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Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases on a triple in the first inning of Game 3 of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dodgers ask Shohei Ohtani to pitch them to World Series return
The Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to a unicorn with the chance for a series sweep.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dodgers down Brewers to take 3-0 series lead
The Dodgers bullpen shut down Milwaukee as Japanese ace Roki Sasaki bagged the final three outs.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dave Roberts not worried about Shohei Ohtani despite struggles at plate
Ohtani is batting just .147 with four hits in 34 at-bats with two home runs and three walks.
Dodgers players celebrate after defeating the Brewers during Game 1 of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2025
Dodgers barely preserve Blake Snell's win in NLCS opener
Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Los Angeles increased the lead to 2-0 in the top of the ninth when Mookie Betts drew a bases-loaded walk.
Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco hits a three-run home run against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2025
Mariners rout Blue Jays to seize 2-0 lead in MLB playoffs
The Mariners are halfway to winning the best-of-seven American League Championship Series and reaching their first World Series.
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller pitches against the Blue Jays in the first inning during Game 1 of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Toronto on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2025
Mariners beat Blue Jays to open MLB AL championship series
Mariners pitching mystified the hosts, allowing only two hits and none after the second inning.
Dodgers players react after the team defeated the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS during the 2025 MLB playoffs in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2025
Dodgers have starting pitching on schedule for NLCS against Brewers
The Dodgers' four-man rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow is rested and ready, manager Dave Roberts said.
Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco celebrates after hitting a walk-off single to book Seattle's spot in the American League Championship Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2025
Mariners outlast Tigers in 15 innings to advance in MLB playoffs
The Mariners survived an epic performance from Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal then held on to reach the ALCS for the first time since 2001.
Dodgers relief pitcher Roki Sasaki throws during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2025
From tears to triumph: Roki Sasaki powering Dodgers toward World Series
By Rob Woollard
The 23-year-old Japanese pitcher produced a performance for the ages on Thursday as the Los Angels Dodgers eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cubs' Ian Happ hits a three-run home run against the Brewers in Game 4 of the NLDS in Chicago on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 10, 2025
Ian Happ's big blast helps Cubs top Brewers to force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
The clubs will play the deciding contest on Saturday night in Milwaukee.

Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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