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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players run onto the field to celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura celebrates with a beer shower after the club clinched their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura (3rd from L) and his players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura is tossed into the air by his players after they clinched their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura is tossed into the air by his players after they clinched their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars closer Kohei Morihara (R) and catcher Yasutaka Tobashira celebrate after the club clinched their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars players run onto the field to celebrate after clinching their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Baseball: BayStars win Japan Series

DeNA BayStars manager Daisuke Miura is tossed into the air by his players after they clinched their first Japan Series baseball title since 1998 with an 11-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 6 on Nov. 3, 2024, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships 2024

Team Denmark celebrate Alexander True #11 2-1 goal past goalkeeper Emil Larmi of Finland during the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships preliminary round group A match between Finland and Denmark in Prague on May 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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N.Y. Yankees Matsui 2-for-5 against Cleveland Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland on Aug. 11. Matsui went 2-for-5 as the Yankees won 11-2.

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Hirano ends wait for Japan women's worlds singles medal

DUSSELDORF, Germany, June 3 Kyodo - Japan's 17-year-old Miu Hirano (R) defeats Feng Tianwei of Singapore 11-5, 11-2, 18-16, 11-5 to reach the semifinals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 2, 2017.

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Matsui hitless against Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a fly to center during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners on June 5, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Matsui went hitless in four at-bats and drew a bases-loaded walk in the Angels' 11-2 win.

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Ichiro scores 1,000th run in major leagues

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki races to home on Franklin Gutierrez's groundout, scoring his 1,000th run in the major leagues, in the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels on June 5, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Ichiro went 2-for-3, as the team lost 11-2.

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Japan's Ishikawa advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to Singapore's Yu Meng Yu in their fourth round match of the women's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. The 16-year-old Ishikawa won 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Japan's Ishikawa advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to Singapore's Yu Meng Yu in their fourth round match of the women's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. The 16-year-old Ishikawa won 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Japan's Ishikawa advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa celebrates after beating Singapore's Yu Meng Yu in their fourth round match of the women's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. The 16-year-old Ishikawa won 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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World Table Tennis Championships begin in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Koki Niwa, a 14-year-old Japanese table tennis player, returns the ball to Khurshed Salibaev of Tajikistan in the men's singles preliminary round of the 2009 World Table Tennis Championship at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on April 28. Niwa won 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, 11-5.

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Hakuho, Ama still share lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho sends Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to the dirt with a left-handed belt pulling technique to share the lead with sekiwake Ama at 11-2 on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21.

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Ogasawara's 2 homers lift Yomiuri to 2-1 lead in CS 2nd stage

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and his team members celebrate their victory over the Chunichi Dragons 11-2 in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series second stage at Tokyo Dome on Oct. 23. Yomiuri took a 2-1 series lead and need two more wins for a spot in the Japan Series against the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League regular-season and playoff winners.

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Hakuho, Chiyo share lead with 2 days left at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) guns down local favorite Kaio to edge a step closer toward a fifth Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23. Ozeki Chiyotaikai also retained his share of the lead at 11-2 by smashing his way past Estonian skyscraper Baruto.

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Boston reaches World Series

BOSTON, United States - Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) rejoices with the team's mascot at Fenway Park Oct. 21 after his Boston Red Sox took the American League Championship Series with an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7.

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Boston reaches World Series

BOSTON, United States - Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (2nd from L) rejoices Oct. 21 after his Boston Red Sox took the American League Championship Series with an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7.

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Okajima helps Boston reach World Series

BOSTON, United States - Japanese rookie Hideki Okajima had scoreless relief outing at Fenway Park Oct. 22, helping the Boston Red Sox reach the World Series against Kazuo Matsui's Colorado Rockies. The Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-2 in Game 7.

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Matsuzaka helps Boston reach World Series

BOSTON, United States - Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka became the first Japanese to earn a win in a major league postseason game on Oct. 21 as the Boston Red Sox came back from a three-games-to-one deficit to take the American League Championship Series with an 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7.

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18-year-old Guo Yue wins women's singles in all-Chinese final

ZAGREB, Croatia - Eighteen-year-old Guo Yue wins the women's singles title in an all-Chinese final against 19-year-old Li Xiaoxia at the world table tennis championships in Zagreb on May 26. Guo, who had won three women's singles on the ITTF Pro Tour this year, prevailed 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-8.

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18-year-old Guo Yue wins women's singles in all-Chinese final

ZAGREB, Croatia - Eighteen-year-old Guo Yue wins the women's singles title in an all-Chinese final against 19-year-old Li Xiaoxia at the world table tennis championships in Zagreb on May 26. Guo, who had won three women's singles on the ITTF Pro Tour this year, prevailed 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-8.

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Mariners' Ichiro hits 1st-inning leadoff homer

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a homer in the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17. Ichiro went 1-for-4 though the Mariners lost 11-2.

