiving an offer from Toulouse, Kashima had been ...

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Sunwolves coach Tony Brown reveals initial 29-man squad for 2019 season

New Sunwolves coach Tony Brown named an initial 29-man squad Tuesday for the 2019 Super Rugby season, calling it “good enough to push for a ...

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Carp star Yoshihiro Maru repeats as CL MVP; Seibu’s Hotaka Yamakawa receives PL accolade for first time

A year after receiving his first MVP award, Hiroshima Carp center fielder Yoshihiro Maru on Tuesday became a back-to-back winner of the Central League’s top ...

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Two Impulse players arrested on drug charges

Two American football players belonging to the X League’s Panasonic Impulse were arrested Monday on suspicion of importing and possessing marijuana, Osaka police said.Benjamin Anderson, ...

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IOC chief Thomas Bach says Sapporo won’t rejoin 2026 field if bids fail

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Tuesday that there is no “Plan B” if 2026 Winter Games bids from Stockholm and two Italian cities ...

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Jamie Joseph sees signs of improvement for national team

With the Rugby World Cup set for next year, head coach Jamie Joseph believes there is still a lot of room for the Japan national ...

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Wizards overcome James Harden’s 54, down Rockets in overtime

Even the Wizards seemed surprised by the way they won.Bradley Beal said he couldn’t have imagined allowing the opposing starting guards to combine for 90 ...

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Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final

Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan’s biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The ...

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Gonzaga climbs to No. 1 in polls

Top NBA prospect Rui Hachimura played a pivotal role in Gonzaga University’s dramatic 89-87 victory over top-ranked Duke University last Wednesday at the Maui Invitational ...

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Bears legend Mike Ditka released from hospital following heart attack

Hall of Fame tight end and former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka has been released from a hospital after being treated for a mild heart ...

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Blue Jackets outscore Red Wings

John Tortorella hopes his team learned a lesson.Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals to help the Columbus Blue Jackets hold on for a 7-5 win over ...

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Texans rout Titans for team-record eighth straight victory

The Houston Texans wanted to honor their late owner and founder Robert “Bob” McNair, who died last week at age 81.They knew the perfect way ...

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Struggling Flyers fire general manager Ron Hextall

Caught at a crossroads between a full-blown rebuild and a legitimate playoff push, the Philadelphia Flyers fired general manager Ron Hextall on Monday, the latest ...

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Takehiro Tomiyasu, Daichi Kamada score for Sint-Truiden in win over Anderlecht

Takehiro Tomiyasu and Daichi Kamada scored Sunday as Sint-Truiden came from behind to beat Anderlecht 4-2 in the Belgian first division.Tomiyasu leveled the score at ...

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Japan earns Nordic combined silver at World Cup season opener

Japan’s men’s team won silver at the FIS Nordic combined World Cup season opener on Sunday, stepping onto the podium for the first time in ...

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IOC chief Thomas Bach voices concern over extreme heat at 2020 Olympics

Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Sunday stressed his concern over extreme heat during the Tokyo 2020 Games, suggesting plans to further bring forward the starting ...

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Former world champion Aaron Wolf triumphs at Grand Slam Osaka

Aaron Wolf, the 2017 men’s 100-kilogram judo world champion, and Shoichiro Mukai both earned gold medals for Japan on Sunday, the final day of the ...

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Seibu leads way with six selections to Best Nine team

The Seibu Lions didn’t make it to the Japan Series, but the Pacific League champions dominated Monday’s Best Nine Award announcement.The Lions won the PL ...

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Takakeisho reflects after first career championship

A day after winning his first makuuchi division championship at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, up-and-coming komusubi Takakeisho said Monday he slept like a baby ...

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Yoshiro Mori receives World Rugby award; Johnny Sexton gets top player honor

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori received an award from World Rugby on Sunday for his contributions to the sport and role in Japan’s successful ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to second straight ski jumping title

Ryoyu Kobayashi captured another men’s ski jumping title Sunday, following up his first victory on the previous day with another win at the FIS World ...

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Philip Rivers has record day as Chargers beat Cardinals

After a record-breaking day, Philip Rivers was quick to credit the guys on the receiving end of his uncommonly accurate passes.Rivers tied the NFL mark ...

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Yuhana Yokoi, Tatsuya Tsuboi take golds at Japan Junior Championship

Yuhana Yokoi retained her lead after the short program to win the Japan Junior Championship on Sunday night with an impressive free skate.The 18-year-old from ...

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Almond Eye claims fourth G1 victory with Japan Cup win

Top pick Almond Eye, who completed the Japanese fillies’ Triple Crown last month, won the Japan Cup for her fourth Grade One victory on Sunday.Almond ...

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Takakeisho off to winning start at new stable

Less than two months after suddenly moving to his new stable, Takakeisho gave the Chiganoura stable its first grand sumo tournament champion on Sunday.The 22-year-old ...

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Nao Kodaira wins World Cup gold in women’s 1,000 meters

Nao Kodaira won all three individual events she entered in this weekend’s speed skating World Cup meet in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, closing with a gold in ...

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Frontiers stop Seagulls to reach sixth straight X Bowl

Trashaun Nixon scored on a 22-yard run with 4:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and Al-Rilwan Adeyemi made a game-clinching interception in the closing seconds, ...

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Sumo 101: Illegal moves

Prior to their first live experience, many people are under the impression that sumo is a plodding sport in which two overweight men slowly try ...

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Takakeisho claims title on final day

Komusubi Takakeisho won his first career championship on Sunday, the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.The 22-year-old Takakeisho, competing in just his 12th ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi captures first ski jumping World Cup title

Ryoyu Kobayashi won the men’s ski jumping title Saturday at the FIS World Cup event in the Finnish resort of Ruka, topping the podium for ...

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Captain Michael Leitch saves day as Japan rallies past Russia

Japan captain Michael Leitch saved his side’s blushes Saturday as his second try of the game sealed a 32-27 win over Russia in an international ...

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Rika Kihira punches ticket for Grand Prix Final with second GP victory of season

Rika Kihira scored her second Grand Prix victory of the season Saturday at the Internationaux de France, leaving Mai Mihara in second place while also ...

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Koshiro Shimada, Yuhana Yokoi lead after short programs at Japan Junior Championships

Koshiro Shimada grabbed the lead in the men’s competition after the short program at the Japan Junior Championships on Saturday with a fine performance.Shimada, who ...

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Alvark exhibit poise in down-to-the-wire triumph over Hannaryz

November has been an unpredictable month for the defending champion Alvark Tokyo.Entering Saturday’s series finale against the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz, the Alvark’s up-and-month had done ...

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Speedskaters Tatsuya Shinhama, Nao Kodaira post victories at World Cup meet

Tatsuya Shinhama won his second straight men’s 500-meter World Cup race on Saturday, while countrywoman Nao Kodaira topped the podium in the women’s race to ...

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Sumo 101: Ring-entering ceremonies

A normal day of a sumo tournament starts around 8:30 a.m. and ends just after 5:45 p.m.From the silent early morning atmosphere, with just friends ...

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Kyushu Basho title to be decided on final day

Komusubi Takakeisho overreached against ozeki Takayasu and instead of clinching the title on Saturday, left the two men tied heading into the final day of ...

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J1 champions Frontale outplay FC Tokyo on drama-filled day elsewhere

The J. League’s scheduling software, known affectionately as “Nittei-kun” by fans, has earned a reputation over the years as having an uncanny ability to schedule ...

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Veteran catcher Ginjiro Sumitani on verge of signing with Giants

Veteran catcher Ginjiro Sumitani, who filed for international free agency after 13 years with the Seibu Lions, said Saturday he will join the Yomiuri Giants.“I ...

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Warriors whip Trail Blazers, snap four-game losing streak

Kevin Durant knew the Warriors would have to earn it and play well in every way to end a frustrating funk that lasted more than ...

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Canada earns final spot for 2019 RWC

Canada completed the lineup for next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan by securing the 20th and final spot with a win over Hong Kong ...

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Phil Mickelson defeats Tiger Woods on 22nd hole in PPV match beset with technical difficulties

GolfPhil Mickelson beat Tiger Woods in overtime Friday in their $9 million pay-per-view match in Las Vegas that ended up free for many viewers because ...

