All posts tagged "Yuta Watanabe"
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News
/ 1 year agoYear in Review: Japan's Top Sports Highlights in 2023
Baseball held our attention with Shohei Ohtani's achievements and the WBC, but there were top sports highlights in many fields up...
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Basketball
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] World Basketball Day Celebrates its Past and Present
A UN General Assembly resolution designated December 21, the day the sport was invented in 1891 by Dr James Naismith, as...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] World Series Hero Adolis Garcia Had a Forgettable Stint with NPB's Giants
Appearing in just four games for Yomiuri in 2016, Adolis Garcia, a Cuban-born outfielder, resumed his career the next season in...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoThree things Suns learned about Yuta Watanabe from NBA preseason: Devin Booker chemistry, shot creation and more
Watanabe's primary job is going to be to spread the floor for Durant, Beal and Booker. But he has shown that...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoRui Hachimura Endorsing a Championship Mentality Ahead of NBA Season
Describing the Los Angeles Lakers' lofty goals for the 2023-24 season, Rui Hachimura says, "Everybody wants to win here, so it's...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales to Fight on Boxing Day
Naoya Inoue will put his WBC and WBO super bantamweight title belts on the line against Filipino opponent Tapales, the WBA...
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Basketball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Basketball World Cup Memories from Okinawa are Abundant
Recapping the excitement from A to Z during 20 Basketball World Cup games in 10 days at Okinawa Arena, here is...
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Basketball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Basketball World Cup Showed That Japan is Headed in the Right Direction
With Basketball World Cup victories over Finland, Venezuela and Cape Verde, Japan elevated its profile as a much-improved team on the...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoYuta Watanabe Vows to Keep Playing for Japan National Team
Though he considered retiring from the national team if Japan didn't qualify for the Paris Olympics, Yuta Watanabe is eager to...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoJapan Qualifies for the Paris Olympics with a Basketball World Cup Win Over Cape Verde
In the Basketball World Cup win, Josh Hawkinson had 29 points, Keisei Tominaga added 22 and Japan qualified for the Olympic...
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Sports
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Javelin Champion Kitaguchi's Golden First is a Valuable Lesson of Resilience
Like Haruka Kitaguchi's gold in javelin at the World Athletics Championships, the world of sports teaches us that there is no...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoJapan Rallies Past Venezuela in the 4th Quarter for a Dramatic Basketball World Cup Win
Venezuela led 68-53 early in the fourth quarter of the Basketball World Cup game, but Makoto Hiejima scored 17 points in...
Figure Skating
Alysa Liu Denies Kaori Sakamoto a 4th World Title
