A's pound Darvish for two homers in win Jun. 19, 2013 - 04:00PM JST ( 0 ) The Oakland Athletics overcame Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish to record a 6-2 road victory on Tuesday to stretch their lead at the top of the American League West division. Brandon Moss and John Jaso each homered against the Japanese starter to provide an early 3-0… Read
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 12:57PM JST ( 1 Comment ) With the old Manu Ginobili back, the San Antonio Spurs looked like champs again. Ginobili broke out of a slump in a big way with 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to… Read
Rose wins U.S. Open Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 09:43AM JST ( 4 Comments ) A steady hand gave Justin Rose the U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another second place. Rose captured his first major championship on Sunday with remarkable calm and three pure shots… Read
Divided loyalty for Japanese-Brazilians at Confed Cup Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 06:34AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Brazil's Japanese community was on edge as many tuned in to watch the Confederations Cup opening game, their hearts divided over whether to back the Selecao or the Daihyo but united in their love of… Read
Japanese media slam 3-0 loss to Brazil Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 06:07AM JST ( 34 Comments ) The Japanese media on Sunday slammed their team's 3-0 drubbing at the hands of powerhouse Brazil as the Asian champions came crashing back to earth following the high of World Cup qualification. "They have suffered… Read
Italy beats Mexico, Spain downs Uruguay in Confederations Cup Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 05:59AM JST ( 0 Comments ) A goal 12 minutes from time from an effervescent Mario Balotelli sealed a 2-1 win for Italy over Mexico in Rio's Maracana stadium on Sunday in their Confederations Cup Group A opener. Balotelli struck from… Read
Japanese baseball results Sports Jun. 17, 2013 - 03:49AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Results of Japanese baseball games played on Sunday. Lotte Marines 9, Chunichi Dragons 5 Seibu Lions 7, DeNA BayStars 1 Yomiuri Giants 11, Softbank Hawks 3 Orix Buffaloes 10, Yakult Swallows 8 Nippon Ham Fighters… Read
Angels send Yankees to fifth straight loss Sports Jun. 16, 2013 - 02:36PM JST ( 0 Comments ) Erick Aybar homered and drove in two runs and Albert Pujols had a pair of run-scoring singles to help power the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees and extend… Read
Japan refuses to blame long trip for defeat Sports Jun. 16, 2013 - 12:45PM JST ( 15 Comments ) Japan were despondent after losing the Confederations Cup opener 3-0 to Brazil, the result barely an improvement on a 4-0 friendly thumping last October. Brazil reacted to that win by firing Mano Menezes from the… Read
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-1 to level Stanley Cup series Sports Jun. 16, 2013 - 12:44PM JST ( 1 Comment ) Daniel Paille scored in overtime as the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 Saturday to level the Stanley Cup finals at one game each. The Blackhawks failed to clear the puck along the boards.… Read
Mickelson leads after 3rd round at U.S. Open Sports Jun. 16, 2013 - 10:34AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Phil Mickelson began his week with a flight back-and-forth across the country. Even longer might be the 18 holes that now stand between him and that U.S. Open title he has been chasing his entire… Read