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ABC7’s Rob Fukuzaki to Receive Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award
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LOS ANGELES — Rob Fukuzaki, a longtime sports anchor for ABC7, will receive the Los Angeles Press Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award, officials announced on Feb. 23. Fukuzaki, the weekday sports […] READ MORE
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Nikkei Shark Attack: Kiefer Sherwood, new Japanese American on the San Jose Sharks, makes his presence felt
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SAN JOSE — Kiefer Sherwood, the new Japanese American star of the San Jose Sharks, is muscular, poised and articulate. The 31-year-old is an aggressive player on the ice and […] READ MORE
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Oakland welcomes home Olympic gold medalist Liu
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By Andres Jimenez Larios Bay City News Hundreds of people flooded into Frank Ogawa Plaza outside of Oakland City Hall on March 12 to celebrate the return of Alysa Liu, […] READ MORE
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Despite disappointing exit from WBC, Japan cherishes team spirit
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MIAMI, Fla. (Kyodo) — Japan’s players voiced their frustration following their 8-5 quarterfinal loss to Venezuela in the early hours of March 15, but the disappointment was tempered by a […] READ MORE
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Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MILAN — Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold […] READ MORE
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Miura, Kihara win Japan’s 1st pairs gold with record free skate
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MILAN, Italy — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won Japan’s first gold medal in pairs figure skating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 16, jumping four places from […] READ MORE
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Morikawa birdies to win Pebble Beach and end more than 2-year drought
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Collin Morikawa had gone 28 months since his last win, and he was reminded Feb. 15 at the AT&T Pebble […] READ MORE
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Giants OF Jung Hoo Lee stopped briefly at LAX, AP source says
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was briefly stopped at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 21 when arriving from his home in […] READ MORE
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Team USA Winter Olympians
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Beatrice Kim Sport: Snowboarding Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif. DOB/Age: 1/25/2007 Team: Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Chloe Kim Sport: Snowboarding Hometown: Torrance, Calif. DOB/Age: 4/23/2000 Team: 2026 U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team; Snowboard […] READ MORE
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Diversity still a major issue at the Winter Olympics. The U.S. is making some strides
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women […] READ MORE
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