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Basketball Feb 14, 2019

Japan women begin road to 3x3 World Cup with training camp

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Japan's women aren't just eyeing a podium finish in traditional 5-on-5 basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they're also aiming for a medal in the newly introduced 3x3 competition. While focusing on the latter objective, Japan is currently preparing for the 3x3 World Cup in ...

Basketball Jan 12, 2019

Scoring sensation Keisei Tominaga emerges as new high school star

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Sakuragaoka Gakuen High School earned its first medal in the Winter Cup boys competition late last month. The Aichi Prefecture school used a simple offensive strategy to accomplish that goal: Give the ball to scoring machine Keisei Tominaga. It proved to be the proper plan. The ...