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Mai Mihara, Rika Kihira are 1-2 after Internationaux de France short program; Marin Honda in fourth

Mai Mihara grabbed the top spot in the women’s short program on Friday at the Internationaux de France, edging Rika Kihira to take a narrow ...

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Nao Kodaira claims 32nd consecutive victory in 500-meter races

Nao Kodaira won her 32nd straight women’s 500-meter race on Friday, while Tatsuya Shinhama won his first speedskating World Cup competition over the same distance ...

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Nagoya’s Markeith Cummings scores 42 points in OT triumph over Toyama

Friday will be remembered as a day that Markeith Cummings can’t forget.The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins power forward scored a season-high 42 points, including two pressure-packed ...

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Seibu Lions to post pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in early December

The Seibu Lions will begin the posting process for left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi on Dec. 3, the Pacific League champions announced Friday.The posting period begins ...

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Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki favorites entering Japan Junior Championships

With Rika Kihira and Mako Yamashita having moved up to the senior ranks, there will be a new titlist crowned at the Japan Junior Championships ...

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Takakeisho on track for title

Komusubi Takakeisho set himself up to seal his first championship by earning his 12th win on Friday, the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo ...

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Sumo 101: Wrestlers’ clothing and footwear

Sumo is a world where success or failure in the ring has direct and tangible effects on a wrestler’s life.The more you win, the better ...

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FIFA’s Gianni Infantino receives election backing from 11-voter Oceania Football Confederation

The 11-member Oceania Football Confederation said this week it is backing FIFA president Gianni Infantino for re-election.The Oceania group says its executive committee — comprising ...

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B. League revenue increased by 30 percent in second season

Although it is too hard to predict the future, the Japan men’s professional hoop circuit has made steady growth since its inception in September 2016.The ...

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Brave Blossoms aim to snap three-game losing streak

Japan will be looking to end a three-game losing streak Saturday when they take on Russia at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium in a dress rehearsal of ...

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Saints cruise past Falcons for 10th straight victory

Drew Brees made Atlanta pay for losing track of his inexperienced receivers, and New Orleans’ defense halted several promising Falcons drives with forced fumbles they ...

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Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura soars to new heights as go-to player

Rui Hachimura arrived at Gonzaga as an intriguing prospect who spoke very limited English. He spent his first season in Spokane acclimating to the new ...

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Rika Kihira seeking to eliminate mistakes on ice

Rika Kihira returns to the spotlight on Saturday at the Internationaux de France, with the final spots for the Grand Prix Final on the line.Kihira ...

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Shining Arcs give Amanaki Lelei Mafi OK to play despite legal issues

The NTT Communications Shining Arcs announced Thursday they will allow No. 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi, who is undergoing criminal proceedings for assault, to play in ...

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Medical tests to determine if Yuzuru Hanyu returns to competition this year

Yuzuru Hanyu will decide whether he will compete again this year based on the results of medical tests he is undergoing in Japan, his coach ...

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Yuta Watanabe scores career-best 32, powers Hustle to NBA G League victory

Rookie forward Yuta Watanabe scored a career-high 32 points in the Memphis Hustle’s 120-118 home win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Wednesday in ...

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Ireland coach Martin O’Neill departs after five years at the helm

Martin O’Neill ended his five-year stint as Ireland coach on Wednesday after relegation in the UEFA Nations League, taking assistant Roy Keane with him.Under O’Neill, ...

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Takakeisho stays ahead of the pack

Takakeisho maintained his one-win lead after beating rank-and-filer Tamawashi on Thursday, the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.The 22-year-old komusubi, whose only loss ...

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Sumo 101: Museums

It’s no surprise that sumo, an activity hundreds (possibly thousands) of years old, has several museums solely dedicated to its history.What is surprising however is ...

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Avalanche crush Kings as Semyon Varlamov earns 200th career victory

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche scored on their first three power-play opportunities in defeating the Los Angeles Kings ...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo propels Bucks in rout of Blazers

Giannis Antetokounmpo matched his season high with 33 points and finished an assist short of a triple-double in three quarters as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated ...

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Masashi Hosoya heating up on offense for Yokohama

Masashi Hosoya doesn’t pour in 25-30 points every game. He is, however, a solid scoring option for the Yokohama B-Corsairs.Exhibit A: Sunday’s game against the ...

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Rui Hachimura leads Gonzaga past No. 1 Duke

Ascendant star Rui Hachimura scored 20 points and made key late plays to lead his Gonzaga University team to a win over college basketball heavyweight ...

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Shohei Ohtani reflects on successful first year in Major League Baseball

A little over a year ago, Nov. 11, 2017, to be exact, Shohei Ohtani strode into a room full of journalists at the Japan National ...

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Kashima beats Kofu to move into Emperor’s Cup semifinals

Recent Asian Champions League winners Kashima Antlers kept the good times rolling in the Emperor’s Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, beating J. League second-division team Ventforet ...

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Japan prepares for next round of FIBA World Cup qualifiers

No Rui Hachimura and no Yuta Watanabe?Japan can’t exactly say “no problem.” At this stage, the team doesn’t want to take anything for granted. With ...

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Intense training part of sumo life

Amateur sumo is a sport and nothing more.Participants lead lives away from the ring and its governing body has long-standing aspirations to one day be ...

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Takakeisho earns 10th win

Takakeisho recorded his 10th win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday to remain in sole possession of the lead.The 22-year-old komusubi switched gears ...

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Hachimura scores 24 to send Gonzaga to Maui finals

The clock ticking down on a rousing win, Gonzaga’s fans started a chant of “We want Duke!”The Zags will get a chance after an overwhelming ...

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Free agent Hideto Asamura joins Rakuten

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Wednesday they have acquired infielder Hideto Asamura, who earlier this month declared domestic free agency after playing on the ...

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Yomiuri acquires former Padres infielder Christian Villanueva

The Yomiuri Giants said Wednesday they have signed Mexican-born infielder Christian Villanueva, who played for the San Diego Padres this past season.The 27-year-old Villanueva made ...

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Tokyo seeks early marathon starts

The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games hopes to move up the start times of the 2020 marathons by one hour to ...

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Comedy duo Sandwich Man deliver laughter to promote Rugby World Cup

Beyond making their audience laugh with punchlines, comedy duo Sandwich Man have two other missions.One is supporting the Tohoku area’s recovery from the 2011 Great ...

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Japan trounces Kyrgyzstan in final friendly before Asian Cup

Japan proved a cut above in its last friendly before next year’s Asian Cup, beating Kyrgyzstan 4-0 on Tuesday.A second-minute strike by national team debutant ...

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J. League grants Vanraure Hachinohe entry as 54th club

The J. League welcomed its 54th club on Tuesday after its board of directors approved the admittance of Aomori Prefecture’s Vanraure Hachinohe to the league’s ...

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Japan SailGP team joins new global circuit

“This is like Formula One on water.”That’s how Sir Russell Coutts, who won a gold medal for New Zealand in sailing at the 1984 Olympics ...

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Takakeisho stays one win ahead

Komusubi Takakeisho remains the sole leader after he improved to a 9-1 record on Tuesday with five days remaining at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.Takakeisho, ...

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Sumo 101: Gyoji

Sumo referees are arguably the most elaborately outfitted arbiters in the sporting world.The brightly colored kimonos they wear in the ring provide a dramatic contrast ...

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Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo receives Shoriki Award for third time

Kimiyasu Kudo, who this month managed the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to their third Japan Series victory in four years, won his third Matsutaro Shoriki Award ...

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Olympic champion Ryan Fry among four curlers booted from tournament for ‘extreme drunkenness’

Olympic gold medalist Ryan Fry was among a group of four curlers thrown out of a tournament in Canada for “extreme drunkenness,” reports said Monday.Fry, ...

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Hanyu’s health a paramount concern

When a country takes the gold and bronze medals in the same discipline at a Grand Prix it would usually be considered a successful weekend.The ...

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Sendai Gakuen standout guard Norika Konno signs with Louisville

Sendai Gakuen High School’s Norika Konno, a highly touted prospect, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Louisville women’s basketball ...

