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Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
The Dominican Republic wins all eight of its games in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, capturing the title with a 3-0 shutout against Puerto Rico.
Fernando Rodney bounded around on a hastily assembled stage with a fresh World Baseball Classic winner’s medal and a plantain that was more than a few days past its expiration date both dangling around his neck. Hat tilted to the side, Rodney shot imaginary ...
Rivalries are perhaps the superfine ingredient that works to spice up teams and athletes and make fans louder. Think of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the major leagues, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens in the NFL, Real Madrid and ...
Moises Sierra makes big plays in the field and at the plate as the Dominican Republic beats the Netherlands in the semifinals.
Atsushi Nomi walked through Union Square alongside teammate Takashi Toritani, heading south on San Francisco’s Powell Street in the direction of Samurai Japan’s hotel, a little after midnight Monday morning, just hours after Japan was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. The square was ...
The Dominicans insist they’re not motivated by revenge. The Dutch are adamant that the past is the past. Nevertheless, the memory of the 2009 World Baseball Classic refuses to dissipate ahead of Monday’s semifinal showdown between the two nations in the 2013 WBC. An ...
The World Baseball Classic will crown a champion in two days, and for the first time, a team other than Japan will be hoisting the trophy.
If Kenta Maeda gets the start for Japan against Puerto Rico on Sunday, he’ll be pitching in the biggest game of his life. Maeda has been one of Japan’s premier pitchers over the past few seasons, but his Hiroshima Carp haven’t been very successful ...
Depending on whom you ask, Jurickson Profar, an infielder in the Texas Rangers’ system, is either the best middle infield prospect in baseball, or simply the best prospect in baseball. What matters most at the moment is that the 20-year-old is one of the ...
With the World Baseball Classic acting as a showcase in front of major league scouts, Team Japan has obviously been one of the countries attracting attention from the men with stop watches and speed guns in the stands. In the first two rounds held ...
Masahiro Tanaka threw two innings of one-run ball Thursday for two-time defending champion Japan against the San Francisco Giants in what appeared to be potential dress rehearsal for the World Baseball Classic final next Tuesday. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ace started and earned ...
Two-time defending champion Japan has shown signs of improvement after a shaky start in the World Baseball Classic. Or as infielder Atsunori Inaba put it: "We've become a better team as the tournament has progressed.