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BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2022
Sue Bird gets rousing sendoff in final regular-season home game
A record crowd of 18,100 turned up to Climate Pledge Arena, chanting 'Thank you, Sue,' as the former No. 1 overall draft pick took a curtain call on her way to the playoffs.
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Jul 28, 2022
Russell Wilson savoring fresh start with Broncos
Russell Wilson is bullish on his new club despite the fact the Broncos have experienced five straight losing seasons and six without reaching the postseason.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2022
MLB suspends 12 in connection with Angels-Mariners brawl
Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for 10 games and Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban as a result of the on-field fight.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2022
Shohei Ohtani extends hitting streak to 11 and tosses six scoreless innings in win
Shohei Ohtani threw six shutout innings and extended his hitting streak to 11 games to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 17, 2022
Jays' Yusei Kikuchi wins against his former Mariners teammates
Playing against his former team, Kikuchi walked three and struck out six of the 22 batters he faced at Rogers Center in his seventh start of the season.
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May 5, 2022
Tom Brady to lead Buccaneers against Seahawks in NFL's first regular-season game in Germany
Seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Seattle Seahawks in the first NFL regular-season game played in Germany, the league said on Wednesday.
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Apr 19, 2022
Rapper Macklemore, NFL great Marshawn Lynch join Kraken ownership
Both are longtime supporters in the community, with Macklemore using his platforms to advocate for social and racial justice and Lynch serving underprivileged youth through his foundation.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2022
Mariners and Twins ready to showcase offseason additions
Seattle's rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez and Minnesota's new star shortstop Carlos Correa will look to spark their respective teams to a hot start in 2022.
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Mar 17, 2022
Russell Wilson joins Broncos with sights set on winning multiple Super Bowls
Broncos general manager George Paton said Wilson was the team's 'No. 1 target.'
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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 30, 2021
Mariners' hot corner staple Kyle Seager retires after 11 seasons
During a career spent entirely with Seattle (2011-21), Seager posted a .251 batting average with 242 homers, 309 doubles, 807 RBIs and 1,395 hits in 1,480 games.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2021
Ichiro Suzuki to join Ken Griffey Jr. and other former stars in Mariners Hall of Fame
Ichiro will be honored in a pregame ceremony on Aug. 27, when the Mariners face the Cleveland Guardians in Seattle.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi to become free agent after declining player option
The 30-year-old had a contract that included both the player option and a series of four one-year team options from 2022 to 2025 valued at $66 million.
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Oct 12, 2021
2021-22 NHL Season: What’s new and what’s returning to normal
After two chaotic years — and two titles for the Tampa Bay Lightning — the league will be hoping to crown a champion next spring without unwelcome pandemic-related drama.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL's final wild-card spots
The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2021
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10, falls short of 10th win in home finale
Shohei Ohtani dominated on the mound but fell short of securing his 10th win of the season.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 26, 2021
Shohei Ohtani triples twice as Angels capsize Mariners
A day after tying an MLB record by walking 11 times in a three-game span, the two-way star demonstrated why opposing teams had been pitching around him.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 24, 2021
Yu Darvish gets no-decision as Padres end losing streak
Victor Caratini's infield single in the 10th inning off Dominic Leone (3-5) allowed San Diego to avoid being swept by the Giants.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 13, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi leaves with no decision as Mariners fall against Diamondbacks
Yusei Kikuchi put together five solid innings but got no decision due to a lack of run support as the Seattle Mariners went down 5-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
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Jul 22, 2021
Yanni Gourde and Mark Giordano among picks in Seattle Kraken expansion draft
The National Hockey League's 32nd and newest franchise stocked its roster Wednesday in the expansion draft, with their selections announced at a nationally televised party in Seattle.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 12, 2021
All-Star pitchers Yu Darvish and Yusei Kikuchi placed on injured list
San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish and Seattle Mariners lefty Yusei Kikuchi were placed on the 10-day injured list by their respective teams on Sunday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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