Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation
Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown honors its superstar son - from city hall to the hair salons
Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mo...5 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title
Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Ser...6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videos
Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter h...OCTOBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Witt gets another big hit to send the Royals into ALDS with a 2-game sweep of the Orioles
Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles for...OCTOBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single in his playoff debut to back Cole Ragans’ six sharp innings and help the Kansas City Royals return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 v...OCTOBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Italy's Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America's Cup yachts
Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli surprised its rivals at the last America's Cup by showing up with two helmsmen to steer its foiling yachtsSEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. becomes first shortstop with multiple 30-30 seasons
The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when...SEPTEMBER 18
Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. becomes first shortstop with multiple seasons of 30 homers and 30 steals
The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the...SEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bobby Witt Jr. passes 100 RBIs for the season as the Royals beat the Pirates 5-1
Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1SEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Witt's go-ahead single lifts Royals over Twins 4-2, KC opens 1 1/2-game lead for second AL wild card
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 4-2 to open a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins for the second AL wild c...SEPTEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teenage Paralympians aiming for Team USA's first badminton medal
Miles Krajweski and Jayci Simon are trying to win Team USA’s first para badminton medal in the SH6 mixed doubles event for players of short statureAUGUST 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australian rugby sevens captain and 3-time Olympian Nick Malouf retires from the sport
Australia men’s rugby sevens captain and three-time Olympian Nick Malouf has announced his retirement following the Paris GamesAUGUST 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daniela Larreal Chirinos, 5-time Olympic cyclist for Venezuela, dies in Las Vegas at 51
Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who represented Venezuela over the course of a decade, has diedAUGUST 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US grouped with Mexico, Italy and Britain at Houston in 1st round of 2026 World Baseball Classic
The United States will face Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which will be based at Houston’s Minute Maid ParkAUGUST 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
World Baseball Classic returns in 2026: First look at teams, schedules and locations
Japan will defend its World Baseball Classic title while the USA seeks revenge for the 2023 loss when the WBC returns in 2026. Here is a fir...AUGUST 21
Matt Richardson was a Paris Olympics track cycling star for Australia and now will race for Britain
Track cyclist Matt Richardson won three medals racing for Australia at the Paris Olympics but is now eight days later switching teams to ride for BritainAUGUST 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bobby Witt Jr. collects 3 hits to up his league-leading average to .352 as Royals beat Reds 7-1
Bobby Witt Jr. homered, doubled and singled to boost his major league-leading average toAUGUST 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep
Bobby Witt Jr. homered on a pitch outside the strike zone for the fourth time this season and Paul DeJong finished a triple short of the cycle, helping the Kansas City Royals beat...AUGUST 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Italy beats defending champion US for gold in women's volleyball at Paris Olympics
Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris OlympicsAUGUST 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brazil beats Canada in tense three-set women's beach volleyball gold medal match. Swiss win bronze
Brazil beat Canada to win a tense, three-set final to claim the women’s beach volleyball gold medal at the Paris OlympicsAUGUST 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan's b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking's first gold medal
Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics’ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that may not r...AUGUST 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A good day, mate: Kennedy wins pole vault at Paris Games for Australia's record 18th Olympic gold
It was a good day for Australia, mateAUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia's Keegan Palmer repeats as Olympic park skateboarding champion at Paris Games
Australia’s Keegan Palmer has scored a 93.11 to successfully defend his Olympic park skateboarding title at the Paris GamesAUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Imanaga dominant on mound, Paredes has a homer and 4 RBIs and Cubs top Twins 7-3
Shota Imanaga gave up two hits through seven innings, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run drive for his first homer with the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
