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Former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa ton the mound against the Baltimore Orioles in a Spring Training game in Port Charlotte, Florida, on March 15.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 28, 2024
Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa from Rays
The 30-year-old Uwasawa made the jump to MLB this offseason from the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had two touchdown catches against the Bills during Kansas City's 27-24 playoff win in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2024
Chiefs hold off Bills to reach sixth straight AFC title game
The Chiefs are headed to the AFC championship game for the sixth straight year.
Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco during a game in Kansas City in July.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 29, 2023
Wander Franco a no-show to answer complaint in Dominican Republic
At least two people have filed lawsuits against Franco amid probes into claims he had improper relationships with minors.
Japan Times
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May 30, 2023
Seiya Suzuki helps Cubs beat Rays as Marcus Stroman stars on mound
The Cubs' lone run came in the fourth inning when Suzuki scored on Mike Tauchman's sacrifice fly.
Japan Times
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May 18, 2023
Kodai Senga strikes out 12 during Mets' victory over Rays
The former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ace, who is in his first season in MLB, is 4-2 with a 3.77 ERA and 55 strikeouts in eight games.
Japan Times
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Apr 16, 2023
Reinvigorated Yusei Kikuchi fans nine in Blue Jays' win over Rays
Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the resurgent left-hander stayed on the attack against a formidable Tampa Bay lineup.
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Jan 13, 2023
Cowboys' path through playoffs must go through Tom Brady
Advancing to the NFC divisional playoffs will require the Dallas Cowboys to deliver a franchise first: a win against Tom Brady.
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Jan 2, 2023
Tom Brady and Mike Evans help Buccaneers punch ticket to playoffs
'Wish they wouldn't be as exciting as we made them but happy we got the win,' Brady said. 'Nice to qualify. We'll try to finish strong.'
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Nov 10, 2022
Tom Brady adds buzz to NFL's first regular-season trip to Germany
The star quarterback is the main attraction for the first international game between division leaders.
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Oct 3, 2022
Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to win over Buccaneers
Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns to spark the Kansas City Chiefs over the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 in an early season showdown of NFL title contenders on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Sep 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Rays make history with all-Latin American lineup
The milestone also coincided with Roberto Clemente day, which honors the first Latin American player to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Japan Times
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Jul 1, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi snaps winless streak as Blue Jays beat Rays
Kikuchi got run support from Teoscar Hernandez and Santiago Espinal, who each hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough.
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Jun 27, 2022
Avalanche hold off Lightning in Game 6 to win Stanley Cup
The Avalanche denied the Lightning a third consecutive title and fourth overall with an emotional road win.
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Jun 23, 2022
Nazem Kadri scores in OT to put Avalanche on brink of Stanley Cup title
Nazem Kadri's return to the lineup was the kind players dream about: ending with him scoring the overtime winner to move the Colorado Avalanche within one victory of the Stanley Cup.
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Jun 22, 2022
All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski retires again
The four-time Super Bowl champion, a frequent target of Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, announced his decision on Tuesday in a lengthy Twitter post.
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Jun 16, 2022
Andre Burakovsky scores in OT to lift Avalanche over Lightning in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
The Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist each and Artturi Lehkonen also scored.
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Jun 15, 2022
Avalanche look to crush Lightning's dreams of Stanley Cup three-peat
Colorado, the oddsmakers' favorite, will need to be at its best to get past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy when the series kicks off in Denver on Wednesday.
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Jun 12, 2022
Lightning clip Rangers to advance to Stanley Cup Final
The Lightning, who have won seven consecutive home games, are the first team to reach the Cup Final in three consecutive seasons since the Edmonton Oilers in 1983-85.
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Jun 8, 2022
Lightning cruise past Rangers to even NHL East finals at two games each
It is the first time the home teams have won the first four respective games of a conference final series since 1991.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 12, 2022
Shohei Ohtani tosses six strong innings; Angels fall in extra innings
The 27-year-old's next homer will make him the third Japanese-born player to reach 100 career home runs in the majors, after Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki.

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