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Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, third from right, is applauded by teammates while leaving the field for defensive substitution in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Major League baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Ichiro walks off into history in ‘sayonara’ at Tokyo Dome

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Tim Booth Associated PressMarch 21, 2019

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki warms up during his team's practice at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Saturday, March 16, 2019. The Mariners will play in a two-baseball game series against the Oakland Athletics to open the Major League season on March 20-21. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Opening day intrigue: Ichiro keeps ’em guessing about future

by Stephen Wade Associated PressMarch 18, 2019

People walk by a huge screen showing US Open women’s singles champion Naomi Osaka with her trophy, in Tokyo, Monday.

Osaka charms Japan with her manners – and broken Japanese

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressSeptember 11, 2018

France's Antoine Griezmann scores his side's second goal during the quarterfinal match between Uruguay and France at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

World Cup: France dispatches Uruguay in quarterfinals

by Stephen Wade Associated PressJuly 6, 2018

A pedestrian watches a TV news reporting on Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in Tokyo Friday, May 4, 2018. Suzuki was released Thursday by the Mariners and is shifting into a front office role with the team, although he is not completely shutting the door on playing again. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

In Japan, Ichiro’s move starts long ‘Sayonara’

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Yuri Kageyama Associated PressMay 4, 2018

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach leads the 132nd IOC Session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contentious IOC meetings kick off with 2018 Olympics set to open

by Stephen Wade Associated PressFebruary 6, 2018

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach leads the 132nd IOC Session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.

Contentious IOC meetings kick off with Olympics set to open

by Stephen Wade AP Sports WriterFebruary 6, 2018

A Federal Police officer carries a bag filled with items confiscated from the home of Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic committee, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Federal police searched Nuzman's house Tuesday morning.

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Brazil, France allege Rio Olympics vote-buying scheme

by Peter Prengaman Associated Press, and Stephen Wade Associated PressSeptember 5, 2017

FILE - In this July 4, 2016 file photo, Sugar loaf mountain and Guanabara bay are seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio organizers promised to clean up polluted Guanabara Bay in their winning bid in 2009. During the Olympics, officials used stop-gap measures to keep floating sofas, logs, and dead animals from crashing into boats during the sailing events. Since the Olympics, the bankrupt state of Rio de Janeiro has ceased major efforts to clean the bay, with the unwelcome stench usually drifting along the highway from the international airport. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio’s Olympics 1 year later: The good, the bad and the ugly

by Stephen Wade and Renata Brito July 28, 2017

Members of the Italian olympic team arrive at the Rio de Janeiro International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Isolated sabotage suspected at Olympic village

by Stephen Wade Associated PressJuly 28, 2016