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16-year old phenom Tomohiro Anraku throws 772 pitches in Japan’s biggest...
Watch the ESPN feature on Anraku here: Video Japan’s unique baseball culture reveres dominant young pitchers who often throw hundreds of pitches over a few days. These are Tomohiro Anraku’s last...
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Japan’s rising son Kei Nishikori feels weight of expectation
For Kei Nishikori, “Project 45″ has transformed into “Project 10.”The former was the 23-year-olds mission to topple the highest tennis ranking ever held by a Japanese male, Shuzo Matsuoka, who hit...
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Sports Illustrated Model Jessica Gomes in TV ad
David Jones has released a sneak peek for its upcoming Spring Summer 2013 TV campaign, with Aussie models Jessica Gomes and Montana Cox and manhunk Jason Dundas prancing around a pool in swimwear....
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7’9″ Sun Ming Ming marries 6’3″ Xu Yan to build the world’s tallest married...
Sun Ming Ming Last night wedding, the wedding has appeared on another bride. Last night, 2.36 meters tall basketball player Sun Ming Ming, and height 1.9 m handball player Xu Yan held a wedding. Both...
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Ryota Yamagata aims to reach 100-meter final at world championships
Everybody now talks about high school sprinting sensation Yoshihide Kiryu, recognizing the 17-year-old is the fastest current man in Japan. Well, it is perhaps arguable. Some may consider Ryota...
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Mass. girl, 9, becomes youngest US chess expert
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Only three years or so since first picking up the game of chess, 9-year-old Carissa Yip can already look down at 93 percent of the more than 51,000 players registered with the U.S....
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Yi Jianlian storms back to help China crush Bahrain, Philippines tops Group E
MANILA, Aug. 7 Xinhua — In the last day of the second stage at the 27th Asian Mens Basketball Championship, defending champions China bounced back from its awful 1-2 record in preliminary stage to win...
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Japanese baseball phenom Tomohiro Anraku books Koshien return
MATSUYAMA, EHIME PREF. – High school pitcher Tomohiro Anraku, whose extreme pitch counts this spring drew worldwide attention, pitched Saibi High School into the upcoming National High School Baseball...
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Usain Bolt: Can teen Yoshihide Kiryu match the Jamaican great?
Yoshihide Kiryu did not look like the saviour of athletics’ flagship event when he finished last in the 100m at Birmingham’s Diamond League event in June. In his first event outside his native Japan,...
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Son Heung-Min scores goal in debut for Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen summer signing Heung-Min Son battles Lippstadt’s Fabian Lübbers in the Bundesliga team’s 6-1 win. Son scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute, having joined Leverkusen from...
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Tsuyoshi Wada improving in Triple-A. Could be ready for the Majors?
Tsuyoshi Wada is scheduled to make his next start for Triple-A Norfolk on Monday afternoon against Rochester. He hasnt allowed a run in his last two outings, walking two and striking out 17 in 11 2/3...
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Video: Yu Darvish strikes out 15 and nearly has a no-hitter
HOUSTON — With every swing and miss, this looked as if it might be the day Yu Darvish pitched a no-hitter against the overmatched Houston Astros. And then with one out in the eighth inning, Carlos...
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Taiwanese pitcher Chia-Jen Lo to make MLB debut
Taipei, (CNA) Taiwanese reliever Chia-Jen Lo has been recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi and will be making his debut on a Major League active roster, his team, the Houston Astros, announced Monday....
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Video: UFC Octagon goddess Arianny Celeste 2014 calendar shoot melts
Arianny Celeste, UFC Octagon girl, model and all-around sexy human being has a 2014 calendar. Every month filled with pictures that are sure to make your blood boil. Take a look behind the scenes of...
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6’4″ Neal Huynh Sign With NFL Team Atlanta Falcons
Neal Huynh, a 6-foot-4, 315-pound defensive tackle and a two-year starter at Ohio, signed a deal with the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons were 13-3 last season, tying the Denver Broncos for the best...
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Neal Huynh Report Card Grades for the Atlanta Falcons Undrafted Free Agent...
The Falcons needed to add a beefy defensive tackle to their interior defensive line. At 6’4″, 315 pounds, Neal Huynh definitely has the potential to be a space-eater. After redshirting in 2008, Huynh...
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First pitch: Chia-Jen Lo and Fields are the Astros’ two-person closers committee
The Astros’ closer-by-committee has officially become a two-person committee between righthanded rookies Josh Fields and Chia-Jen Lo. “I’ll fluctuate between (Lo and Fields) based on the workload...
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UFC Fight Night (Aug 28): Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki Preview
UFC Fight Night takes place on August 28, 2013, which features an important featherweight bout between Darren Elkins and Hatsu Hioki. Both fighters are looking to get back in the win column, increasing...
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Wei-Yin Chen allows just two runs in win over Devil Rays
Wei-Yin Chen allowed two runs over seven innings in a win over the Rays on Wednesday. At this point the Orioles and fantasy owners know what they’re getting from Chen every time out — around seven...
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