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FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 19, 2016
Race for PL flag going down to wire
Barring some major hiccups going into the home stretch, the NPB playoff picture appears to be more or less set, with one big exception.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2016
Van den Hurk returns to Hawks in winning form
With the Pacific League pennant race as tight as can be, Rick Van den Hurk threw six solid innings for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in an 8-5 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 11, 2016
Uchikawa provides breathing room for Hawks ace Settsu
Seiichi Uchikawa drove in four runs to help ace Tadashi Settsu make a winning return as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 8-5 on Sunday to pull within a half-game of the Pacific League lead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 5, 2016
Fighters set up ace Otani as trump card in PL pennant race
For the past several weeks, Pacific League hitters have lived a blissful Shohei Otani-free existence. Forget the strikeouts, the 160 kph-plus fastballs and the array of knee-buckling breaking pitches. Since early July, Otani has been one of them, focused on hitting pitches instead of throwing them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2016
Nakagawa grand slam helps Eagles down Hawks
Taishi Nakagawa belted a first-inning grand slam and Wataru Karashima tossed seven shutout innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win on Sunday over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2016
Rehabbing Matsuzaka posts first victory in Japan since 2006
Daisuke Matsuzaka continued his road back to prime time on Saturday, when he allowed a run in five innings to record his first win at any level in Japan since 2006.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 2, 2016
Hawks' Yanagita deactivated after breaking finger
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita, out for six weeks with a fractured finger, was deactivated by the Pacific League club on Friday. Interleague-series MVP Ryuma Kidokoro replaced him on the active roster.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2016
Hawks' Yanagita breaks finger, set to miss six weeks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita will be out for six weeks after fracturing his right fourth finger during their 9-2 win over the Seibu Lions on Thursday, the Pacific League club announced.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2016
Marines beat Hawks to end five-game skid
The Chiba Lotte Marines belted out five runs off three Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relievers in the eighth inning and snapped their five-game losing streak on Sunday with a 7-5 win over the Pacific League leaders.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2016
Matsuzaka makes rehab start for Hawks' farm team
Former big leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka threw three scoreless innings in a rehab start for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' third team on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 27, 2016
Yanagita pounces on Marines again
Yuki Yanagita erupted for five RBIs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks hammered the Chiba Lotte Marines for the second straight day on Saturday, winning 14-3 to stay at the top of the Pacific-League standings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2016
Fighters start strong, hold off Hawks
Shohei Otani went 3-for-5 and rookie Takayuki Kato worked six innings on Sunday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-2 to salvage the final game of their three-game series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 19, 2016
Hawks strike first in showdown between Pacific League's top teams
Tsuyoshi Wada worked eight impressive innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earned a big 3-0 win over the surging Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, who fell a half-game back in the Pacific League pennant race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2016
First-place Hawks left with only slim lead after loss against Lions
Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both went deep as the Seibu Lions defeated the stuttering Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-3 on Thursday, trimming the Pacific League leaders' advantage to nearly nothing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2016
Hawks' Senga, two relievers toss one-hitter against Marines
Kodai Senga allowed one hit over seven innings to pitch the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 3-0 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday, ending a six-game losing streak.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2016
Ishikawa tosses shutout to send Hawks to sixth straight loss
Ayumu Ishikawa shut out the Pacific-League leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on two hits and tagged them with their season-worst sixth straight defeat on Friday, while tying Hawks starter Tsuyoshi Wada for the league lead in wins.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2016
Buffaloes complete sweep of Hawks
The Orix Buffaloes completed a three-game sweep of the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Thursday, claiming a 4-3 comeback victory to earn their first four-game win streak of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2016
Fighters' Nakata hammers Hawks with four-hit performance
Sho Nakata went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to within four games of the Pacific League summit on Sunday as they beat the first-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 8-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2016
Fighters' Otani continues hitting tear, crushes two homers in rout of Hawks
Shohei Otani belted two homers for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday, propelling them to an 8-1 win over the Pacific-League leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2016
Hawks' Wada improves to 12-3 with stellar outing against Fighters
Tsuyoshi Wada held the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to two runs in eight innings and earned his Pacific-League leading 12th win of the season as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won 3-2 on Friday.
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.
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