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Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin has asked the team to trade him amid a lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 1, 2025

Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin requests trade

Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension, McLaurin sat out the first four days of training camp before reporting on Sunday.
Miyu Yamashita plays a shot during the second round of the Women's British Open on Friday in Porthcawl, Wales.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 2, 2025

Miyu Yamashita rides stellar 65 into Women's British Open lead

Yamashita held third place after the first round at Royal Porthcawl and took control Friday with a bogey-free, seven-birdie round.
Miyu Yamashita walks off the 18th green after completing her third round at the Women's British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 3, 2025

Miyu Yamashita takes slim lead into final round at Women's British Open

After holding a three-shot lead through the midway point of the tournament, Yamashita was at 9-under par through three rounds as her advantage was narrowed.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 3, 2025

Imperious Ledecky beats McIntosh to win 800-meter free thriller

Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged all the way, touching the wall in a championship-record 8 minutes, 5.62 seconds.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Aug 3, 2025

From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players

The Ottawa Senators defenseman briefly returned to Japan last month to help run a hockey camp in Hokkaido.
Miyu Yamashita poses with the trophy after winning the Women's British Open in Porthcawl, Wales, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 4, 2025

Miyu Yamashita shows nerves of steel to win Women's British Open

Yamashita's previous best performance in a major was a tie for second place at last year's Women's PGA Championship.
Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and France's Leon Marchand celebrate after winning best female and male swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 4, 2025

Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh underline dominance on final day of worlds

Marchand and McIntosh won golds on the final day of competition.
Noah Lyles (left) defeats Kenny Bednarek to win the 200-meter final at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 4, 2025

Noah Lyles' win over rival Kenny Bednarek in 200 ends with staredown and shove

Lyles, the reigning Olympic 100-meter champion, will attempt to defend both his 100 and 200 crowns at the world championships in Japan.
McLaren's Lando Norris (right) and Oscar Piastri (left) stand on the podium with Mark Ingham, the team's head of design, after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday. Norris led a 1-2 finish in the race.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 4, 2025

Lando Norris enjoying battle with Oscar Piastri after winning Hungarian GP

The outcome was McLaren's fourth consecutive 1-2 finish and Norris's fifth win this year and ninth of his career.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025

Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again

The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown arrives ahead of practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 5, 2025

McLaren must also deal with disappointment amid runaway success

As the title battle between Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris heats up, McLaren boss Zak Brown conceded he was also thinking about how to handle the aftermath.
Nyjah Huston of the United States competes in the men’s street finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games on July 29, 2024.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Aug 5, 2025

Nyjah Huston targets Olympic skateboarding gold at LA28

Inspired by Los Angeles skateboarding videos, Huston moved to Southern California at 15 and remains deeply connected to the region.
A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Aug 6, 2025

80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped

As a 7-year-old boy in Hiroshima, Howard Kakita was hoping to catch the vapor trail of a B-29 bomber. A sudden blast knocked him out.
Otake <i>oyakata</i> and his wrestlers at Otake stable in April 2018
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Aug 6, 2025

Fresh start for stable founded by legendary yokozuna Taiho

In a historically significant move, the Otake sumo stable will be taken over by someone without a direct connection to its founder.
Francisco Villarreal moved to Japan in 2014 to attend a teacher training program and has forged deep ties to the kindergarten in Tokyo's Asakusa district where he has worked since 2018.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 11, 2025

Kindred spirits, kindergarten connections: From Buenos Aires to east Tokyo

An Argentinian teacher finds echoes of his hometown in the working-class neighborhoods of eastern Tokyo.
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass during training camp in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 7, 2025

New Giants QB Russell Wilson praises coach Brian Daboll’s 'beautiful mind'

Wilson has also expressed his eagerness to play alongside talented second-year receiver Malik Nabers.
Leroy Carters competed for New Zealand in rugby sevens during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 7, 2025

Leroy Carter's first All Blacks call-up nearly goes awry after dog eats passport

Carter, a utility back named among the injury replacements in Scott Robertson's All Blacks squad
Scottie Scheffler speaks to the media after his win at the British Open on July 20.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 7, 2025

Scottie Scheffler 'rested, ready' for FedEx Cup playoffs

Scheffler, the world's No. 1 golfer, captured his fourth major with a four-stroke victory on July 20 in Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passes during a practice on June 3 in Woodland Hills, California.
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Aug 8, 2025

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on track to return to practice on Monday

Head coach Sean McVay confirmed a report that Stafford is dealing with an aggravated disc in his back.
Kauli Vaast of France rides a wave during the 2024 Paris Olympics in Teahupo'o,Tahiti, on Aug. 5, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Aug 8, 2025

Kauli Vaast shines in Teahupo'o's huge tubes at WSL's Tahiti Pro

Kanoa Igarashi, ranked fourth in the world going into Tahiti, went down to local wild card Mihimana Braye in the elimination round.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 10, 2025

Two Japanese boxers on same card die from brain injuries

Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured in their respective fights in Tokyo on Aug. 2.
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Aug 10, 2025

Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer

Giant umbrellas, mist fans and human-sized ice boxes are some of the many ways organizers are offering respite to visitors.
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch (left) leads Shane van Gisbergen during the Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in New York on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 11, 2025

NASCAR's Connor Zilisch breaks collarbone by falling off car

Zilisch was posing for photographs on his car when he lost his balance and tumbled to the ground.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025

Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge

Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
Alex Palou celebrates after his victory in the Monterey Grand Prix in Salinas, California, on July 27.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 11, 2025

Alex Palou clinches third consecutive IndyCar title at Portland Grand Prix

Palou became only the fourth driver in IndyCar history to win three consecutive season crowns.
Justin Rose looks over his putt on the 18th green during the first playoff hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday.
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Aug 11, 2025

Rose tops Spaun in playoff to win PGA St. Jude as Fleetwood falters again

Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, had six birdies over his last eight holes.
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was recently sidelined by an oblique injury.
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Aug 11, 2025

NFL teams monitoring situation with Dolphins and receiver Tyreek Hill

The 31-year-old Hill has missed only one game in his first three seasons with Miami.
Grant Forrest, seen in 2024, won a Scottish Championship event on Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 11, 2025

Donald Trump praises Grant Forrest for 'brilliant' win on Trump-owned course

Trump, who recently spent five days in Scotland, playing golf and sealing a major trade deal with the European Union, was among the first to congratulate Forrest on his victory
Australia's Charlotte Caslick (left) has been ruled out of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup due to an ankle injury.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 11, 2025

Australia loses Charlotte Caslick ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup

Caslick, who was named sevens World Player of the Year in 2016, damaged her ankle against New Zealand last month but was included in Jo Yapp's Australia squad last week.
Kaoru Mitoma celebrates scoring Brighton's second goal against Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Feb. 8.
SOCCER
Aug 12, 2025

Kaoru Mitoma looks to build on Premier League success with Brighton

No Japanese player will be more essential for their team’s Premier League ambitions than Kaoru Mitoma.

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