Topic - Kobe

west of Osaka on the north shore of Osaka Bay. With a population of about 1.5 million, the city is part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. - Source: Wikipedia

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First-round draft pick Kobe Brown, selected 30th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers, speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Kobe’s legacy in the NBA lives on in new way as two rookies bear his name

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Vissel Kobe midfielder Andres Iniesta, right, passes the ball against Consadole Sapporo midfielder Lucas Fernandes during the first half of a friendly soccer match in Kobe, Japan, Saturday, July 1, 2023. The 39-year-old Spanish footballer plays his last match for the Japanese club Saturday. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Iniesta says farewell to Japanese soccer with rare start for Kobe

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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant speaks with members of the media ahead of a basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia, in this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) ** FILE **

The Big 3: Hall of Fame night awaits Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

File-This Jan. 28, 2020, file photo shows a remembrance board at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets guard Dwayne Bacon, right, drives into New York Knicks forward Kevin Knox II in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Hornets beat Knicks 97-92 to snap 8-game losing streak

By RICHARD WALKER - Associated Press

Students walk beside a giant mural of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna at a basketball court in Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Artists in this tenement building gathered and painted this image after learning of Bryant's death. Bryant, his daughter and 7 others died in a helicopter crash. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

‘Citizen of the world’: Bryant promoted basketball globally

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National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, right, gives Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant his championship ring during a ceremony before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) **FILE**

Kobe Bryant, Morgan Wootten, David Stern make a heck of a basketball group in heaven

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

People gather at a memorial near Staples Center after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

Los Angeles unites in grief for adopted son Kobe Bryant

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Fiji rugby team players and management pose for a group photo before their training at the Oita Stadium in Oita, Japan, Tuesday Oct. 8, 2019. Fiji will play against Wales in their Rugby World Cup Pool D game on Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The Latest: South Africa beat 14-man Canada 66-7

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Fiji's players perform the Cibi ahead of their Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Uruguay in Kamaishi, northeastern Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Ireland rebound with 35-0 win over Russia

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Namibia’s Tjiuee Uanivi catches the ball to to win a lineout against Italy during the Rugby World Cup Pool B game between Italy and Namibia in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (Yohei Fukuyama/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Samoa center Rey Lee-Lo gets 3-match ban at RWC

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Germany's Lukas Podolski, front center, poses for photos with fans during a welcoming ceremony in Kobe, western Japan Thursday, July 6, 2017. Podolski will play for Japanese club Vissel Kobe. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese club Vissel Kobe has high expectations for Podolski

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Forlan on target as Osaka draws 2-2 in J-League

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