Ichiro rebuffs scandalous magazine article

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, who signed with the Seattle Mariners from the Orix BlueWave earlier in the offseason, refutes Dec. 28 a weekly magazine article on a sex scandal involving the star outfielder and a 30-year-old housewife. Commenting on the article in the latest issue of the Friday magazine, Suzuki admitted to ''having acted imprudently'' regarding his relationship with the woman but argued that he did not know she was married.

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