Buffaloes starter Taisuke Yamaoka fans 10 in eight scoreless innings against Eagles
Taisuke Yamaoka threw eight shutout innings as the Orix Buffaloes outlasted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday. The right-hander struck out 10, while issuing four hits and a walk, as he combined with closer Brandon Dickson to blank the ...
Brandon Clarke notches double-double in Summer League final to lead Grizzlies past Timberwolves
Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has yet to lead an official NBA game, but he's bringing some hardware home to Beale Street. Brandon Clarke had 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the eighth-seeded Grizzlies to a 95-92 victory over the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves ...
Yokozuna Kakuryu survived a slight scare Tuesday to claim his 10th straight win of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, while Hakuho bounced back from his first loss of the 15-day meet to stay a win behind his fellow yokozuna. Kakuryu dodged a bullet against No. ...
Takehiro Tomiyasu hoping to crack Bologna starting lineup by opening day
Japan center-back Takehiro Tomiyasu said Monday he aims to be in the starting lineup for Bologna when the Italian first-division season kicks off late next month. Tomiyasu — whose move to Bologna from Belgian side Sint-Truiden was confirmed last Tuesday — flew out of Narita ...
Sumo 101: Futabayama's win streak
Sumo fans these days have the privilege of being able to watch the greatest rikishi of all time live in the ring. For a sport that's been around for a couple of millennia in one form or another that's no small thing. While Raiden may have ...
Giants' Brandon Crawford belts three homers, knocks in nine runs in doubleheader sweep of Rockies
Brandon Crawford capped a big day at the plate with a defensive gem. Crawford homered three times and drove in nine runs over the course of two games Monday, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 in the nightcap to complete a ...
Brandon Laird connects on two-run homer in seventh to lift Marines over Lions
Former MLB, NPB star Munenori Kawasaki charms fans in Taiwan
'Sushi Boy' Brandon Laird looking like perfect fit for Marines
Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto hits for cycle in CL's rout of PL in All-Star Series finale
Former Gonzaga staffer Riccardo Fois believes Rui Hachimura will be a great pro
Riccardo Fois, a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns, believes Rui Hachimura, who spent the last three seasons with him while he was on the Gonzaga University coaching staff, will be a great pro — not just a good one — in ...
Summer League players help boost NBA abroad
Wizards' Rui Hachimura drops 25 on Hawks; Thunder to trade Russell Westbrook for Chris Paul
Antonio Lang enjoying Summer League coaching challenge, seeing growth of Japanese basketball
Fourth season set to commence Oct. 3
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says changes to rules on draft trades possible
Rugby World Cup fever set to bring masses to Japan
The 2019 Rugby World Cup has been dubbed by organizers as a "once-in-a-lifetime" event. And for many of the more than 400,000 foreigners expected to travel here, it will be their one and only chance to visit Japan. Fans who are used to weekend jaunts ...
Ex-Toyota Verblitz player Ryota Kabashima admits to cocaine possession
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen attempts to clarify domestic violence comments
Crusaders conquer Jaguares to capture third straight Super Rugby title, 10th overall
New JRFU boss Shigetaka Mori faces uphill battle to initiate needed reforms
Art of the deal: How Kinoshita Group came to sponsor Vincent Zhou
History was made last week when a Japanese company chose to sponsor a foreign skater and their training expenses for the first time as the Kinoshita Group agreed to back American Vincent Zhou. The conglomerate, best known for housing development and real estate ventures, announced ...
Ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova, 29, retires after giving birth to first child
Yuzuru Hanyu draws Skate Canada, NHK Trophy for Grand Prix season
Will Shoma Uno move to Eteri Tutberidze or Alexei Mishin after coach split?
Satoko Miyahara enhances Benoit Richaud's growing influence in Japan
Salute to Hanyu: U.S. ballet troupe paying tribute to legend
Rika Kihira working on encore to stunning first senior international season
Teenager Shintaro Mochizuki, who won the Wimbledon boys' title on Sunday, claimed the No. 1 spot for junior players in the latest world rankings released by the International Tennis Federation. In the latest rankings released on Monday, the 16-year-old jumped eight spots from last week, ...
Shintaro Mochizuki becomes first Japanese to win boys' junior title at Grand Slam event
Novak Djokovic outlasts Roger Federer in grueling, historic final to capture fifth Wimbledon title
Simona Halep overcomes slow start to beat Elina Svitolina in Wimbledon semis
Black Caps coach Gary Stead wants rules review after 'hollow' World Cup final
New Zealand coach Gary Stead has called for the Cricket World Cup's rules to be overhauled, labeling the showpiece final "hollow" after England defeated the Black Caps on a technicality. The teams could not be separated at the end of both regular play and a ...
British sports chief Liz Nicholl urges Japan to grasp opportunity of hosting Olympics
One of the key architects of Britain's recent Olympic success has urged Japan's athletes to harness the "hugely powerful effect" of performing in front of their home crowd at the Tokyo Games next year. Liz Nicholl, who as head of UK Sport drove Team GB ...
Sergei Bubka, Alexander Popov deny Rio vote-buying allegations
3.2 million tickets sold in first phase for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Second 2020 Tokyo Olympics ticket lottery to be held in August after millions were left disappointed
New National Stadium on track for Dec. 21 christening
