All posts tagged "featured"
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoMao Shimada Achieves Historic First with Second Straight Victory at the JGP Final
Landing both the triple axel and quadruple toe loop in her free skate, Mao Shimada came from behind and claimed the...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yuya Osako Set the Tone for Title-Winning Vissel Kobe
Chosen as the J.League's Player of the Year, veteran forward Yuya Osako scored a career-high 22 goals to lead Vissel's rise...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoIlia Malinin Takes Lead with Historic Jump at Grand Prix Final; Shoma Uno is 2nd
In a banner performance at the Grand Prix Final, Malinin becomes the first skater to land a quadruple axel in a...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoKawasaki Brave Thunders Have a Knack for Forcing Turnovers
Nearly one-third of the way through the B.League season, the title-chasing Kawasaki Brave Thunders lead the 24-team circuit in steals.
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Golf
/ 1 year agoSaki Baba is One Shot Below the Cut Line Entering Final Round of LPGA Qualifier
Japanese teenager Saki Baba, winner of the 2022 US Women's Amateur, needs to finish in the top 45 to earn her...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Japan Favored for Multiple Medals at the Grand Prix Final
Following an impressive Grand Prix Final medal haul in December 2022 in Turin, Italy, Japanese skaters look poised for another banner...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] For Tomoki Hiwatashi, Move to Japan to Train with Mie Hamada Paying Dividends
Explaining his decision to move to Japan, Tomoki Hiwatashi says, "Mie is a great coach and I wanted to work with...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoLemon Pop Claims Wire-to-Wire Victory in the 24th Champions Cup
Quick out of the gate from the widest stall to begin the Champions Cup, Lemon Pop, guided by Ryusei Sakai, accelerated...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Surfer Connor O'Leary Aims to Represent Japan at the Paris Olympics
With his nationality change authorized by the IOC, Australian-born surfer Connor O'Leary can channel his focus on competition, including the World...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoMachiko Yamada Looks Back on Her Decision to Part Ways with Mao Asada
Seventeen years after their alliance ended, Machiko Yamada says, "Mao possessed exceptional talent, and she had already exceeded the limits of...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Preview: Lemon Pop, Seraphic Call Among the Top Entrants
In the last 10 years, only two race favorites have won the Champions Cup, with the last one being T O...
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Baseball
/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shoki Murakami Named 2023 Season MVPs
For the third straight year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto received the Pacific League MVP award, becoming the first NPB player since Ichiro Suzuki...
