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  Olympics and Paralympics

  / 3 years ago

  TRACK 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...

  By Jim Armstrong
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  Olympics and Paralympics

  / 3 years ago

  Tokyo 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...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Soccer

  / 3 years ago

  SOCCER | 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...

  By Ed Odeven
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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...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Baseball

  / 3 years ago

  BASEBALL | 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...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Olympics and Paralympics

  / 3 years ago

  Japan 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...

  By Jim Armstrong
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  Baseball

  / 3 years ago

  Shohei 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...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Features

  / 3 years ago

  [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Sprinter Ryota Yamagata Thrust Into the Spotlight as Japan's Olympic Captain

  ~~ Ryota Yamagata, who ran the fastest-ever 100 meters for a Japanese sprinter last month, will receive the honor of a...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Features

  / 3 years ago

  [ICE TIME] Satoko Miyahara Reflects on Pyeongchang Olympics, Looks Ahead to Beijing

  ~~ More than three years after she finished fourth at the 2018 Olympics, four-time Japan champion Satoko Miyahara still recalls her...

  By Jack Gallagher
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  Baseball

  / 3 years ago

  In the Shadows of Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish Quietly Puts Up Some Award-Worthy Numbers

  ~~ While Shohei Ohtani justifiably grabs all the headlines with his MVP-type numbers, another Japanese player in Major League Baseball is...

  By Jim Armstrong