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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2015
Nippon Ham's Yoshikawa off to resurgent start
When Yu Darvish left for the major leagues after the 2011 season, the prevailing thought was the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff would be a rudderless ship.
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May 1, 2015
Super featherweight Miura retains WBC title with third-round TKO of Dib
Boom.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2015
Murata stays hot at plate as Giants defeat Dragons
The Yomiuri Giants may have a new power-hitting third baseman on the way, but Shuichi Murata wants to show everyone the old model is still working just fine.
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Mar 9, 2015
Murata to fight seventh pro bout in May
London Olympic champion Ryota Murata will face the WBO's Douglas Ataide of Brazil in a nontitle match as the WBC No. 8 contender at Ota Ward General Gymnasium on May 1, the Teiken Boxing Gym announced Monday.
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Dec 30, 2014
Inoue seizes WBO super flyweight title with second-round knockout of Narvaez
Japanese phenom Naoya Inoue made the crowd at the arena stand on its feet because of his explosive performance.
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Nov 11, 2014
Murata determined to tame 'Beast' Nicklow
Middleweight boxer Ryota Murata will be in the ring for his sixth professional fight, against the United States' Jessie Nicklow, while former double weight-class champion Jorge Linares will take on Javier Prieto for the WBC lightweight title at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Dec. 30, Teiken Promotions announced on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 25, 2014
Murata unveils cheerleader robots that really are team players
Murata Manufacturing Co. unveiled a group of "next-generation" robots Thursday that are shaped like miniature cheerleaders, can communicate with one another and move in a swarm.
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Sep 6, 2014
Gonzalez knocks out Yaegashi in ninth round for WBC flyweight title
It was what some boxing fanatics would call a "barnburner."
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OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 2, 2014
Takahashi should light Olympic flame at 2020 Games
We still have more than 2,000 days to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begin, but it is never too early to speculate on a some of the mystery that will surround the Opening Ceremony.
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Jul 24, 2014
Murata scheduled to fight Mexican Luna on Sept. 5
Middleweight boxer Ryota Murata will square off against Mexico's Adrian Luna on Sept. 5 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in his fifth professional fight, his management team, Teiken Promotions, announced on Thursday.
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Jul 21, 2014
Murata determined to make major impact
For Ryota Murata, the middleweight gold medal he earned in London wields power.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2014
Giants pound Hawks, snatch interleague title
The Yomiuri Giants and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks met in a winner-take-all matchup with a title hanging in the balance on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't the prize the two teams are hoping to play for in the fall, but for the Giants at least, it was a good start.
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Mar 7, 2014
Hall of Fame pitcher Murata pays tribute to Dr. Jobe
Japanese Hall of Fame pitcher Choji Murata on Friday praised the man who rescued his career, Dr. Frank Jobe, following the surgeon's death.
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Feb 22, 2014
Murata earns fourth-round TKO
London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata scored a fourth-round technical knockout of Brazilian Carlos Nascimento in his third professional boxing nontitle bout on Saturday.
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Feb 12, 2014
Murata growing in confidence, improving overall boxing skills
With only 10 days until his third professional fight, former Olympic boxing champion Ryota Murata showed no signs of jitters. But he demonstrated his developing confidence.
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Jan 10, 2014
Murata ready to face challenge overseas for first time as pro
As has been speculated, Ryota Murata is officially in the big show in Macau on Feb. 22 as he entered his second year as a professional boxer.
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Dec 7, 2013
Murata learning lessons as pro
Ryota Murata learned many valuable lessons from the second professional fight of his career on Friday in Tokyo.
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Dec 6, 2013
Yaegashi, Murata post wins in boxing extravaganza
It was a night that core Japanese boxing fans couldn't take their eyes off the action for even a second. And they were fortunate that all the local stars left the ring as the winners.
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Dec 4, 2013
Olympic champ Murata relaxed ahead of second pro fight
With a couple of days to go before his second professional bout, Ryota Murata was still chilling. In fact, he looked so relaxed it was as if his fight was two months away.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2013
Giants atone for early miscues, capitalize on late opportunities to edge Carp in Game 1
The Yomiuri Giants overcame the mistake that put them in an early hole against the Hiroshima Carp.

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