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SENDAI 89ERS

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 27, 2020
B. League cancels remainder of season, playoffs
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the B. League ran out of all options but one: canceling the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 5, 2019
Akita edges Hokkaido to earn series split; Sendai tops Kagawa in 2OT
In a game featuring 60 foul shots, 42 turnovers and 24 steals, the visiting Akita Northern Happinets made four more 2-point shots and earned an 80-76 victory over the Levanga Hokkaido.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 4, 2019
Hokkaido adds Markeith Cummings in bid to right ship
After winning just 10 of 60 games this past season, the Levanga Hokkaido are aiming to flip the script.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 11, 2019
Sendai 89ers finalize deal with veteran leader Jerome Tillman for 2019-20 season
The Sendai 89ers orchestrated a dramatic turnaround under first-year bench boss Dai Oketani this past season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 15, 2018
Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game
The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league's brief history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 5, 2018
Crane Thunders, 89ers triumph in second-flight series openers
The Gunma Crane Thunders had a solid first half to set the tone and a strong rebounding effort in Friday's 76-68 series-opening victory over the Earthfriends Tokyo Z.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 13, 2018
Sendai gets boost from victory in Early Cup
Last weekend ushered in the first real phase of preseason action as B. League teams prepare for the circuit's third campaign.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 28, 2018
Storks hand coaching reins to Miodrag Rajkovic
The Nishinomiya Storks on Saturday named Miodrag Rajkovic as their new head coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2018
Earthfriends Tokyo Z hand coaching reins to Satoru Furuta
Less than a year after being dismissed as Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach, former Japan national team center/power forward Satoru Furuta is back as a sideline supervisor.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2018
Yokohama looks to Tom Wisman for renewal
Tom Wisman, who guided the Tochigi Brex to the inaugural B. League title in May 2017, is returning to the sideline to lead the Yokohama B-Corsairs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 6, 2018
Chiba triumphs over Ryukyu, claims East Division crown
It all started with a logical offensive strategy: get the ball to the big guys inside.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 4, 2018
Samuraiz rally past Rizing in final minute
The Kanazawa Samuraiz made a pair of clutch baskets in the final minute, rallying to beat the visiting Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka by the slimmest of margins, 71-70, on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 5, 2018
Struggling 89ers fire Toshihiro Goto, hand coaching reins to Daisuke Takaoka
Toshihiro Goto lasted less than one season in charge of the Sendai 89ers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 15, 2017
Ito out as Tokyo coach despite making playoffs
Coaching changes are quickly shaking up the leadership foundation of the B. League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 24, 2017
89ers trying to keep spirits up amid battle for first-division survival
Imagine how mentally tough it must be when your team gets mauled two days in a row by a division rival and is on the verge of demotion to a lower division.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 31, 2017
Sato gives 89ers down-to-the-wire win over Levanga
The Sendai 89ers found a way to edge the visiting Levanga Hokkaido on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 18, 2017
89ers' White delivers winning plays against Grouses
Wendell White made a pair of big shots in crunch time to lift the Sendai 89ers to a 75-72 victory over the visiting Toyama Grouses on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 4, 2017
SeaHorses pull away in third quarter in triumph over Sunrockers
A six-point halftime cushion sometimes pleases a basketball coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 3, 2017
MVP candidate Fazekas ignites Brave Thunders in narrow victory over 89ers
Title-chasing teams thrive on down-to-the-wire contests.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 17, 2017
Kanamaru sparks SeaHorses in rout of Levanga
The SeaHorses Mikawa delivered an impressive all-around performance, hammering the visiting Levanga Hokkaido 89-72 on Friday night.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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