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The highest-ranked team in the competition and the only Asian side to win the World Cup, Japan has been clinical so far with three wins from three games in the group phase.

The U.S. will face the Dominican Republic, which crushed South Korea 10-0 in seven innings in its quarterfinal, in the semifinals on Sunday.

The Dominican Republic leads the World Baseball Classic in many offensive categories

Austin Wells ended the game with a three-run home run.

From Tokyo Tower to shinkansen platforms, Joshua Mellin captured all the excitement as Japan's biggest baseball stars began their quest to repeat as WBC champs.

The Thunder improved to an NBA-best 52-15 with their seventh consecutive victory, dropping the Celtics to 43-23.

Tigers right-hander Will Vest, Blue Jays righty Tyler Rogers and Yankees left-hander Tim Hill are joining the roster ahead of the WBC quarterfinals.

Cadillac finally finished its first Formula One race in Melbourne — a small but significant step at the start of a long climb.

Top seed Sabalenka beat Victoria Mboko 7-6 (0), 6-4 after being pushed hard by the Canadian 19-year-old.

Murray won Rookie of the Year in 2019 and made the Pro Bowl in his second and third seasons, but he has largely struggled when on the field in the four seasons since.

The Premier League's boast of being the best in Europe took a bit of a hammering over 48 hours this week, with none of the six clubs in last-16 action winning.

The 26-year-old Swede broke the record he has owned since clearing 6.17 m in 2020.

Ferrari, which last won a grand prix in 2024, was Mercedes' closest rival in the Australian season-opener last weekend.

Sporting Lisbon were added to a list of defeated opponents that includes Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan twice.

The two sides have been negotiating since players opted out of the previous CBA in October 2024 and the March 10 deadline was the latest in a series of missed targets.

In the first three games in Tokyo, Japan relied heavily on its three major league stars at the top of the batting order: Shohei Ohtani, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka Yoshida.

Italy captured first place in Pool B while helping the United States advance.

The move by the siblings comes less than two months since Steve Tisch's name appeared approximately 440 times in the Epstein files.

Johor Darul Ta'zim from Malaysia advanced at the expense of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

The electrician who once struck out Shohei Ohtani ended his national team career with a stirring farewell at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.

Sumo fans are wondering whether history might be repeating itself.

Samurai Japan will next face either Venezuela, which has a strong roster, or a Dominican Republic team that could double as an MLB All-Star squad.

The star-studded host is now facing possible elimination from the tournament.

Tudor selected Kinsky, who had not played since October, over Guglielmo Vicario after five straight Premier League defeats before the game.

The deal fell apart for medical reasons, according to the NFL Network, with reports indicating the Ravens were not comfortable assuming the risk associated with Crosby's knee.

Adebayo's astonishing performance surpassed the 81 points scored by the late Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.

It was just the second meeting between the two, both four-time Grand Slam champions.

Japan's next game will be in the WBC quarterfinals against either the Dominican Republic or Venezuela.

With Alvaro Arbeloa's team in inconsistent form and key attackers set to miss the game injured, the Premier League side is firm favorite in the last-16 tie.

The result leaves the U.S. on track to top Pool B and could leave it facing Cuba in the quarterfinals on Friday.