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First five minutes of watching NFL after Aki Basho. This league still gets pass interference wrong and their mono-ii makes it wrong-er.

Click.

So, what else is on?

September 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM

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Aki 2026: Senshuraku
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Aki 2026: Senshuraku

Kitanowaka of Hakkaku-beya won the Juryo yusho. He defeated Kagayaki in regulation to force a play-off. Kayo joined the play-off as he beat Tamawashi. Kitanowaka then defeated Kagayaki and Kayo to …

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September 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM

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Aki 2026: Day 14
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Aki 2026: Day Fourteen

Day 14 in Tokyo Kagayaki and Kayo lost again, making the yusho race a bigger party. Kagayaki still leads at 11-3 but Tamawashi and Kitanowaka join Kayo in the hunt at 10-4. At the other end, Ikarig…

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September 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM

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"Return of the Mack" playing in the wild. (Intercom at Union Station) This is a sign. Good things will happen this weekend.

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September 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM

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Aki 2026: Day Thirteen
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Aki 2026: Day Thirteen

Day Thirteen in Tokyo. Takanosho kyujo. Hakunofuji will pick up the walkover win. This news is sad but also a relief. Takanosho appeared to be in real pain with that foot/ankle. I hope he’s c…

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September 25, 2026 at 9:15 AM

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Aki 2026: #12
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Aki 2026: Day Twelve

Day twelve in Tokyo. Kotoshoho kyujo. This is not a surprise and is Fujiryoga will pick up the walk-over win. Kotoshoho certainly got his bell rung yesterday and should probably be out the rest of …

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September 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM

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Aki 2026: Day Eleven

Day Eleven in Tokyo. Kagayaki finally lost for the first time this tournament, now 10-1. Hitoshi (8-3) henka’d and drove Kagayaki out, picking up his kachi-koshi. Kayo is the only wrestler at 9-2 i…

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September 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM

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Aki 2026: Day Ten
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Aki 2026: Day Ten

Day Ten in Tokyo. Apologies for the abbreviated coverage today. I overslept and only caught the second half of today’s action live. Today’s NHK videos include a five-minute feature on Aki 1986 whic…

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September 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM

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Aki 2026: Day Nine

Day Nine in Tokyo. Joshoyu beat Chiyonotaka and remains the only undefeated rikishi in Jonokuchi. Eisei locked up his kachi-koshi against Kotokawabuchi. Congratulations! The Abema footage of his wi…

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September 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM

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Dai Yokozuna by the Decade
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Dai-Yokozuna by Decade

Could this be the first decade without a dai-yokozuna? The 2020s have so far been an era of unprecedented parity in sumo, and I’m of two minds about it. In many ways this unpredictability has made …

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September 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM

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Aki 2026: Nakabi
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Aki 2026: Nakabi

Day 8 in Tokyo In the lower divisions, Hikarumusashi lost to Amane, picking up his first loss of the tournament and falling out of the Jonidan yusho race. He will be joined in Kyushu by Sunamusashi…

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September 20, 2026 at 9:54 AM

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Justin writes about viewing keiko at Tatsunami-beya.

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A Morning at Tatsunami-beya: Watching the Professionals

One of the lesser-known benefits of joining the Tatsunami International Fan Club is that it includes access to observe asa-geiko, the stable’s morning practice. I had joined the Fan Club main…

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September 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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Aki 2026: Day Seven

Day Seven in Tokyo. No news from the infirmary, no new kyujo to report. Sasaki Ichiro, sumo reporter from Nikkan Sports, broke a story yesterday that Nishikifuji faces heart surgery at the end of t…

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September 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM

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Aki 2026: Day Six
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Aki 2026: Day Six

Day Six in Tokyo Nabatame is back from the infirmary and his brief bout with mumps. Childhood mumps claimed my mother’s hearing but for Nabatame, it only took a sick day. The middle weekend i…

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September 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM

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Aki 2026: Day Five
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Aki 2026: Day Five

Day Five in Tokyo. Checking in with the infirmary, Nabatame is kyujo with mumps. It’s a rather sad prospect if he can’t return to the tournament because he just crawled back into the division after…

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September 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM

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I got my yusho award. There's a small Ladurée stand in Penn Station. So, in the name of sumo, I am set.

The blue one needs to be renamed but "Fruit Loops" is probably fraught with IP concerns. These are better than Costco, yes. But having made macarons from scratch, under $1.00 each is dispiriting.