NeoPhoenix star Robert Dozier provides leadership, confidence for club
With power forward Robert Dozier in the lineup, the San-en NeoPhoenix are a more complete team. A more balanced team. A more dangerous team. Dozier improves San-en's offense and defense and rhythm at both ends of the floor. A natural leader, the veteran is a tone-setter ...
Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream
"She is the one I trust the most." There is no higher praise for an athlete than to hear a comment like that from their coach or manager. The words of Japan women's national hockey team coach Takeshi Yamanaka crystallize what teammates and mentors think about ...
Ryukyu's McHenry plays pivotal role for dominant defensive squad
Lockdown defense fuels championship teams. Defense was a key component of the Ryukyu Golden Kings' three championship teams, first in the 2008-09 season, then again in the 2011-12 campaign and repeated last season. The league's rapid growth — nonstop expansion for a decade has made statistical ...
Hitherto unknown and self-styled "loach" Yoshihiko Noda must learn to swim in an ocean of problems as Japan's new prime minister of the year. He has more than a plateful of domestic issues, but he should also realize, as his predecessors forgot, that Japan ...
