Baseball

Unbeaten Japan faces Curacao in Little League World Series semifinal

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA – Japan is just one win away from its eighth Little League…

Carp capitalize on scoring opportunity in 10th to beat Dragons

NAGOYA – Tsubasa Aizawa delivered the game-winning hit in the 10th inning on Saturday as…

Billy Hamilton leads Braves past Mets in 14th inning

NEW YORK – With Jacob deGrom and the Mets hard-throwing bullpen missing bats at a…

Orioles GM Mike Elias fires 11 scouts, front-office workers

BALTIMORE – Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias has fired 11 members of the scouting…

Neftali Soto’s three-run blast in first provides big spark for victorious BayStars

Katsuki Azuma allowed four hits and a run over eight innings, and his teammates gave…

Athletics jump on Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka early, complete series sweep

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Masahiro Tanaka allowed five runs and suffered his seventh loss of the…

Chofu City team advances to LLWS international final

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA – Can anybody beat Japan? It’s been a common question at the…

MLB bans players from participating in Venezuela Winter League

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is banning players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter…

Solid pitching from Tsuyoshi Wada, big hits from veterans carry Hawks past Buffaloes

FUKUOKA – Pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada worked six innings, Seiichi Uchikawa doubled in two runs, and…

Riseisha captures Koshien crown

NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO PREF. – Riseisha High School claimed its maiden title at Japan’s National High…