COLUMNS
| Jack Gallagher Sports Editor |
Jack Gallagher is the sports editor of The Japan Times. Named a top 10 columnist by the Associated Press Sports Editors for his work in 2004, he has been a sports journalist in Japan for more than 10 years. He has covered numerous events both domestically and internationally, including the Super Bowl, World Cup and Olympics. He was previously an executive in public relations in both the NBA and NFL Europe. He is a native of San Jose, Calif., and a graduate of the University of Southern California.
E-mail Jack at jack@japantimes.co.jp
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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
ICE TIME
Mao Asada ended last year with a month of triumph and tragedy that are hard to imagine.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
ICE TIME
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011
ICE TIME
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| Ed Odeven Sports Editor/Writer |
Ed Odeven covers basketball for The Japan Times. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. His articles have also appeared in Venezuela Online News, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times and Swimming World Magazine.
E-mail Ed at edward@japantimes.co.jp
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Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
HOOP SCOOP
Dunks are basketball's flashiest plays. The in-your-face posturing, instant reactions from teammates, high-fives and chatter from the bench and the stands often follow a well-executed slam, and cable television and YouTube highlight reels make dunks an omnipresent part of modern sports culture.
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011
HOOP SCOOP
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
HOOP SCOOP
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011
HOOP SCOOP
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| Jason Coskrey Sports Editor/Writer |
Jason Coskrey is a sports writer for the Japan Times. His primary focus is Japanese baseball but he also has experience covering soccer, American football, boxing and basketball. He previously worked for the Marietta Daily Journal in Marietta. Ga. A native of Detroit, he is a graduate of the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
E-mail Jason at jason@ml.japantimes.co.jp
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Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
The Yomiuri Giants hit fewer singles, doubles, triples and home runs in 2011 than they did in 2010. The Kyojin also drove in fewer runs and struck out more.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
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| Andrew McKirdy Sports Editor/Writer |
Andrew McKirdy is a sports writer for The Japan Times. His main beat is soccer, but he has also previously covered rugby, tennis, volleyball, golf, and even tug-of-war. A native of the Scottish Borders, he has written for The Scotsman newspaper and organized filming for a program on Japanese soccer for ITV television.
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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Several players have returned to the J. League from frustrating overseas experiences this winter, but until Japanese soccer begins to appreciate the diversity of the European game, more are likely to come unstuck in the future.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
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| Wayne Graczyk Baseball Columnist |
Wayne Graczyk has written the "Baseball
Bullet-In" column in The Japan Times since 1976. A native of New Jersey, he came to Japan in 1969 with the U.S. Air Force and
is a 1977 graduate of Tokyo's Sophia University. Wayne was the long-time (1977-2004) sports editor of the Tokyo Weekender
newspaper, he covers Yomiuri Giants baseball games for Nippon TV and, since 1976, has compiled the Japan Pro Baseball Fan
Handbook & Media Guide. He is a member of the Tokyo Sportswriters Club and the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan.
E-mail Wayne at Wayne@JapanBall.com
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Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Playing as a teammate with Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh was awesome. Yu Darvish should win more than 15 games this season with the Texas Rangers.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
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| Mark Buckton Sumo Columnist |
Mark Buckton covers the world of sumo for The Japan Times Online. A long-time contributor to a wide range of the English-language print media in Japan as well as magazines and newspapers across Asia, the EU and North America, Buckton is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online Sumo Fan Magazine, which is published in four languages. He has even wrestled on a amateur level but hung up his mawashi many years ago.
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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Before the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament, most fans would have predicted that Hakuho, the reigning yokozuna, would claim his third successive Emperor's Cup, and 22nd title overall.
Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
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| Peter Vecsey Basketball Columnist |
Peter Vecsey of the New York Post is the most prominent baskeball columnist in the world. He has covered the NBA for the past 30 years, and has been an expert analyst on both network and cable television in the United States. His inside information and access to the league's top players, coaches and executives have helped earn him recognition as one of the "Most Powerful People in Sports" by The Sporting News.
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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
NBA REPORT
There they were in Boston on Friday night with an actual chance to silence the wolves, the lambs and the vultures and what did the Knicks do? Croaked from second-hand choke.
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
NBA REPORT
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
NBA REPORT
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
NBA REPORT
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| Christopher Davies Soccer Columnist |
Christopher Davies of the London
Daily Telegraph is one of Britain's most prominent soccer writers. He regularly covers Premier League powers Arsenal and
Chelsea in the Champions League, and the Republic of Ireland internationally. Davies has covered eight World Cups and is a
former chairman of the Football Writers' Association in England.
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Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
New manager, same old England. Or Englantalia.
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
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