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BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2010

Shiga signs Marshall

The Shiga Lakestars made a major acquisition on Friday, signing guard/forward Mikey Marshall to a contract for the remainder of the season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2010

Apache guard Aoki pleased with team's recent progress

Enduring the stress of a season with a number of off-court issues and distractions, Tokyo Apache guard Cohey Aoki is playing with mixed emotions.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 3, 2010

U.S. to host pre-worlds tourney in New York

NEW YORK — The specific formula is not yet official, but plans are far enough along to speculate with great certainty Team USA will headline an international doubleheader at Madison Square Garden in mid-August prior to the FIBA World Championship that commences later that month in Turkey.
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2010

Woods sets new bj-league single-game scoring record with 52

A 35-point performance in a loss doesn't make many players happy. But a 52-point effort in a win will put a smile on any basketball player's face.
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2010

Golden Kings' strength in depth sinks Albirex

Every basketball coach with even the most rudimentary understanding of the game will tell you their team's success depends on a blend of inside scoring and capable outside shooters.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2010

Broncos appear content with mediocrity

If a team is winning most of its games, it's probably wise not to shake things up and make a major overhaul to its roster.
BASKETBALL
Feb 15, 2010

89ers bounce back in series finale against Golden Kings

Coming off a 20-point home loss on Saturday, a game in which they scored only 48 points, the Sendai 89ers probably felt like they hit rock bottom — or something close to it.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 10, 2010

Knicks lose a legend with McGuire's passing

NEW YORK — The easiest columns to write are about people you love.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 27, 2010

Van Gundy the definition of disingenuous

NEW YORK — Jeff Van Gundy's insincerity, his most important product, was on full display Friday throughout ESPN's coverage of the Lakers' victory over the Knicks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 24, 2010

Once mighty Apache in complete disarray

First in a two-part series
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2010

Takamatsu's Okada a real sharpshooter

Eventually, a Japanese player will lead the bj-league in scoring for an entire season. And it will be a terrific achievement, an inspiration to this nation's youngsters who possess a jump shot and a dream.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 20, 2010

Arenas, Wizards continue to look clueless

NEW YORK — So, where do we begin today's NBA installment of Pinhead Wizards?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 16, 2010

How about a gaijin circus in gazelle land?

The other day, my husband bought a shirt at Uniqlo. "Wow, the sleeves are long enough!" he marveled. Clothes in Japan are getting bigger and even now foreigners can almost wear them. But there was still a problem. The arms of the shirt were too tight. This confirms a suspicion I have long had about the...
BASKETBALL
Jan 16, 2010

Phoenix overwhelm Five Arrows in fourth quarter

This is one of basketball's time-honored maxims: A team that allows 35 or more fourth-quarter points will probably lose that game more times than not.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 13, 2010

Lakers looking to acquire Bosh from Raptors

NEW YORK — Today's NBA Report is 99.9 percent pure basketball, "triggered" by trade winds.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 8, 2010

Coach says Phoenix players focus on team

With 20 games in the books and 17 victories to date, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix are on pace to have the finest season in bj-league history. The Ryukyu Golden Kings went 41-11 in the 2008-09 season en route to the team's first championship.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 6, 2010

Arenas deserves lifetime ban for gun incident

NEW YORK — Even in a world long gone mad . . . what an unfathomable, boundary-crossing, guns-in-the-Wizards locker-room Gilbert Arenas-Javaris Crittenton grudge confrontation story.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 1, 2010

Making Takeno starter keyed Niigata's charge

Niigata Albirex BB point guard Makoto Hasegawa, the league's second-oldest player, began the season in the starting lineup.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 25, 2009

All-Star Game squads announced by league

The votes have been counted, players have been notified and now the bj-league is putting the finishing touches on preparations for the 2009-10 All-Star Game on Jan. 31 in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 18, 2009

Tennichi seeks solutions as Evessa's woes continue

Two seasons removed from their third consecutive championship, the Osaka Evessa are struggling to find a winning formula.
BASKETBALL
Dec 17, 2009

Newton lifts Golden Kings to victory in championship game rematch

Time after time, championship teams make in-game adjustments better than your run-of-the-mill opponent.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Dec 13, 2009

Tribute to mystery author Seicho Matsumoto; antique appraisal; and winter ghost stories

The hundredth anniversary of the birth of mystery author Seicho Matsumoto, who wrote the original story on which the current movie hit "Zero no Shoten" is based, continues to be celebrated on the small screen this week with a new version of his classic tale "Chuo Ryusa" (Central Quicksand; TBS, Mon.,...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 13, 2009

Tuffy hopes to extend career in Japan another year

It remains to be seen if Tuffy Rhodes will return to play a 14th season in Japanese baseball in 2010. The all-time leader among foreign players in home runs and RBIs says he's ready for another year — or two — but, if he is unable to attract an offer from a Pacific or Central League club, he will...
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 6, 2009

Path to sixth World Cup win may be tough for Brazil

CAPE TOWN, Okada stands firm: Page 16 (AP) Five-time winner Brazil was stung by a tough draw for the 2010 World Cup on Friday while co-favorite Spain was given an easy ride through to the second round.
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2009

Ito, UP Pilots off to strong start

Senior guard Taishi Ito, who hails from Mie Prefecture, has helped the University of Portland (Ore.) men's basketball team earn a spot in The Associated Press Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1959.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Dec 5, 2009

Parker earns November accolades

Do-it-all forward Michael Parker plays a starring role for the Rizing Fukuoka.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 2, 2009

Signing Iverson would be mistake for Philly

NEW YORK — Other than generating some desperately (the operative word) needed excitement among the missing masses and possibly selling enough tickets for the remainder of the 76ers' 5-11 season to rationalize investing in a pro-rated $1.3 million veteran minimum contract, I can't visualize anything...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Dec 1, 2009

Entrepreneur taps his foreign nature

Harry Hill, president of TV shopping channel operator Oak Lawn Marketing Inc., received a lot of discouraging comments from Japanese when he thought about selling the "Billy's Boot Camp" exercise DVDs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 29, 2009

Rowsom says Lottich signing key addition for Oita

The Oita HeatDevils' reclamation project is far from finished.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear