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Raptors guard Dennis Schroder is defended by Pistons guard Jaden Ivey during the second half in Detroit on Saturday as the Pistons snapped their 28-game losing streak.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 31, 2023
Pistons edge Raptors to end record-tying 28-game skid
Detroit's skid equaled the all-time NBA mark. The Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 straight spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto greets the crowd at a fan appreciation event at Kyocera Dome Osaka last month.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 13, 2023
Dodgers, Red Sox and Jays to meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto
While only one MLB pitcher has ever signed for over $300 million, speculation has Yamamoto potentially landing a deal that would approach that figure.
No team was able to make a deal with two-time unanimous American League MVP Shohei Ohtani by the time Major League Baseball's winter meetings concluded Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 8, 2023
MLB winter meetings end with Ohtani still unsigned
There has been no shortage of speculation, with reports linking the star to the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and the two Los Angeles teams — the Dodgers and Angels — remain active in the sweepstakes to land Shohei Ohtani.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 2, 2023
Four teams remain in Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, report says
The Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and the two Los Angeles teams — the Dodgers and Angels — remain active in the sweepstakes.
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi leaves the mound during the fifth inning against the Twins during Game 2 of their playoff series in Minnesota on Wednesday. The Twins won 2-0.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2023
Yusei Kikuchi stumbles as Twins sweep Blue Jays out of playoffs
Yusei Kikuchi made his first relief appearance of 2023 in a surprise pitching change that proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches against the Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2023
Yusei Kikuchi takes loss as Rockies bounce back to beat Blue Jays
Kikuchi (9-5) allowed six runs, two earned, on six hits and four walks over 4⅔ innings while striking out four at Denver's Coors Field.
Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2023
Yu Darvish hurls six scoreless innings in win over Blue Jays
Yu Darvish throws six innings of four-hit ball to earn his seventh win as the San Diego Padres beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2023
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi matches MLB career high with seventh win
The 32-year-old left-hander used his curveball effectively en route to equaling his major league career high in wins, set in 2021 with the Seattle Mariners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2023
Blue Jays rally for victory after Braves rough up Yusei Kikuchi
'I felt in pretty good shape, but their batters were just a bit better,' Kikuchi said. 'They were a great lineup and I learned a lesson.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2023
Masataka Yoshida takes hitting streak to 14 with home run in Red Sox win
'The Blue Jays are in our division, so this four-game sweep was huge. I want to help continue the win streak.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 27, 2023
Revitalized Yusei Kikuchi earns fourth straight win to continue hot start for Blue Jays
Kikuchi has allowed more than one earned run just once in five starts.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 16, 2023
Reinvigorated Yusei Kikuchi fans nine in Blue Jays' win over Rays
Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the resurgent left-hander stayed on the attack against a formidable Tampa Bay lineup.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 13, 2023
Bulls and Thunder win NBA play-in matchups
Zach LaVine inspired a rally as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday, while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2023
Tokyo and Toronto collide on Masahiro Takahashi's latest album, 'Humid Sun'
The Canada-based musician riffs on solar themes and ambient sounds of two different cityscapes with a marriage of sultry Balearic synths, improvisational jazz and a touch of enka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2023
Blue Jays edge Angels despite Shohei Ohtani's home run against Yusei Kikuchi
In a matchup between graduates of Iwate Prefecture's Hanamaki Higashi High School, Ohtani hit his third home run of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2022
Mariners advance with record comeback; joined by Guardians, Phillies
The victory gave the Mariners a 2-0 triumph over Toronto in their American League wildcard series and sent Seattle into a best-of-five divisional series matchup against the Astros.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2022
Yankees clinch AL East as Aaron Judge's home run record chase stalls
Despite scoring twice in the win off four walks, the Yankees slugger was unable to equal the American League single-season mark of 61 set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Rays make history with all-Latin American lineup
The milestone also coincided with Roberto Clemente day, which honors the first Latin American player to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 28, 2022
Shohei Ohtani dominant on mound in win over Blue Jays
Ohtani (11-8) allowed just two hits and a walk from his 109 pitches as he outlasted Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah in an intense pitchers' duel at Rogers Center.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2022
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo inks minors deal with Jays; Kohei Arihara to return
The former standout for NPB's Yokohama DeNA BayStars is expected to play for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons while seeking a return to the majors under the deal.

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