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US: Shelly Fire In Siskiyou County, CA Burns More Than 3,000 Acres

The Shelly Fire, a brush fire that erupted in Siskiyou County Klamath National Forest on July 3, has now burned more than 3,000 acres as of Monday, July 8 with 0% containment. Hikers and residents near the towns of Etna and Fort Jones were evacuated.

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US: Shelly Fire In Siskiyou County, CA Burns More Than 3,000 Acres 3

The Shelly Fire, a brush fire that erupted in Siskiyou County Klamath National Forest on July 3, has now burned more than 3,000 acres as of Monday, July 8 with 0% containment. Hikers and residents near the towns of Etna and Fort Jones were evacuated.

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US: Shelly Fire In Siskiyou County, CA Burns More Than 3,000 Acres 2

The Shelly Fire, a brush fire that erupted in Siskiyou County Klamath National Forest on July 3, has now burned more than 3,000 acres as of Monday, July 8 with 0% containment. Hikers and residents near the towns of Etna and Fort Jones were evacuated.

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Tada beats champ Son to grab WBA minimumweight crown

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Etsuko Tada (R) delivers a right to WBC women's minimumweight champion Son Cho Rong of South Korea in the seventh round of their title bout at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 11. Tada beat Son to grab the title.

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Matsunaka re-signs with Hawks for 320 mil. yen

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiko Matsunaka, who became the seventh triple crown winner in Japanese baseball history by leading the league in three major batting categories this year, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka after re-signing with the Softbank Hawks for 320 million yen on Dec. 26.

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Yamanaka defends WBC bantamweight crown for 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (R), the WBC bantamweight champion, and challenger Suriyan Sor Rungvisai of Thailand during the 11th round of their bout at Tokyo's Yoyogi No. 2 Gymnasium on Oct. 22, 2014. Yamanaka defended his title for the seventh time, defeating Suriyan in their 12-round fight by unanimous decision.

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Yamanaka defends WBC bantamweight crown for 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (L), the WBC bantamweight champion, and challenger Suriyan Sor Rungvisai of Thailand during the 11th round of their bout at Tokyo's Yoyogi No. 2 Gymnasium on Oct. 22, 2014. Yamanaka defended his title for the seventh time, defeating Suriyan in their 12-round fight by unanimous decision.

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Inoue defends WBC light flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Naoya Inoue (L) connects with his signature left to the body of Thailand's Samartklek Kokietgym in the seventh round of their WBC light flyweight title match in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Inoue defended his title for the first time with a technical knockout in the 11th round.

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Kameda defends WBA bantamweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Koki Kameda (R) and John Mark Apolinario of the Philippines during the 12th round of their bout at Tokyo Big Sight on July 23, 2013. Kameda successfully defended his WBA bantamweight title for a seventh time, winning by unanimous decision against third-ranked challenger Apolinario.

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Yamaguchi defends title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Naoko Yamaguchi of Japan (R) unleashes a punch against seventh-ranked Italian challenger Loredana Piazza in the second round of their bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yamaguchi defeated Piazza in the seventh round, successfully defending her crown for the second time.

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Yamaguchi defends title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Naoko Yamaguchi of Japan (R) strikes seventh-ranked Italian challenger Loredana Piazza in the third round of their bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yamaguchi defeated Piazza in the seventh round, successfully defending her crown for the second time.

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Kameda defends WBA bantam crown for 5th time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Koki Kameda (R), the WBA bantamweight champion, and Mexico's Hugo Ruiz in the seventh round of their bout at Osaka's Bodymaker Coliseum on Dec. 4, 2012. Kameda won a 2-1 decision for his fifth title defense.

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WBC flyweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi (R) punches seventh-ranked Argentine challenger Nestor Narvaes during the fifth round of a WBC flyweight match in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012. Igarashi successfully defended his title crown for the first time with a 2-0 decision.

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WBC flyweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi successfully defends his WBC flyweight title crown for the first time with a 2-0 decision against seventh-ranked Argentine challenger Nestor Narvaes in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo)

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Orfevre becomes 7th Japanese Triple Crown champion

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe and Orfevre are pictured after winning the 72nd Kikka-sho race at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on Oct. 23, 2011. Orfevre became the seventh Japanese Triple Crown champion of all time.

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Orfevre becomes 7th Japanese Triple Crown champion

KYOTO, Japan - Orfevre with jockey Kenichi Ikezoe (far R) gallops in the 72nd Kikka-sho race at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on Oct. 23, 2011. Orfevre won, becoming the seventh Japanese Triple Crown champion of all time.

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Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the gold medal after beating Marianna Sastin of Hungary in the final women's 63-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2011. Icho, who has also won gold medals at the last two Olympics, clinched her seventh crown in the 63-kg class at the world championships.

