Fans of Japan's Hanshin Tigers hope the curse of Col.

The Baltimore Orioles have signed highly regarded Japanese pitcher Koji Uehara to a two-year contract, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. Uehara must pass a physical before the deal, worth $10 million plus incentives, is final, the newspaper said. The 33-year-old right-hander has spent his entire career

TOKYO, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks, Inc. today announced that the company will provide Live Event Services for online broadcasts of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the popular Japanese league baseball team, delivered by RCC Broadcasting Company.

AILING SANYO QUITS PRO BASEBALL ALL-STAR SERIES--Sanyo Electric Co. said it has terminated its 19-year-old sponsorship contract for Japanese professional baseball's annual all-star games, as part of cost reduction efforts to turn around its operations.

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Jun. 9--TOKYO -- Softbank Corp. said Friday its Yahoo Japan Corp.