All posts tagged "featured"
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Winter Sports
/ 2 months agoSmile Japan Earns Its 4th Consecutive Olympic Ice Hockey Berth
Seventh-ranked Smile Japan outscored France, Poland and China 17-2 at the IIHF Group G Women's Ice Hockey Final Olympic Qualification tournament.
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Features
/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Sanfrecce Hiroshima Triumph in the Fujifilm Super Cup
Tolgay Arslan and Hayato Araki scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a victory over Vissel Kobe in the J.League's traditional curtain lifter...
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Baseball
/ 2 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Roki Sasaki Joining Dodgers Creates Cause for Concern
The Dodgers' seemingly endless stockpiling of talent, including pitcher Roki Sasaki, is rubbing many in the baseball community the wrong way.
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Sumo
/ 2 months ago16-Year-Old Sumo Sensation Topples Goliath Double His Weight
Kosei Kanato, the lightest wrestler at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, used skill and speed to topple the tallest, who...
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Baseball
/ 2 months agoIppei Mizuhara Handed a 57-Month Prison Sentence in Fraud Case
Former MLB interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who worked alongside Shohei Ohtani with the Angels and the Dodgers, had pleaded guilty to federal...
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Features
/ 2 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Hiromi Taniguchi Became the 1st Japanese Track World Champion in 1991
An accomplished marathon runner, Hiromi Taniguchi made meticulous preparations before the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. His planning paid off.
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Winter Sports
/ 2 months agoSmile Japan Overpowers France 7-1 in the Opening Game of the Final Olympic Qualifier
Looking to book a fourth straight Winter Olympic berth, Smile Japan couldn't have scripted a better start, jumping out to a...
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Basketball
/ 2 months agoRyukyu Golden Kings Playing with Pride and Showing Toughness
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are 6-1 in the final game of B.League two-game series during the 2024-25 season after a defeat...
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Winter Sports
/ 2 months agoSmile Japan Will Be All Business in Pursuit of 4th Straight Olympic Ice Hockey Berth
A new crop of rising ice hockey stars will be called on to lead Smile Japan when it faces France, China...
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Features
/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Yuki Kawamura Selected to Play in NBA G League Up Next Game
NBA G League standout Yuki Kawamura is generating excitement with his offensive skills in his first season as an overseas pro...
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Judo
/ 2 months agoKosei Inoue: A New Year in Judo with Welcome Challenges
The Olympic gold medalist and NPO JUDOs president discusses the latest proposed international judo rules changes and his own goals for...
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Baseball
/ 2 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Ex-MLB Pitcher Trevor Bauer Returns to the BayStars
Controversial former major leaguer Trevor Bauer could uplift a strong starting rotation for the reigning Japan Series champion Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