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Japan's Fukuhara beaten in table tennis Asian Cup final

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Ai Fukuhara of Japan (L) and Hong Kong's Tie Yana shake hands after Tie beat Fukuhara in the singles final of the Women's Asian Cup in Kitakyushu on March 13. Tie won 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-2, 12-10 for her first Asian Cup title.

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(11)2-yr-old boy rescued, mother taken out, 4 days after earthquake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Firefighters continue their operations on Oct. 27 to rescue Mayu Minagawa, a three-year-old girl, who remains trapped in a buried car in Nagaoka, central Niigata Prefecture, four days after the region was hit by devastating earthquakes on Oct. 23.

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Yankees' Matsui goes 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs against Devil Rays

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double in the first inning of a game against Tampa Bay Devils at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 7. Matsui went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs in the Yankees' 11-2 win over the Devil Rays. (MLB)

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(4)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's baseball players wave to spectators at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25 after beating Canada 11-2 to win the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(3)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan starter Tsuyoshi Wada pitches against Canada at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to grab the bronze medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

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(2)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan catcher Kenji Jojima (9) is celebrated by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning of a game against Canada at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan beat Canada 11-2 to win the bronze medal in the Athens Olympic Games.

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(1)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan catcher Kenji Jojima hits a two-run homer over the left-center fence in the first inning of a game against Canada in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to take the bronze medal.

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Mets' Matsui goes deep twice against Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui hits a three-run homer off New York Yankees starter Mike Mussina in the second inning of their game at Shea Stadium in New York on July 2. Matsui then connected for a two-run homer off Bret Prinz in the sixth to mark his first multi-homer game in the majors. The Mets won 11-2. (MLB)

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Asashoryu marks 11-2 at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pushes out ozeki Musoyama to stay in hot pursuit of Hokutoriki at 11-2 on the 13th day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo tournament on May 21.

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(1)Hideki homers but Yankees fall to Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a 2-run homer against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on April 23. Matsui went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs, but the team was routed 11-2 by the Red Sox. (MLB)

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 2-for-5, gets stolen base

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki singles down the right-field line off Texas Rangers starter Park Chan Ho in the fourth inning of a game at The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 6. Suzuki went 2-for-5 and bagged his first stolen base of the season as the Mariners won 11-2. (MLB)

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Ichiro lifts batting average to .349

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the top of the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 22. Ichiro, who went 2-for-4, lifted his batting average to .349 as Seattle lost 11-2 to Oakland. (MLB)

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Bunch throws complete game for 5th win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons starter Melvin Bunch gets congratulations from catcher Takeshi Nakamura after throwing a complete game for his 5th win this season against the Yokohama Baystars at Yokohama Stadium on June 29. The Dragons trounced the Baystars 11-2.

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IFF Men's World Floorball Championships 2022

Justus Kainulainen (C) of Team Finland celebrates his 11-2 goal during the men's World Floorball Championships quarter-final match Finland vs. Germany in Zurich, Switzerland on November 11, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Baseball: Braves-Dodgers NLCS

Chris Taylor (L) and AJ Pollock celebrate after the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 21, 2021, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Taylor hit three home runs and Pollock homered twice, driving in 10 runs between them in the game.

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Japan's Fukuhara beaten in table tennis Asian Cup final

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Ai Fukuhara of Japan (L) and Hong Kong's Tie Yana shake hands after Tie beat Fukuhara in the singles final of the Women's Asian Cup in Kitakyushu on March 13. Tie won 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-2, 12-10 for her first Asian Cup title. (Kyodo)

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18-year-old Guo Yue wins women's singles in all-Chinese final

ZAGREB, Croatia - Eighteen-year-old Guo Yue wins the women's singles title in an all-Chinese final against 19-year-old Li Xiaoxia at the world table tennis championships in Zagreb on May 26. Guo, who had won three women's singles on the ITTF Pro Tour this year, prevailed 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-8. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, Chiyo share lead with 2 days left at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) guns down local favorite Kaio to edge a step closer toward a fifth Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23. Ozeki Chiyotaikai also retained his share of the lead at 11-2 by smashing his way past Estonian skyscraper Baruto. (Kyodo)

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Ogasawara's 2 homers lift Yomiuri to 2-1 lead in CS 2nd stage

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) and his team members celebrate their victory over the Chunichi Dragons 11-2 in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series second stage at Tokyo Dome on Oct. 23. Yomiuri took a 2-1 series lead and need two more wins for a spot in the Japan Series against the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League regular-season and playoff winners. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, Ama still share lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho sends Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to the dirt with a left-handed belt pulling technique to share the lead with sekiwake Ama at 11-2 on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21. (Kyodo)

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World Table Tennis Championships begin in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Koki Niwa, a 14-year-old Japanese table tennis player, returns the ball to Khurshed Salibaev of Tajikistan in the men's singles preliminary round of the 2009 World Table Tennis Championship at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on April 28. Niwa won 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, 11-5. (Kyodo)