The Wild needed to do something different after falling behind two games to none to the Chicago Blackhawks in their best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series. They became more
I t’s a well-worn concept, one that Devin Setoguchi has heard and repeated dozens of times in his NHL career. In the playoffs, every shift can be the one
Hisashi Iwakuma cruised to an easy victory against the Blue Jays on Saturday, surrendering just one run on five hits over his seven innings of work. Iwakuma walked
Orioles rehabbing starter Tsuyoshi Wada went six innings in an extended spring training start Saturday, MLB.com reports. Wada was only expected to go five innings, but kept his pitch count
If the Wild has any chance to compete with the Chicago Blackhawks, it must get Devin Setoguchi going. When the Wild was riding high for much of February
Ichiro Suzuki is amazed at how quickly Munenori Kawasaki has been drawn to the bosom of the baseball fans in Toronto. “I thought he handed out free pizza
Who would have thought that a little-known minor league depth piece was just what the Toronto Blue Jays needed? Yes, after the team’s 4-6 start, and the devastating
At least for now, Munenori Kawasaki, once a Japanese League version of Jose Reyes, becomes the Blue Jay shortstop in the wake of Reyes’s ankle injury in Cleveland
Hiroki Kuroda gave the Yankees a start they could lean on right when they needed it. Kuroda pitched a five-hitter for his fifth major league shutout and Brett
The second batter of the game doubled off Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma, then the fourth one hit a long home run. But after that, the Japanese veteran retired
Shinji Kagawa joined United from Dortmund for around £12 million in the summer. The Japanese play-maker has had a disrupted start to life in the Premier League, as
When the Athletics signed Hiroyuki Nakajima to a two-year, $6.5 million contract over the winter, the assumption was that he would open the season as the team’s starting
You knew it was coming, so it’s not exactly news, but Tanakamania is going to have to wait a few weeks. Kensuke Tanaka was a .300-hitting second baseman
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The first curveball Yu Darvish threw Saturday afternoon was taken for a strike by Joey Votto, and the Goodyear Ballpark crowd delighted in the pitch’s
Devin Setoguchi had two goals, Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves and the streaking Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night. Setoguchi opened the scoring 2:04
The Minnesota Wild made a huge splash in free agency last summer, landing coveted defenseman Ryan Suter and star forward Zach Parise. The Wild rolled to a 6-4
SAN FRANCISCO — Ichiro Suzuki isn’t here. Yu Darvish isn’t here. Daisuke Matsuzaka isn’t here (which might be a good thing given his recent ERAs). The Italian team
Devin Setoguchi scored twice and added the 100th assist of his NHL career to help the Minnesota Wild hold off the slumping Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in a Saturday
World Baseball Classic Game is Most Viewed Program in Cable History in Taiwan Tournament Game is Most Viewed Sporting Event in Japan In Last 12 Months As the
SARASOTA, Fla. — Travis Ishikawa doesn’t remember getting hit square in the right cheek, only the glance of a fastball speeding at his head, then waking up on
The judges called it a split decision, but that appeared to be in dispute from most observers. But Yushin Okami (29-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC) got what he was looking
The Giants are signing second baseman Kensuke Tanaka, an All-Star and Gold Glover in Japan, to a minor-league contract and inviting him to spring training, industry sources said Wednesday.
MEMPHIS (AP) — Kei Nishikori of Japan won his third career title and second since October, beating Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-3 in the U.S. National Indoor
In MLS preseason action. new signee Daigo Kobayashi of the Vancouver Whitecaps, scores a goal against Charleston Battery. Watch the goal, [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPrZwvyLbwU]
Cross Dan Henderson off the list of possible opponents for the Jon Jones-Chael Sonnen winner. The 42-year-old saw his immediate title hopes derailed in the UFC 157 co-main
MEMPHIS (AP) — Top-seeded Marin Cilic lost in straight sets to Kei Nishikori of Japan in the quarterfinals Friday of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships. Cilic was
RECAP: Devin Setoguchi‘s third goal of the season and third in his past six games early in the third period broke a 1-1 tie, and Minnesota defeated Edmonton
Japanese pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, threw a short bullpen session off the half-mound on Monday and looked very comfortable.
Devin Setoguchi faces a disciplinary hearing with the Department of Player Safety Jokes tomorrow for his hit on Kyle Quincey in last night’s game against the Red Wings.
Southampton striker Tadanari Lee has joined former club FC Tokyo on loan until the end of June. Japan international Lee, who suffered with injury during pre-season after joining
Friday’s Peninsula Athletic League boys’ basketball tournament clash between Burlingame and Westmoor high schools falls under the term “instant classic.” First, because of the finish. And second, because
Oakland A’s shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima is going to win the 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year Award. Say that again? Sure. Oakland A’s shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima is going
Getting through a frustrating spell in your first season with Manchester United is one thing, but Shinji Kagawa is striving to come out the other end and play
Well, we can pretty much put any doubt to rest in regards to Lyoto Machida’s strategy for his upcoming UFC 157 fight with Dan Henderson. The former champion