Learning boxing and karate connects Omaha, Japanese sister city at North Omaha boxing gym
Instead of sparring Saturday morning, students at B&B Boxing Academy in North Omaha learned karate skills from a group of ...
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Hoerner makes Cactus League debut after missing Tokyo trip
Still shaking off changing hemispheres after returning from the Tokyo Series on Thursday, most of the Cubs’ regulars got ...
Coventry smashes glass ceiling to become first woman and first African to lead IOC
Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation’s ...
ASICS' limited edition Gel-Nimbus 27 blends Scottish heritage with Japanese resilience
Designed by ASICS athlete Eilish McColgan, the new shoes celebrate perseverance with tartan, thistles, and a powerful proverb ...
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For a country where Cricket is king, Pakistan’s ‘MMA revolution’ is being tipped to change its sporting landscape forever
Omar Ahmed, President of the Pakistan MMA Federation, speaks on the rise of Mixed Martial Arts’ popularity in the heart of ...
MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers and Ohtani. The prize could be billions
If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob ...
Every current Japanese MLB player and where they play: Dodgers aren't alone
It's not just Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. There are more Japanese players in MLB this year than you might think.
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Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball
Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...
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What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
College athletes in the United States are also in line for millions ... which has also increased interest in Japanese ...
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150 years of baseball history has led to this historic Opening Day in Tokyo
The story of baseball runs through the United States and Japan. It’s a ribbon threaded through the history of the sport and ...
How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese ...