WASHINGTON — Wei-Yin Chen wasn’t fooling anyone with his breaking ball, least of all Stephen Strasburg. Chen gave up a home run to Washington’s starting pitcher and didn’t
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Kyodo) — Japanese ace Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from the World Team Cup getting underway in Germany this weekend due to an abdominal injury, organizers said
DURHAM — Hideki Matsui’s preferred destination isn’t with the Durham Bulls, but he’s creating quite a stir while he’s here.The Japanese star is taking up temporary residence with
New York – Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke has been looking for somebody on his bench to step up and make enough impact on a sputtering offense to
Age: 29 Position: SS 2011 Stats: .297/.354/.433, 16 HR, 100 RBI, 82 R, 21 SB Coming off of a down season last year for the most part, Hiroyuki Nakajima
Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-yin (陳偉殷) maintained his strong early season form and improved his record to 4-0 in leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 win over the
FAIRFAX, Va. – It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but Brad Tavares earned a hard-fought decision win over Dongi Yang. The pair engaged in a 15-minute standup affair at Tuesday’s
Even the coach who cut him says he can be an All-Star. Lee Nguyen‘s potential path to this summer’s showcase in Philadelphia started with two goals and an
UFC gold. That’s the dream of every fighter, right? Well, maybe not Japanese featherweight Hatsu Hioki. At least, not yet, that is. The former Sengoku champion and consensus No.
Title shots in the UFC don’t come easy, but adding things like the first “twister” submission in the Octagon and a seven-second knockout over an opponent in the
BALTIMORE (May 7, 2012) — Maxxis International-USA has struck a deal with the Baltimore Orioles baseball team covering Maxxis signage behind home plate for the Orioles’ home games
SEATTLE — “‘My name Mune Kawasaki, vroom vroom.'” Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan laughs as he impersonates teammate Munenori Kawasaki. The Japanese infielder and first-year Major Leaguer might not
Outfielder Kosuke Fukudome is hitting .182, but White Sox skipper Robin Ventura isn’t concerned. “At-bat wise, he looks fine,” Ventura said. “Numbers don’t always show how a guy
HOOPSWORLD’s Steve Kyler is reporting that “sources close to the situation” say there are as many as six teams willing to make a serious run at Jeremy Lin.
ARLINGTON, Texas—Anytime a game is delayed for one hour, it typically means the end of the workday for a starting pitcher. To rev up the arm again after
Lee Nguyen couldn’t have dreamed up sweeter revenge. Lee Nguyen scored his first MLS goal. The former Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder scored two goals and added an assist Saturday
More Hollywood celebs than ever seem to be moonlighting with second jobs, even though it’s unlikely they need the money. While some choices make perfect sense — like
The Golden Grand Prix of athletics in Kawasaki, Japan has provided a weekend of celebration for the Chinese team. Following the success of China’s hurdling superstar, Liu Xiang,
Ichiro Suzuki, 2012: .298/.343/.411, .334 wOBA Ichiro Suzuki, 2001-2011: .326/.370/.421, .348 wOBA If you look at Ichiro’s performance this year in comparison to the first 11 years of
He arrived via lottery and left, three months later, via the waiver wire. Saturday, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., winger Lee Nguyen will face his former, er,
Just minutes after he had pitched so well against the hot-hitting Texas Rangers, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen said this was the best of his six outings so far
Cung Le, a Vietnamese American martial arts champion, who stars as yet another ex-con who can’t avoid trouble in Dragon Eyes, directed by John Hyams. For reasons that
Rich Franklin, the former UFC middleweight champion, remarked that Cung Le, his upcoming opponent, is an unorthodox brawler who throws kicks from different angles adding that it will
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Orioles rookie Tsuyoshi Wada, who is set to undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, has been moved from the 15-day disabled list to
After watching Hisashi Iwakuma up close this spring, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik knew there was no way he could turn him loose on a major league mound when
Once agin the Tampa Bay Rays quietly made another move that could really help them when it comes playoff time. The Rays this week signed Hideki Matsui to a
Corvin Tao scores a goal and dishes out an assist in Minnesota Rush’s playoff victory over Colorado Mammoth in the first round of the NLL lacrosse playoffs. Tao