Paris 2024 champion Haruka Kitaguchi secured the victory on her final throw of the...

Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
Back-to-back wins at the Pacific Nations Cup, one in Vancouver and one in Saitama...
Kumamoto Prefecture native Rio Takeda, 21, leads the JLPGA Tour in wins (six), top-10...
With gold medals in eight different sports and 41 medals in 11 sporting disciplines,...
The Cubs beat the Dodgers to spoil Yamamoto's return. Shota Imanaga won his 13th...
Four days after stealing three bases to raise his season total to 46, Shohei...
Masanori Murakami found his niche as a baseball player after quitting judo in junior...
Shota Imanaga left the game after throwing 95 pitches and the Cubs leading 11-0...
At Tokyo's Ariake Arena, undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue improved to 28-0 with...
"I know in my mind what I need to do. [TJ] Doheny is a...
Yuta Watanabe is looking forward to competing for the title-chasing Jets. "I think people...
Suzuki, a 30-year-old outfielder, had three- and four-hit performances in a span of four...