Video: MiLB | Norfolk’s Travis Ishikawa homers twice
05/16/13: Norfolk’s Travis Ishikawa hits two home runs in the Tides’ 8-6 win over Lehigh Valley. Ishikawa is currently on a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. via Video Highlights &...
View ArticleMunenori Kawasaki’s interview after his walk-off double was an instant classic
Munenori Kawasaki is your new favorite Blue Jay. (Frank Gunn, AP/The Canadian Press) Do you know who Munenori Kawasaki is? If you didn’t before Sunday, you do now after the Toronto Blue Jays’ shortstop...
View ArticleJessica Gomes interview on being the face of David Jones and racism
Model Jessica Gomes replaced Miranda Kerr as the face of David Jones in March. The Sports Illustrated model touched down in Sydney this week to attend the department store’s black-tie 175th birthday...
View ArticleVideo: Baltimore Orioles Must Make Decision on Tsuyoshi Wada
During the 2011 offseason, the Baltimore Orioles signed a couple of lefties from the Pacific Rim in Wei-Yin Chen and Tsuyoshi Wada. They have been pleasantly surprised in what they got out of Chen. A...
View ArticleCincinnati Reds’ Shin-Soo Choo’s stock rising in contract year
CINCINNATI — A revelation who has already exceeded high expectations, center fielder Shin-Soo Choo has been everything and more than the win-now Reds had hoped he’d be from the leadoff spot this...
View ArticleYu Darvish Becomes First Pitcher Since 2002 to Reach 100 K’s by Memorial Day
On Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Yu Darvish once again hit double-digit strikeouts. Normally, that wouldn’t be news—it’s the fourth time he’s done it in 11 starts this season. But this...
View ArticleVideo: Is 17-year-old Yoshihide Kiryu the Japanese Usain Bolt? Breaks world...
Yoshihide Kiryu might not roll off the tongue like Usain Bolt, but the 17-year-old Japanese sprinting sensation is lightning fast just the same. In a startling performance that left everyone in his...
View Article7’0″ Tao Xu bringing attention to San Francisco
Tao Xu’s basketball career at San Francisco may be just beginning, but the native of Qingdao City, China has already become quite popular in the Bay Area. Head coach Rex Walters was recruiting another...
View ArticleNBA’s Search for basketball’s next great 7-foot center leads to India and China
BRADENTON, Fla.– Inside a gym, at a sports school first built for the minting of young tennis prodigies, a group of basketball coaches conduct an experiment of sorts. This is not an experiment like...
View ArticleChina long jump hope Li Jinzhe wins again
BEIJING: Long-jumper Li Jinzhe boosted his reputation as one of China’s greatest track and field hopes with his second victory over a strong field in three days at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing...
View ArticleInterview: Michael Chang on Teenage Stardom, Jeremy Lin and Tennis in China
Michael Chang shocked the tennis world when, at age 17, he won the 1989 French Open, becoming the youngest male player ever to win a Grand Slam event. Chang went on to have an excellent career,...
View ArticleHisashi Iwakuma continues to dominate. Baffles Twins in Seattle’s 3-0 victory
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma struck out five in 7 2-3 innings and Kendrys Morales homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Iwakuma (6-1)...
View Articlevideo: Lee Nguyen scores a controversial goal in 5-0 rout over Landon Donovan...
The LA Galaxy’s worst defeat in more than a decade looked like any other tight battle through the first 70 minutes. They were unfortunate to be behind and were creating more chances than were the New...
View ArticleEven in doubleheader, Rangers’ Yu Darvish attracts a TV audience
Yu Darvish’s start in the second game of the Memorial Day split doubleheader at Arizona scored a 6.1 rating, easily the best number of the week for the Rangers. In his 11 starts, Rangers games are...
View ArticleKeisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki aiming to book Japan’s World Cup ticket
June 3 (Reuters) – Strikers Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki will be at the sharp end on Tuesday when Japan look to clinch their place at the 2014 World Cup in a qualifying tie against Australia in...
View ArticleJapan become first to qualify for 2014 World Cup
Asian champions Japan became the first side to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil when playmaker Keisuke Honda scored an injury-time penalty to claim a 1-1 draw with Australia in Saitama on...
View ArticleVideo: ISPT Wembley 2013: Liz Lieu on the Comedy at the Table | PokerNews
ISPT Ambassador Liz Lieu joins Laura Cornelius to chat about her day so far and the comedian at her table. video: ISPT Wembley 2013: Liz Lieu on the Comedy at the Table | PokerNews.
View ArticleGangnam-style wedding for Swansea City’s Korean star Ki Sung Yueng and bride...
Swansea City’s South Korean international Ki Sung Yueng is to have a “Gangnam style” wedding next month to actress and TV presenter Han Hye-jin. The pair have announced they will wed in a luxury hotel...
View ArticleDodgers’ pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin tops poll of favorite athletes
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) — Ryu Hyun-jin, a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was picked as South Korea’s favorite athlete in a national survey released on Tuesday. According to Gallup Korea,...
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