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| Family spending on sports linked to Olympic success | Japan National News
Average yearly expenses related to sports per household in Japan, which had been decreasing year by year after the Sydney Olympics, had been rising since Japan's success at the Athens Olympics, a recent government survey has found. | | August 28, 2008 03:01 |
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| Merriman to play through injury | The Japan Times
SAN DIEGO (AP) The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two torn knee ligaments and all.
A day after visiting a fourth doctor, the San Diego Chargers' star outside linebacker decided Wednesday to play this season rather than have his damaged left knee repaired now.
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| Ministry setting example with own day-care center | The Japan Times
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry plans to open a day-care center on its premises in the Kasumigaseki district in the next fiscal year.
The facility for the ministry's employees, as well as other parents, will be the second of its kind in Kasumigaseki.
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| Liverpool advances to CL group stage | The Japan Times
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Five-time European champion Liverpool struggled to advance past Standard Liege 1-0 with a goal late into extra time to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage on Wednesday.
Dirk Kuyt scored the only goal of the two legs in the 28th minute of added time, just two minutes before the game would have headed to penalties.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Red Sox push Yanks to brink | The Japan Times
At this rate, the relentless Boston Red Sox might eliminate the New York Yankees sooner than anyone thought.
Jason Bay drove in four runs, Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam and Boston routed the listless Yankees 11-3 on Wednesday night, putting an emphatic dent in New York's dwindling playoff chances.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| U.S. swimmer has cancer surgery | The Japan Times
ATLANTA (AP) Eric Shanteau had surgery Wednesday to remove a cancerous testicle after fulfilling his goal of swimming in the Olympics.
The 24-year-old breaststroker underwent the operation at Emory University Hospital, said his agent, Evan Morgenstein.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Merriman to play through injury | The Japan Times
SAN DIEGO (AP) The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two torn knee ligaments and all.
A day after visiting a fourth doctor, the San Diego Chargers' star outside linebacker decided Wednesday to play this season rather than have his damaged left knee repaired now.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Jankovic pushed hard in win | The Japan Times
NEW YORK (AP) Jelena Jankovic's leg cramped so badly, she couldn't take another step.
Luckily for the No. 2 seed in the U.S. Open, the agony occurred during her post-match run on the treadmill. Anyone who watched could clearly see she left about everything she had out on the court.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| NBA to play pair of games in China | The Japan Times
BEIJING (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said Wednesday.
The NBA China Games tips off with the Bucks and Warriors meeting on Oct. 15 in Guangzhou and Oct. 18 at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Bolt ready to run in Zurich | The Japan Times
ZURICH (AP) After all the Olympic hoopla, Usain Bolt said Wednesday he just wants to get back to his day job. Running fast.
"Track and field is my job. This is what I do, I work," Bolt told reporters in Zurich, where he races for the first time since Beijing in the 100 meters Friday.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Giants' Uehara returns to rotation with a win | The Japan Times
Koji Uehara returned to the Yomiuri Giants' starting rotation against the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday night.
His teammates made sure he got one heck of a homecoming.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| U.S. softball coach retires after loss | The Japan Times
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Mike Candrea, the Arizona softball coach whose bid to lead the United States to a second gold medal ended with a loss to Japan in the Beijing Olympics title game, stepped down Wednesday as coach of the national team.
Candrea had guided the Americans since 2002 and went 17-1 in Olympic play. The only defeat was a 3-1 loss to Japan in the gold medal game last week.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Warriors suffer blow as Ellis out 3 months | The Japan Times
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State guard Monta Ellis will be sidelined for at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an offseason workout, forcing the Warriors to start the season without the player expected to lead their revamped roster this fall.
Ellis, who got a six-year contract extension worth $66 million on July 24, sprained his ankle and tore a deltoid ligament while working out in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., last Thursday, said Chris Mullin, the Warriors' top...
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Olympian Johnson to lead DNC pledge | The Japan Times
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign says Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
Obama is expected to give his acceptance speech Thursday night at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Klitschko set for comeback bout | The Japan Times
NEW YORK (AP) All eyes were on Samuel Peter as he walked to the dais, more than an hour late to a news conference formally announcing his WBC heavyweight title defense against unretired champion Vitali Klitschko.
