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Hideki Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational at Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 18, 2024.
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Tiger Woods-hosted PGA Tour event to be relocated due to LA wildfires
The PGA Tour event that Tiger Woods was scheduled to host in Southern California next month will be played at an alternate venue due to the massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles, the Tour said on Thursday.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is one of the leading candidates for the NFL MVP award this season.
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Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson headline high-profile showdown in divisional round
Both players epitomize the modern preference for quarterbacks who can not only throw with pinpoint accuracy but can also be a threat running the ball.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is hoping to lead his team to an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title.
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Chiefs set to begin quest for three-peat with matchup against Texans
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is 6-0 during the divisional round in his career.
Tiger Woods says the situation in the Los Angeles area takes precedence over the status of the Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour event he has hosted since 2019.
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Jan 16, 2025
Tiger Woods has no news on status of Genesis Invitational amid wildfires
With wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area, Woods said that real life carries more weight than the event.
Bristol's Ilona Maher poses for selfies with fans after a match in Bristol, Britain, on Jan. 5.
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Jan 16, 2025
Ilona Maher urges rugby to do more to grow game ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup
Maher urged rugby to break free from its self-imposed shackles.
Australia's Michael Hooper during the 2019 World Cup in Oita.
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Jan 15, 2025
Wallabies great Michael Hooper set for comeback with Japan move
The 33-year-old played the last of his 125 test matches in 2023 before being unceremoniously axed by then-coach Eddie Jones.
Tiger Woods lines up a putt during an event in Orlando, Florida, in December.
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Jan 15, 2025
Tiger Woods pledges support amid 'unimaginable loss' in Los Angeles
Flames that razed the Pacific Palisades came uncomfortably close to The Riviera Country Club, which is slated to host the 2028 Olympic golf tournament.
A soldier stands near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on Jan. 1 in New Orleans.
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Jan 15, 2025
Law enforcement prepared for Super Bowl in New Orleans after attack, official says
Tens of thousands of football fans are set to descend on the city next month, with the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, capping a weeklong celebration.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (center) throws a pass against the Vikings during the first half of an NFC wild-card game in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday.
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Jan 14, 2025
Rams dominate Vikings in NFL playoff game moved because of LA fires
"To come out here and play like we did in really all phases, I'm really proud of this group," said Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Tyson Fury during a heavyweight world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Dec. 22
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Jan 14, 2025
Is retirement really the end of the road for Tyson Fury?
By John WEAVER
Fury has previously announced his exit on a number of occasions, most recently in April 2022.

Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Tokyo police arrest dentists and others over ¥20 million medical fraud
According to Tokyo police, a group of seven people, including dentists, submitted falsified claims in June 2023 for the treatment of 62 foreign students and technical trainees from Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, fraudulently obtaining around ¥2.87 million ($18,500) in medical fees.
30th anniversary of Hanshin quake marked with desire to pass on lessons
Children pray for the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake during an early morning ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the quake, in Kobe on Friday.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
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