Baseball
Shohei Ohtani Plays a Starring Role in Dodgers' Game 4 Rout of Mets
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani smacked a leadoff homer in the first inning and scored four runs. Los Angeles took a commanding...
Features
[ODDS and EVENS] Highs and Lows and Other Observations from the World of Sports
There's always a lot happening in sports. Shohei Ohtani belts a big homer, Tomokazu Harimoto wins an Asian table tennis title and...
Boxing
Junto Nakatani Puts on Monday Masterclass in Latest Title Defense
In making the second defense of his bantamweight world title, Junto Nakatani once again showed the watching world he is one of...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSOFTBALL | Japan Ace Yukiko Ueno Pitches Six Solid Innings on 39th Birthday Against Mexico
Miu Goto picks up the win in relief, and Mana Atsumi drives in the winning run in a walk-off victory for...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSOFTBALL | Japan Ace Yukiko Ueno Pitches Six Solid Innings on 39th Birthday Against Mexico
~~ Ace pitcher Yukiko Ueno barely missed getting the win on her 39th birthday on Thursday, July 22 as defending gold...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] American Flagbearer Eddy Alvarez's Unlikely Journey to the Tokyo Games
~~ Pick an Olympic story, any Olympic story, and it might pale in comparison to Eddy Alvarez’s. A son of Cuban...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOfficials Grapple with Rising Number of COVID Cases Ahead of Opening Ceremony
As of July 22, Tokyo 2020 organizers reported 87 COVID-19 infections among people connected with the Olympics since the start of...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoSeibu Lions Surprise Foreign Players Separated From Their Families
~~ ~ The Saitama Seibu Lions had a surprise for the foreign players on the team, who, due to the coronavirus,...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSOCCER | Japan Draws 1-1 Against Canada in a Nail-Biter Women’s Match At Tokyo Games
Nadeshiko Japan achieved a close call at Sapporo Dome against Canada with a 1-1 draw on the first day of women’s soccer...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSOFTBALL | Japan Trounces Australia in Opening Game
Minori Naito, Yamato Fujita and Yu Yamamoto homered for Japan, which captured the last Olympic softball gold medal in 2008.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Japan’s Softball Victory Provides Jolt of Excitement on First Day of Competition
There was synergy in their collective efforts and a competitive seriousness on the faces of Japan’s players from start to finish...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWRESTLING | New Stars Expected to Emerge for Japan with Icons Saori Yoshida, Kaori Icho No Longer Competing
Sisters Risako and Yukako Kawai will be among those looking to carry on Japan's winning tradition in the ring.
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoYokozuna Hakuho Completes Stunning Comeback With Title-Clinching Victory Over Terunofuji
Despite the loss, Terunofuji almost certain to be promoted to sumo's highest rank.