Ichiro Suzuki isn’t quite as hot as his right field counterpart in this series, Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig. But Suzuki is on a terrific run himself. “At the
Munenori Kawasaki has taken Toronto by storm while filling in at shortstop for Jose Reyes, and the Blue Jays are going to be faced with a tough decision
Forward Shinji Okazaki could leave Stuttgart this summer, according to the Bundesliga clubs sporting director, Fredi Bobic.The 27-year-old arrived from Shimizu S-Pulse in January 2011 but has struggled
Erik Shoji ’12 and Kawika Shoji ’10 have been named to the U.S. squad for the World League, an annual competition of national teams. The Shojis will play
SAINTS defender Maya Yoshida’s Confederations Cup dream ended overnight as Japan lost a pulsating game 4-3 to Italy.Yoshida was to blame for one of the goals while he
In 2011, the Winnipeg Jets returned to the NHL after relocating from Atlanta. The buzz surrounding the team was almost palpable. Having struggled through many years of piss-poor
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers’ leadoff hitter and right fielder will be taking time off as he’s expected to become a new dad at any moment. The Brewers announced that Norichika
When the Oakland A’s reached into the international market and signed Japanese star shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima this past winter, they envisioned a player that would be starting at
Faced with a decision to either promote or lose Travis Ishikawa, the Orioles added the veteran first baseman to their major league roster June 18. Ishikawa, 29, had
The even bigger news, though, is Winnipeg not signing Zach Yuen. Yuen was a fourth-round draft pick. What is worse is that the Jets traded a fifth and seventh-round selection
Class AAA: Charlotte 6, Columbus 3 Daisuke Matsuzaka lasted just 3 innings, giving up four runs, as the Clippers lost to the host Knights. Matsuzaka (0-3, 4.33) gave
VIDEO – Lee’s shot at 9:20 Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen, seen here matching up against Lee Young Pyo in last year’s contest vs. the Whitecaps, nearly equalized
Jon Spoelstra never pictured his son as a professional basketball coach. He was acquainted with coaches in his job as an NBA marketing executive, and always regarded them
According to a June 15 tweet from UFC star Julie Kedzie, Invicta FC atomweight champ Michelle Waterson chopped off 14 inches of her beautiful hair to support kids
Maya Yoshida is expected to be given extra time off to recover before pre-season training at Saints this summer as he finds himself in the midst of potentially
Kansas City, Kansas— A quick score by Forward Long Tan was all Orlando City SC needed Wednesday night at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, topping Major League
Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been credited with giving sales of baseball merchandise in Korea a lift. “Sales of items related to the sport were fairly
After a strong but somewhat uneven debut last year, Yu Darvish has emerged as the bona fide ace Nolan Ryan thought he was getting when he invested $112 million in the Japanese
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) — Ryu Hyun-jin, a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was picked as South Korea’s favorite athlete in a national survey released on
Swansea City’s South Korean international Ki Sung Yueng is to have a “Gangnam style” wedding next month to actress and TV presenter Han Hye-jin. Experienced wedding makeup artist
Asian champions Japan became the first side to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil when playmaker Keisuke Honda scored an injury-time penalty to claim a 1-1
Yu Darvish’s start in the second game of the Memorial Day split doubleheader at Arizona scored a 6.1 rating, easily the best number of the week for the
The LA Galaxy’s worst defeat in more than a decade looked like any other tight battle through the first 70 minutes. They were unfortunate to be behind and
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma struck out five in 7 2-3 innings and Kendrys Morales homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota
Michael Chang shocked the tennis world when, at age 17, he won the 1989 French Open, becoming the youngest male player ever to win a Grand Slam event. Chang went
BEIJING: Long-jumper Li Jinzhe boosted his reputation as one of China’s greatest track and field hopes with his second victory over a strong field in three days at
BRADENTON, Fla.– Inside a gym, at a sports school first built for the minting of young tennis prodigies, a group of basketball coaches conduct an experiment of sorts.
Tao Xu’s basketball career at San Francisco may be just beginning, but the native of Qingdao City, China has already become quite popular in the Bay Area. Head
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-oCe6_ocbeg] Yoshihide Kiryu might not roll off the tongue like Usain Bolt, but the 17-year-old Japanese sprinting sensation is lightning fast just the same. In a startling performance
On Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Yu Darvish once again hit double-digit strikeouts. Normally, that wouldn’t be news—it’s the fourth time he’s done it in 11 starts
CINCINNATI — A revelation who has already exceeded high expectations, center fielder Shin-Soo Choo has been everything and more than the win-now Reds had hoped he’d be from
During the 2011 offseason, the Baltimore Orioles signed a couple of lefties from the Pacific Rim in Wei-Yin Chen and Tsuyoshi Wada. They have been pleasantly surprised in
Model Jessica Gomes replaced Miranda Kerr as the face of David Jones in March. The Sports Illustrated model touched down in Sydney this week to attend the department