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Fri, Oct 8 2010

We Got Next

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Annika Sorenstam, ayaka kaneko, Cape Cod, Carolyn Bivens, chelsea curtis, City of Hammond Classic, duramed futures tour, Georgetown, Golf Channel, Hawaii State Junior Golf Association, Honolulu, Lorena Ochoa, LPGA Final Qualifying School, mcdonald's, Michael Whan, Mika Miyazato, MLB Minor Leagues, nba development league, New Seabury, Pepperdine, Tiger Woods, Yani Tseng

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor Following a relative boom in popularity in the late 90s and early to mid-Aughts, the LPGA has taken a huge hit in popularity over the last two years—a somewhat painful...

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Wed, May 19 2010

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Sun Spots: Matsui Woes

Also tagged: ai miyazato, baltimore ravens, Devin Setoguchi, golf, GolfChannel.com, haruki nakamura, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Kazuo Matsui, Kurt Suzuki, LPGA, mariners, Michael Street, Oakland Athletics, Pacific Perspectives, Randall Mell, Ryan Sweeney, San Jose Sharks, Terrence Cody

Sun Spots is back. Apologies for the long delay in posts, well, for those who actually check this blog in the first place. Have some interesting posts today, so read up! Click on the links for the full...

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Wed, Jan 20 2010

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Sun Spots: Some More Lin

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Boston Red Sox, Colby Lewis, Crimson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eugene Chung, Harvard, Ichiro, Jeremy Lin, John Farrell, Rich Harden, Wat Misaka

Been going through some changes here at Rafu and haven’t had a lot of time to post these weekly links. And when I have, they’ve been pretty sparse. Here’s a few to hopefully tide you...

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

2009 Year In Review

2009 Year In Review

Also tagged: ai miyazato, ai sugiyama, Asashoryu, Basketball, boxing, Casey Nielsen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devin Setoguchi, Don Wakamatsu, Eri Yoshida, Hakuho, Hideki Matsui, Hines Ward, ichiro suzuki, Jeff Hironaka, Ji Eun-Hee, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, kimiko date krumm, Kurt Suzuki, lauren kamiyama, lyoto machida, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Wie, MMA, Ryo Ishikawa, Ryosuke Irie, Shin Soo-Choo, takuya kawamura, Tiger Woods, Troy Palamalu, WBC, Y.E., Yang, Yani Tseng, Yusei Kikuchi

At the close of the first decade of the aughts, the Asian Athlete has burst onto the American sports scene. Team Japan celebrates their second consecutive WBC championship. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) More...

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Wed, Nov 18 2009

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Sun Spots: Godzilla Talk

Also tagged: ai miyazato, Akinor Iwamura, Arn Tellem, Benjamin Kabak, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Waldstein, Evans Clinchy, Frank Russo, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, Jenifer Langosch, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Hurley, Michelle Wie, MLB.com, NESN.com, New York Baseball Digest, New York Times, new york yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Red Sox, River Ave. Blues, Yankees, Yao Ming

Of course, there’s plenty of news on MVP Godzilla and his thus far cloudy future. Frank Russo of Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest writes: Besides being a solid and professional player during his...

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Wed, Nov 4 2009

Sun Spots: “Matsui vs. Ichiro”

Sun Spots: “Matsui vs. Ichiro”

Also tagged: ai miyazato, akinori iwamura, ESPN, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, Isao Aoki, Jim Caple, Kenshin Kawakami, Ryo Ishihikawa, Shigeki Muruyama

This week we talk a little golf, a lot of baseball and a bit of hoops news as well. Enjoy and feel free to comment! Stan Awtrey of PGATOUR.COM: “It was fewer than 30 years ago when a golfer from Asia...

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