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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Cheered by Los Angeles Lakers Fans at NBA Game
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto attended Monday’s NBA game between t...
December 2, 2025
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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Says Shohei Ohtani a Possibility to Start Game 7 of World Series
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani might start Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday. Tyler Glasnow mi...
November 1, 2025
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NBA Head Coach and Player Charged in Sprawling Sports Betting and Mafia-Backed Poker Schemes
NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were...
October 24, 2025
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Jokic Wraps up Triple-Double Average for Season, 3rd NBA Player to Achieve That Feat
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star th...
April 12, 2025
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Luka and the Lakers Believe They Can Win a Championship after Wrapping up the Pacific Title
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston on Friday night to clinch the Pacifi...
April 12, 2025
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Lakers, Clippers Return to Their Home Courts after Days of Fire Devastation across Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles...
January 14, 2025
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Lebron James at 40: A Milestone Birthday Arrives Monday for the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season mi...
December 30, 2024
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Watches from a Private Viewing Section; Rui Hachimura Scores 23 Points, Lakers Roll past Trail Blazers 107-98 to End 3-game Skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 28 ...
December 9, 2024
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Popular Taiwanese Cheerleader Qun Qun Appears at B1 Game in Akita; Model and Dancer Has 960,000 Instagram Followers
AKITA - Qun Qun, a cheer dancer for the Taiwanese professional baseball team CTBC Brothers, made ...
December 3, 2024
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76ers’ Joel Embiid Is Suspended by the NBA for Three Games for Shoving a Newspaper Columnist
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for thr...
November 6, 2024
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Yuki Kawamura Sees Action against Magic, but He’s Still Seeking His First NBA Points
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — With the Grizzlies comfortably ahead of the Orlando Magic, the calls for Ja...
October 27, 2024
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LeBron and Bronny James Make NBA History by Playing Together in Lakers’ 110-103 Win over Minnesota
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the N...
October 23, 2024
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Grizzlies Sign G Yuki Kawamura to Two-Way Deal
Following productive play in the preseason, guard Yuki Kawamura is set to sign a two-way NBA cont...
October 20, 2024
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Japanese Olympic Basketball Star Yuki Kawamura Signs with NBA’s Grizzlies
LOS ANGELES - The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies announced Friday the signing of Yuki Kawamura, 23, a po...
September 7, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani, 27th Homer of the Season Traveled 433 Feet to Right-Center on Japanese Heritage Night, Lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his thir...
July 3, 2024
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