Basketball Golden Kings, Brex Renew Rivalry in B.League Finals Ryukyu is making its first appearance in the circuit’s championship series, while Utsunomiya is back for the third time in six years. Ed Odeven5 hours ago
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Golf Nasa Hataoka Wins LA Open by Five Strokes Hataoka, who finished at 15-under 269, was the only golfer to score in the 60s in all four rounds at Wilshire Country Club. Ed OdevenApril 25, 2022
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Baseball Roki Sasaki’s Perfect Streak Ends Quickly, But the 20-Year-Old Still Gets the Win Not nearly as sharp as he was in his previous two appearances, the Marines ace was tagged for two runs in a 6-3 win... Jim ArmstrongApril 24, 2022
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Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Highlighting Some of the Year’s Best Performers So Far Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato, Giants rookie closer Taisei Ota and Marines catcher Ko Matsukawa are shining for their respective teams. Jim ArmstrongApril 23, 2022
News X Games Chiba Entertains with Endless Array of Twists and Turns Skateboarders and BMX competitors open the three-day event, an international showcase being held in Japan for the first time, in style. Ed OdevenApril 23, 2022
Features [ODDS and EVENS] Kenta Kimura Relies on Experience to Capture Bassmaster Title “This is my dream. It’s what I’ve wanted to do all my life since I was a little kid.” ―Kimura, a 40-year-old Bassmaster pro... Ed OdevenApril 21, 2022
Features [ICE TIME] Perseverance Pays Off for Tatsuya Tsuboi with Bronze at World Juniors After numerous struggles in recent years, Tsuboi’s renaissance began this season with a second-place showing behind Kao Miura at the Japan juniors. Jack GallagherApril 20, 2022