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Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) wrestles Marianna Sastin of Hungary during the final women's 63-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2011. Icho, who has also won gold medals at the last two Olympics, clinched her seventh crown in the 63-kg class at the world championships.

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Nashiro defends WBA title with draw vs Cazares

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Noburo Nashiro of Japan (L) and challenger Hugo Cazares of Mexico exchange punches in the seventh round of their title match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Sept. 30, 2009. Nashiro successfully defended his super flyweight crown after fighting to a draw with top-ranked Cazares

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Tsukada wins record 7th straight national crown

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Maki Tsukada poses with the winner's trophy after securing a record seventh consecutive title at the women's national judo championship in Yokohama on April 20.

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Niida KOs Varela to retain WBC minimumweight title 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida (L) lands a left straight on the face of Jose Varela of Venezuela in the fifth round of a WBC minimumweight title match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1. Niida knocked out the Venezuelan in the sixth round to successfully defend his WBA crown for the seventh time.

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Boxing: Aizawa takes licking from champion Munoz

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Kuniyuki Aizawa (R) takes punishment from WBA superflyweight champion Alexander Munoz of Venezuela in the seventh round of a WBA title fight in Tokyo on Sept. 24, losing the bout by unanimous decision. Aizawa, ranked No. 6, saw his record slip to 13 wins (10 knockouts), two losses and one draw. Munoz successfully defended the title for the first time since seizing the crown from Japan's Nobuo Nashiro in May and improved his record to 31-2 (27 KOs).

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Daiei's Matsunaka wins triple crown as PL season ends

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks infielder Nobuhiko Matsunaka speaks to reporters at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 27 after becoming the seventh triple crown winner in Japanese baseball as he finishes the Pacific League season at the top of the three major batting categories.

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Ichiro closes out season with 2 hits, 4th in AL batting race

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the top of the seventh inning of a game against the Anaheim Angles at Edison Field in Anaheim on Sept. 29. Ichiro went 2-for-5. The Angeles won 7-6. Ichiro, who won the American League batting crown a year ago with a .350 average, ended the 2002 campaign with a .321 mark to finish fourth in the batting race. (MLB)

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(1) Munoz TKOs Kobayashi for WBA super flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuela's Alexander Munoz floors Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi for the day's third knockdown in the seventh round of a scheduled 12-round title match at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on March 9. Munoz captured the World Boxing Association super flyweight championship after sending the defending champion to the canvas for the fourth time in the fight as referee Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa jumped in to signal the end at 1:31 in the eighth round.

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Crown Princess Masako in fine shape

TOKYO, Japan - Expectant mother Crown Princess Masako waves at well-wishers as she is driven to a hospital for a prenatal checkup Nov. 16, 2001. The Imperial Household Agency said the princess is in good condition after the check, the seventh since the announcement of her pregnancy this spring. (Pool photo)

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Veeraphol keeps WBC bantamweight crown with draw

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion (R) of Thailand manages to hold onto the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Sept. 1 after fighting fourth-ranked Japanese challenger Toshiaki Nishioka to a draw. Veeraphol dominated in the middle of the 12-rounder at Yokohama Arena and then held on over the final three rounds to earn his seventh defense of the title he won from Japan's Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in December 1998.

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Eiga wins 1st national kendo crown

TOKYO, Japan - World champion Naoki Eiga of the Hokkaido police department claims his first kendo national championship crown at Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo on Nov. 3, denying defending champion Masahiro Miyazaki a record seventh title with an overtime victory in the final. Eiga (R) scored a decisive strike to the wrist to seal the title moments after he deftly dodged Miyazaki's (L) attempted strike at his head in a match that lasted 7 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Challenger Gamez takes WBA super flyweight title from Todaka

NAGOYA, Japan - Hideki Todaka (L) crumples to the canvas at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Oct. 9 as top-ranked challenger Leo Gamez of Venezuela took the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight title by knockout at 2:13 of the seventh round. Gamez won his fourth world championship crown to add to titles previously won at minimumweight, light flyweight and flyweight.

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Thai champion stops Tatsuyoshi in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Joichiro Tatsuyoshi goes limp after taking punishment from champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand who stopped the popular Japanese challenger in the seventh round to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Aug. 29. Veeraphol, who flattened Tatsuyoshi for the title last December, stung the third-ranked challenger repeatedly with sharp jabs and right crosses throughout their fight at Osaka Dome before American referee Richard Steele stepped in to stop the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round.

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China's Ye Zhaoying wins Japan Open badminton women's title

Ye Zhaoying beats Gong Zhichao in an all-Chinese final to win the women's singles title at badminton Japan Open in Tokyo on April 11. No. 5 seed Ye snatched the crown back from seventh-seeded Gong for her third Japan Open title, battling back from a disastrous first game to win 1-11, 11-5, 11-6 in a rematch of last year's all-Chinese championship final.

