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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Ed Odeven</title>
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		<title>Long-term imports still rare in ever-changing league</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohey Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Newton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Humphrey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With each passing season, perpetual change on team rosters means dozens of foreign players come and go. And it&#8217;s become quite rare for foreign players to spend a large chunk of their careers in the bj-league. Sure, the league has expanded rapidly &#8212; from six teams in 2005-06 to 21 for the upcoming season, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyoto signs swingman Ubiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edwin Ubiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Development League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Hannaryz have bolstered their roster with the addition of guard/forward Edwin Ubiles, who has spent the majority of the past two seasons in the NBA Development League. Ubiles also appeared in four games for the Washington Wizards &#8212; on a 10-day contract &#8212; in the 2011-12 campaign. Averaging 13.0 minutes in four games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What others are saying about Tokyo&#8217;s winning Olympic bid</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/08/more-sports/olympics/what-others-are-saying-about-tokyos-winning-bid/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-others-are-saying-about-tokyos-winning-bid</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2013 07:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever it rolls around, the Olympic bid story will travel to the front pages of the world's media. Here are a few highlights from the rivers of keystrokes given to the topic of the 2020 Olympic host.]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks&#8217; Tyler recovering from foot surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/06/basketball/knicks-tyler-recovering-from-foot-surgery/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=knicks-tyler-recovering-from-foot-surgery</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Knicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New York Knicks big man Jeremy Tyler underwent surgery on Thursday to repair &#8220;a stress fracture of his right fifth metatarsal,&#8221; the team announced. The former Tokyo Apache post player underwent the procedure on his foot at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Dr. Martin O&#8217;Malley performed the surgery. Tyler, entering his third NBA season, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita releases star guard Burns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Draelon Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Star guard Draelon Burns sustained an eye injury playing pickup basketball in late August in Milwaukee, and his plans to play for the Akita Northern Happinets have been derailed. The bj-league team announced on Thursday it has voided his contract after an eye doctor in Akita recommended surgery and three months&#8217; rest to heal a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New coaches, players make debuts as preseason begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iwate Big Bulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preseason basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryukyu Golden Kings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preseason action will be in full swing over the next few weeks as teams get the opportunity to measure themselves &#8212; strengths, weaknesses, individual matchups &#8212; against opposing teams. And that&#8217;s where coaches will have their first real chance to evaluate what adjustments to make before the league&#8217;s ninth season tips off in early October. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shimane parts ways with big man Singleton</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/basketball/shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adrian Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday announced recently signed center Rashaad Singleton will not play for the bj-league team this season, citing family issues as the reason. The team news release contradicts what this newspaper uncovered during interviews with several league sources this past week. This Japan Times reported on Friday, citing multiple league sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 50 years after epic win, Mills backs Tokyo for 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/more-sports/olympics/nearly-50-years-after-epic-win-mills-backs-tokyo-for-2020/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nearly-50-years-after-epic-win-mills-backs-tokyo-for-2020</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1964 Tokyo Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billy Mills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Billy Mills&#8217; rise to prominence began nearly 50 years ago. Now, as he looks back on his highly successful career as a distance runner, author, humanitarian and motivational speaker, he reflects on how significant a role the 1964 Tokyo Olympics played in his life. In an exclusive interview with The Japan Times, the 75-year-old Mills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nakamura&#8217;s coaching tree stretches throughout league</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/29/basketball/nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kazuo Nakamura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now entering his third season in charge of the Akita Northern Happinets, septuagenarian sideline supervisor Kazuo Nakamura&#8217;s influence goes far beyond his current team. Nakamura&#8217;s proteges are working throughout the bj-league, with three of them serving as head coaches in the 21-team circuit: Ryuji Kawai (Shinshu Brave Warriors), Koto Toyama (Bambitious Nara, an expansion club) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casey Hill named Santa Cruz head coach</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/27/basketball/casey-hill-named-santa-cruz-head-coach-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=casey-hill-named-santa-cruz-head-coach-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Development League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Cruz Warriors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Casey Hill, a former Tokyo Apache assistant coach, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA Development League team announced over the weekend. Hill, 30, was the franchise&#8217;s assistant coach for two seasons, including the 2011-12 campaign when the team was known as the Dakota Wizards before relocating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at when Tokyo was awarded 1964 Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/24/more-sports/olympics/a-look-back-at-when-tokyo-was-awarded-1964-olympics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-look-back-at-when-tokyo-was-awarded-1964-olympics</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1964 Tokyo Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IOC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been more than 50 years since Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics, and it was done before several landmark events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Consider the following: ■ The IOC&#8217;s decision on May 26, 1959, occurred in Munich, West Germany. (East and West Germany reunited decades later, signaling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davis, Singleton teaming up in Shimane</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/22/basketball/davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeral Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Houston Rockets&#8217; Twin Towers &#8212; Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon &#8212; helped pave the way for the team&#8217;s trip to the 1986 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics, the superior squad, won the series, but the big men were instrumental in Houston&#8217;s success that season. Nearly 30 years later, the Shimane Susanoo Magic hope to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constant change, lack of plan hurt bj-league&#8217;s viability</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/20/basketball/constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Entering its ninth season, which tips off in October, the bj-league has never been in worse shape. It has grown too big, too quickly and its overall mismanagement &#8212; especially at the league office, but also with many teams &#8212; has reached epic proportions. Fans have many options for where they choose to spend money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks sign ex-Tokyo Apache big man Tyler</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/17/basketball/knicks-sign-ex-tokyo-apache-big-man-tyler/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=knicks-sign-ex-tokyo-apache-big-man-tyler</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Knicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler made a positive impression during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas last month, playing for the New York Knicks. That prompted Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald to offer Tyler, a former Tokyo Apache forward/center, a contract for the 2013-14 season. The deal was completed last week. Terms of the contract were not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osaka president Iguchi forced out after three months</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/15/basketball/osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motofumi Iguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa president Motofumi Iguchi has been forced to resign without ever presiding over a game, The Japan Times has learned. An announcement is expected after the Bon holiday period. The Evessa team offices are closed this week. Iguchi&#8217;s unprecedented departure due to &#8220;philosophical differences,&#8221; was the way a longtime team insider described the situation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ota named to International Fencing Federation leadership post</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/13/more-sports/ota-named-to-international-fencing-federation-leadership-post/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ota-named-to-international-fencing-federation-leadership-post</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fencing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuki Ota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fencer Yuki Ota, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, was selected as one of six members of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Athletes Commission, it was announced on Tuesday. The term is for four years for the Shiga Prefecture native and the other commission members. In 2008, Ota earned a silver in the men&#8217;s individual foil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-around star Parker joins Wakayama Trians</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/09/basketball/all-around-star-parker-joins-wakayama-trians/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=all-around-star-parker-joins-wakayama-trians</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan Wiggins Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiba Jets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Parker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wakayama Trians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[High-scoring forward Michael Parker, a bj-league star for six seasons, has reunited with ex-Shimane Susanoo Magic bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic, the new Wakayama Trians head coach. Wakayama, previously called the Panasonic Trians during the team&#8217;s JBL days, has joined the National Basketball League, the JBL&#8217;s 12-team successor, for the 2013-14 season. The Trians made the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shinshu signs former MVP Parmer; Aomori adds three</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aomori Wat's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Parmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natalie Nakase]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shinshu Brave Warriors endured back-to-back losing seasons in 2011-12 and 2012-13 as the franchise got established. There were growing pains, coaching changes (Motofumi Aoki, Takatoshi Ishibashi), injury setbacks (Wayne Marshall) and a lot of ups and downs. Now, under new coach Ryuji Kawai, the Brave Warriors have made their first major offseason acquisition, signing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan fails to advance at FIBA Asia Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/07/basketball/japan-fails-to-advance-at-fiba-asia-championship/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japan-fails-to-advance-at-fiba-asia-championship</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FIBA Asia Championship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jordan controlled the tempo and kept Japan in catch-up mode en route to a 65-56 win in the teams&#8217; Final Group E game at the FIBA Asia Championship on Wednesday in Manila. Japan fell to 1-4 in the continental competition and failed to advance to the next round. Instead, Japan will have to settle for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan falls to 1-3 in FIBA Asia Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FIBA Asia Championship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taiwan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former Osaka Evessa center Tseng Wen-ting scored a game-high 19 points and Lin Chih-chieh poured in 16 as Taiwan edged Japan 79-76 in Group E action at the FIBA Asia Championship on Tuesday in Manila. Japan