The biggest surprise wasn't that the usually punctual Peter was running behind, though, it was that Klitschko was standing there waiting.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Sakic signs one-year deal with Avalanche | The Japan Times
DENVER (AP) Patience paid off for the Colorado Avalanche, who signed Joe Sakic to a one-year, $6 million contract Wednesday after he decided to play a 20th season in the NHL rather than call it a career.
"Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing," the 39-year-old captain said in a statement released by the team. "I'm comfortable with my conditioning and my overall health. I'm ready for the start of camp and am looking forward to the upcoming season."
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Oita beats Kyoto to stay a point behind Nagoya | The Japan Times
OITA (Kyodo) Yasuhito Morishima was on target as surprise package Oita Trinita stayed in the thick of the title race with a 1-0 defeat of Kyoto Sanga in the J. League on Thursday.
Morishima headed home Uelsei's cross to clinch victory at Kyushu Oil Dome on 23 minutes, extending unfashionable Oita's unbeaten streak to 10 games and keeping them within a point of Nagoya Grampus, who ran out 3-2 winners over Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday thanks to a double from Japan striker Keiji Tamada.
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Peddling influence with Fiji | The Japan Times
SYDNEY — From dazzling the world at the Beijing Olympic Games, China now appears to be turning its attention to the South Pacific. Its chosen beachhead to begin island- hopping is Fiji.
In Suva, the hot, sultry capital city, Fiji is set to welcome a new patron to champion its somewhat tarnished reputation among the scattered island nations of Oceania. Of the many problems facing these tiny states, few have such a ready-made case for a Big Brother intervention as Fiji.
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 | | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| De La Hoya close to Pacquiao fight | The Japan Times
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because any deal won't be announced until Thursday, said De La Hoya's long-stalled talks with Pacquiao recently revived when the sides found an acceptable way to split the possible $100 million in revenue from what's certain...
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| | August 22, 2008 10:00 |
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| Fijians disgusted by Caucaunibuca | The Japan Times
WELLINGTON (AP) Winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca was labeled "a disgrace" by Fiji rugby teammate Sireli Bobo for walking out on a club contract in France to enter negotiations with England's Leicester, the Fiji Times reported on Thursday.
Caucaunibuca had been signed to play beside Bobo and fellow Fijians Simon Raiwalui, Jone Qovu and Julian Vulakoro for the Paris-based club Metro Racing but, after agreeing to a two-year contract, chose instead to play in England, the Times said.
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| Japan claims spot in LLWS international finals | CNN
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Baserunner Akihiro Takeuchi was so excited by Ryohji Kimura's home run, he kept turning around and smiling back at his teammate while they rounded the bases. | | August 21, 2008 12:00 |
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| Sumo slammed by first drugs scandal | CNN
One of Japan's highest ranking foreign sumo wrestlers has been arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession, Japanese authorities said Monday in the ancient sport's first major drug scandal. | | August 19, 2008 01:00 |
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| Baseball in Japan: Not All Cheers | CNN
Major League baseball gets big crowds and a boost from its trip to Japan. But Japan's own baseball league isn't so thrilled | | March 27, 2008 08:00 |
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| Jonah Freedman: Asian, African continental champions join global party | CNN
Sorry to drop another U2 reference here, but sometimes we feel stuck in a moment and we can't get out of it. We'll again explain that these rankings aren't about who the top-to-bottom best teams on earth are, since that hardly changes over a season. This is about the shifts in power across the footballing world. | | November 21, 2007 05:00 |
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| Japan's Reds book World Club place | CNN
FIFA's still experimental Club World Cup -- the intercontinental tournament now in its third year that brings together the champions of each of world football's confederations in Japan each December -- received a major boost Wednesday when Urawa Reds became the first ever Japanese side to win the Asian Champions League and qualify for the eight-team competition. | | November 14, 2007 09:00 |
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| Golf: Izawa shares lead with 3 others at Vana H Cup | Kyodo News
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| Soccer: Morishima nets winner as Oita edge Kyoto | Kyodo News
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| Tennis: Japan's Nishikori advances to 3rd round in U.S. Open | Kyodo News
Rising Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori on Thursday advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open men's singles competition after his Croatian opponent Roko Karanusic retired in the third set. The 18-year-old Nishikori won the first set 6-1 and the second 7-5 before Karanusic retired in the third set at Bille Jean King National Tennis Center.
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