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Miyazaki wins fifth all-Japan kendo crown

Kanagawa police officer Masahiro Miyazaki is all smiles after claiming an unprecedented fifth kendo national championship crown Nov. 3 with a victory over Osaka rival Yoshihisa Eto at the Nippon Budokan. Miyazaki, a holder of the seventh dan, beat sixth-dan Eto with a strike to the head to regain the title he let slip away last year.

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Boxing: Aizawa takes licking from champion Munoz

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Kuniyuki Aizawa (R) takes punishment from WBA superflyweight champion Alexander Munoz of Venezuela in the seventh round of a WBA title fight in Tokyo on Sept. 24, losing the bout by unanimous decision. Aizawa, ranked No. 6, saw his record slip to 13 wins (10 knockouts), two losses and one draw. Munoz successfully defended the title for the first time since seizing the crown from Japan's Nobuo Nashiro in May and improved his record to 31-2 (27 KOs). (Kyodo)

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Niida KOs Varela to retain WBC minimumweight title 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida (L) lands a left straight on the face of Jose Varela of Venezuela in the fifth round of a WBC minimumweight title match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1. Niida knocked out the Venezuelan in the sixth round to successfully defend his WBA crown for the seventh time. (Kyodo)

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Matsunaka re-signs with Hawks for 320 mil. yen

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiko Matsunaka, who became the seventh triple crown winner in Japanese baseball history by leading the league in three major batting categories this year, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka after re-signing with the Softbank Hawks for 320 million yen on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the gold medal after beating Marianna Sastin of Hungary in the final women's 63-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2011. Icho, who has also won gold medals at the last two Olympics, clinched her seventh crown in the 63-kg class at the world championships. (Kyodo)

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Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) wrestles Marianna Sastin of Hungary during the final women's 63-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2011. Icho, who has also won gold medals at the last two Olympics, clinched her seventh crown in the 63-kg class at the world championships. (Kyodo)

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Kyodo)

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Orfevre becomes 7th Japanese Triple Crown champion

KYOTO, Japan - Orfevre with jockey Kenichi Ikezoe (far R) gallops in the 72nd Kikka-sho race at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on Oct. 23, 2011. Orfevre won, becoming the seventh Japanese Triple Crown champion of all time. (Kyodo)

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Orfevre becomes 7th Japanese Triple Crown champion

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe and Orfevre are pictured after winning the 72nd Kikka-sho race at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on Oct. 23, 2011. Orfevre became the seventh Japanese Triple Crown champion of all time. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Yamanaka retains WBC bantamweight crown

Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka celebrates after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight crown for the 11th time with a seventh-round knockout of top-ranked challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama at Edion Arena Osaka on Sept. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Yamanaka retains WBC bantamweight crown

Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka celebrates after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight crown for the 11th time with a seventh-round knockout of top-ranked challenger Anselmo Moreno of Panama at Edion Arena Osaka on Sept. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashiro defends WBA title with draw vs Cazares

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Noburo Nashiro of Japan (L) and challenger Hugo Cazares of Mexico exchange punches in the seventh round of their title match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Sept. 30, 2009. Nashiro successfully defended his super flyweight crown after fighting to a draw with top-ranked Cazares (Kyodo)

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Ichiro closes out season with 2 hits, 4th in AL batting race

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the top of the seventh inning of a game against the Anaheim Angles at Edison Field in Anaheim on Sept. 29. Ichiro went 2-for-5. The Angeles won 7-6. Ichiro, who won the American League batting crown a year ago with a .350 average, ended the 2002 campaign with a .321 mark to finish fourth in the batting race. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Veeraphol keeps WBC bantamweight crown with draw

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion (R) of Thailand manages to hold onto the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Sept. 1 after fighting fourth-ranked Japanese challenger Toshiaki Nishioka to a draw. Veeraphol dominated in the middle of the 12-rounder at Yokohama Arena and then held on over the final three rounds to earn his seventh defense of the title he won from Japan's Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in December 1998.

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Eiga wins 1st national kendo crown

TOKYO, Japan - World champion Naoki Eiga of the Hokkaido police department claims his first kendo national championship crown at Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo on Nov. 3, denying defending champion Masahiro Miyazaki a record seventh title with an overtime victory in the final. Eiga (R) scored a decisive strike to the wrist to seal the title moments after he deftly dodged Miyazaki's (L) attempted strike at his head in a match that lasted 7 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Challenger Gamez takes WBA super flyweight title from Todaka

NAGOYA, Japan - Hideki Todaka (L) crumples to the canvas at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Oct. 9 as top-ranked challenger Leo Gamez of Venezuela took the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight title by knockout at 2:13 of the seventh round. Gamez won his fourth world championship crown to add to titles previously won at minimumweight, light flyweight and flyweight.