Stories By Jim Armstrong
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News
/ 2 years agoJapan’s World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi Advances to Final at Badminton World Championships
The 25-year-old native of Fukui Prefecture will face China’s Yufei Chen in the title match after a straight-sets victory in the...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoIwasaki Grand Slam Powers Sendai Ikuei over Shimonoseki in Koshien Final
The Miyagi Prefecture school is the first from Tohoku to win the prestigious tournament.
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Baywatch: Yokohama Extends Home Winning Streak to 15 Games
The red-hot BayStars languished in the bottom half of the standings for most of the season before making a big turnaround.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoIchinojo Claims First Emperor’s Cup as Takakeisho Upsets Terunofuji
No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo beat Ura in an earlier bout to go one better than the lone grand champion.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoShodai Upsets Terunofuji on Penultimate Day of Nagoya Basho
The lone grand champion is tied with Ichinojo heading into the final day.
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Orix Rookie Ren Mukunoki Comes Within One Strike of No-Hitter
The 22-year-old would have joined four others on the NPB no-no list this season.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Stays Tied For Lead as Nagoya Basho Hit with COVID-19 Withdrawals
The lone yokozuna dispatched Wakatakakage to stay even with compatriot Ichinojo.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Brushes Aside Daieisho to Stay Tied for Lead at Nagoya Basho
The lone grand champion is tied with fellow Mongolian Ichinojo heading into the final three days.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Survives Scare At the Hands of Hoshoryu to Stay Tied For the Lead
The lone yokozuna is even with compatriot Ichinojo heading into the final four days.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTobizaru Beats Chiyotairyu to Stay Tied for Lead at Nagoya Basho
The Flying Monkey kept his poise and stayed even with heavyweights Terunofuji and Ichinojo and rank-and-filer Nishikigi.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Holds Off Endo to Stay Tied for Lead at Nagoya Basho
The lone yokozuna is one of six wrestlers atop the leaderboard.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Moves Into Share of the Lead with Controversial Win at Nagoya Basho
The grand champion was halted mid-bout, then came back to beat Wakamotoharu in a highly unusual display of sumo.