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Zozo set to host PGA Tour event in Japan

Japan will host its first-ever PGA Tour event starting next year with one of the fastest growing online business companies in the nation as the ...

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Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura drops 23 on Illinois in Maui Invitational opener

Junior star Rui Hachimura scored 23 points, Zach Norvell Jr. added 15 and No. 3 Gonzaga held off Illinois 84-78 on Monday in the opening ...

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Blues fire Mike Yeo, appoint Craig Berube as interim coach

Amid a disappointing showing that fell well short of Stanley Cup expectations, the St. Louis Blues fired coach Mike Yeo a quarter of the way ...

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Rams edge Chiefs in thriller

Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the ...

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Teenage driver Sophia Floersch survives spectacular crash at F3 Macau GP

Teenage driver Sophia Floersch was set to undergo surgery Monday for a spinal fracture after a spectacular airborne crash in the Formula 3 Macau Grand ...

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Cerezo to part ways with head coach Yoon Jong-hwan

Cerezo Osaka announced on Monday that it will not renew the contract of manager Yoon Jong-hwan for next year’s first-division campaign.The South Korean will lead ...

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Ozeki rank once shone as sumo’s ultimate indicator of greatness

Yokozuna are the stars of sumo.Always in the spotlight, they get the lion’s share of column inches. Rightly so, given that only 72 men have ...

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Pack stays on leader’s heels

Komusubi Takakeisho took out ozeki Tochinoshin on Monday to remain in sole possession of the lead after nine days of action at the 15-day Kyushu ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi third at ski jumping World Cup season opener

Ryoyu Kobayashi achieved his maiden podium finish Sunday by taking third place at the ski jumping World Cup season opener in Poland.The 22-year-old Pyeongchang Olympian ...

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Nozomi Okuhara triumphs in Hong Kong Open final as Kenta Nishimoto falls short

Nozomi Okuhara triumphed in the women’s final at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday, while teammate Kenta Nishimoto came up short on the men’s side ...

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Ireland tops All Blacks in blockbuster match

Ireland is No. 1.At least to New Zealand coach Steve Hansen. His All Blacks, the undisputed No. 1 for nine years, lost to the Irish ...

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Lexi Thompson wins LPGA season’s last event; Nasa Hataoka finishes ninth

Nasa Hataoka carded a 4-under-par 68 in Sunday’s final round to finish ninth at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, eight shots back from winner ...

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Alexander Zverev upsets Novak Djokovic to win ATP Finals

Despite beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the ATP Finals at only 21, Alexander Zverev knows keeping pace with the Serb isn’t going ...

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Steelers stage fourth-quarter rally to top Jaguars

Ben Roethlisberger threw two interceptions on his first 12 passes. The Pittsburgh Steelers failed to score in the first half for the first time in ...

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Kodai Ichihara fires 63 to replace Brooks Koepka as Dunlop Phoenix champion

Japan’s Kodai Ichihara came from behind with an 8-under 63 to win the Dunlop Phoenix on Sunday, ending world No. 1 Brooks Koepka’s two-year reign ...

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B-Corsairs’ 3-point shooting good enough to hold off Rizing Zephyr

The Yokohama B-Corsairs built a large lead early in Sunday’s game and remained in the driver’s seat from start to finish.Meanwhile, a much-improved performance by ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu wants to skate in Grand Prix Final despite ankle injuries

Walking on crutches at the Rostelcom Cup of Russia awards ceremony on Sunday, two-time Olympic men’s champion Yuzuru Hanyu has indicated he intends to skate ...

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Rikako Ikee rewrites national 100-meter freestyle record

Teenage sensation Rikako Ikee slashed 0.24 second from her national record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle on Sunday at the Kosuke Kitajima Cup.The 18-year-old Ikee ...

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Miho Takagi earns silver ahead of Nao Kodaira in 1,000-meter race

Miho Takagi and Nao Kodaira claimed silver and bronze, respectively, on Sunday in the women’s 1,000-meter race won by Austria’s Vanessa Herzog at the season-opening ...

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Stelvio edges Persian Knight in Mile Championship for first G1 victory

Fifth-favorite Stelvio earned his first Grade 1 victory on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse after capturing the Mile Championship, the second race in the Japan Autumn ...

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Sumo 101: Oyakata (stablemasters)

Sumo is not a team sport, but neither is it an individual one, either.While wrestlers face opponents alone in the ring, their everyday existence is ...

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Takakeisho in first place after victory

Takakeisho improved to 7-1 to take over sole possession of the lead at the midway point of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday in ...

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Nasa Hataoka in tie for 12th after third round of LPGA Tour Championship

Nasa Hataoka carded a 2-under-par 70 in the third round of the CME Group Tour Championship on Saturday and is tied for 12th place, 10 ...

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Kemba Walker’s 60-point outburst not enough as Hornets lose to 76ers

JJ Redick jokingly bet new 76ers teammate Jimmy Butler on the bench that he wouldn’t call “game” on the final shot.Butler responded with “bet.” Butler, ...

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Alexander Zverev stuns Roger Federer at ATP Finals

After pulling off one of the biggest wins of his career, Alexander Zverev was left apologizing for an unforced error he didn’t make.Zverev denied Roger ...

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Upset-minded Japan falls as England’s reserves rise to occasion

The history books will show England beat Japan 35-15 on Saturday in front of 81,000 fans at Twickenham Stadium, but for 55 minutes Michael Leitch ...

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Spirited team effort guides Lakestars to victory over NeoPhoenix

There were two 30-point scorers in Saturday’s series opener in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, exciting the home fans and the away supporters.The Shiga Lakestars, however, dominated ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu overcomes ankle injury to earn Cup of Russia title

Yuzuru Hanyu overcame an injury to his right ankle to win the men’s title at the Cup of Russia on Saturday.Hanyu, the two-time defending Olympic ...

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Sumo 101: Tsuriyane (Raised roof)

One of the most striking sights in sumo is the giant roof suspended over the ring.The 5.9-metric-ton structure is modeled on the roofs of Shinto ...

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Promoter says Floyd Mayweather-Tenshin Nasukawa exhibition match back on for New Year’s Eve

Floyd Mayweather’s match against kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa is once again on for New Year’s Eve as an exhibition fight with knockouts allowed but likely no ...

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Nao Kodaira cruises to another World Cup victory over 500 meters

Nao Kodaira kept her long-running win streak over 500 meters alive Saturday by claiming gold at a World Cup event on home ice.A day after ...

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Takakeisho handed first loss

Takakeisho relinquished his unbeaten record but kept a share of the lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.The 22-year-old komusubi dropped to 6-1 ...

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No. 1 Kento Momota suffers shock defeat in Hong Kong semifinals

Top-ranked Kento Momota was sent packing in the Hong Kong Open semifinals Saturday after a stunning loss to South Korean Son Wan-ho.Son triumphed 18-21, 21-16, ...

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Matsumoto Yamaga capture J2 title, earn promotion back to top flight

Matsumoto Yamaga wrapped up the J. League second-division championship Saturday with a 0-0 draw at home against Tokushima Vortis, winning promotion back to the top ...

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Kyrie Irving carries Celtics past Raptors with dynamic effort in fourth quarter and OT

Kyrie Irving had 11 straight Boston points down the stretch and scored 17 in all in the last 8:06 of the fourth quarter.Then in overtime, ...

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Phoenix triumph in return to field

The Phoenix are back on the field.The Nihon University football team, which has been suspended by the Kantoh Collegiate Football Association for the 2018 season ...

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Big Game postponed due to California wildfire

The annual Big Game between Stanford and California scheduled for Saturday was postponed two weeks because of the unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area ...

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Final four now set for ATP Finals

Alexander Zverev set up a semifinal with six-time champion Roger Federer by defeating John Isner 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 on Friday.Zverev is the youngest player at ...

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Nasa Hataoka slips to tie for 13th with 4-over 76

Nasa Hataoka shot a 4-over-par 76 and dropped into a seven-way tie for 13th after Friday’s second round of the CME Group Tour Championship, the ...

