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FRANCISCO

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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 29, 2017
Love of poetry, books made Meschery unique in NBA
Second in a three-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 29, 2017
Walters aims to inspire with coaching
After his first year as an NBA Development League head coach, Rex Walters looked back on the experience with upbeat answers and enthusiasm for next season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 21, 2017
Puerto Rico tops Netherlands in 11th, reaches WBC final
The Puerto Rican players swarmed Eddie Rosario, pushing and pulling, grabbing at his jersey and patting the top his head and the hair he'd dyed blond, like the rest of the team. Behind home plate, Francisco Lindor was off on his own, stripping off his jersey and holding it high, so everyone could see "Puerto Rico" stitched across the front.
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BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017
Vienna again tops list of nicest cities as Baghdad comes in last
Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river, has topped consulting firm Mercer's list of cities offering the highest quality of life for the eighth year in a row, while Baghdad is again considered the worst place to live.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Feb 16, 2017
From high school nightmare to living the baseball dream
When Taira Uematsu returns home after the big league season, the San Francisco Giants' bullpen catcher spends a lot of time teaching baseball, and the most important lesson may be, "Have fun."
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WORLD
Dec 4, 2016
Rising Oakland rents push artists, musicians to unorthodox communal spaces
The two-story warehouse engulfed by a deadly Oakland fire at a Friday night dance party was typical of the collective spaces artists and musicians say they have increasingly looked for to cope with rising rents.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 18, 2016
Fighters not giving up on 'Handkerchief Prince' Saito
Yuki Saito hasn't justified the hype that came with his being drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2010, but the reigning Japan Series champions aren't giving up on him just yet.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 9, 2016
Reliever Romo excited to represent Mexico in Japan
Veteran reliever Sergio Romo waited nearly 20 years for Mexico to ask him to play, and now that he has the opportunity to represent his parents' homeland, he's holding on to it for all he's worth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 20, 2016
No-nonsense skipper Baker a good fit for title-contending Nationals
"Do you think you've ended up spoiling the teams you've managed previously?", MAS asked Dusty Baker, during a pregame chat with the Washington Nationals first-year skipper.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 6, 2016
Kaepernick putting career on line with anthem issue
MAS comes today to neither bury nor praise San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2016
BayStars sign veteran reliever Broadway
The Yokohama BayStars have acquired San Francisco Giants reliever Mike Broadway, BayStars general manager Shigeru Takada announced Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2016
Ex-USF bench boss Walters lands D-League coaching position
The Grand Rapids Drive have hired Rex Walters as their new coach, the Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2016
Kawaguchi developed unique training skills overseas
Masafumi Kawaguchi is not interested in the past. Not even in his brilliant American football career.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 5, 2016
Time in Japan transformed Vogelsong into clutch playoff pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ryan Vogelsong is different things to different people.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 23, 2016
Buffaloes sign ex-major league southpaw Misch
The Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday announced the acquisition of former San Francisco Giants left-hander Pat Misch.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 12, 2016
It's a whole new ballgame for old-school coaches in today's NFL
"He treated us all equal — like
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2015
USA Today selects Miura-Vargas bout as Fight of the Year
Takashi Miura's loss to Francisco Vargas in the WBC super featherweight title match on Nov. 21 was selected as the Fight of the Year by USA Today's online edition on Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 23, 2015
On a Christmas visit, expat thoughts turn to 'going home'
Reconnecting with home can be a cause for reflection: Where have I been, and where am I going? Is there another life to return to?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 9, 2015
Maeda in spotlight as MLB teams mull options
With the haggling for posted Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda set to start, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday at the baseball winter meetings that the two-time Sawamura Award winner was an intriguing option for big league clubs.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2015
San Francisco Japanese-Americans ask why city needs a 'comfort women' memorial
San Francisco lawmakers voted in September to set up a "comfort women" memorial, becoming the first major U.S. city to plan such a tribute to the women and girls forced to provide sex for soldiers of the Imperial Japanese military.

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