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  • mikeylikesit at 05:13 PM JST - 27th May

    Hakuho and Asashoryu had already been embarrassed by Kotooshu this tournament--the duo's second-place 11-4 records to Kotooshu's winning 14-1 record aren't exactly yokozuna-like performances. And now they've found a way to embarrass themselves even more.

    Hakuho had even been praised for his good image and sumo demeanor in contrast with…

    Posted in Grand champion duo given warning for dohyo fiasco at 05:13 PM JST - 27th May

  • mikeylikesit at 04:32 AM JST - 25th May

    Congrats to Kotooshu. He really has returned to his old form this tournament, and even exceeded it. Nothing in the past couple years gave me any hint that Kotooshu was capable of this, but he seems to be using those few extra kilograms on his frame to his best advantage.…

    Posted in Kotooshu becomes 1st European to win Emperor's Cup at 04:32 AM JST - 25th May

  • mikeylikesit at 01:51 AM JST - 22nd May

    Seriously, Kotooshu is looking in his best form since becoming an ozeki. He injured his knee almost immediately upon promotion, and he has either been ailing or otherwise out of form since. Now, a couple years later, the old Kotooshu reappears out of nowhere. Who would have thought?

    If Kotooshu…

    Posted in Kotooshu stuns Asashoryu to keep lead at 01:51 AM JST - 22nd May

  • mikeylikesit at 06:01 PM JST - 21st May

    So much for that prediction, Sarge. You got the Hakuho keeping pace part right, but Kotooshu is clearly in the driver's seat now. He still needs to beat Hakuho tomorrow, though. That win would put him 2 matches clear with 3 days to go, and the two toughest matches behind…

    Posted in Hakuho falls, Kotooshu takes sole lead at 06:01 PM JST - 21st May

  • mikeylikesit at 05:07 AM JST - 21st May

    Ama is my hero. The guy drops a lot of matches that leave me wondering what is the matter with him...and then I remember, oh yeah, he's scrawny as all get out. But Ama knows how to step up his performance in these big matches. Even when he loses to…

    Posted in Hakuho falls, Kotooshu takes sole lead at 05:07 AM JST - 21st May

  • mikeylikesit at 02:51 AM JST - 19th May

    "cooking instruments." just what the heck was that???

    cooking instrument = meat cleaver, a huge, oversize one

    or maybe it was a chopstick...I'm not sure.

    Posted in Stablemaster slapped with warning for beating junior wrestler with bamboo sword at 02:51 AM JST - 19th May

  • mikeylikesit at 02:46 AM JST - 19th May

    What? You don't think he can take the 4-4 Tokitenku? Kotooshu has had a pretty powder-puff schedule so far, which will come to a grinding halt after today with the rest of the schedule including 2 sekiwake, 2 ozeki, and 2 yokozuna, but I have no reason to believe that…

    Posted in Hakuho, Kotooshu still perfect at 02:46 AM JST - 19th May

  • mikeylikesit at 04:22 PM JST - 15th May

    Baruto is going the way of Kokkai, I'm afraid. He made a splash at the start, and people thought he was going to make a mark. At the top, however, both flounder. Kokkai makes a lot of dumb mistakes like keeping his head down during charges so that he can't…

    Posted in Asashoryu stays one behind Hakuho at 04:22 PM JST - 15th May

  • mikeylikesit at 06:36 PM JST - 28th March

    Uh oh. It sounds like North Korea is gearing up again to demand a new payoff not to obliterate South Korea and Japan. Every time the North starts firing missiles and acting belligerent, they seem to end up with a few hundred million dollars before the year is out. The…

    Posted in N Korea fires short-range missiles off western coast at 06:36 PM JST - 28th March

  • mikeylikesit at 01:19 AM JST - 27th March

    "anal fissure"??? Too much information.

    I'm guessing, too, that this was not a "baseball" injury.

    Posted in Kaz Matsui to start season on DL at 01:19 AM JST - 27th March

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