Former Mariner Johjima Joins Hanshin Tigers
Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League.
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Former Mariner Johjima Joins Hanshin Tigers
Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League.
Teen Sensation Ishikawa Bumped Up to Shanghai HSBC
Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa will participate in next month's HSBC Champions tournament in a field that includes Tiger Woods. The 18-year-old Ishikawa was scheduled to ...
Chinese Woman Sets World Record in 200 Butterfly
Olympic champion Liu Zige trimmed 1.6 seconds off the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly at China's National Games on Wednesday. Liu was timed ...
Johjima Opts Out of Last 2 Years of Seattle Contract
The Mariners' Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two years of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team. In April 2008, ...
China Dominates at World Gymnastics Championships
A year later and half a world away, China is still the team to beat. The Chinese won three more titles at the world gymnastics ...
Kim Yu-Na Takes Huge Lead in Paris with Short Program
World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea skated to a medley of James Bond themes Friday and opened a massive lead in the women's short ...
Taekwondo Championships Introduce New Technology, Rules
The 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships attracted 1,010 fighters from 142 countries to Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the 19th edition of the biennial event for ...
Matsuzaka Makes Triple-A Rehab Start
Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 2 2-3 scoreless innings in a rehab start for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday night.
Bryant Out with Sore Throat Day Before Game 1 with Rockets
Kobe Bryant missed practice Sunday because of a sore throat, which raised few worries among the Los Angeles Lakers.
Rockets Blast Past Blazers into 2nd Round
For the first time in 12 years, the Houston Rockets advanced in the NBA playoffs.
Boston's Matsuzaka Pain-Free After Bullpen Session
Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, sidelined earlier this month by a sore shoulder, threw 47 pain-free pitches Wednesday and is set for another bullpen session this ...
Rockets Fail to Finish Off Blazers
Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 25 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the playoffs with an 88-77 victory over ...
Yao Presents Insurmountable Obstacle for Young Blazers
Youth and inexperience are catching up with the Portland Trail Blazers. The youngest team in the postseason has struggled with Houston’s Yao Ming to fall ...
Yao Fires Up Rockets to 3-1 Series Lead Over Blazers
The Houston Rockets are one win away from finally escaping the first round. Yao Ming had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Rockets took ...
Fukudome's Birthday Homer Lifts Cubs Over Cards
Kosuke Fukudome hit a three-run homer and drove in five on his 32nd birthday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 victory over the St. ...
Yao Happy Helping Team by Drawing Double Teams
Yao Ming has taken only 13 shots in the last two games of Houston’s first-round series against Portland. That’s OK with him. The Trail Blazers ...
Yankees' Pitcher Wang on DL for Hip Muscle Weakness
The New York Yankees placed right-hander Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list after Friday night’s 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox and recalled ...
Yao Smothered but Rockets Take 2-1 Lead in Defensive Battle
A physical Portland was succeeded in keeping Yao down to only 7 points in its determination to prevent a repeat of his blowout Game 1 ...
Byeong-Hun An Becomes Youngest U.S. Amateur Champ
Byeong-Hun An moved to the United States in pursuit of a better golf game. He left his life and his mother half a world away ...
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