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Mon, Mar 28 2011

Tennis Family Unites to Help Japan

Also tagged: Adam Barrett, Adidas, ai sugiyama, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, ATP, Ayumi Morita, Caroline Wozniacki, FILA, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Grand Slams, Hope Match for Japan, IMG, Itau, ITF, Kei Nishikori, kim clijsters, Lagardere, Marcos Baghdatis, Maria Sharpova, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, SAP, Sony Ericsson, Tennis for Japan, Toray Pan Pacific Open, Vera Zvonareva, wta

MIAMI — Friday evening at the Sony Ericsson Open, the tennis family came together for a special fundraising event for the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster, dubbed “Tennis for...

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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Second to Love: J-Women of the WTA

Also tagged: Japanese, Akgul Amanmuradovam, Ayumi Morita, Carlsbad, Dinara Safina, Erika Sema, French Open, Kurumi Nara, Maria Kirilenko, Mercury Insurance Open, Olga Savchuk, tennis, wta, Yurika Sema

Kimiko Date Krumm readies herself against Jamie Hampton on Saturday at the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor I got a chance to...

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Wed, Feb 3 2010

Sun Spots: Fujita and Ishikawa

Also tagged: David White, Gary Van Sickle, Golf.com, In-N-Out Burger, Joe Lapointe, Kyle Munzenrieder, Miami News Blog, Michael Silver, New Orleans Saints, New York Times, Northern Trust Open, PGA Tour, Rebecca Bryan, Riviera, Ryo Ishikawa, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Fujita, Star Online, Super Bowl, Yahoo Sports

This weekend is Super Bowl weekend. And while he may be Caucasian, Scott Fujita is representing Japanese America. Ryo Ishikawa has shaken off last year’s nerves and Kimiko Date Krumm is leading...

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Sat, Jan 2 2010

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, Jiyai Shin, Jordan Hamamoto, Kenji Johjima, Kim Il-Kyung, Kim Yu-na, 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, Sep 30 2009

Sun Spots: From Ice Hockey to Ice Skating

Also tagged: Japanese, ai sugiyama, Apolo Ono, Asashoryu, Ayumi Morita, baltimore ravens, Brett Gardner, Dancing with the Stars, Dave Roberts, Devin Setoguchi, dodgers, Paul Kariya, Red Sox, Rocky Seto, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, sumo, USC, wta

This week we take a look at Japan’s next tennis great as well as the JA Raven and a couple of maestros on ice. I’ve been enjoying Kimiko Date Krumm’s resurgence on the WTA Tour this past year...

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Tue, Sep 29 2009

Ai Say Goodbye, You Say Hello

Also tagged: ai sugiyama, aleksandra wozniak, kim clijsters, nadia petrova, pan pacific tennis open, us open, wta

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor === Both Ai Sugiyama and Kimiko Date Krumm bowed out of the first round of the Pan Pacific Tennis Open in Tokyo Monday. Sugiyama was forced to pull out of her match...

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Wed, Sep 23 2009

SS: A Mixed Bag of Sports Spotlights

Also tagged: Bryan Clay, Cross Country, CY Young, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Robinson, Decathalon, Don Wakamatsu, Guangzhou International Women's Open, Hall of Fame, ichiro suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., Maryville, Masanori Murakami, Olympics, Rocky Seto, Shannon Murakami, Shaquille O'Neal, UCLA, USC, Japanese

Sun Spots is back and with a new logo to boot (thanks Cari). This week we’ve got Griffy and Ichiro, a UCLA running phenom, football in the 1880s and training like a decathlete. As always, hit me...

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Thu, Aug 6 2009

Close but No Cigar

Also tagged: home depot center, la women's tennis championships, sabine lisicki

Kimiko Date Krumm congratulates Sabine Lisicki after losing in three sets in the first round of the LA Women’s Open at the Home Depot Center. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By Jordan Ikeda Rafu...

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Tag Archives: kimiko date krumm

Tennis Family Unites to Help Japan

Second to Love: J-Women of the WTA

Sun Spots: Fujita and Ishikawa

2009 Year In Review

Sun Spots: From Ice Hockey to Ice Skating

Ai Say Goodbye, You Say Hello

SS: A Mixed Bag of Sports Spotlights

Close but No Cigar

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Obituary 死亡通知

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Sendai Jazz Festival

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Rafu Shimpo’s 2011 Gift Guide

AAABC 11-05-11

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