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Hiroki Sakai scores, concedes penalty in Japan’s draw with Venezuela

Hiroki Sakai struck his first senior international goal before conceding a penalty Friday night as Japan drew 1-1 with Venezuela but stayed unbeaten under head ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu builds huge lead after Cup of Russia short program

Yuzuru Hanyu built a 20-point lead in the short program at the Cup of Russia on Friday.The two-time defending Olympic champion landed a clean quadruple ...

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James Southerland’s big fourth quarter seals Mikawa’s victory over Nagoya

Syracuse University alum James Southerland scored 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the SeaHorses Mikawa topped the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins ...

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Carp sign veteran left-hander Kyle Regnault

The Hiroshima Carp added more left-handed bullpen depth on Friday, when the three-time defending Central League champs announced the signing of Kyle Regnault.Regnault, who will ...

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Wayne Rooney scoreless in 120th, final England appearance

Wayne Rooney’s record-breaking England career ended with a first: relief not to score.Whenever the striker touched the ball after coming on in the 58th minute, ...

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Nao Kodaira claims 30th straight victory in 500-meter races

Nao Kodaira opened her World Cup season with another 500-meter victory on Friday, while her compatriots captured their eighth straight World Cup women’s team pursuit ...

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Takakeisho improves to 6-0, remains lone unbeaten wrestler

Takakeisho became the only wrestler with a perfect record following his win over fellow komusubi Kaisei on Friday, the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu ...

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Sumo 101: Kensho

One of the defining sights of a sumo tournament is the parade of brightly colored kensho banners around the ring before the highest- ranked wrestlers ...

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MLB owners extend commissioner Rob Manfred’s contract through 2024

Baseball owners have locked down their commissioner and their main broadcast partner, too.Any decisions on speeding up the game and perhaps making it more enjoyable ...

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Rockets part ways with 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony’s brief tenure in Houston is over after he played just 10 NBA games with the Rockets, general manager Daryl Morey said Thursday.“After much ...

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Boston’s Mookie Betts, Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich win MVP awards

Mookie Betts is ready to become an ambassador for baseball, now that he’s won a batting title, World Series and Most Valuable Player award with ...

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Russell Wilson guides Seahawks to comeback victory over Packers

After a shaky beginning, Russell Wilson got hot in the fourth quarter, Bobby Wagner and Seattle’s defense stymied Aaron Rodgers and the Seahawks stayed in ...

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Kei Nishikori exits ATP Finals after defeat to Dominic Thiem

Kei Nishikori suffered a 6-1, 6-4 defeat by Austria’s Dominic Thiem at the season-ending ATP Finals on Thursday, ending his hopes of advancing to the ...

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Rui Hachimura scores 18 in rout of Texas A&M as Gonzaga improves to 3-0

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 22 points and Rui Hachimura added 18 on 7-for-11 shooting, pulled down seven rebounds and blocked one shot as Gonzaga trounced ...

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Nasa Hataoka cards 8-under 64 in opening round at CME Group Tour Championship

Nasa Hataoka took advantage of a hot putting streak Thursday to finish at 8-under 64, one shot back of leader Amy Olsen after the first ...

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Yamada returns to Japan lineup for clash with England

Experienced winger Akihito Yamada returns to the Japan team to face England at Twickenham on Saturday as one of eight changes from the side beaten ...

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Pro, amateur golfers rally despite poor weather conditions

The International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) held the fourth ISPS Handa/Handa Watch World Cup on Nov. 5 and 6, at the Toyosato Golf Club in ...

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Sosuke Genda powers Samurai Japan past MLB All-Stars in series finale

Sosuke Genda drove in a trio of Seibu Lions teammates to back some gutsy pitching as Samurai Japan wrapped up the Japan All-Star Series with ...

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Sumo 101: Shitakubeya (dressing rooms)

Whether in the Kokugikan in Tokyo, or at one of the regional tournaments in Osaka, Nagoya or Fukuoka, sumo wrestlers warm up and prepare for ...

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Tochiozan sets pace in Kyushu

Rank-and-file wrestler Tochiozan beat ozeki Takayasu and earned his fifth straight win Thursday, taking the spotlight at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament following the withdrawal ...

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Novak Djokovic overcomes illness to advance to ATP Finals semis

Novak Djokovic overcame an illness — and Alexander Zverev — to advance to the last four of the ATP Finals.Despite requiring a tissue to blow ...

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Lakers guard Rajon Rondo breaks hand

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton on Wednesday revealed that Rajon Rondo broke his right hand, apparently while making a steal in the fourth quarter ...

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Penguins give GM Jim Rutherford a three-year contract extension

General manager Jim Rutherford is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins.The team announced Wednesday it has extended Rutherford’s contract through the 2021-22 season. His old deal ...

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Jacob deGrom, Blake Snell voted Cy Young Award winners

After a season marred by narrow defeats, Jacob deGrom became a runaway winner.The New York Mets ace easily won the National League Cy Young Award ...

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Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy undergoes knee surgery

Manchester City said left back Benjamin Mendy has undergone left knee surgery.City said in a statement on Wednesday that Mendy had an operation on a ...

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Diego Maradona denies criticism of Lionel Messi

Diego Maradona says he “loves” Lionel Messi and described as “false” comments attributed to him attacking his Argentine compatriot and Barcelona legend.“Leo is a friend ...

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Grizzlies’ Yuta Watanabe plays in second NBA game

Rookie forward Yuta Watanabe made his second NBA appearance on Wednesday in the Memphis Grizzlies’ 116-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.Watanabe did not score but ...

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Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game

The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league’s brief history.First, of course, was the 2017 edition at Tokyo’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium in ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu looks to clinch Grand Prix Final spot at Cup of Russia

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu hopes he can ward off injury at this year’s Cup of Russia in Moscow, ensuring he will be healthy for ...

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Yokozuna Kisenosato pulls out of Kyushu Basho after fourth straight loss

Grand champion Kisenosato withdrew from the ongoing Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Thursday citing a knee injury, the latest in a string of setbacks that will ...

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Japan beats MLB All-Stars 6-5 to clinch exhibition series

Takuya Kai drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lead Japan over the MLB All-Stars 6-5 Wednesday and give the hosts a ...

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Sumo hairdressers require many years of training, specialized tools

Outside of wrestlers and stablemasters, there are three main jobs in the Japan Sumo Association: gyoji (referee), yobidashi (ring announcer) and tokoyama (hairdresser).While the first ...

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South Korea’s ‘Garlic Girls’ accuse coaches of abuse

The so-called “Garlic Girls” who swept to fame during their stirring run to an Olympic curling silver medal have alleged they were verbally abused by ...

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Yokozuna Kisenosato loses fourth straight bout at Kyusho Basho

Kisenosato fell to his fourth straight loss on Wednesday, becoming the first yokozuna to suffer four consecutive losses from the start of a tournament in ...

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Comeback from leukemia continues for Albirex’s Hayakawa

Albirex Niigata fans have had very little to cheer about this season.The Denka Swan Stadium residents, who once boasted the biggest crowds in the J. ...

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Oakland’s Bob Melvin, Atlanta’s Brian Snitker voted top managers of 2018 in MLB

Oakland’s Bob Melvin was voted Manager of the Year for the third time, winning the American League honor after leading the Athletics to the playoffs ...

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Japan home run king Hotaka Yamakawa learning hard lessons against MLB pitching

Hotaka Yamakawa may be Japan’s premier home run hitter, but this past week has taught him how much more he has to learn.After leading both ...

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Nishikori dealt crushing defeat against Anderson

Following a straight-sets upset over six-time champion Roger Federer in his opening match, Kei Nishikori came crashing back to earth with a 6-0, 6-1 loss ...

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Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, to miss remainder of season

Le’Veon Bell’s patience on the football field sets him apart.In a game built on chaos, the star running back rarely hurries or makes hasty decisions. ...

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Samurai Japan stages another ninth-inning comeback victory against MLB All-Stars

Samurai Japan small-balled its way to a 5-3 win over the MLB All-Stars in Tuesday’s Game 4 of the Japan All-Star Series, dampening Kenta Maeda’s ...

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Ex-Nihon Univ. coaches unlikely to be charged in tackle scandal

Police are unlikely to build a case against former coaches of Nihon University’s football team over their alleged instructions to a player to commit a ...

