Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skater Miho Takagi Repeats as 1,500-Meter Silver Medalist Dutch superstar Ireen Wust defended her 2018 Pyeongchang Games title and collected her sixth overall Olympic gold to hold off Takagi’s title quest. Ed OdevenFebruary 7, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Lands Two Spots in Top 10 in Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final Reira Iwabuchi placed fifth and compatriot Kokomo Murase earned a 10th-place finish in her Olympic debut. Ed OdevenFebruary 6, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Ikuma Horishima Takes Third in Men’s Freestyle Moguls Final The Gifu Prefecture native earned Japan’s first medal at the Beijing Games. Ed OdevenFebruary 6, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics An Opening Ceremony Lit by Stunning Technology and Marked by the Absence of Global Leaders “You the Olympic athletes, you will show how the world would look like, if we all respect the same rules and each other.” ―IOC... Ed OdevenFebruary 5, 2022
Basketball [ODDS and EVENS] University of Utah Honors Wat Misaka’s Legacy The school celebrates the late Utes guard in a jersey honoring ceremony at halftime on January 20. Ed OdevenFebruary 3, 2022
Baseball Shohei Ohtani Appears on The Cover of MLB The Show 22 The Los Angeles Angels star is the first Asian athlete to be chosen to grace the cover of a video game for North America’s... Ed OdevenFebruary 2, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Aiming to Exceed Record Medal Haul from Pyeongchang Games Returning Japanese standout athletes from four years ago spark optimism for an even better showing at the Beijing Olympics. Ed OdevenJanuary 30, 2022
Auto Racing [ODDS and EVENS] Takuma Sato Embraces Fresh Start, Becoming a Mentor with Dale Coyne Racing Yes, a fast car is an absolute must for success in IndyCar racing. But the logistics and personal relationships that a driver and his... Ed OdevenJanuary 27, 2022
Tennis Kei Nishikori Opts for Arthroscopic Surgery on Left Hip The former world No. 4 is expected to be sidelined for six months. Ed OdevenJanuary 26, 2022
Basketball Niigata Albirex BB Seeking to Rebuild from Tough Times First-year coach Fujitaka Hiraoka’s team has lost 25 consecutive games, a B. League record. Ed OdevenJanuary 26, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe Square Off for Third Time in NBA Careers It was their first NBA encounter since February 9, 2020. “It’s an honor as a Japanese for us two to be here competing on... Ed OdevenJanuary 23, 2022
Tennis Naomi Osaka Bounced From Australian Open in Third Round Unseeded American Amanda Anisimova outplayed the reigning champion in the third-set tiebreak. Ed OdevenJanuary 21, 2022