settling 20 inches away for a sure birdie in his terrific duel with Hideki Matsuyama. Matsuyama was some 20 yards closer. He sent his lob wedge over the pin and used a combination of spin and ...

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off to a smashing start Sunday when he broke the PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an 8-under 65 for a three-shot victory ...

When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became the ...

Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.

The baseball world was left delighted on Ichiro's induction into Cooperstown. But who opted to keep him off their ballot and ...

A complaint alleges "the Riveras each separately isolated and intimidated Jane Doe" Jim McIsaac/Getty Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara Rivera have been accused of covering up child sex abuse at a ...

Yankees icon Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara covered up the sexual abuse of a minor girl at the couple’s home and at a Christian summer camp affiliated with the their church, according to a ...

Prior to Ichirō, only two Japanese players, pitcher Nomo Hideo and slugger Matsui Hideki ... into the hall with a unanimous vote after Mariano Rivera, who pitched for the New York Yankees ...

Because Ichiro thrived in defiance of his style and stature, more conventional hitters making the leap -- hitters like Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki, and, yes, Ohtani -- did so with fewer barriers ...

On Tuesday, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ...