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Bengals wide receivers Tee Higgins (left) and Ja'Marr Chase celebrate a Higgins touchdown in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 17, 2024.
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Mar 17, 2025

Bengals signing receivers Chase and Higgins to four-year deals

Chase's annual average salary of $40.25 million sets the league record for most lucrative for a non-quarterback.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced and delayed tariffs on Canada since returning to the White House in January.
MORE SPORTS / Ice hockey
Apr 3, 2025

NHL commissioner says U.S.-Canada tensions could impact league

U.S. President Donald Trump, since returning to the White House in January, has announced and delayed tariffs on Canada.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler hits off the first tee as he starts a practice round at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
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Apr 8, 2025

Scheffler eyes Masters repeat; McIlroy primed for career Grand Slam

A win for Scheffler would make him only the fourth golfer to retain a Masters title and first since Woods in 2001-02.
Chiharu Shida of Japan in action during the bronze medal match with Nami Matsuyama against Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Aug. 03, 2024
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Apr 9, 2025

Japanese badminton ace Shida blasts 'stalker' Chinese fans

Shida, who won women's doubles bronze at the Paris Olympics, has a strong following in China partly because of her engagement with the local culture.
Ken Griffey Jr. takes photographs during the sixth inning of a game between the Cubs and Dodgers at Tokyo Dome on March 18.
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Apr 11, 2025

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. working as photographer at Masters

Griffey will reportedly be working for the entire week.
Ronnie Quintarelli speaks to Nissan fans at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture last year after announcing his retirement from racing.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 13, 2025

How Italian driver Ronnie Quintarelli endeared himself to Japan's rabid racing fans

Much of the driver's appeal has to do with the unique circumstances by which he came to Japan.
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen races during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 15, 2025

Marko concerned over Verstappen's Red Bull future

Verstappen struggled to sixth place in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix and at one point was last on track.
The start of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on March 9 last year.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 16, 2025

Team ownership could be next F1 step for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia first hosted Formula One in 2021, while energy giant Aramco is a global partner of the sport and also the title sponsor of the Aston Martin team.
Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13.
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Apr 24, 2025

Rory McIlroy moved by way Masters win resonated with fans

The Northern Irishman completed the career Grand Slam 10 days ago at the Masters, with an emotional playoff win over England's Justin Rose.
Travis Hunter smiles on stage after being selected as the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft by the Jaguars in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
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Apr 25, 2025

Two-way star Travis Hunter heads to Jaguars as No. 2 pick in NFL draft

The Jaguars traded up to get the No. 2 pick from the Browns.
China's Zhao Xintong poses with the trophy after winning the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England, on Monday.
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May 6, 2025

'Shared dream': China celebrates Zhao's world snooker breakthrough

The 28-year-old Zhao became the first Asian to win the prestigious title with an 18-12 victory over Mark Williams in the final on Monday.
Colts owner Jim Irsay (right) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a rally to honor the team's Super Bowl win in February 2007.
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May 22, 2025

Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

During his long association with the team, Irsay also became the youngest general manager in Colts franchise history.
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev poses after winning the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the European championships in Belgrade on June 23, 2024.
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May 22, 2025

Enhanced Games, where athletes can use banned substances, to start in 2026

The Enhanced Games operate under the principle that banning performance-enhancing drugs in major competition does not protect athletes but rather stifles their performance.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen takes part in the third free practice session of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on Saturday.
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Jun 2, 2025

Verstappen one point from a race ban after clash with Russell

The incident, as well as an earlier clash with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, triggered accusations of road rage and a return to the "Mad Max" days of old.
Manny Pacquiao raises his fist during a press conference ahead of his July 19 WBC welterweight title fight against Mexican-US boxer Mario Barrios in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 4, 2025

'Rested' Pacquiao relishing boxing comeback at 46

The charismatic Filipino boxing icon stunned the sports world last month after announcing he would take on WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios four years after his last fight.
WADA President Witold Banka attends the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 12, 2024.
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Jun 12, 2025

WADA calls on U.S. to stop Enhanced Games from taking place

The first Enhanced Games will be staged in Las Vegas in May 2026, with athletes participating in three sports — athletics, swimming and weightlifting.
Arisa Trew competes in the women's vert event at X Games Osaka on Saturday. Trew won the title for her first of two gold medals over the weekend.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Jun 22, 2025

Australian Arisa Trew sets new mark at X Games Osaka as Japan athletes shine

Trew, whose mother is Japanese, electrified the crowd at Kyocera Dome with two monster runs in the park final to put her ahead of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi.
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
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Jul 1, 2025

Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead

Growth of the sport is being seen in Japan and elsewhere, and some feel this could even benefit traditional gridiron.
Russian hockey star Alex Ovechkin walks along a street in Moscow decorated in his honor on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 20, 2025

Ovechkin calls for Russian return to global sports

The Washington Capitals superstar received a jubilant reception during his first trip home since setting the NHL's all-time scoring record.
Ineos-Grenadiers rider Thymen Arensman crosses the finish line to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France.
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Jul 20, 2025

Thymen Arensman gives Ineos something to cheer about at Tour as doping cloud hangs

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli before sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday
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Jul 30, 2025

Teenager Antonelli paying price for 'wrong steps' by Mercedes

Antonelli, 18, finished third in Canada in June for his first F1 podium but has since failed to score.
Sha'Carri Richardson after crossing the finish line to win the women's 4x100-meter relay final for the U.S. at the Paris Olympics in August last year.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 2, 2025

Track star Sha'Carri Richardson arrested for suspected domestic violence in Seattle

Richardson withdrew from the 100-meter semifinals at the U.S. track championships in Eugene, Oregon, after participating in Thursday's heats.
Members of Italy's delegation wave their country's national flag as they take part in the athletes' parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Games at the Tianfu International Convention Centre in Chengdu, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Aug. 7, 2025. Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died at the Games on August 12, 2025 after collapsing during competition, organizers said.
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Aug 12, 2025

Italian orienteering athlete dies at World Games in China

Mattia Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men's middle-distance competition.
Louis Rees-Zammit participates in training camp with the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 24.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 15, 2025

Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit returns to rugby after NFL dream ends

English Premiership side Bristol said Thursday that Rees-Zammit was joining with "immediate effect" ahead of the new league season.
South African skydiver Jean Jacques "JJ” Wallis glides after his jump from Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa on July 28, 2025.
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Aug 22, 2025

South African Wallis pushes wingsuit flying to global heights

Wallis, 35, is one of the world's fastest wingsuit flyers, achieving speeds of 230 kilometers per hour.
Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's 4x100m final at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Saturday.
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Aug 28, 2023

Noah Lyles takes tentative steps into Usain Bolt's big shoes

The question now is whether Lyles will be able to continue his fine form into next year's Paris Olympics.
Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda is the first Japanese driver in Formula One since 2014.
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Sep 30, 2023

Foul-mouthed Yuki Tsunoda becoming cult star in Formula One

Tsunoda's foul mouth and devil-may-care attitude have inspired a cult following and an international appeal.
Bill Belichick on the sideline during his final game as Patriots head coach on Sunday.
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Jan 12, 2024

How Belichick helped the Patriots go from laughingstock to economic powerhouse

The Patriots' dynasty truly came to a close on Thursday when the team parted ways with Belichick, 71, the second-winningest coach in modern NFL history.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen speaks during a news conference in Singapore on Thursday.
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Sep 20, 2024

Max Verstappen riled up by call for F1 drivers to swear less

Mercedes's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton took issue with the FIA's comparison to rappers, saying there was a "racial element" at play.
A Netflix advertisement for the Christmas Day NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers at a railway station in Munich on Nov. 10
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Dec 24, 2024

Christmas Day games on Netflix to help NFL expand global reach

Two games will be available to almost all of Netflix's more than 270 million international subscribers.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Japan to boost support for joint ride-hailing services
Tatsuaki Igarashi, mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, exits a ride-sharing vehicle at Tsukuba Station in January.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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