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B LEAGUE

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 16, 2013
Chelsea, Man City start as favorites
We know the short list from which the Premier League champion will come.
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2013
Tyler shines in Summer League finale
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' 91-80 victory on Friday over the Los Angeles Clippers in the teams' final game of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 20, 2013
Teams jockeying for playoff position to battle Giants, Tigers
At the All-Star break for the 2013 NPB season, the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers appear to have a lock on finishing in first and second place in the Central League pennant race. Unless there is total meltdown by one of them, we will be seeing them in the postseason Climax Series come October.
Japan Times
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Jul 7, 2013
Canada beats Japan to lock up berth in World League finals
Canada defeated Japan in five sets (25-23, 23-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-7) in their FIVB World League match at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
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Jul 6, 2013
Canada powers past Japan in World League series opener
Canada defeated Japan in four sets (25-11, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20) on the first day of their FIVB World League two-match series at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
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Jul 5, 2013
Canada aims for spot in World League Finals
Canada coach Glenn Hoag expressed optimism on Friday about his team's chances to qualify for the World League Finals ahead of this weekend's Group C matches against Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 26, 2013
Golden Kings star McHenry shined as league's top player in 2012-13
As the summer begins, with the regular-season and playoff memories now neatly stored in our brains, it's time to highlight top individuals from the bj-league's eighth season.
Japan Times
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May 28, 2013
Kurihara aiming high after impressing at Ravens minicamp
The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 18, 2013
Beckham's impact was immense
The England coach was pulling away after a training session when suddenly David Beckham asked the driver to stop.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 17, 2013
Cousin hoping strong season paves way back to NBA
The Japan Times features periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Marcus Cousin of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 16, 2013
Kawabuchi reflects on two decades of J. League action
Saburo Kawabuchi, the J. League's first chairman, looks back at the history of the league he helped create 20 years ago.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2013
J. League's opening game stirs memories 20 years on
Players involved in the J. League's first-ever game share their recollections of the beginning of a new era for Japanese soccer.
Japan Times
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May 2, 2013
Police squad walking X League beat
They certainly have a physically demanding and dangerous job, but they don't rest even off duty.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2013
Ex-Apache post player Tyler making big strides in D-League playoffs
Jeremy Tyler has played a significant role in helping the Santa Cruz Warriors advance to the NBA Development League Finals, a best-of-three series that begins on Thursday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 13, 2013
Man City better off keeping Mancini
According to some reports, Manchester City has lined up various replacements should Roberto Mancini be fired this summer. This, of course, presupposes the club's power brokers have met to discuss possible successors in case they decide to fire the Italian.
Japan Times
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Apr 11, 2013
Kajima Deers losing corporate backing; team's future uncertain
The Kajima Deers are known as one of the powerhouse teams in the X League, Japan's corporate football circuit. But they will no longer go with the name "Kajima" after this year.

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free