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Red Sox pitcher Hector Velazquez issues apology for inappropriate video about Hiroshima

Boston Red Sox pitcher Hector Velazquez apologized Tuesday over video footage posted on his Instagram account that showed images of a building that has become ...

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MLB players, San Francisco coach Hensley Meulens reflect on Shohei Ohtani’s 2018 campaign

Around this time four years ago, during the last tour of Japan by major league players, the MLB world at large got its first real ...

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Giants rally late to beat Niners

Eli Manning showed he still has what it takes to lead the kind of game-winning drive that earned him two Super Bowl MVP awards.Manning capped ...

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Kisenosato dealt third straight loss

Yokozuna Kisenosato suffered his third straight upset at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, losing to rank-and-file wrestler Hokutofuji in the final bout of ...

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Kihira’s star soaring after great debut

Rika Kihira made a great first impression on a great many people with her performance at the NHK Trophy last weekend.The 16-year-old was nothing short ...

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Sumo 101: Nobori

Go to any sumo tournament and the first thing you’ll notice is the array of giant colorful flags on bamboo poles in front of the ...

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Haile Gebrselassie resigns as president of Ethiopian Athletics Federation

Running great Haile Gebrselassie resigned as president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation on Monday, calling it a “sacrifice” for the sport.He had been president for ...

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Novak Djokovic outplays John Isner in ATP Finals opener

The opening matches at the ATP Finals led to a debate over whether conditions at O2 Arena were trickier than in past years.Novak Djokovic ended ...

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Martin Brodeur, Willie O’Ree among 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

Martin Brodeur, Willie O’Ree and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman led the latest group of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night.Brodeur, the ...

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E’Twaun Moore, Anthony Davis steer Pelicans past Raptors

E’Twaun Moore doesn’t need much to get on a shooting roll.“I hit one and I feel like I’m on fire,” he joked. Then he helped ...

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Former Giants running back Ron Johnson, Michigan’s first black captain, dies at 71

Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. ...

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Japanese fans elated as Shohei Ohtani wins MLB Rookie of the Year Award

Fans were elated Tuesday after hearing that Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani had won a Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award, ...

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Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wins AL Rookie of the Year award

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been voted American League Rookie of the Year after becoming the first player since Babe Ruth with ...

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Yuki Yanagita makes major impression on MLB All-Stars

If there was one standout talent from the first half of the six-game Japan All-Star Series, it was without a doubt Yuki Yanagita.The Fukuoka SoftBank ...

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MLB All-Stars lay wreaths at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda were among the members of Major League Baseball’s All-Star tour of Japan who ...

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Yokozuna Kisenosato falls

Yokozuna Kisenosato suffered his second straight loss at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament after being defeated by top-ranked maegashira Myogiryu on Monday.Kisenosato, the only ...

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Sumo 101: Chanko

Sumo wrestlers don’t eat before training.An average workout is so intense that attempting to do one on a full stomach inevitably leads to the person ...

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Japanese fans providing new experience for major leaguers

Seeing a different baseball culture, complete with its own traditions, has been an eye-opening experience for the players on the major league squad — many ...

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Titans rout New England 34-10, snap Pats’ streaks

Tom Brady added another big chunk of NFL history to his resume.The Tennessee Titans made sure the Patriots quarterback didn’t finish his 300th game by ...

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Japan dominates kata team events at karate world championships

Japan won gold medals in both the men’s and women’s karate kata team competition on Sunday, the final day of the six-day world championships.The Japanese ...

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Alvark stick to game plan to beat Brave Thunders

Successful coaches aren’t always obsessed with changing their game plan.After preparations were made for a weekend series against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, Alvark Tokyo bench ...

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Error-prone Roger Federer crashes to Kei Nishikori in ATP Finals opener

Roger Federer suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Kei Nishikori at the ATP Finals on Sunday, severely denting his bid for the 100th title of ...

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Yadier Molina, J.T. Realmuto go deep as MLB stars dominate Game 3

Ronald Acuna Jr. jumped for joy as the MLB All-Stars celebrated in their dugout. In the stands, fans on the third-base side stood with both ...

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Kenta Maeda to pitch against Samurai Japan on Tuesday

Right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda will toss in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey — but on a familiar mound at Mazda Stadium, the home of his ...

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Red-hot No. 1 Kento Momota wins China Open

World champion Kento Momota won badminton’s Fuzhou China Open on Sunday to add another title to his already-spectacular season.Japan’s world No. 1 survived a spirited ...

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Kisenosato opens Kyushu Basho with loss

Yokozuna Kisenosato opened the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a loss to Takakeisho on Sunday.Kisenosato, who entered a tournament as the sole yokozuna for ...

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Norway in friendly

Nadeshiko Japan beat Norway 4-1 on Sunday in an international friendly.Kumi Yokoyama opened the scoring in the 16th minute at Tottori Bird Stadium to give ...

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American duo claim ice dance gold at NHK Trophy

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the United States won the ice dance title at the NHK Trophy on Sunday with an excellent free dance.The ...

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Ryo Kiyuna wins third consecutive karate gold at worlds

Karateka Ryo Kiyuna clinched his third consecutive world crown in the kata division for men at the world championships in Madrid on Saturday.All flags went ...

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Fukushima marathons drawing runners supporting area’s reconstruction

Marathon races in Fukushima Prefecture are drawing a growing number of runners looking to support the area’s reconstruction from the March 2011 nuclear crisis.In the ...

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Nationals standout rookie Juan Soto relishes All-Star Series atmosphere

There are few experiences in baseball like seeing the fans at a Japanese game. The scene is more soccer than baseball as they cheer, sing ...

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Sumo 101: Shonichi

The first day of the basho brings plenty of optimism — and ceremony — for competing wrestlers.

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Kashima Antlers clinch first AFC Champions League title with scoreless draw in Tehran

Japan’s Kashima Antlers won the Asian Champions League for the first time in their history with a 2-0 aggregate victory after their return leg against ...

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Samurai Japan’s Yuki Yanagita wields powerful bat in Game 2 victory over MLB All-Stars

There were stars from both MLB and NPB playing under the bright lights at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.Then there was Yuki Yanagita, who was ...

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Golden Kings edge Jets in back-and-forth duel

In a game featuring 14 lead changes, the Ryukyu Golden Kings maintained their poise and held off the hosts’ late comeback effort in the fourth ...

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Senior Grand Prix debutante Rika Kihira dazzles in free skate to nab NHK Trophy title

Rika Kihira made her senior Grand Prix debut one to remember on Saturday night, winning the NHK Trophy in convincing fashion before the home crowd.The ...

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Rookie QB Skyler Howard guides Obic past Nojima Sagamihara in X League playoff quarterfinals

Skyler Howard threw four touchdown passes and ran for another, leading the Obic Seagulls to a 42-25 victory over the Nojima Sagamihara Rise on Saturday ...

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Retiring Twins standout Joe Mauer leaves impressive legacy as iconic catcher

Before J.T. Realmuto became an All-Star catcher for the Miami Marlins, he was playing shortstop for the baseball team at Carl Albert High School in ...

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Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka

Only twice in the J. League’s previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare.Now that number ...

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Maple Leafs’ Patrick Marleau gets 600th career assist in rout of Devils

Patrick Marleau celebrated a milestone on Hall of Fame night.Marleau had his 600th NHL assist, John Tavares scored his ninth goal of the season and ...

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Sixers’ Joel Embiid finishes with 42 points, 18 rebounds in OT triumph over Hornets

Joel Embiid repeatedly stepped to the free-throw line with one thought in mind during critical moments of the Philadelphia 76ers’ overtime victory against the Charlotte ...

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Futaba Ito, Meichi Narasaki win bouldering gold for Japan

Sixteen-year-old Futaba Ito won the women’s bouldering final at the Asian sport climbing championships on Friday, finishing ahead of compatriot Nanako Kura.While the two climbers ...

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Hikaru Mori, Megu Uyama become first Japanese women to take gold at trampoline world championships

Hikaru Mori and Megu Uyama became the first women to win gold for Japan at a world trampoline championships on Friday when they topped the ...

