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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows the second jump of Japan's Sara Takanashi at the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014. Takanashi nailed the day's longest jumps with efforts of 100.5 meters in both rounds earning her a total of 262.9 points on the K-95, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows the first jump of Japan's Sara Takanashi at the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014. Takanashi nailed the day's longest jumps with efforts of 100.5 meters in both rounds earning her a total of 262.9 points on the K-95, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Woods tied for 3rd after 3 rounds at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Tiger Woods putts for a birdie on the 18th hole during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2010. Woods, in contention for a triumphant return after a five-month absence due to a sex scandal, stood in a tie for third with K.J. Choi of South Korea after both carded 70s and a 4-under 212.

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Woods ties for 3rd after 3 rounds at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Tiger Woods makes a birdie putt in the first hole during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2010. Woods, in contention for a triumphant return after a five-month absence due to a sex scandal, stood in a tie for third with K.J. Choi of South Korea after both carded 70s and a 4-under 212.

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Watase wins Snow Brand Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuta Watase soars through the air during the first round of the Snow Brand Cup ski jumping event at the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2010. Watase recorded the longest jumps in both rounds to win his first Snow Brand Cup title.

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Watase wins Snow Brand Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuta Watase celebrates after winning the Snow Brand Cup ski jumping event at the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2010. Watase recorded the longest jumps in both rounds to win his first Snow Brand Cup title.

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Ito wins national normal hill crown

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito outperformed the rest of the field in both rounds of jumps to win the normal hill title of the ski jumping national championships on the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 27.

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Yamada 11th in Four Hills opener

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Japan's rising star Hiroki Yamada finishes 11th and the highest-placed Japanese at the opening event of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament on Dec. 30 in Oberstdorf, Germany. In his rookie season on the Japanese national team, the 19-year-old Yamada flew over the K-115 mark in both rounds with 115.5 and 116 meters for 232.2 points.

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Kiryu Daiichi advances to final at Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - Shoji Ohiro crosses the plate and Tomohisa Sekiguchi rounds third in the top of the ninth inning Aug. 20 in the semifinal of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium. Both runners scored as Kiryu Daiichi of Gunma Prefecture downed Shonan of Kagoshima Prefecture 2-0 to advance to the final.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Shohei Ohtani (bottom R) of the Los Angeles Angels rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on May 22, 2022, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, the 150th home run of his professional career both in Japan and the United States.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Shohei Ohtani (bottom R) of the Los Angeles Angels rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on May 22, 2022, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, the 150th home run of his professional career both in Japan and the United States.

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Yamada 11th in Four Hills opener

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Japan's rising star Hiroki Yamada finishes 11th and the highest-placed Japanese at the opening event of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament on Dec. 30 in Oberstdorf, Germany. In his rookie season on the Japanese national team, the 19-year-old Yamada flew over the K-115 mark in both rounds with 115.5 and 116 meters for 232.2 points.

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Ito wins national normal hill crown

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito outperformed the rest of the field in both rounds of jumps to win the normal hill title of the ski jumping national championships on the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Hokkaido on Jan. 27. (Kyodo)

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Watase wins Snow Brand Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuta Watase soars through the air during the first round of the Snow Brand Cup ski jumping event at the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2010. Watase recorded the longest jumps in both rounds to win his first Snow Brand Cup title. (Kyodo)

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Watase wins Snow Brand Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuta Watase celebrates after winning the Snow Brand Cup ski jumping event at the K-90 Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2010. Watase recorded the longest jumps in both rounds to win his first Snow Brand Cup title. (Kyodo)

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Kiryu Daiichi advances to final at Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - Shoji Ohiro crosses the plate and Tomohisa Sekiguchi rounds third in the top of the ninth inning Aug. 20 in the semifinal of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium. Both runners scored as Kiryu Daiichi of Gunma Prefecture downed Shonan of Kagoshima Prefecture 2-0 to advance to the final.