

Baseball
Roki Sasaki Impresses in Scoreless Spring Debut with Dodgers
Entering with much fanfare in the fifth inning, Roki Sasaki showcased his high-speed pitches and allowed zero runs in three innings against...

Baseball
Rintaro Sasaki Playing Well, But Still Seeking His 1st Home Run for Stanford
After 12 games, Rintaro Sasaki is batting .360 with 14 RBIs for the Cardinal. The Iwate Prefecture native says he's "just trying...

Features
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tributes to Kevin Braswell as Basketball World Mourns His Passing
Utsunomiya Brex head coach Kevin Braswell died on February 24, several weeks after having heart surgery. The 46-year-old coach commanded respect on...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skater Miho Takagi Repeats as 1,500-Meter Silver Medalist
Dutch superstar Ireen Wust defended her 2018 Pyeongchang Games title and collected her sixth overall Olympic gold to hold off Takagi’s...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoYuzuru Hanyu Practices for First Time in Beijing; Vincent Zhou in Doubt After Positive Test
Hanyu trained to his free skate of “Heaven and Earth” during a 35-minute session in which he tried several times to...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoJapan Claims Bronze for Nation’s First Olympic Team Skating Medal
Strong performances by Kaori Sakamoto in the women’s free skate and Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in the pairs free skate...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Grafstrom’s Family Wishes Hanyu the Best in Quest to Equal Legend's Third Olympic Gold
"It would be really wonderful if he (Hanyu) could win again,” the Swedish great’s step-daughter Vera Schieckel said in an exclusive...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSki Jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi Grabs Japan's First Gold of Beijing Games
It was Japan’s first gold in the normal hill event since Yukio Kasaya led a podium sweep in Sapporo 50 years...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Lands Two Spots in Top 10 in Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
Reira Iwabuchi placed fifth and compatriot Kokomo Murase earned a 10th-place finish in her Olympic debut.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJapan Loses to Host China 2-1 but secures a Spot in the Women’s Hockey Quarterfinals
With seven points in Group B, Japan reached the last eight for the first time in four Olympic appearances.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoYuma Kagiyama Powers Japan Into Medal Position with Great Free Skate
The 18-year-old won the men’s free skate with a personal-best score of 208.94 points.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoIkuma Horishima Takes Third in Men’s Freestyle Moguls Final
The Gifu Prefecture native earned Japan’s first medal at the Beijing Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoGold Medal Hopeful Sara Takanashi Finishes Fourth in Ski Jumping
The Japanese ace had an impressive second jump but was overtaken by the remaining jumpers.