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[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Superstar Shohei Ohtani's Earning Potential is Growing Exponentially
Shohei Ohtani tripled his endorsement haul by attracting 17 sponsorship endorsements in 2022 and appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated, GQ and Time.
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/ 3 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Rui Hachimura's Days with Wizards Appear Numbered
Washington's Rui Hachimura has missed 46% of his team's games in four NBA seasons. Repeated absences have cast a shadow over...
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/ 3 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For A Realistic Chance in FIFA World Cup, Japan Needs More Goal Scorers
In four games at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Samurai Blue could manage just five goals. That is generally...
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/ 4 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Skipping Rural Games, Annual Trip to Tokyo a Mistake by Nipponham Fighters
The Nipponham Fighters will play all of their 2023 home games at the new ES CON Field Hokkaido instead of at...
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/ 4 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Formula One Needs to Move Japanese Grand Prix to Spring for Safety Reasons
Pierre Gasly nearly collided with a recovery crane in wet conditions on October 9, a reminder of the 2014 Formula One...
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/ 6 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] PGA Tour Reaches a New Low with Threat to Japanese Players
At its core, the threat to the Japanese players is a ploy by the PGA to prevent LIV Golf from making...
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/ 7 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Shohei Ohtani’s Fate Complicated by Possible Sale of Angels
The wise course of action for Ohtani is to move on to a franchise that has a history of winning and...
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/ 7 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Javelin Star Haruka Kitaguchi’s Summer to Remember
A pair of Diamond League victories and a bronze medal at the world championships serve notice of Kitaguchi’s rise to stardom.
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/ 8 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] LIV Golf Makes Staggering Offer to Hideki Matsuyama
The new golf tour’s aggressive plans to make a big publicity splash are on full display in pursuit of marquee names.
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/ 9 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Jinichiro Kozuma Cashes In at Second LIV Golf Event
Kozuma’s earnings in Portland equaled nearly half of his previous career income. It’s a sign of opportunities the new golf circuit...
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/ 9 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Ryosuke Kinoshita Produces a Respectable Showing in LIV Golf Opener
The two-time Japan Golf Tour winner earned $270,000 at the inaugural event in London.
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/ 10 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] New Column Debuts with Mix of News and Views on Japanese Sports
Insights on Sapporo, the favorite to host the 2030 Olympics, plus a smorgasbord of topics including Mao Asada’s new venture and...
