Stories By Jim Armstrong
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoBayStars Manager Miura Says NPB Teams Should Accept Losing Players to MLB with a Positive Attitude
After losing pitcher Shota Imanaga to the Chicago Cubs, the BayStars shrugged it off and won the Japan Series, providing a...
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoShugo Maki Delivers Key Hit in Japan's Triumph Over South Korea in the Premier12
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars captain was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Taipei as Japan improved to 2-0 in the first round...
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Sumo
/ 3 weeks agoWakatakakage Upsets Onosato to Hand the New Ozeki His 2nd Loss at the Kyushu Basho
The former sekiwake took advantage of his low center of gravity to knock his much larger opponent off balance on Day...
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Sumo
/ 4 weeks agoKyushu Basho: New Ozeki Onosato Bounces Back with a Convincing Win Over Atamifuji
Onosato was all business against Atamifuji and is one win back of the Kyushu Basho lead after five days of competition...
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Sumo
/ 4 weeks agoOho Upsets Ozeki Kotozakura on Day 3 at the Kyushu Basho
The top maegashira picked up his first win of the Kyushu Basho on a day when the two other ozeki grapplers...
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Sumo
/ 4 weeks agoNew Ozeki Onosato Dominates Oho on 2nd Day of Kyushu Basho
In a one-sided affair at the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka, Onosato lived up to his ozeki status with a crowd-pleasing win...
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Sumo
/ 4 weeks agoKyushu Basho: Onosato Dispatches Hiradoumi to Open Ozeki Career with a Win
The ozeki grappler is the odds-on favorite in Fukuoka with grand champion Terunofuji sitting out the 15-day Kyushu Basho due to...
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoOnosato Looking to Shine in Ozeki Debut at Kyushu Basho
A 24-year-old native of Ishikawa Prefecture, Onosato will be bidding for his second straight Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Basho...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoBayStars Overwhelm Hawks to Capture Their 1st Japan Series Title in 26 Years
In its Japan Series-clinching victory in Game 6, BayStars manager Daisuke Miura's team scored 11 runs on 13 hits at Yokohama...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoKay and Kuwahara Lead the Way as BayStars Blank Hawks and Even Japan Series
After two losses at home, the BayStars have won two on the road against the Hawks to seize the momentum in...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoMasayuki Kuwahara, Katsuki Azuma Come Up Big for BayStars in Must-Win Game 3 of Japan Series
After dropping the first two games at home, the BayStars needed to get in the win column or face the prospect...
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Golf
/ 1 month agoNico Echavarria Birdies Final Hole to Win the ZOZO Championship by 1 Stroke
The Colombian sealed his second PGA Tour title with birdies on two of the last three holes of the ZOZO Championship...
