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BASKETBALL | Sunrockers Earn First Victory of Season on Ryan Kelly’s Buzzer-Beating Jumper
With just two weeks of games completed, parity is a defining trait of the new B. League season. […]
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BASKETBALL | B. League Completes Action-packed Opening Week
The B. League ushered in the 2020-21 season with 20 games in the first division last weekend, a taste […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A Wide Range of Sports to Follow During Autumn Months
In a year without a typical sports calendar, numerous sports are in the midst of their seasons, while […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Kai Iwamoto Expresses Pride in Forging New Path for Japanese Lacrosse Players
If the subject of Japanese sports trailblazers comes up in conversation, pioneering baseball and soccer stars would
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BASKETBALL | Wizards’ Rui Hachimura Named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura was chosen for the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, the league announced on Tuesda
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Koji Murofushi Steps Into Top Job at Japan Sports Agency
Koji Murofushi, the departing sports director for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has acquired big responsi
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Terunofuji Makes Quantum Leap in Sumo Rankings
Victory at the July Grand Sumo Tournament catapulted Terunofuji in the sport’s highly publicized pecking order. In t
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Badminton Olympic Gold Medalist Ayaka Takahashi Retires
The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. [&
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[ODDS and EVENS] Wizards’ Rui Hachimura Reflects on Rookie Season, Vows to Keep Getting Better
You’ve got to learn how to walk before you can run. Similarly, as a young player, Rui Hachimura […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Golfer Yui Kawamoto Grateful for Chance to Focus on Her Craft Again
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA’s long layoff due to the COVID-19 [&hellip
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[ODDS and EVENS] Yudai Baba Plays Waiting Game as Melbourne United Copes With COVID-19 Crisis
Australia’s National Basketball League, a nine-team circuit, was forced to delay the start of the 2020-21 season due t
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tennis Calendar Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
The Rakuten Japan Open, a men’s ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women’s […]