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In This Fighting Game Tournament, Each Round Lasts Two Seconds

Fighting game matches can come in many forms, from quick blowouts to drawn-out bouts, but one Japanese arcade has introduced something quite unique, holding tournaments for the game Galaxy Fight in which the rounds last only two seconds each.

The Sports Highlight Of Day Is These Two Balls Rescuing Their Friend Ball From Some Mean Big Balls

I recognize that the most intense form of intimacy is asking someone to watch a four-minute video online. But…watch this video.

Team USA Makes WBC Final For The First Time Thanks To Mishandled Grounder

Tonight’s low-scoring World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Team USA had none of the playful braggadocio seen in other World Baseball Classic games this year, but the Americans eked out a 2-1 win to advance to the WBC final for the first time.

Player Lands One-Hit KO In Japanese Fighting Game Tournament

This weekend held many different events in some of the biggest esports, from League of Legends and Street Fighter to Call of Duty. In a small arcade tucked away in Akihabara, Japan, however, players were duking it out in some of the best bouts I’ve seen all weekend, in a language I don’t understand and a game I hadn’t…

Manny Ramirez's New Contract With Japanese Team Grants Unlimited Sushi And Optional Practices

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall for the negotiations of Manny Ramirez’s new contract with the Japanese independent league Kochi Island Fighting Dogs, which reportedly grants optional practices, a chauffeured Mercedes, a private hotel suite for road games, a jersey that says “Manny” on the back, and, most…

Sumo Wrestler Extremely Fucked Up By Violent Collision

I don’t know the particulars here, but what I do know is that the above video depicts one big sumo guy slamming into another sumo guy, the injured sumo guy convulsing on the ground and then stumbling in a very pronounced way during his failed attempts to get back on his feet, and that it’s hard to watch.

Japanese Wrestling Photos That Look Photoshopped, But Aren't

This week, a tag appeared on Twitter for wrestling photos that look so unreal you’d think they had to be Photoshopped.