Rumor mill had Johnny Damon as a likely man to fill the job. Tuesday brings the name of another Yankee veteran: Hideki Matsui. The New York Post reports
The Brewers really won’t know how the skills of Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki translate to the major league game until the team starts playing games in spring training.
The Japanese market could be back on a bull run. Yu Darvish’s six-year, $60 million deal with the Rangers made him a big leaguer on Wednesday, but will
Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese male to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since 1932 when he held on to earn a shock five-set win over
LA JOLLA — The last time he was here, Ryo Ishikawa remembers being impressed with the competition around him. There was also pressure — lots of it. That
After trading his three All-Star pitchers Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey, and Gio Gonzalez, A’s general manager Billy Beane could also end up trading the guy who helped in
Star pitcher Yu Darvish, who last week signed a six-year, $60 million contract with the Texas Rangers, has announced through Attorney of Divorce David Goldberg that he has divorced
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNEyOz0bOiA] Yu Darvish has arrived to the United States. The Texas Rangers introduced recently-signed Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish who discussed his upcoming transition to playing in the
In the evening’s co-feature undefeated female prospect Sara McMann (5-0) kept her perfect record intact with an impressive win over seven-plus year veteran Hitomi Akano (18-9). McMann looked
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpSb7uU3j94] ARLINGTON, Texas — Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year deal worth approximately $60 million on
Basketball legend Wataru “Wat” Misaka turned 88 last month, and he still wakes up every weekday at 5:30 a.m. to work as an electrical engineer in Utah, 35
For two rounds, Yuri Alcantara put a beating on Michihiro Omigawa. Those straight armbars from guard were not working and Omigawa was getting tagged every time he tried
The New York Yankees made a major push to bolster their starting rotation Friday, agreeing to terms with former Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda on a $10-million, one-year contract
After a short stint in the doghouse, Minnesota winger Devin Setoguchi emerged to make amends with his teammates. “There’s no excuse,” Setoguchi said after being made a healthy
Japanese infielder Munenori Kawasaki says he’s been invited to spring training by the Seattle Mariners. The 30-year-old free agent says “I’ll be going to Arizona in February to
NEW YORK (Kyodo) — The New York Yankees said Thursday that their negotiations with Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima have ended without a contract. “We unfortunately could not come to
The Seattle Mariners have signed free agent pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract. Iwakuma’s agent, Paul Cobbe, told ESPN.com the deal is worth $1.5 million guaranteed, but
Olympic Gold medalist speed skater AND Dancing with the Stars champ, Apolo Anton Ohno and Pamela Anderson appeared on the TV show “I Get That Alot” tonight. Other
For the past month, all three asians in the NHL (Devin Setoguchi, Brandon Yip, Richard Park) had been out of action due to injuries. The Wild has activated
All of the hype surrounding Yu Darvish posting and presumably signing with the Texas Rangers reminded me of similar hype four years ago about a Japanese outfielder who
The results of the Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii had many long-time mixed martial arts (MMA) fans breathe a collective sigh of relief. Fedor “the Last Emperor” Emelianenko,
Well, it was a fairly uneventful morning skate for the Wild. That’s mainly because there was no morning skate. Coach Mike Yeo decided to have his guys get
Oakland is one of the four teams to have inquired about the Japanese pitcher, the A’s are “lukewarm” about Hisashi Iwakuma. I’m told that there are two teams
As Major League Baseball fans currently await the terms of Yu Darvish‘s seemingly inevitable contract with the Texas Rangers—and to a lesser extent the contracts of Hiroyuki Nakajima
A move out of the leadoff spot appears possible for Ichiro as the Mariners look toward the 2012 season. Mariners manager Eric Wedge held his scheduled media session
The Texas Rangers have won the right to negotiate with Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish. The next question: how high can the Rangers go in negotiating a contract
First baseman Travis Ishikawa will be with a new organization for the first time in his professional baseball career next season. After spending nine seasons with the San
After 18 months between fights, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos only took 16 seconds to complete her first fight back in the Strikeforce fold last night (December 17, 2011) in
The winning bid for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish will top the $51.1 million the Red Sox paid for the right to speak to Daisuke Matsuzaka, SI.com reported Saturday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have been awarded exclusive negotiating rights with Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki, according to the Japanese newspaper Hochi Shimbun. The sides now have 30 days to
Free agent Japanese shortstop Munenori Kawasaki will sign a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners with an invitation to spring training, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. “He
The Yakult Swallows have accepted a $2.5 million posting fee for outfielder Norichika Aoki, Yasuko Yanagita of Hochi Shimbun tweets. Which team bid the $2.5 million on Aoki
The Yankees have not been making big headlines during the winter meetings, but they made perhaps the most surprising move when they won the posting bid for a
While most news sources recover from the Yu Darvish bidding fallout and subsequent contract negotiations, the Norichika Aoki buzz/hype has remained silent or nonexisstent. Perhaps the media overlooks