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ODDS and EVENS | Viewpoints on Sports News from Recent Days
Sports commentary on soccer standout Daizen Maeda, MLB's Shohei Ohtani and Shota Imanaga, retiring basketball star Jeff Gibbs and tennis player Naomi...
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In the four B.League first-round series, look for established stars and up-and-coming players to make their mark for their respective teams.
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ASICS' New Marathon Shoe Weighs Only 129 Grams
ASICS unveiled its METASPEED shoe series at a May launch event, with four-time Olympian Eilish McColgan taking the stage to discuss its...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoOnosato Defeats Takayasu in a Playoff to Win His 3rd Title at the Spring Basho
The native of Ishikawa Prefecture produced his best result so far at sumo's second-highest rank in the Spring Basho, finishing with...
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Baseball
/ 2 months agoRintaro Sasaki Homers Again for Stanford and Now Leads the Team in RBIs
After the first 20 games of his freshman season, highly touted first baseman Rintaro Sasaki is batting .354 with 24 RBIs...
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/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] In March, a Plethora of Success Stories in Japanese Sports
Speed skater Miho Takagi repeats as world champ in the women's 1,000, the Ryukyu Golden Kings win basketball's 100th Emperor's Cup,...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoOnosato Pulls into Tie for Lead with Clutch Win Over Daieisho on Day 14 of Spring Basho
The ozeki wrestler is even with veteran Takayasu, a fourth-ranked maegashira, heading into the final day of the 15-day Spring Basho...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoSpring Basho Day 14 Results
Heading into the final day of the 15-day Spring Basho in Osaka, Onosato and Takayasu share the lead (11-3). Three wrestlers...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoSpring Basho: Oho Upsets Onosato to Knock the Ozeki Out of the Lead on Day 13
The result left veteran grappler Takayasu as the sole leader of the 15-day Spring Basho in Osaka. Onosato is 10-3, one...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoSpring Basho Day 13 Results
With two days remaining in the Spring Basho, the title could still be up for grabs in Osaka. However, Takayasu is...
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Soccer
/ 2 months agoJapan Clinches 2026 FIFA World Cup Berth by Beating Bahrain
The Samurai Blue are unbeaten in the third round of their 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying campaign. Japan qualified for...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoSpring Basho Day 12 Results
Fourth-ranked maegashira Takayasu and ozeki Onosato are tied for the lead (10-2) with three days remaining in the Spring Basho in...
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Baseball
/ 2 months agoRoki Sasaki Struggles With Control but Finishes Strong as Dodgers Beat Cubs for Tokyo Series Sweep
In the fifth inning of the Tokyo Series finale, Shohei Ohtani hit his first homer of the season to add to...
