
Football Jan 19, 2021
Chuck Mills, who inspired Japan's college football to flourish, dies at 92
The Chicago native brought Utah State and Wake Forest to Japan for exhibition games before taking local coaches under his wing in the United States.
Kaz Nagatsuka is a staff writer covering Japanese sports, including Japanese professional baseball, basketball, American football and individual sports. He has covered big sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and soccer's World Cup.
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The Chicago native brought Utah State and Wake Forest to Japan for exhibition games before taking local coaches under his wing in the United States.
Players contributed dunk videos from their team's practice facilities while a small team broadcast from Adastria Mito Arena, where the festivities had been scheduled to take place.
The Japan Rugby Football Union hopes a larger first division will result in higher-quality matches when the new league kicks off in January 2022.
Kawasaki booked a spot in the semifinals alongside the Alvark Tokyo, Utsunomiya Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa.
After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.
Some J. League teams are set to begin their training camps later this month while NPB camps are scheduled to start Feb. 1.
The weekend of basketball festivities scheduled for Jan. 15-16 was called off after Ibaraki Prefecture designated the city a COVID-19 hotspot.
Upcoming sumo and rugby events will allow spectators, while pro basketball's B. League has raised concerns over restrictions covering the sale of food and drinks.
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The former wheelchair basketball star who represented Japan is bringing his inspiring message to schools in hope of creating a more inclusive society.