slipped to 1-3 in the tournament, which serves as a qualifier for next year&#8217;s FIBA Basketball World Cup in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Center Davis decides to remain with Shimane</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/03/basketball/center-davis-decides-to-remain-with-shimane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=center-davis-decides-to-remain-with-shimane</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeral Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vlasios Vlaikidis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zeljko Pavlicevic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big man Jeral Davis, who led the bj-league in blocked shots in each of the past three seasons, recently finalized a deal to return to the Shimane Susanoo Magic for the upcoming season, the team has announced. The 216-cm Talladega (Alabama) State product was the bj-league&#8217;s tallest player last season and is the most dominant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan prevails over Hong Kong in FIBA Asia clash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FIBA Asia Championship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Led by guard Naoto Tsuji&#8217;s 17-point effort and three teammates&#8217; double-digit scoring output, the Japan men&#8217;s national basketball team cruised past Hong Kong 76-59 in a FIBA Asia Championship Group B game on Friday in Manila. Japan bounced back from a one-point loss to Qatar in the teams&#8217; tournament opener on Thursday. Kosuke Takeuchi contributed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qatar edges Japan in FIBA Asia opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FIBA Asia Championship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Qatar men&#8217;s national team outscored Japan 22-13 in the fourth quarter en route to a one-point victory in the teams&#8217; 27th FIBA Asia Championship opener on Thursday in Manila. Japan will look to rebound from its 75-74 Group B loss in a Wednesday game against Hong Kong. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hannaryz sign Werner; Aoki heads home to Fukuoka</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Joe Werner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Power forward Joe Werner, one of the top newcomers in the bj-league last season, will return for another go-round in Japan. But the Chiba Jets, the team he helped carry into the playoffs while averaging 19.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, are no longer in the 21-team circuit. The Jets have defected to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gymnastics coach Tomita fondly remembers legendary Aihara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gunma Prefecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobuyuki Aihara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The late Nobuyuki Aihara, a gymnastics legend, left a great impression on many individuals he met or influenced during his many decades in the sport, including Yoichi Tomita. Aihara&#8217;s death at age 78 on July 16 triggered many memories for Tomita, who followed in Aihara&#8217;s footsteps. &#8220;Mr. Aihara was a great gymnast, probably the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashland High edges Japan All-Stars in entertaining Pacific Rim Bowl XIII</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/27/more-sports/ashland-high-edges-japan-all-stars-in-entertaining-pacific-rim-bowl-xiii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ashland-high-edges-japan-all-stars-in-entertaining-pacific-rim-bowl-xiii</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashland High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Rim Bowl XIII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[High School team held off the Japan All-Stars 32-30 in an wild finish in Pacific Rim Bowl XIII on Saturday at Kobe&#8217;s Oji Stadium. The Grizzlies now hold a 7-6 lead in the series, which staged its 25th anniversary game. The teams alternate playing between Japan and Ashland, Oregon in the biannual bowl. Ashland won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fukuoka hires Tuck</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Draelon Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mack Tuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Katsuhisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rizing Fukuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taketo Aoki]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Chinese Basketball Association star Mack Tuck has been hired as the Rizing Fukuoka&#8217;s new head coach, a source close to the situation confirmed Friday morning. The team made an announcement later in the day. &#8220;It&#8217;s a great honor for me to be named the head coach of the Rizing Fukuoka (for) the upcoming 2013-2014 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashland set to take on Japan prep stars in Pacific Rim Bowl</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/25/more-sports/ashland-set-to-take-on-japan-prep-stars-in-pacific-rim-bowl/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ashland-set-to-take-on-japan-prep-stars-in-pacific-rim-bowl</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashland High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Rim Bowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While NFL and U.S. college football teams are gearing up for the upcoming season, high school players on both sides of the Pacific Ocean are busy fine-tuning their skills for the fall season. A Japan All-Star squad, comprised of 61 players (250 participated in tryouts) from 28 Kansai-area high schools, will square off against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishizaki planning to continue playing career in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takumi Ishizaki]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to some speculative chatter in recent days that guard Takumi Ishizaki is on the verge of retirement, the word out of Germany is that the Fukui Prefecture native has his sights set on extending his overseas career. A German basketball expert contacted by The Japan Times on Wednesday and Lothar Hermeling, Ishizaki&#8217;s German agent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tyler shines in Summer League finale</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/20/basketball/tyler-shines-in-summer-league-finale-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tyler-shines-in-summer-league-finale-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Knicks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Tokyo Apache big man Jeremy Tyler scored a team-high 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting and blocked two shots in the New York Knicks&#8217; 91-80 victory on Friday over the Los Angeles Clippers in the teams&#8217; final game of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Tyler, a 22-year-old free agent, averaged 12.8 points and [...]]]></description>
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