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E7 SERIES

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BASEBALL
Jun 29, 2023
ISU announces Grand Prix Series assignments
The International Skating Union announced its assignments for the 2023-24 Grand Prix Series on Wednesday, with Beijing Winter Olympic men's figure skating silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama set to appear on home ice at the NHK Trophy in Osaka.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 8, 2023
Ibu Yamazaki's Radford eager to expand horizons in Japan
The NCAA Division I school will be one of eight participants in August's World University Basketball Series at Yoyogi National Second Gymnasium.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 26, 2023
Women's world champion Ami Yuasa second at Gold World Series
Japan's men's national champion, Shigeyuki Nakarai, came in third at the event after finishing second at the recent world championships.
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Rugby
Nov 16, 2022
Akihito Yamada wants Japan to 'check themselves' in France test
The former Brave Blossoms winger is one of just nine Japan players to have spent time with clubs in France's top two divisions.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 6, 2022
Astros defeat Phillies to win second World Series crown
The home victory brought 73-year-old Astros manager Dusty Baker his first World Series crown in 25 seasons as an MLB bench boss.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2022
Astros top Phillies in Game 5 thriller to move to brink of World Series title
The Astros took a 3-2 lead in the series and could close it out at home when the it shifts to Houston for Game 6 on Saturday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2022
Phillies pummel Astros to take World Series lead
The Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park with a vengeance, hitting five home runs in a Game 3 that had been pushed back one night due to rain.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2022
World Series Game 3 postponed by rain
Game 3 will now be held Tuesday at 8:03 p.m., with Game 4 Wednesday and Game 5 Thursday in Philadelphia.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2022
Buffaloes' magic in Japan Series conjures memories of past glories
Orix Buffaloes defeat of Yakult Swallows in the series at the weekend came 26 years after predecessors Orix BlueWave took the title with a victory over Yomiuri Giants.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2022
Buffaloes end Japan Series title drought with victory over Swallows in Game 7
Orix won the final four games to win the franchise's first Japan Series since Ichiro Suzuki helped the BlueWave win the title in 1996.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 30, 2022
Astros defeat Phillies to even World Series
Houston became the first team in World Series history to open a game with three consecutive extra-base hits.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2022
Buffaloes move to brink of Japan Series crown with victory in Game 6
Orix has won three straight games and can clinch the title with a victory in Game 7 at Jingu Stadium.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2022
Phillies overturn five-run deficit to stun Astros in World Series opener
J.T. Realmuto clubbed a lead-off, opposite-field home run in the top of the 10th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies completed their Game 1 comeback.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2022
World Series between Astros and Phillies first without any U.S.-born Black players since 1950
'I don't think that that's something that baseball should really be proud of,' Astros manager Dusty Baker said Thursday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2022
Japan Series poised to go down to wire — and possibly beyond
This year's Japan Series is as tight as can be and on course for a finish that has only been seen once in NPB history.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2022
Masataka Yoshida connects on sayonara home run as Buffaloes get even in Japan Series
'Each and every one of us has been grinding, trying to win every time out, so to see them all rewarded for their efforts makes me really happy,' Yoshida said.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2022
World Series storylines: Phillies' mentality versus Astros' experience
The Astros' sordid sign-stealing history means they won't be America's favorites, but Las Vegas has no problem making them the odds-on preference to 'win' their second title since 2017.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2022
Yutaro Sugimoto drives in only run as Buffaloes silence Swallows
Sugimoto, who struck out with two outs and the bases loaded in the first inning, singled home Keita Nakagawa from second with two outs in the third inning at Orix's Kyocera Dome Osaka.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2022
Swallows captain Tetsuto Yamada sparks rout with three-run blast in Game 3 of Japan Series
The Swallows are two wins away from their second straight Japan Series title.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2022
Neither thrill nor agony in second game of the Japan Series as scene shifts to Osaka
A 3-3 tie between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Orix Buffaloes left both sides in a weird state of emotional purgatory.

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