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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 19, 2017

Hachimura hopes to get game back for Under-19 World Cup

Just listening to how he talks and reacts, he just seems the same kid that we came to know from his high school days in Japan.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 16, 2017

Marlins try to honor Fernandez's memory as they move forward

Miami Marlins players wear a black circle containing the number 16 on their jerseys, just above their beating hearts.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 4, 2017

Lack of draft impacting competitive balance

In an analysis stretching back to September, there have been a number of important accomplishments during the B. League's inaugural season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2017

Mogi, Peguero hit it off for high-flying Eagles

Eigoro Mogi and Carlos Peguero have been one of the most dynamic duos in Japanese baseball so far this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 18, 2017

Rays need pitching prowess to make run at postseason

After two seasons of fruitless straying, Tampa Bay is once again returning to "The Ray Way" this season.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 18, 2017

Angelic Mao's legacy will be part of skating forever

The news hit Japan and the skating world like a thunderbolt last Monday night when Mao Asada announced she was retiring from the sport.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 17, 2017

Japan softball team excited to take first steps toward Tokyo 2020

There may still be three years to go until the Tokyo Olympics, but Japan women's softball national team head coach Reika Utsugi and players Yukiko Ueno and Eri Yamada are already psyched up.
Reader Mail
Apr 14, 2017

Making a case against ban on public smoking

So, the World Health Organization "tells Japan to ban public smoking" (April 9). Is this the same WHO that repressed a 1998 study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) which found "weak evidence of a dose-response relationship between risk of lung cancer...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 9, 2017

Sacre helps Sunrockers stay in hunt for playoff spot

It wasn't a masterpiece, but it was a win. And at this stage of the season, every win is critical for the playoff-chasing Sunrockers Shibuya.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2017

Abe smacks game-ending homer as Giants overcome Dragons

The Yomiuri Giants trailed the Chunichi Dragons for 8 2/3 innings on Saturday afternoon. When Shinnosuke Abe finally gave them the lead, it was for keeps.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 29, 2017

Hawks looking to redress balance of Pacific League power

The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Pacific League.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 21, 2017

Flawed system cost Honda second world junior title

Marin Honda saved her best for last.

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