Basketball: Watanabe traded to Grizzlies in 3-team deal

The Phoenix Suns are sending Japanese forward Yuta Watanabe to the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade, the two teams said Thursday. The 29-year-old Watanabe will return to Memphis four seasons after his first stint with the Tennessee-based team with which he…

Tokyo stocks hit 34-yr high in morning on weaker yen

Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning as a weaker yen and good earnings results lifted the shares of major companies, with the Nikkei index topping the 37,000-point threshold for the first time in 34 years. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 166.63 poi…