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TIGERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 28, 2016
Castellanos helping Tigers stay in race for AL Central
The Detroit Tigers should thank their lucky stars they're still in the thick of the race for the American League Central title.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2016
Tigers beat Buffaloes to finish interleague with win
Lefty Suguru Iwazaki threw seven scoreless innings and Fumihito Haraguchi broke up a scoreless pitchers' duel with an eighth-inning home run as the Hanshin Tigers wrapped up this year's interleague action with a 2-0 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 18, 2016
Culture of fear lingers in war-traumatized Sri Lanka
Civil war engulfed Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009, with a death toll estimated by the U.N. at up to 100,000. The war was fought between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, aka Tamil Tigers, and the Sri Lankan state.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2016
Tigers sign Satterwhite to help strengthen bullpen
The Central League's Hanshin Tigers announced the signing of right-hander Cody Satterwhite to a one-year contract believed to be worth ¥32 million on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2016
Tigers' Messenger tames Lions, earns first victory since May 5
Randy Messenger held the Seibu Lions to a run over seven innings for his first win in a month as the Hanshin Tigers claimed a 5-1 triumph on Saturday in interleague action.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2016
Tigers southpaw Iwasada outduels Giants' Sugano, tosses first career shutout
Yuta Iwasada held Yomiuri to three hits for his first career shutout, and Tomoyuki Sugano suffered his first loss as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 1-0 in the Central League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 16, 2016
Blocking rule causing confusion at home plate
One of Japanese baseball's new rules at home plate, or rather the determination to start enforcing one that was technically already in effect, has been the source of some consternation on NPB diamonds.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2016
Sugano's scoreless streak halted at 30 innings
Yomiuri Giants starter Tomoyuki Sugano saw his scoreless streak end at 30 innings on Thursday and his team blew a three-run lead in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings against the Hanshin Tigers on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2016
Hawks top union's annual payroll ranking for first time
An annual survey has ranked the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' payroll as the highest in Japan for the first time, the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2016
Carp hurler Kuroda maintains mastery of Tigers
Hiroki Kuroda threw seven scoreless innings and the Hiroshima Carp bullpen barely held on in a 3-2 Central League win on Saturday over the Hanshin Tigers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 8, 2016
Tigers rookie Takayama having early success in NPB
As Deanna Rubin, proprietor of the website Marinerds and an avid follower of high school and college baseball in Japan, pointed out Tuesday, Shun Takayama, the Hanshin Tigers' rookie outfielder, didn't just come out of nowhere.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2016
Tigers pounce on Giants youngster Taira, reliever Tsuchida
Randy Messenger and the Hanshin Tigers welcomed Kentaro Taira to the big time on Thursday in a comprehensive 10-1 Central League victory over the front-running Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2016
Tigers rookie Takayama pounds out four hits in rout of Giants
The latest matchup between two of the oldest teams in Japan saw two of the youngest players on the field shining brightest under the lights at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 5, 2016
Time in Japan transformed Vogelsong into clutch playoff pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ryan Vogelsong is different things to different people.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2016
Tigers' Iwasada fans 12 in stellar outing against punchless BayStars
Lefty Yuta Iwasada struck out 12, doubling his previous career high, in a gutsy seven-inning effort for the Hanshin Tigers in a 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars in the Central League on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2016
Cubs send Murton to minors
Former Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton, who had been taking part in the Chicago Cubs spring training as a non-roster invitee, has been sent back to the minors, the National League team said on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 23, 2016
Giants lead pack trying to dethrone Swallows
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Central League:
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2016
Under-the-table pep-talk payments put NPB in hot water amid betting scandals
The Pacific League on Wednesday announced it will hold an emergency session of its board of directors after two of its clubs, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Seibu Lions, admitted that players exchanged cash after wins and losses.
Rugby
Mar 15, 2016
Ex-Fijian rugby center Rabeni dies
Former Fijian center Seru Rabeni, renowned for his bruising tackles and powerful running, has died at the age of 37, local media reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2016
Hanshin pitcher Fujikawa growing into new role
Kyuji Fujikawa, whose 220 saves are fifth most in Nippon Professional Baseball history, threw five hitless innings on Sunday for the Hanshin Tigers.
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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