All posts tagged "baseball"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Samurai Japan beats U.S. 2-0 to Capture Its First Gold Medal in Olympic Baseball
Stellar pitching from starter Masato Morishita and relievers keep the Americans off the scoreboard
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 5
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been performing super (and super-human) athletic feats, even as COVID-19 and other controversies swirl. With...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Delivers Clutch Hit as Japan Beats South Korea to Book Spot in Final
The win ensures Samurai Japan will win its first Olympic medal in baseball since the 2004 Athens Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Takuya Kai's Clutch Hit Sends Japan to Semifinals Against South Korea
Ryoji Kuribayashi holds the U.S. in the 10th to pick up the win.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK] Tik Tok Olympics in Full Swing
Ilona Maher, Team USA Rugby, covered a cheeky poke at the U.S. skateboarding team, asking it kindly to “leave some swag...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Softball Deserves to be Treated with Respect From the IOC
With the sport going on hiatus again before its next Olympic appearance, the long-lasting impact of this decision is obvious. “Children...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Powers Samurai Japan to 7-4 Win over Mexico
Japan will face the U.S. on Monday for a chance to reach the semifinals.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 30
Japan wins the men’s fencing team epee competition for the first time to collect its 17th gold medal at the ongoing...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 29
Badminton standouts Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals, keeping their title hopes alive for another day.
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Hayato Sakamoto The Hero as Japan Rallies to Beat Dominican Republic 4-3
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Buffaloes Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Expected to Start Samurai Japan’s Olympic Opener Against Dominicans
That Yamamoto started the first of two tuneup games is a fairly strong indication that Inaba plans to have him start...
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Basketball
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Hoop Squad Gets Big Boost With Return of Rui Hachimura, Yudai Baba
Young stars elevate national team’s talent level as it gears up for first Olympic appearance since 1976.