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Twins icon Joe Mauer retiring after 15 seasons

Joe Mauer is retiring after 15 major league seasons, six All-Star games, three Gold Glove awards, three batting titles and 2,123 career hits, all with ...

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Rangers pitcher Chris Martin happy to return to Japan with MLB All-Stars

For Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin, being back in Japan is a homecoming of sorts.Martin played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters during his two ...

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‘Lucky’ Kei Nishikori set for ATP Finals

Kei Nishikori said Friday he was “lucky” to be at the ATP Finals after clawing his way up the rankings to reach the elite-eight man ...

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Samurai Japan’s Yuki Yanagita delivers ninth-inning heroics in Japan All-Star Series opener

It was shaping up to be an MLB kind of night in the first game of the 2018 Japan All-Star Series.Then Yuki Yanagita did what ...

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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva takes slim lead over Satoko Miyahara after NHK Trophy women’s short program

Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva grabbed the lead after the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday with her big jumps and sassy performance.Tuktamysheva, who won ...

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Founding Wild owner Bob Naegele Jr. dies at 78

Bob Naegele Jr., the founding owner of the Minnesota Wild, has died of complications from cancer. He was 78.The Wild said Naegele died on Wednesday ...

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No MLB rule changes likely until eve of spring training

Major League Baseball and its players’ union likely will not decide until the eve of spring training whether to change rules in an effort to ...

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Stephen Curry injures leg in Warriors’ loss to Bucks

Stephen Curry has counted on staying healthy after injuries limited him to 51 games last season. Everything was going according to plan for the Golden ...

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Big Ben tolls five touchdowns in Steelers’ rout of Panthers

Ben Roethlisberger’s first pass went for a touchdown. His last did the same. And in between the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and his red-hot team put ...

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Shayne Gotisbehere lifts Flyers to OT triumph over Coyotes

Dale Weise and the Flyers bonded on a recently completed road trip that righted their season. They displayed the renewed confidence with a comeback victory ...

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NBA veteran Dwyane Wade and wife welcome baby daughter

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, announced the arrival of their daughter Thursday, a day after she was born via ...

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Kang Jung-ho stays with Pirates

Kang Jung-ho is staying with the Pittsburgh Pirates after the two parties agreed Thursday to a $3 million, one-year contract that includes $2.5 million in ...

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PSG officials express shock at scouts’ racial profiling

Paris Saint-Germain says it was not aware some club scouts outside the capital were secretly and illegally profiling potential young recruits with lists containing their ...

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Japan squads book spots in Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

The Japan men’s and women’s teams both advanced to the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships gold-medal match with semifinal victories on Friday, securing berths at next year’s ...

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Takumi Minamino bags Europa League hat trick

Takumi Minamino hit a hat trick to lead his Austrian side Salzburg to a 5-2 victory over Norwegian top division champion Rosenborg in the UEFA ...

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Naomi Osaka headed for big money with Japan, global appeal

Naomi Osaka used a powerful forehand and a matching serve to win the U.S. Open against Serena Williams two months ago, soaring as high as ...

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Three Hawks starters headline Golden Glove winners

Three players from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, who won their second straight Japan Series last weekend, were among the Golden Glove winners announced Thursday by ...

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MLB All-Stars jump on Giants early en route to exhibition victory

The MLB All-Stars prepared for their series against Samurai Japan by giving former Japan manager Tatsunori Hara a rude welcome in his return to the ...

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Japanese skaters make final preparations for NHK Trophy

Japan’s skaters all made it through practice unscathed on Thursday ahead of the start of the NHK Trophy on Friday.Unlike last year’s near disaster, which ...

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Kanagawa natives set out to master new yachting class

The wind was more like a zephyr, so the yacht was not running as swift as it could have.Still, it was comfortably plowing on the ...

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NPB, MLB squads to vie for bragging rights in All-Star series

Atsunori Inaba already knows he’ll be managing Samurai Japan during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.When it comes to Don Mattingly and Team USA, well, never say ...

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Hakuho pulls out of Fukuoka meet

Yokozuna Hakuho, who underwent surgery on his right ankle and right knee last month, will withdraw from the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, his stablemaster ...

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Satoko Miyahara, Shoma Uno seeking victories in Hiroshima

Local favorite Satoko Miyahara will be aiming to continue her strong start to the season at the NHK Trophy in Hiroshima, the fourth event of ...

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Tyson Chandler makes solid impact in debut with Lakers

Tyson Chandler savored the ovations when he first took the court in downtown Los Angeles. The cheers at the end were even sweeter.The Lakers’ newest ...

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NeoPhoenix retool roster as former NBA forward Josh Childress rejoins team

Teams are reshaping their rosters and rotations as the season quickly marches closer to the midway point.Before the midweek slate of games on Wednesday, teams ...

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Manchester clubs post big wins ahead of derby

It was Manchester’s night in the Champions League as United stunned Juventus with late goals and City routed Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.Cristiano Ronaldo’s brilliant goal ...

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Floyd Mayweather cancels New Year’s Eve fight with kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Wednesday scrapped a planned fight with kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, claiming he had been duped into agreeing to the contest.In a ...

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Japan’s pro sports clubs see investment boost ahead of 2020 Games

Japan’s professional sports clubs are attracting a wave of investment, as a fitness club, clothing chain operators and entrepreneurs look to cash in on the ...

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Japan falls to Taiwan in warm-up for MLB all-star series

Japan suffered a 6-5 loss against Taiwan in an international friendly Wednesday, two days before Samurai Japan takes on a team of major league all-stars.With ...

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Miami voters OK path for David Beckham’s soccer complex

David Beckham’s long-planned soccer stadium deal is closer to reality.Miami voters gave city officials permission Tuesday to negotiate a no-bid lease deal with Beckham’s group, ...

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Blackhawks fire three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville

Joel Quenneville knew the deal. After three Stanley Cup titles and nine playoff appearances with the Chicago Blackhawks, the longtime coach figured this was a ...

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CC Sabathia agrees to deal to stay with Yankees

A person familiar with the negotiations says CC Sabathia is staying with the New York Yankees for an 11th season, agreeing to an $8 million, ...

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J. League suspends S-Pulse manager Jan Jonsson for game after outburst

The J. League on Wednesday handed Shimizu S-Pulse manager Jan Jonsson a one-match suspension for entering the pitch and kicking a ball during his side’s ...

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Higher-ranked wrestlers in driver’s seat in Kyushu

November is upon us and that means the final sumo tournament of the year is just days away.So far 2018 has seen Tochinoshin claim the ...

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Japan-MLB All-Star Series part of rich history

The latest chapter in a long history of pro baseball exchanges between Japan and the United States will open Friday with the start of the ...

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Wrestlers settle into unique Kyushu location

The ring purification ceremony for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament takes places at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m.As always, ...

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Rui Hachimura scores 33 to help No. 3 Gonzaga rout Idaho State

Gonzaga rode a strong effort from Rui Hachimura to open the season with a rout.Hachimura, a native of Toyama Prefecture, scored 33 points to help ...

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Mihara aims for comeback season

Two seasons ago Mai Mihara burst onto the scene with victories at the Four Continents Championships and Nebelhorn Trophy, plus solid showings on the Grand ...

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Rugby: Japan “excited” to face England, Jones at Twickenham

Japan is “excited” about its upcoming test match at Twickenham against an England rugby team led by former Brave Blossoms coach Eddie Jones, captain Michael ...

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Barca reaches knockout stage despite draw

Lionel Messi once again watched from the sidelines and Barcelona’s attack struggled without him as the Spanish side drew 1-1 at Inter Milan in the ...

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Suzuki, Yamanaka earn call-ups for largely unchanged Japan squad

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Wednesday rewarded J. League players Yuma Suzuki and Ryosuke Yamanaka with their first call-ups to the senior national squad ...

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Fuji Kariya recalls memorable moments in announcing career

For Fujio Kariya, NHK’s executive commentator (the broadcaster’s top news commentator), the most impressive bout in his 31-year career as an NHK sumo announcer took ...

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Trio of NPB stars planning to file for free agency

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yuki Nishi, Seibu Lions infielder Hideto Asamura and Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru said Wednesday they intend to exercise their domestic free ...

