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Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star Shuri Sakuma and Mikki Fight's narrow win at...
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After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
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Fix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
If Seiko Hashimoto really aims to restore trust in the JOC, she must articulate a vision and be prepared to exercise discipline...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 7 Results
No 17 maegashira Takerufuji stands alone at the top of the leaderboard in his top-division debut after completing the first week...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoElite Division Rookie Takerufuji Grabs the Lead at Spring Basho
Yokozuna Terunofuji, who won the New Year Basho, was forced to pull out of the 15-day Spring Basho due to an...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoShohei Ohtani Arrives in Seoul as MLB's Global Icon
Superstar Shohei Ohtani is set to make his regular-season debut for the Dodgers against the Padres in Seoul as MLB seeks...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 6 Results
After day six of the Spring Basho, No 5 maegashira Onosato and No 17 Takerufuji maintain their unbeaten 6-0 tournament records.
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoA Special Gift from Shohei Ohtani Brings Joy to Children in Wajima
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani sent gloves to all elementary schools in Wajima, a city still recovering from the Noto Peninsula earthquake...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTerunofuji Handed 3rd Consecutive Defeat at the Spring Basho
At the 15-day Spring Basho in Osaka, the lone grand champion suffered his fourth loss in six matches. He appears hampered...
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Basketball
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Keisei Tominaga on the Radar of the NBA's Talent Evaluators
In leading the Nebraska Cornhuskers in scoring as a senior, Keisei Tominaga proved he's an NBA prospect, longtime scouting guru Ryan...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 5 Results
In another upset victory, rank-and-file Oho, the 24-year-old grandson of former yokozuna Taiho, dealt yokozuna Terunofuji his third loss of the...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTerunofuji Pushed to the Brink at Spring Basho After 2nd Straight Loss
Rank-and-filer Oho upset Terunofuji on Day 5 of the Spring Basho. The yokozuna may be forced to withdraw from the 15-day...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 4 Results
Yokozuna Terunofuji faced his second defeat, and ozeki Kirishima suffered his fourth consecutive loss at the Spring Basho on Wednesday. Meanwhile,...