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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Golf
/ 3 years agoGOLF | Nasa Hataoka Triumphs at Rain-Shortened Marathon Classic
~~ Nasa Hataoka’s sensational 10-under-par 61 in the opening round of the LPGA’s Marathon Classic was a good omen for the...
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A Record 582 Athletes Comprise Host Nation’s Olympic Contingent
~~ The Olympics have grown in size and scale over the decades. Just as infrastructure costs and increased media coverage have...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPICS | Mixed Reactions to Decision to Hold Events Without Spectators in Tokyo Region
~~ ~ It looks like a party filled with a long list of rules, many more restrictions than ideas for fun. ...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTRACK and FIELD | With No Usain Bolt, Men's 100 Meters at Tokyo Games is Wide Open
~~ With Usain Bolt retired, the title for the world’s fastest man is up for grabs at the Tokyo Olympics. The...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTokyo 2020 Organizers Announce Olympic Spectators Will Be Barred in the Nation’s Capital, Neighboring Prefectures
~~ On the same day that International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Japan, it was decided that spectators will...
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Soccer
/ 3 years agoSOCCER | Behind the Fury Over FC Barcelona Players’ Leaked Video Mocking Japanese Hotel Staff
~~ A video of FC Barcelona players Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele insulting Japanese technicians in their hotel room during the...
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Judo
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Rooting for Records to be Broken Enriches Sports
"Records are made to be broken," someone once said, crafting a phrase that connects generations. Indeed, record-breaking feats add drama to...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Breaks Hideki Matsui's Japanese MLB Single-Season Home-Run Record
~~ With one mighty swing of his bat, Shohei Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJapan Captain Remi Anri Doi Uses Social Media Platform to Spread the Popularity of Handball
~~ Japan captain Remi Anri Doi is hoping his presence on social media will help raise the profile of handball ahead...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoShohei Ohtani Named the First Two-Way Player in MLB All-Star Game History
~~ Another day, another special achievement for Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Angels dynamo became the first player in Major League...