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Yuta Watanabe sees major minutes in first two NBA G League games

Yuta Watanabe logged 31 and 32 minutes in the first two games of the Memphis Hustle’s NBA G League season.The former George Washington University player ...

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Yuki Soma notches first career goal as Grampus top Cerezo

Yuki Soma’s first career goal secured Nagoya Grampus a badly needed 1-0 win at Cerezo Osaka on on Tuesday.Grampus’ first win in three games lifted ...

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Shohei Ohtani, two Yankees infielders finalists for AL Rookie of the Year

Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for the AL Rookie of the Year award along with two New York Yankees infielders.The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ...

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Novak Djokovic replaces Rafael Nadal as No. 1 in world

Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 on Monday after a two-year absence and is assured of becoming the first man in the history of the ...

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Fighters reveal general plans for new retractable-roof ballpark

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced Monday a basic design for their new ballpark to be completed in the spring of 2023 as Japan’s second ...

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George Steinbrenner, Lou Piniella named to Hall of Fame ballot

Late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, former managers Lou Piniella, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel, and six players headed by Lee Smith are on ...

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Flyers halt Coyotes’ five-game win streak

The Philadelphia Flyers struggled to start the season and have seen one goalie after another go down with injuries.They kept battling and now are back ...

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Bob Nash pilots Fukuoka to first victory, believes team headed in right direction

It’s too early to determine if the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka’s Saturday victory will have a profound impact on their performance this season.But every pro sports ...

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Japan receives automatic team berths for 2020 Olympics

Japan will be guaranteed two berths, one men’s team and one women’s team, for volleyball as the host of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japan ...

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Nasa Hataoka climbs to No. 7 in world rankings

Toto Japan Classic winner Nasa Hataoka jumped from 16th to seventh in the latest LPGA rankings announced on Monday.The 19-year-old, who claimed the title on ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu amazes again in Helsinki win

Just when you didn’t think he could go one better, he did.Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu stunned the skating world again with his artistry and ...

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Titans trample on Cowboys

Kevin Byard secured the interception that sparked the sluggish Tennessee Titans and turned toward midfield.The flashback for the Dallas Cowboys was just as disheartening as ...

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USOC moves to shut down USA Gymnastics after sex-abuse scandal

The U.S. Olympic Committee took steps Monday to decertify USA Gymnastics as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, choosing to pursue ...

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Huddersfield edges Fulham for first Premier League victory of season

An own goal by Timothy Fosu-Mensah gave Huddersfield its first Premier League win of the season as it beat fellow struggler Fulham 1-0 to climb ...

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Bulls outlast Knicks in double OT

Zach LaVine decided to take the game into his own hands and finally put an end to this double-overtime affair.Scoring a career-high 41 points, including ...

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Pacific League RBI leader Hideto Asamura to file for free agency

Saitama Seibu Lions second baseman and Pacific League RBI champ Hideto Asamura will file for domestic free agency, the club said Monday.The 27-year old was ...

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Lions to submit application for Yusei Kikuchi to use posting system

The Saitama Seibu Lions have approved Yusei Kikuchi’s wish to pursue a career in the major leagues and will post the left-hander soon, executives of ...

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Karen Khachanov stuns Novak Djokovic to win his first Paris Masters title

Karen Khachanov upset a tired-looking Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters title and deprive Djokovic of the chance on Sunday to match ...

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Mark Taylor quits as Cricket Australia director

Former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a Cricket Australia director Monday, giving the organization a clean slate to repair the damage inflicted by the ...

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Three Red Sox players earn Gold Gloves

Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Ian Kinsler have won Gold Gloves for the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.It’s the third straight for Betts ...

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Daichi Kamada nets sixth goal of season for Sint-Truiden

Midfielder Daichi Kamada netted his sixth goal of the season, scoring in Sint-Truiden’s 2-1 win over Zulte Waregem at home in the Belgian Jupiler Pro ...

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Kei Nishikori returns to ATP top 10 for first time since August 2017 injury

Kei Nishikori, who has secured a spot in the season-ending ATP Finals, jumped two places to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday.Nishikori broke ...

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Daisuke Takahashi wins in Nagoya to reach nationals

Daisuke Takahashi, the men’s figure skating bronze medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, qualified for this year’s national championships by winning the Western Japan championship ...

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather joins RIZIN

Floyd Mayweather has won world titles in five different weight classes and is 50-0 in an unparalleled boxing career, but the American could be set ...

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Carp slugger Seiya Suzuki’s evolution continues after strong Series

Star slugger Seiya Suzuki came out to the Mazda Stadium parking lot earlier than other Hiroshima Carp players after Game 6 of the Japan Series ...

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Long-distance call: Thomas TD pushes Saints past Rams

When the time came to dial up a big play for Michael Thomas, the Saints’ leading receiver answered the call.He even had a flip phone ...

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Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, Kenya’s Mary Keitany win New York Marathon

Mary Keitany of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, with Keitany dominating the strong women’s field for ...

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Man City routs Southampton

Manchester City displayed ruthless efficiency on Sunday, raising questions over who can keep a second straight Premier League crown from Pep Guardiola’s team.Raheem Sterling scored ...

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MVP Takuya’s ‘Kai Cannon’ was key to Hawks’ Japan Series win

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks must’ve known something was off.Hiroshima Carp shortstop Kosuke Tanaka, who had led off Game 6 of the Japan Series with a ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu cruises to Helsinki GP title with season’s best score

Two-time defending Olympic men’s champion Yuzuru Hanyu wasn’t at his best, but still blew away the field to win the ISU Grand Prix of Figure ...

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Ex-Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to retire

Goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, a member of Japan’s national squad at four World Cup finals, will retire at the end of the season, his J. League ...

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Brex stomp Lakestars to maintain high-flying form

When the Tochigi Brex are in sync on offense, they are a very dangerous team.The nucleus of their 2016-17 B. League championship team remains intact, ...

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Soccer: Miyoshi puts Consadole on track for Asian Champions League spot

Consadole Sapporo took a step toward a berth in next year’s AFC Champions League on Sunday when Koji Miyoshi’s 74th-minute goal lifted the club to ...

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Kei Nishikori to replace injured Juan Martin del Potro at year-end ATP Finals

Kei Nishikori claimed the eighth and final entry to the season-ending ATP Finals Saturday when Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro withdrew due to a right ...

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Kazuki Yoshinaga wins 1,500m in short track World Cup opener

Kazuki Yoshinaga won the men’s 1,500 meters in the season-opening short track World Cup in Calgary on Saturday.According to the International Skating Union, the 19-year-old ...

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Reira Iwabuchi, Takeru Otsuka win big air World Cup gold

Japanese teenager Reira Iwabuchi won her second straight women’s World Cup big air competition on Saturday, while compatriot Takeru Otsuka topped the podium in the ...

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London gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto to retire from judo’s front line

London Olympic judo champion Kaori Matsumoto said Sunday she will retire from the front line of the sport following her first-round loss at the Kodokan ...

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Dramatic Series ride for SoftBank

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the Japan Series against the Hiroshima Carp on Saturday at Mazda Stadium, achieving back-to-back NPB championships with a 2-0 ...

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Nasa Hataoka takes second LPGA trophy of 2018

Teenager Nasa Hataoka shot a dazzling five-under 67 to win the Japan Classic by two strokes on Sunday, her second LPGA Tour triumph this season.Hataoka ...

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Stellar Accelerate wins Breeders’ Cup Classic

Even if he isn’t recognized as this year’s top thoroughbred, Accelerate all but assured his place as North America’s best older horse.His signature win in ...

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Horizontal bar silver for Kohei Uchimura at worlds

Kohei Uchimura missed out on the men’s horizontal bar gold Saturday as Japan finished without any individual apparatus titles at the artistic gymnastics world championships.The ...

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Kaori Sakamoto takes bronze, while Yuzuru Hanyu shines in Grand Prix return

Kaori Sakamoto bounced back from a disappointing short program to secure a podium finish in the women’s event at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating ...

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Hawks rule the roost with dominating NPB title run

In the moments after the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched their second consecutive Japan Series title on Saturday, club chairman Sadaharu Oh was asked for his ...

