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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L) and manager Dave Roberts celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell pose for a photo after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers clinch NL West title

(From L) Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, manager Dave Roberts and Blake Snell celebrate with champagne after the Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive National League West title with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Hawks clinch Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed in the air by his players after the baseball team won the Pacific League pennant for the third consecutive season with a 7-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) poses for a photo with his championship belt after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii raises his championship belt after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (R) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (R) lands a punch on Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout. ==Kyodo

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (C) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title and later a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (2nd from R) poses for a photo at a memorial ceremony for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Memorial ceremony for former lightweight world champion Ishimatsu

A memorial ceremony is held for Guts Ishimatsu, the first Japanese boxer to win a lightweight world title who later became a household name as a TV personality and actor, in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishimatsu, whose real name was Yuji Suzuki, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 2.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) knocks down Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira raises his belt after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (R) celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (C) celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fourth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the sixth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fifth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (R) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Baseball: National high school championship

Chiben Wakayama High School baseball club players celebrate winning the summer national high school championship title on Aug. 22, 2026, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo.

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Baseball: National high school championship

Chiben Wakayama High School baseball club players celebrate winning the summer national high school championship title on Aug. 22, 2026, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto (R) poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026. Her brother Tomokazu (L) retained the men's crown.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto poses after retaining the men's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Table tennis: WTT Champions

Japan's Miwa Harimoto poses after winning the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a plaque to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi at a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title. The four-time Olympian, 32, won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives to be given to 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo later in the day. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) poses with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.

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10-time Olympic skating medalist Takagi given People's Honor Award

Ten-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi (L) receives a commemorative set of 10 cooking knives from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a ceremony to confer the People's Honor Award at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2026. Each of the knives is engraved with her name and the award title, as the 32-year old won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals before announcing her retirement in April.