All posts tagged "jim armstrong"
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Baseball
/ 1 week ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Marines Sign Shuta Ishikawa to Bolster Their Rotation
The 32-year-old Shuta Ishikawa is a reliable starter who should help Lotte as it looks to life beyond Roki Sasaki, who...
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Golf
/ 2 weeks agoJapan's Sole PGA Tour Event Gets New Sponsor and Venue Starting in 2025
What was previously known as the ZOZO Championship will become the Baycurrent Classic. The PGA Tour event will now be played...
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Baseball
/ 2 weeks agoPitcher Shota Imanaga Returns to Japan to Inspire Youth After a Successful Rookie Season in Chicago
Chicago Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga, who won 15 games in 2024, put on a clinic in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward for young...
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoDodgers Manager Dave Roberts to Appear in a Japanese TV Commercial in 2025
The upcoming Dave Roberts commercial for Kinoshita Group will draw on his managerial expertise in Major League Baseball and will feature...
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Sugano and Kondoh Receive MVP Honors in Their Respective Leagues
In helping their NPB teams win pennants, Sugano had a Central League-best 15 wins for the Giants and Kondoh led the...
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Baseball
/ 4 weeks agoChieh Hsien Chen Delivers Key Homer as Taiwan Stuns Japan in the Premier12 Final
Previously undefeated Japan couldn't come up with key hits against Taiwan's pitchers and failed to defend its Premier12 title at Tokyo...
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Sumo
/ 4 weeks agoKotozakura Captures 1st Emperor's Cup After Swatting Down Hoshoryu at the Kyushu Basho
After nine years as a pro, the Sadogatake stable wrestler finally claims his first championship with a dramatic victory in the...
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoKyushu Basho: Hoshoryu and Kotozakura Set to Battle for the Emperor's Cup
The ozeki grapplers both won their Day 14 bouts and will square off for the title on the final day of...
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoHoshoryu Beats Fellow Ozeki Onosato to Set Up a Kyushu Basho Showdown with Kotozakura
The two ozeki grapplers are 12-1 and will battle for all the marbles on Sunday, the final day of the Kyushu...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoJapan's Kaito Kozono Drives in 7 Runs in Rout of the US in the Premier12 Super Round
The Hiroshima Carp infielder hit two home runs to help defending Premier12 champion Japan remain undefeated in the international baseball tournament.
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoHoshoryu Overpowers Shodai at the Kyushu Basho to Stay Tied for the Lead
The Mongolian grappler wasted little time in dispatching the former ozeki and he appears set for a Kyushu Basho weekend showdown...
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoHoshoryu Looks Unstoppable with a Convincing Win Over Kotoshoho at the Kyushu Basho
Mongolian ozeki Hoshoryu is tied for the lead with Kotozakura and Takanosho with five days remaining at the Kyushu Basho in...