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Shohei Otani, the 18-year-old right-handed pitcher that announced Sunday that he intends to come to the United States to begin his minor-league career with the hopes of making the big leagues, was drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters on Thursday. It...

The Texas Rangers signing Yu Darvish to a deal that is reportedly worth a guaranteed $60 million over six years is the least surprising development of the year, as both the Rangers and the Nippon Ham Fighters (Darvish's old team) faced unappeali...

Blog | January 18, 2012

Keith Law explains why a deal between Yu Darvish and the Rangers was invevitable, and breaks down why he's so crucial to the Rangers' staff.

Blog | Conversation | January 18, 2012

Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times gives a detailed explanation of the challenges facing Yu Darvish if he comes to the U.S. The biggest one: pitching on shorter rest than he is used to.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2011

Josh Hedges/Zuffa/UFCTim Sylvia, bottom, is turning the lights out on someone else for once.The popularity -- and correlating distractions -- of mixed martial arts has made securing fighters for interviews slightly more difficult than a few years ago...

The popularity -- and correlating distractions -- of mixed martial arts has made securing fighters for interviews slightly more difficult than a few years ago. They're pushed and pulled in a lot of different directions, and a Web site request for com...

AJ Mass says not to get too wrapped up in World Baseball Classic stats for fantasy purposes.

Turning the Royals around won't be easy, but after managing in Japan, new skipper Trey Hillman is used to overcoming challenges.