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Fukuoka hammers Kyoto for first victory of season

After an overtime loss on Friday night, the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka rebounded in a big way, blasting the Kyoto Hannaryz 100-47 in the series finale ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu takes commanding lead at Helsinki Grand Prix

Yuzuru Hanyu leads comfortably after the men’s short program at the Helsinki Grand Prix after landing two clean quads.The two-time defending Olympic champion was nearly ...

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Hawks shut out Carp in Game 6, capture back-to-back Japan Series crowns

The Heisei Era in Japan is set to end when Emperor Akihito abdicates next year on April 30.Pinning down the end of the Fukuoka SoftBank ...

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Minjee Lee takes three-stroke lead entering final round at Toto Japan Classic

Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Toto Japan Classic on Saturday.Lee, seeking her second ...

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Frontale beat Reysol, move step closer to J. League title repeat

Kawasaki Frontale moved closer to a second straight J. League title with a 3-0 win Saturday against visiting Kashiwa Reysol.Akihiro Ienaga opened the scoring in ...

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Kenzo Shirai captures silver in floor exercise at worlds

Kenzo Shirai took silver in the floor exercise at the world championships on Friday.Russia’s Artur Dalaloyan followed his victory in the men’s individual all-around competition ...

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Panthers rally past Jets in rematch

Roberto Luongo made 32 saves in his return from a knee injyr and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday ...

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Lakers coach Luke Walton says team management supports him

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said he is confident of the support of team management on Friday after a report suggested his position was ...

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Dodgers keep Andrew Kershaw with $93 million pact

Washington outfielder Bryce Harper and Boston closer Craig Kimbrel were among just seven free agents who received $17.9 million qualifying offers from their former clubs ...

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All Blacks whip Brave Blossoms

Japan scored five tries against the world champion All Blacks but still suffered a 69-31 defeat on Saturday.Japan went into the match at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto ...

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Leicester crash under investigation

Air accident investigators in Leicester say flight data and voice recordings have been successfully downloaded from the black box on the helicopter which crashed and ...

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Antlers down Persepolis in first leg of ACL final

The Kashima Antlers are one step away from long-desired Asian glory after a testy but emphatic 2-0 win over Iran’s Persepolis in the first leg ...

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Roger Federer eliminates Kei Nishikori at Paris Masters

Kei Nishikori suffered a straight-sets defeat at the hands of Roger Federer on Friday and was knocked out of the Paris Masters.Nishikori, coming off a ...

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Pacers triumph over Bulls

Whenever the Indiana Pacers needed a big play, Victor Oladipo delivered.It was an all-too-familiar finish for the Chicago Bulls. Oladipo had 25 points and 14 ...

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Shiraiwa 2nd after short program at Helsinki Grand Prix

HELSINKIKYODO, AP, Staff Report Yuna Shiraiwa is in second place at the Helsinki Grand Prix following the short program on Friday night.Shiraiwa, 16, earned a ...

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Hannaryz hold off Rizing Zephyr in OT

The visiting Kyoto Hannaryz outlasted the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in overtime on Friday night, winning 98-95.Kevin Hareyama sank a pair of free throws at the ...

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Despite lion’s share of possession, Bellmare unable to capitalize in scoreless draw with S-Pulse

Shonan Bellmare’s bid to stay in the top flight remains on shaky ground following a 0-0 draw against the visiting Shimizu S-Pulse on Friday night.Less ...

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Ryu So-yeon fires 7-under 65 for one-stroke lead at Toto Japan Classic

Ryu So-yeon shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic.Nasa Hataoka and South Koreans Jiyai ...

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Junya Koga files appeal with CAS over four-year doping ban

Junya Koga has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his four-year ban for failed drug tests, his lawyer said Friday.An ...

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Hawks’ Kenji Akashi displays patience, poise in biggest moments

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have so many star players that second baseman Kenji Akashi can get lost in the shuffle.He doesn’t have Yuki Yanagita’s overwhelming ...

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Nishikori steams past Anderson, will meet Federer in quarterfinals

Kei Nishikori beat South Africa’s Kevin Anderson on Thursday to advance to the Paris Masters quarterfinals, setting up a clash with Roger Federer.Nishikori, who fell ...

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49ers quarterback Nick Mullens torches Raiders in NFL debut

Nick Mullens got several hundred congratulatory text messages, a phone call from Brett Favre and his Twitter account verified.Delivering the most productive game by a ...

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Man City’s Raheem Sterling agrees to new lucrative contract: reports

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has verbally agreed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champion, according to reports on Thursday.Sterling has developed into ...

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Gary Bettman says NHL plans to open next season in Prague

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the NHL is planning to play a season-opening game in Prague and another two games in Stockholm next season.Bettman, ...

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George Foreman went from juvenile delinquent to world champ

George Foreman's boxing career defied logic. To be heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s and to repeat the feat in his 40s, was ...

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Celtics send Bucks to first defeat of season

The Boston Celtics went outside and stayed there while knocking off the last of the NBA’s unbeatens with a barrage of 3-pointers.The Celtics set a ...

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Hawks closer Yuito Mori prepared well for pressure-packed playoff games

Hawks closer Yuito Mori was accompanying his two baby children on the way to the parking lot after the team’s 5-4 extra-inning win in Game ...

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Murakami gets silver in all-around at worlds

Mai Murakami finished second in the women’s individual all-around competition at the World Gymnastics Championships on Thursday, earning Japan its first-ever silver medal in the ...

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Yuki Yanagita delivers walk-off blast in 10th as Hawks down Carp, take 3-1 series lead

They needed an extra inning to get there but the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are exactly where they’d wanted to be when Game 5 began 4 ...

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Toshiba mulls sale of Top League team after 2019 World Cup

Toshiba Corp. is considering selling its famed rugby team after the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan as part of business streamlining, company sources said ...

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Kei Nishikori ousts Adrian Mannarino to reach Paris Masters third round

Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with a straight-sets win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday.World No. 11 Nishikori, who ...

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Hawks slugger Seiji Uebayashi draws inspiration from Carp star Seiya Suzuki

Winning is all that matters in postseason baseball for players, and it’s no different for Hawks outfielder Seiji Uebayashi.The 23-year-old put his Fukuoka SoftBank team ...

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Moa Iwano visits U.S. to improve jumps

Rising junior skater Moa Iwano recently returned from a 10-day trip to the United States to work on improving her jumps, The Japan Times has ...

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Derrick Rose scores career-high 50 points against Jazz

During the 2017-18 regular season, Derrick Rose didn’t score 50 points in all of January.Or February. Or March.Or April.He was hurting, always in and out ...

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Jake Virtanen sparks Canucks with two-goal performance in victory over Blackhawks

Jake Virtanen scored two goals, and the host Vancouver Canucks added two more goals in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Wednesday ...

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Bills honor Thurman Thomas by retiring No. 34

Thurman Thomas recalled a phone call he received a couple weeks ago from former Buffalo Bills teammate Bruce Smith.“Do yo know what it means to ...

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Takumi Minamino guides Salzburg into Austrian Cup quarterfinals

Takumi Minamino led Salzburg to a 1-0 win over Austria Lustenau on Wednesday to book a spot in the Austrian Cup quarterfinals.Minamino, in his fifth ...

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Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw extend deadline on his option decision

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers want some more time to consider their possible future together.The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the ...

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Artur Dalaloyan takes gold in all-around at worlds

Japan, without six-time world all-around champion and two-time reigning Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura, came away without a men’s individual all-around medal at the Artistic Gymnastics ...

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Shohei Ohtani named Baseball Digest’s AL Rookie of the Year

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani was named Baseball Digest’s American League Rookie of the Year on Wednesday.Ohtani, 24, received six of the seven first-place ...

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Young players make new friends at YCAC rugby clinic

While the All Blacks and Wallabies were doing their bit to woo Japanese rugby fans at last weekend’s Bledisloe Cup match at Nissan Stadium, another ...

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Steve Hansen names second-string squad to face Brave Blossoms

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen on Thursday told his new-look All Blacks to “trust your instincts” after naming his team for Saturday’s test against ...

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Hall of Famer, S.F. Giants legend Willie McCovey dies at 80

Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed “Stretch” for his 193-cm height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80.The San Francisco Giants ...

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