The MLB-worst Texas Rangers (51-79) have decided to shut down two of their high-profile players for the remainder of the year, while the Kansas City Royals and St.
Head coach Jay Heaps made a bold decision on Saturday when he chose to start Daigo Kobayashi over Teal Bunbury. The switch put Kobayashi, Lee Nguyen and Kelyn Rowe in the same starting lineup for only
The Calgary Flames announced Saturday that they’ve signed free agent forward Devin Setoguchi to a one-year contract. According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the deal carries an annual average value
Felix Hernandez casts a long shadow over opposing batters and his teammates. So it goes when you’re baseball royalty. Two of King Felix’s Seattle Mariners rotation-mates, though, deserve a moment in
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies found out for the first time what most of baseball already knows — Hisashi Iwakuma is pretty darn good. The Phillies came into
The other half of this dreams-can-come-true Mavs summer is 5-foot-7 Japanese point guard Yuki Togashi. The 20-year-old’s combo of stature, speed, instincts and fearlessness instantly made him a fan
Japanese professional baseball may have lost some of its greatest players to the U.S. in recent years — including pitchers Masahiro Tanaka to the New York Yankees and Yu Darvish
Comically short NBA players are a dying breed. While never a prolific cross section of the league, it always seemed like each generation for the last 30 years had its
Starting Friday night at the Stan Sheriff Center, Kalani graduate Tamari Miyashiro and her 2nd ranked United States Women’s Volleyball National team will face the top ranked and
Toronto Blue Jays quirky second baseman Munenori Kawasaki proved he is more than just a side-show flashing the leather for an unbelievable web gem. The Japanese rock-star ran
BOSTON — Red Sox closer Koji Uehara was added to the American League All-Star team on Wednesday, replacing New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka, who was placed on
The Vancouver Nighthawks of Major League Ultimate came to Portland and scored a last-minute goal to defeat the Stags 14-13 in a hard-fought battle to take the Western
Twins pitcher Correia wasn’t as sharp as Mariners righthander Hishashi Iwakuma on Monday. Iwakuma’s pitches dipped, dived and dodged Twins bats for seven shutout innings. He gave up
MINNEAPOLIS — Another year, another Minnesota Twins catcher in the All-Star Game — only this time it’s not Joe Mauer. Kurt Suzuki earned his first All-Star selection of his eight-year career, and it
UFC middleweight title: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida Related story: Chris Weidman, Ronda Rousey are big favorites for UFC bouts Saturday Lance Pugmire Weidman, an excellent wrestler who
Matt Stonie may not have prevented Joey Chestnut from winning his eighth title at the 2014 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, but his contention proved the sport’s throne is
If Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki plays in next month’s All-Star Game at Target Field, it will likely be a result of the numbers he’s put up offensively — many of which have
OK, so, many will moan that Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka isn’t really a rookie because the 25-year-old pitched seven brilliant seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. But
In the 1993 NBA draft, Rex Walters was drafted 16th overall. Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and current
Chris Weidman will try to prevent Lyoto Machida from claiming his second world title when they go to war on July 5, 2014, inside the Mandalay Bay Events
Japan and other Asian qualifiers fail to shine but sun not yet set on continent Shinji Kagawa and co struggled to break down 10-man Greecebut can still redeem
Asian champions Japan looked promising going forward at last year’s Fifa Confederations Cup but just lacked a proven goalscorer — hence three defeats and a group stage exit.
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan star Shinji Kagawa says he will not use the World Cup to impress Manchester United’s new manager Louis van Gaal, despite being largely ignored
WASHINGTON (AP) – Yu Darvish struck out 12 over eight innings, Leonys Martin broke open a scoreless duel with a homer in the seventh and the Texas Rangers
Click here to see video of Yu Darvish “eephus” pitch. Yu Darvish struck out 12 batters Sunday afternoon, but only one of his K’s fluttered like a pretty butterfly over
The AUDL’s San Francisco Flamethrowers have signed Cassidy Rasmussen, Ryo Kawaoka, and Sam Kanner, Ultiworld has learned. Sources close to the situation said that the three players will
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NEW YORK — With the Mets needing an extra starter on Sunday for a doubleheader, Daisuke Matsuzaka will step into the rotation for a spot start in Game 2. Rafael Montero will
Masanori Murakami did not think of himself as a pioneer, saying, “I just wanted to play baseball.” A pioneer he was, however. Whenever Ichiro Suzuki, Hideo Nomo, Yu Darvish,
BOSTON — Koji Uehara might be a perfectionist, albeit one with a light sense of humor. He had one of those dominating ninth innings again, one where he
Here’s some good news for the fourth-place Mariners: the return of right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is near. MLB.com’s Greg Johns tweets that Iwakuma will start Saturday against the Astros.
After rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka handily beat the Red Sox 9-3 in his last start, the other uber-hyped Asian pitcher continued his ascendance into baseball lore. Yu Darvish,