Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
KIRYU, Gunma Pref. (Kyodo) Hiromi Mogi clung onto the top of the leaderboard after shooting an uneven round of 1-under-par 71 in the second round of the Sankyo Ladies on Saturday. Mogi, who started the day with a two-stroke lead, carded five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to move to 6-under 138 on her home course at Akagi Country Club, going into the final round one shot ahead of Shinobu Moromizato....
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
LAS VEGAS (AP) O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room. "Simpson should be granted a new trial," attorney Gabriel Grasso wrote in a motion faulting Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass' decisions...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
STOCKHOLM (AP) Wild card Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open with a 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 victory over Dominik Hrbaty on Thursday. Nishikori will next face second-seeded Mario Ancic, who beat Steve Darcis 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former NBA star Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn't want them to be fired. Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of KTLK in Minneapolis made the remarks during Baker's conservative radio show on Wednesday. After Johnson condemned the statements, the station said it regretted "some offhand remarks" by the pair. Read the...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Tour veteran Katsunori Kuwabara took sole possession of the lead at the halfway point of the Canon Open after shooting a 4-under-par 68 in the second round Friday. Kuwabara, a two-time winner on the JGTO tour whose last victory came in the 1998 Japan Matchplay Championship, made five birdies against a lone bogey at Totsuka Country Club to move one shot clear of Taichiro Kiyota, Hiroyuki...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA — Spot Yu Darvish a run and more times than not he's going to win. Give him a couple more and it's pretty much academic. Darvish kept the powerful Orix Buffaloes at bay and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters strung together a couple of timely hits to win Game 1 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Kyocera Dome. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
DETROIT (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs sat stoically on their bench, watching the Detroit Red Wings hoist the Stanley Cup banner to Joe Louis Arena's crowded rafters. Then, Toronto put a damper on the celebration. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OTSU, Shiga Pref. — The Shiga Lakestars posted a loss in their first-ever game, but the outcome wasn't decided until the final buzzer. For the bj-league expansion team, an 81-78 defeat to the Osaka Evessa produced its first-ever collective emotion: a sense of accomplishment on Saturday afternoon as it walked off the court. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A year ago, Osaka Evessa fans, opponents and media members shared a common inquiry: Will Kensaku Tennichi's team complete its quest for a three-peat? We now know the answer, but have a similar question: Can the new-look Evessa pick up a fourth title in the fourth year of the bj-league? Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
ST. ALBANS, England (AP) With John Terry out with a back injury, Rio Ferdinand was set to captain England at Wembley in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan. "Being captain in any game is great, but leading out England in the first World Cup qualifier at Wembley is very special," Ferdinand said Friday. "I'm very much looking forward to it, and I'll cherish this moment. The biggest thing...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
KIRYU, Gunma Pref. (Kyodo) Hiromi Mogi took full advantage of playing on her home course to take the lead after shooting a 5-under-par 67 in the opening round of the Sankyo Ladies on Friday. Mogi put together seven birdies while carding a pair of bogeys at Akagi Country Club, where the four-time winner on the Japan LPGA tour finished the day two strokes ahead of Shinobu Moromizato, Mie Nakata and South...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. (AP) McLaren's Lewis Hamilton tightened his grip on the Formula One title Saturday by claiming pole position for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. The championship leader and winner here last year took his sixth pole of the season with a time of 1 minute, 18.404 seconds, and will start four grid positions ahead of his title rival Felipe Massa of Ferrari. Read the full story...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Point guard Takanori Goya was the No. 1 pick in the bj-league's 2006 draft. After two losing seasons, he was traded to the Osaka Evessa. On Saturday, Goya, a native of Okinawa, begins his quest to help the Evessa win a fourth consecutive championship. Osaka opens the 2008-09 season with a pair of road games against the expansion Shiga Lakestars in Otsu. Read the full story
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ales Kotalik has become so successful in scoring shootout goals that the Buffalo Sabres' forward is growing tired talking about them. "You got something different, right?" Kotalik said, wanting to change the subject. What mattered more is that he contributed in helping the Sabres open this season by accomplishing something they struggled with all last season — winning a close game....
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
OSAKA — The first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series matches two teams that will contest strength against strength to decide which team will advance to face the Seibu Lions in the second stage. The two-time defending Pa League Climax Series Champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will pit Yu Darvish and their pitching staff against the Orix Buffaloes' powerful Tuffy Rhodes-driven offense in Saturday's...
