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FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 28, 2017
Hawks hurler Kodai Senga wants to move to majors: source
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander Kodai Senga stated during recent salary negotiations with the team that he is eyeing a future move to the major leagues via the posting system, an unnamed club official said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2017
Hawks catch break with Yanagita
On one hand, Yuki Yanagita will be one of the most well-paid players in Japan next season. On the other, he'll be kind of a steal.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 23, 2017
Hawks star Yuki Yanagita signs three-year contract
Star center fielder Yuki Yanagita signed a three-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 21, 2017
Dragons to give Daisuke Matsuzaka a tryout in January
The Chunichi Dragons said Thursday they will hold a tryout in January for former major league right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2017
Champion Hawks honored with Japan's top pro sports award
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks fittingly received the nation's top pro sports accolade for their dominant season in 2017.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 19, 2017
Dragons eye signing hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Chunichi Dragons are considering acquiring former major league right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, with whom the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks parted ways recently, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017
SoftBank's Dennis Sarfate, Hiroshima's Yoshihiro Maru win NPB MVP awards
Dennis Sarfate considers himself a traditionalist, and as such, he might not have cast a ballot for himself, a reliever, in the MVP race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2017
Hawks reliever Dennis Sarfate named Matsutaro Shoriki Award recipient
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate on Thursday became just the second player to win the prestigious Matsutaro Shoriki Award in 16 years and the first foreign-registered player.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2017
Hawks infielders Nobuhiro Matsuda and Kenta Imamiya headline Golden Glove Awards
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had the golden touch during the regular season, postseason and Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 6, 2017
BayStars beaten but unbowed after Japan Series experience
After the final out of the Japan Series, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrated while glittering, golden confetti rained down from the Yafuoku Dome ceiling and jet balloons were set loose from the stands, Yokohama BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga soaked it all in from the losing dugout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Japan Series champion Hawks part company with Daisuke Matsuzaka
Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka thanked his fans for their support on Sunday, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced that the Pacific League team will part ways with the former major leaguer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 5, 2017
Masterful Hawks again soar over baseball rivals
At the end of another NPB season, the Japanese baseball world is again wondering how to beat these Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks finally prevail after epic Japan Series
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the 2017 Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome on Saturday by capturing their eighth overall title — fourth in the last seven years — after defeating the Yokohama BayStars in a hard-fought Game 6.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks capture Japan Series crown on Keizo Kawashima's sayonara single in 11th
There will be no Game 7.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki embraces pressure of must-win games
The BayStars fans at Yokohama Stadium know what to expect when the team enters the bottom of the ninth inning with a small lead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
Hawks, BayStars get ready for pivotal Game 6
One day after a win that made the Japan Series an actual, well, series, the Yokohama BayStars were back on the field in Fukuoka on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez motivated players by keeping quiet
With the clock threatening to strike midnight on the Yokohama BayStars' inspired run to the Japan Series, Alex Ramirez backed off.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2017
BayStars rally in sixth, stave off elimination with Game 5 victory over Hawks
Anyone who thought the Yokohama BayStars were just going to roll over after going down 3-0 in the Japan Series can think again.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2017
Rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi comes up big to keep BayStars alive in Japan Series
Rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi took the ball in what might have been the biggest game of his life and delivered the performance of his life.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2017
Early scoring, lockdown bullpen carry Hawks to Game 3 triumph over BayStars
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the first two games of the Japan Series with a blowout and a dramatic late-inning comeback.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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