Basketball
Gunma Crane Thunders are Playing High-Caliber Defense This Season
Fueled by a determined effort on defense, the Gunma Crane Thunders have emerged as the B.League's most-improved team under new coach Kyle...
News
Predictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we see...
Golf
Hideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was his...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Utsunomiya Brex are Thriving with Team-First Play
During a 21-game win streak, which began on January 21, the Utsunomiya Brex solidified their team chemistry to make a run...
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Soccer
/ 9 months agoKyogo Furuhashi is Enduring a Difficult Third Season with Celtic FC
After a superb 2022-23 campaign, Kyogo Furuhashi hasn't been as prolific this season. It's time to analyze that and Celtic FC's...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[ICE TIME] American Junior Taira Shinohara Details Successful Season and Ambitions Moving Forward
At the 2024 US Junior Championships, runner-up Taira Shinohara showed his skating skills, including the thrill of landing two triple axels...
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Horse Racing
/ 9 months agoSatsuki Sho Preview: It's Time for the Japanese Triple Crown Races to Commence
The Satsuki Sho kicks off 2024's Japanese Triple Crown races, with Regaleira aiming to become the race's first filly winner in...
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Baseball
/ 9 months agoChunichi Dragons are the Central League's Unlikely Frontrunners
With slugger Sho Nakata making an impression at the plate, the Chunichi Dragons are in unfamiliar territory, in first place for...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Saiki Fujita Makes JLPGA History with Her 7th Hole-in-One
Veteran Saiki Fujita took sole possession of the JLPGA Tour's career record with an ace on the par-3 13th hole at...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoOBITUARY | Akebono, a Former Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
Hawaiian-born Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna, fueled a sumo boom in the 1990s with his rivalry against brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana.
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Features
/ 9 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For Shohei Ohtani, the Impact of the Unsettled Gambling Probe Remains Uncertain
Veteran sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman shared his viewpoints on how the scandal could affect the future appeal of Shohei Ohtani...
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Baseball
/ 9 months agoShohei Ohtani Continues Hitting Tear as Dodgers Triumph Over Twins
In the past five games, Shohei Ohtani had 11 hits in 22 at-bats. He also moved within one homer of tying...
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Basketball
/ 9 months agoExclusive: Reggie Geary Seeking a Return to B.League's Coaching Ranks
Reggie Geary has worked as a college hoops analyst for five years. He told us it "has been great in re-energizing...