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SPORTS SCOPE

SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 9, 2000
Mets' Payton feels right at home in Japan
"Japan's been very, very good to me," New York Mets center fielder Jay Payton says with a laugh, doing his best impression of Chico Esquela of Saturday Night Live fame. "It's nice because I started the season here and I'm finishing up here."
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 2, 2000
Red Sox interested in bringing Ichiro to Fenway
With seven straight Pacific League batting titles and a lifetime average of .353 topping his resume, Orix BlueWave superstar Ichiro Suzuki is now preparing for life in the major leagues.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 26, 2000
Who decides on who decides?
When I interviewed Terry Venables in June, I asked him the obvious questions about his future: "Do you want to manage again?" and "Would you manage England again?"
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 19, 2000
These World Sports Awards rated 'X'
LONDON -- In Felix Baumgartner's eyes, Mike Tyson probably looks like a wimp, Tiger Woods possesses no useful skills and David Beckham is merely the guy who married a Spice Girl. Baumgartner's world is worth following, if you can stomach it. All the Austrian does for a living is confront death as if...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 12, 2000
Bunny thrives in Predators' den
Yujiro Nakajimaya, captain of the Kokudo Bunnies and a member of Japan's national team, is not your average Japanese professional hockey player. In four teenage years spent at Notre Dame College, a high school in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, the Hokkaido native gained more than just a fluent command of English....
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 5, 2000
Japan must build on Takahashi's golden moment
She arrived in Sydney an athlete and returned to Japan an icon.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 14, 2000
Time to weed out Olympic imposters
So, what's in a name? A lot, apparently.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 13, 2000
Talking Olympic tennis with Japan's best-ever player
For some, tennis is not a sport that should be in the Olympics. Its players have been professional for a long time, they earn millions of dollars a year, and they have their own major international championships.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 7, 2000
Dream Team foes face mission impossible
I left Team USA's practice on Tuesday with one lingering thought: poor Angola. At the time, I didn't even know exactly where Angola was (it turns out it's just north of Namibia along the Rio Cunene, if that helps any). But here's what I already knew about the country: It has a basketball team that's...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 31, 2000
Kudos to the Kinki kids
Since Hideo Nomo's spectacular rookie season in 1995, a number of Japanese pitchers have proven capable of competing at the major league level. Lately, it's the lesser lights from the Land of the Rising Sun who have been shining bright.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 24, 2000
Shooting the breeze with affable Eddie
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Eddie Thomson HIROSHIMA -- Former Australian national team coach Eddie Thomson is the longest-serving manager in the J. League, but two weeks ago he announced that he would be leaving Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of the current season. However, the affable, 53-year-old...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 17, 2000
IAAF playing it for laughs with Sotomayor decision
"We're all created equal. Some are just more equal than others."
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 10, 2000
Japanese athletes owe debt to Chiba
In today's sporting world we are too often forced to see rebels without a cause trying to make a name for themselves by their outrageous actions on or off the field of play. They constantly try to attract attention by bullying, being obnoxious or condescending to opponents, teammates, coaches, fans and...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 5, 2000
Cowboys, Falcons facing tough questions
Tokyo will host its 10th NFL American Bowl on Sunday when the Atlanta Falcons take on the Dallas Cowboys at the Tokyo Dome.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 3, 2000
World Cup vote: Africa needs a good PR officer
The jury is not out on this one: Africa should be hosting the World Cup in 2006. The continent is long overdue, having made a significant contribution to world soccer in the past 20 years.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 2, 2000
Part 2: Jealousies, revenges and tradeoffs
European soccer chief Lennart Johansson has never shied away from attacking FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, especially since being defeated in the race for the FIFA presidency two years ago.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 1, 2000
Part 1: The most hated man in football
So the South Africans want to sue after failing to win the 2006 World Cup. Sue who? Well, they haven't quite figured that one out yet, but they know the World Cup was theirs by right. Right?
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 27, 2000
Sasaki talking the talk in Seattle
SEATTLE -- The good news is that Kazuhiro Sasaki is learning a little English. The bad news is that his teacher is Seattle Mariners teammate Jay Buhner.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 20, 2000
Euro 2000: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Euro 2000 maybe fading into the memory banks, but before it disappears it's worth recapping the tournament's pluses and minuses and, where applicable, what Japan and South Korea might learn for the 2002 World Cup. So here then is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly rundown of Euro 2000.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 13, 2000
S. Africa done in by shady vote for 2006
South Africa has been shunned again.
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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