Commentary / World Jun 5, 2020
Why we need the spirit of Bobby Kennedy now
by Akash Goel
The ongoing pandemic isn’t the first time the U.S. has had to confront its collective pathologies.
Baseball / MLB Apr 4, 2020
Cubs' Yu Darvish feels virus rhetoric behind rise in anti-Asian discrimination in U.S.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish expressed concern Friday about the rising incidence of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States amid the coronavirus crisis. In a YouTube video, the 33-year-old from Osaka Prefecture spoke of the fear felt by many Asians in the United States, where ...
Baseball Nov 17, 2019
Former NPB players Matt Clark, Efren Navarro revel in Mexico's triumph
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Mexico made history on Sunday, punching its first-ever Olympic ticket with a 3-2 win over the United States in the bronze-medal game of the Premier12. The win could not have occurred without the late-game heroics of Matt Clark and Efren Navarro, who have previously competed ...
Baseball Nov 17, 2019
Efren Navarro's broken-bat single sends Mexico to Olympic baseball tournament
by Jason Coskrey
If one day Efren Navarro's bat from the bronze medal game of the 2019 Premier12 ends up in a hall of fame somewhere, it won't get there in one piece. Not that it'll matter in the least to Mexican baseball fans. Navarro and his shattered ...
Baseball Nov 15, 2019
Buffaloes mainstay Brandon Dickson playing pivotal role for U.S. bullpen at Premier12
by Jason Coskrey
Playing in Japan is probably a unique experience for many of the players on the U.S. team at the Premier12. The same can't be said for American reliever Brandon Dickson. The 35-year-old Montgomery, Alabama, native might be wearing the red, white, and blue, like the rest ...
Baseball Nov 15, 2019
Brent Rooker's two-run blast in seventh propels U.S. to victory over Taiwan
by Jason Coskrey
All Brent Rooker knew was that it wasn't going to be another slider. He'd already been beaten with that pitch during two at-bats and his mind was made up. If Wu Sheng-feng, who had already struck out Rooker twice, was going to beat him again, ...
Baseball Nov 13, 2019
Team Australia upsets U.S. with first-inning rush
by Jason Coskrey
Team Australia got all the runs it needed on one ball that just found a hole up the middle. As for the rest, manger David Nilsson entrusted that to his pitchers and fielders. They rewarded his faith with a superb effort and a big upset ...
Baseball Nov 12, 2019
U.S. hands Japan first loss at Premier12
by Jason Coskrey
Japan had usually been able to find a way to come up with the big hit or big play when it absolutely needed to at this Premier12. The difference on Tuesday night was the Japanese found themselves against an opponent who was always ready with ...
Commentary / World Nov 12, 2019
How Russia could force a nuclear war in the Baltics
by Hal Brands
The Kremlin's 'escalate to de-escalate' nuclear strategy could easily get out of hand.
Rugby Oct 2, 2019
France survives scare to beat United States in Rugby World Cup
France ran in three late tries against the United States on Wednesday to earn a vital bonus point with an erratic 33-9 win. Les Bleus were leading by just 12-9 with 13 minutes to go before Gael Fickou, Baptiste Serin and Jefferson Poirot dotted down ...
Rugby Sep 30, 2019
RWC to push through with France-U.S. game despite typhoon concerns
The Rugby World Cup Pool C clash between France and the United States will be held as scheduled despite an earlier announcement that an approaching typhoon could disrupt the schedule, organizers said Monday. On Sunday, World Cup organizers warned both sides that Wednesday's game in ...
Rugby Sep 29, 2019
Typhoon could alter schedule for France-U.S. clash in Kyushu
Rugby World Cup organizers announced Sunday that an approaching typhoon might force changes to the schedule for Wednesday's Pool C match between France and the United States. Typhoon Mitag, the season’s 18th named storm, may approach western Japan from Wednesday to Thursday, according to the ...